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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laszlo Papp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papp comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Feet don't fail me now... kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Laszlo Papp enters the ring!
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182 cm
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186 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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186 cm
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218 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Bashor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Laszlo Papp! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A good leg kick by Papp. Papp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Papp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bashor's calf. Papp smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Papp scores with a hook. Papp scores with a leg kick.
Papp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Papp wants to clinch but Bashor slips to the side and Bashor counters into the clinch. Nicely done. This has been an exciting period of action! Papp's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Papp has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bashor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Papp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bashor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Papp pulls guard successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Bashor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Papp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Bashor lands a couple of elbows. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Bashor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Papp works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Bashor postures up and lands a big shot to Papp's brow. Papp is pulling down on Bashor's head to control his posture. Bashor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Bashor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Papp working a defensive guard here.
Bashor connects with a couple of short punches. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Papp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Bashor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Papp's head. Bashor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Bashor connects with a couple of short punches. Bashor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Bashor scoring with punches to the head and body. Bashor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Papp's head. Papp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Bashor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Bashor stopping the sweep attempt from Papp.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Papp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Bashor throwing strikes from guard but Papp blocks nicely. Bashor is looking to work some ground and pound but Papp has wrist control. Bashor throwing strikes but missing. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Papp can do anything to dispel that myth. Papp controls Bashor momentarily but Bashor frees himself. Papp wants to sweep but no luck. Papp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bashor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Bashor lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Papp tries to land a sweep but no joy. Bashor throws a big elbow that misses. Papp wants to sweep here but Bashor controlling him for the moment. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bashor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Bashor wants to control from the top but Papp keeps moving. Bashor lands a couple of decent looking shots. Bashor is working Papp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Bashor trying to control the position from guard on top but Papp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bashor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Papp looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Bashor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Papp's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Bashor dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Papp throws a good cross that connects.
Laszlo Papp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Papp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Papp scores with a punch to the head. Bashor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Papp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Papp lands a jab. Bashor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Papp swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bashor. The fight stays on the outside here - Papp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round. A cross from Papp lands. Papp lands the left hand. Bashor walks into a stiff left hand from Papp. Papp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Good exchange - Papp coming out on top. Papp lands a front kick. Papp moves into range and clinches up with Bashor. Papp prevents the takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bashor tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short body shot lands from Papp as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Papp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bashor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Papp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bashor. That's going to take a lot out of him. Papp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Papp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Papp lands with a light punch inside.
Bashor is rocked!
It looks like Jason Bashor has been cut. Bashor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Papp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oh Bashor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A short left from Papp. Bashor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Papp pulls him back up using the underhooks. A right hook to the body lands for Papp.
Bashor seems to have got his legs back now. Bashor is looking for a takedown. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Papp gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bashor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Papp has passed into half guard!
Papp is thwarting Bashor's attempts to control the position. Bashor is looking to improve his position.
Papp throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bashor to regain full guard. Papp throwing strikes from guard but Bashor blocks nicely. Papp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Papp cracks Bashor with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Papp trying to control the position from guard on top but Bashor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Papp looking to sit in guard and control but Bashor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Papp wants to sweep here but Bashor controlling him for the moment. Papp trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Papp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bashor is one step ahead there. Bashor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laszlo Papp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Jason Bashor's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Papp is looking to slow Bashor down with leg kicks. Papp lands with a thumping leg kick.
Papp connects with a crisp jab. Papp drops Bashor with a left and a right! Oh, Bashor is hurt - Papp dives into side control looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bashor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Papp off and has taken his back! Papp tries to escape but Bashor has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Bashor not allowing Papp to control his hands. Bashor throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch. Bashor trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bashor throwing sloppy strikes. Papp is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bashor off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round. Papp trying to control the position but Bashor manages to sink in the hooks. Bashor throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Papp!
Bashor throwing wild punches that miss their target. Bashor lands shots from the back. Bashor lands a shot to the head. Bashor is looking to finish with some ground and pound! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bashor trying to control momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Papp's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bashor lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Papp is rocked! Bashor landing with strikes. Papp is still in real trouble! Can Bashor finish him? Bashor gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes. Bashor trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bashor is landing with strikes. Papp can't take much more of this. Papp avoids the strikes from Bashor. Bashor is looking to finish with some ground and pound! Bashor lands a big punch and Papp is covering up! Another big shot separates Papp from consciousness and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jason Bashor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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