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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ka Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Pinochet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 cm
29
180 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm
28
180 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ka Lima! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Augusto Pinochet! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pinochet shoots in and drives through. Lima sprawls well. Lima misses with a looping right. Pinochet avoids the body shot from Lima.
Lima lands with an uppercut that bounces Pinochet off the cage and back into range. The fighters circling - Pinochet throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Lima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinochet shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lima manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Lima keeping moving, preventing Pinochet from controlling successfully. Lima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lima being controlled here, momentarily. Lima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Pinochet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Pinochet shoots in and gets a takedown into Lima's guard. Lima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pinochet's guard. Lima won't allow Pinochet to sweep him here. Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pinochet is keeping the position for now. Lima postures up.
Pinochet working a defensive guard but Lima passes into half guard.
Pinochet tries to get to full guard but Lima has control of the leg. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lima in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pinochet wants to control but Lima is keeping busy and won't allow it. Pinochet is controlling Lima's position as best he can from this difficult position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Lima controlling the action here. Lima is thwarting Pinochet's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ka Lima. A left lands for Lima.
It looks like Augusto Pinochet has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pinochet drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pinochet tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lima's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pinochet happy to just control the position for now. Pinochet wants to control but Lima is keeping him busy. Pinochet is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lima has escaped the position, nice work there. Pinochet remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. Pinochet wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lima, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pinochet is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Pinochet controls the position. Lima wants to control but Pinochet postures up. Lima gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Pinochet not doing much here.
Pinochet is pressing down on Lima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lima is holding on for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Pinochet dominated that round. The cut man is working on Augusto Pinochet'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.
Lima jabs at Pinochet's body. Lima misses with a straight left. Lima tries to land a leg kick but Pinochet saw it coming and moves away.
Pinochet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lima was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinochet. Lima wants to slow Pinochet down by chopping away at his legs. Lima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Pinochet takes one on the button. Lima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Pinochet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lima defends it nicely. Lima misses the shot to the body. Pinochet staying out of range there. Lima lands with a straight right. Pinochet didn't see that one coming. Pinochet staying out of range there. Lima with a body punch. A glancing blow. This has been an exciting period of action! Lima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinochet shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lima's guard. Lima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lima keeping full guard, as Pinochet tries to pass. Pinochet is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Pinochet looking to pass the guard. Lima keeping moving, preventing Pinochet from controlling successfully. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Augusto Pinochet. Pinochet fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lima sprawls well initially but Pinochet persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Lima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My spies in CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy inform me that Pinochet has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Pinochet is pressing down on Lima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lima is holding on for now. Lima gets full guard. Pinochet forces his way into half guard. Pinochet seems to be working for a kimura but Lima defends the submission attempt. Pinochet is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. This has been an exciting period of action! Lima is not content to let Pinochet control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pinochet looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Pinochet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lima has managed to free his arm - good work. Pinochet wants to pass the guard but Lima is defending well. Pinochet stalling. Pinochet trying to control from half guard but Lima is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pinochet wants to advance to full mount but Lima doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. Lima manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pinochet manages to regain half guard. Good work. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lima is trying to control. Pinochet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Pinochet has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lima is working away from the top position though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Augusto Pinochet will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Augusto Pinochet's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pinochet shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lima manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Pinochet trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Pinochet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now. Lima wants to sweep here but Pinochet controlling him for the moment. Pinochet wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Augusto Pinochet hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Lima throws a hook to the side of Pinochet's head but Pinochet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Pinochet gets a double leg takedown into Lima's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lima wants to get back to his feet but Pinochet is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Pinochet postures up.
Pinochet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Pinochet passes easily into side control. Nice work. Lima is not content to let Pinochet control the position. Pinochet working the body and head with strikes. Pinochet controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lima tries to bench press Pinochet off him but Pinochet keeps the position. Pinochet tries for a kimura but Lima is defending well. Pinochet advances to full mount. Pinochet trying to control but he's not successful this time. Pinochet wants to take Lima's back here but Lima is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Pinochet controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pinochet with the ground and pound from mount. Ka Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Lima is bucking up trying to escape but Pinochet cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Pinochet looking to finish Lima with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lima! The referee warns Lima that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lima wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pinochet.
Pinochet takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pinochet avoids the attempt from Lima to control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pinochet wants to control but Lima has made it back to half guard. Nice work. Lima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pinochet is working away from the top position though. Pinochet is trying to control. Lima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lima tries to get to full guard but Pinochet has control of the leg. Pinochet looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight! Augusto Pinochet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Pinochet winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Augusto Pinochet! Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Augusto Pinochet! Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Augusto Pinochet!
Augusto Pinochet wins by unanimous decision! Augusto Pinochet very nearly forgot to thank Nutrition Your Way! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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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
68% |
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