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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Cardona has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 cm
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193 lbs
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212 cm
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195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Fulton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Cardona! The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cardona throws a push kick but Fulton slaps the foot to one side. Fulton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cardona fails in his attempt to clinch. Fulton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cardona sprawls well initially but Fulton persists and gets the takedown into half guard. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Fulton tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cardona controls his leg. Fulton stops Cardona from getting back to his feet.
Fulton working the head and body with strikes. Fulton is thwarting Cardona's attempts to control the position. Fulton is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cardona still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cardona has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Fulton taking a bit of punishment here - Cardona scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cardona wants to stand but Fulton is controlling his arm. Cardona cracks Fulton with a big elbow. Fulton stops Cardona from passing to mount. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Fulton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Cardona trying to control the position but Fulton is working away. Cardona tries to stand but Fulton is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An elbow from Cardona crashes against the mat.
Cardona advances to mount. Cardona wants to control the action but instead Fulton gets a body lock and reverses into Cardona's guard! Nice work! Fulton tries to stand but Cardona is controlling from the bottom. 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! The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cardona trying to keep a closed guard but Fulton is proving a slippery customer.
Cardona looking for a sweep. Not yet Cardona, not yet. Fulton wants to stand but Cardona is controlling his posture from full guard. Cardona manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cardona lands a couple of good shots and Fulton has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cardona lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Cardona.
Fulton is rocked! Good control from Cardona. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Fulton trying to control but not successfully. Cardona is looking to finish with some ground and pound! Oh Fulton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Fulton is trying to defend against the choke here but Cardona has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Cardona Tightens the hold and Fulton taps out furiously! Cardona displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Cardona! Jose Cardona decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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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
39% |
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