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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lews Therin Telamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinny Ruggiero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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209 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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223 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lews Therin Telamon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruggiero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ruggiero.
Telamon prevents a body shot from Ruggiero.
Telamon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ruggiero avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ruggiero is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but Telamon blocks it.
Ruggiero leaning against his opponent.
Ruggiero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Telamon's elbow.
Ruggiero landing knees to the head.
It looks like Lews Therin Telamon has been cut.
Telamon is working for takedown but Ruggiero is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lews Therin Telamon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero misses with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Telamon's defenses.
Ruggiero displaying some good clinch control by pressing Telamon up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head.
Ruggiero slows down the pace here.
Ruggiero lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruggiero drops Telamon with a big knee straight up the middle! Telamon is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Telamon is rocked!
Telamon is breathing heavily.
Ruggiero gets a clinch.
Ruggiero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruggiero connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Telamon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruggiero effectively controlling the action here.
Ruggiero has Telamon pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Telamon is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ruggiero - that's hurt Telamon badly! Oh, another knee lands and Telamon is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Telamon doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Vinny Ruggiero!
A determined Vinny Ruggiero didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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