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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reece Tomko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tomko's choice of entrance music: Cancer bats-Sabotage. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 cm
22
287 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
25
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Reece Tomko! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Estiarte cracks a nice hook into Tomko's ribs. Tomko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Estiarte's waist but Estiarte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tomko off to one side. Estiarte scores with a slapping inside leg kick. The fight moves into the clinch position. Estiarte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Tomko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Estiarte connects with a body shot. Estiarte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Tomko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Estiarte. Estiarte obviously looking to wear him down.
Tomko looks gassed! Estiarte closes the distance and pushes Tomko back into the cage. Estiarte is stalling here.
Tomko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Estiarte blocks it with crossed arms. A nice glancing elbow lands by Estiarte. Estiarte stalling the fight.
Tomko is pushing Estiarte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Estiarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomko backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tomko wants to get back to striking at distance but Estiarte won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Estiarte. Tomko is trying to push Estiarte away but Estiarte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Estiarte content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Estiarte gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte. Tomko closes the distance but Estiarte moves to the side and Tomko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Estiarte scores with a leg kick.
Estiarte thumps Tomko with a low kick. Estiarte is looking to slow Tomko down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Estiarte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tomko momentarily.
Estiarte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Estiarte throws a nice inside leg kick. A jab from Estiarte finds it's way through Tomko's defenses.
It looks like Reece Tomko has been cut. Tomko ducks straight into an uppercut from Estiarte and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Tomko manages to regain guard straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Estiarte working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Estiarte scoring with some ground and pound. Tomko keeping moving, preventing Estiarte from controlling successfully. Estiarte is working Tomko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Estiarte content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Estiarte passes Tomko's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Estiarte looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tomko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Estiarte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Estiarte is nestled in close to Tomko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Estiarte works his foot free and advances to mount. Estiarte landing shots from mount. Oooh a big shot lands for Estiarte! Tomko is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte! An intense looking Esteban Rodrigo Estiarte took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Oops... looks like I did it again. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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