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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Oswald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Duckovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Oswald looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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179 cm
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134 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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225 cm
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130 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Oswald! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donny Duckovski! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Oswald tries to close the distance and clinch but Duckovski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Duckovski looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Oswald moves into the clinch. Oswald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Oswald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duckovski swats him away and circles back towards the center. Oswald tries to bum rush Duckovski with a series of wild strikes but Duckovski uses good footwork to avoid the assault. No joy there for Oswald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duckovski slips a jab and a cross from Oswald.
Duckovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Oswald clinches with his opponent.
Duckovski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oswald just stands there and leans against the cage. Duckovski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oswald pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Duckovski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oswald looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Oswald has managed to clinch.
Oswald wants to get back to striking at distance but Duckovski won't allow it.
Oswald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oswald fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Oswald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oswald with a nice cross. Oswald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Oswald misses with a double jab.
Mark Oswald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. No joy there for Oswald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duckovski moves away from the strike by Oswald. Oswald moves in looking to clinch but Duckovski pushes him off. Duckovski slips a jab and a cross from Oswald.
Oswald throws a leg kick which misses Duckovski's front leg but catches the back leg as Duckovski tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oswald throws out a loose jab but Duckovski uses good head movement to avoid it. Duckovski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oswald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duckovski swats him away and circles back towards the center. Duckovski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oswald. Duckovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oswald throws a series of punches but Duckovski moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Oswald throws a series of punches but Duckovski avoids them all with ease. Duckovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duckovski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oswald's waist but Oswald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Duckovski off to one side. Mark Oswald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donny Duckovski. Oswald is looking to clinch but Duckovski is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Oswald can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Duckovski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Duckovski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oswald just stands there and leans against the cage. Duckovski pulls guard successfully.
Oswald stands up from Duckovski's guard - Oswald perhaps looking for a knockout. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Oswald dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duckovski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Oswald just misses with a punch to the body.
Oswald throws a right and a left that Duckovski avoids nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Oswald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Oswald clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Duckovski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Oswald manages to break the clinch.
Duckovski has a takedown stuffed. Mark Oswald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donny Duckovski. Oswald throws a right hand that Duckovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Duckovski also avoids with ease. Both fighters circling a little - Oswald finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Oswald instigates a clinch. Oswald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duckovski. Oswald lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Oswald manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Oswald fails in his attempt to clinch. Oswald fails to land with a series of punches.
Oswald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oswald moves into the clinch successfully.
Oswald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oswald moves into range and clinches up with Duckovski. Duckovski throws an elbow but it misses.
Oswald breaks from the clinch.
Oswald fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duckovski, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Duckovski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duckovski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oswald just stands there and leans against the cage. Nice body punch from Oswald. Duckovski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Duckovski tries to pull guard but Oswald holds him up against the cage and eventually Duckovski drops back down to his feet.
Oswald breaks from the clinch.
Oswald darts in and clinches Duckovski up against the cage. Duckovski wants a takedown.
Duckovski stalling in the clinch but Oswald improves position. Oswald stalling.
Duckovski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oswald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Oswald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duckovski. Oswald fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Oswald misses. Oswald misses with a head kick.
Duckovski moves out of range as Oswald throws a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Oswald doesn't manage to clinch there - Duckovski circles away.
Oswald gets a clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Oswald dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Oswald looks to land a combination but Duckovski avoids it well. Oswald pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Oswald misses with a wild combination.
Oswald gets a clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Duckovski pulls guard effortlessly. Oswald gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Oswald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duckovski. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Duckovski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oswald is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Oswald scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Oswald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oswald gets a clinch. Oswald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oswald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Duckovski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oswald smiles and moves away.
Mark Oswald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Oswald tries to clinch there but Duckovski circles away.
Oswald is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Donny Duckovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Oswald moves into the clinch successfully.
Oswald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duckovski lands an elbow that stopped Oswald in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Duckovski keeps control of Oswald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Duckovski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Oswald might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Duckovski had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Oswald is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Duckovski Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Oswald's back instead. Duckovski is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Oswald knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Oswald for a finish. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Oswald is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Duckovski is looking for a rear naked choke here but Oswald reverses the position brilliantly into Duckovski's guard!
Oswald gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oswald wants to clinch up but Duckovski keeps it at a distance. Oswald doesn't manage to clinch there - Duckovski circles away.
Oswald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duckovski manages to avoid it. Oswald throws a right and a left that both miss. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Oswald gets a clinch. Oswald blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight! Mark Oswald showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oswald, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27 Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Oswald!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
19% |
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