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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kiko Kaluma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Grapist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grapist has chosen Know Your Enemy by Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kiko Kaluma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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129 lbs
0 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kiko Kaluma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerry Grapist!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaluma clinches up with Grapist and pushes him back against the cage.
Grapist looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Grapist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grapist is trying to push Kaluma away but Kaluma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kaluma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grapist's efforts to push away.
Kaluma pulls guard effortlessly.
Kaluma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kaluma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grapist gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kaluma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kaluma pushes Grapist off and scrambles back to his feet.
Grapist wants to clinch
and Kaluma counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaluma lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Kaluma.
Kaluma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kaluma scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaluma looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kaluma winds up and cracks Grapist with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kaluma landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kaluma will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kaluma lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kaluma working Grapist over with strikes.
Kaluma working Grapist over with strikes.
Grapist is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kaluma scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kaluma looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Grapist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Kaluma.
Grapist on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grapist is rocked!
Kaluma landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grapist is still in real trouble! Can Kaluma finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaluma wants to control but Grapist is keeping him busy.
Kaluma looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kaluma lands strikes from half guard.
Grapist on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kaluma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kaluma working over Grapist with some ground and pound. Grapist looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kaluma lands a nice short elbow.
Kaluma seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kaluma scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grapist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaluma lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaluma working the head and body with strikes.
Kaluma wants to take a breather but Grapist is having none of it.
Kaluma working Grapist over with strikes.
Grapist taking some punishment here, with Kaluma in his half guard.
Kaluma lands with a punch from half guard.
Kaluma drops an elbow to the side of Grapist's head.
Kaluma working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grapist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kaluma is trying to work for a kimura but Grapist is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaluma decides to stand up.
Grapist gets caught napping as Kaluma dives in and scores a takedown. Grapist manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaluma postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kaluma has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kaluma chips away with some ground and pound.
Grapist has momentary wrist control but Kaluma slips an elbow through the middle.
Kaluma scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grapist can't keep his opponent in guard - Kaluma advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grapist is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kaluma jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiko Kaluma dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kaluma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kaluma slips a nice elbow through Grapist's hands, connecting with Grapist's forehead.
Kaluma working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaluma working over Grapist with some ground and pound. Grapist looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kaluma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grapist is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kaluma scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grapist is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kaluma lands with a punch from half guard.
Kaluma lands a big elbow - Grapist is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Kaluma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiko Kaluma!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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