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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koni Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maximus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Maui Boy. Tim Lewis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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218 cm
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280 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
21
272 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koni Maximus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Lewis! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maximus avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Maximus moves away and avoids it. Lewis scores with a nice head shot. Lewis tries to grapple but his opponent circles so Maximus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. This has been an exciting period of action! Maximus advances to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lewis lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage. Lewis is looking to control Maximus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted? Maximus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lewis defends it well. Maximus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Lewis flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Maximus is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Maximus blocks the strikes from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maximus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lewis manages to get to full guard.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Maximus from controlling successfully. Maximus won't allow Lewis to sweep him here. Lewis is trying to keep Maximus in close.
Lewis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Maximus is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lewis. Maximus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Maximus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maximus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Lewis can't do much from the bottom here. Maximus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Maximus advances nicely into full mount. This has been an exciting period of action! Maximus seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Lewis is holding on tight.
Lewis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lewis looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maximus has got his arm under Lewis's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Lewis has spun round into Maximus's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Maximus has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lewis doesn't defend quickly enough and Maximus has managed to lock this one up! Can Lewis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Maximus on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Koni Maximus! Koni Maximus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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