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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conan Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Bucktoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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186 cm
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139 lbs
9 - 21 - 0 |
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165 cm
19
144 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
9 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Balboa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Bucktoo! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Balboa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Bucktoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balboa. Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bucktoo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Balboa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bucktoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A slow jab from Bucktoo misses its intended target. Balboa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bucktoo throws out the jab. Bucktoo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Bucktoo throws a big shot that misses. Balboa misses with a low kick.
Balboa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Balboa slips under a jab. Bucktoo cracks Balboa with a right hand to the side of the head. Balboa throws a nice inside leg kick. Bucktoo shoots in and bounces Balboa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Bucktoo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Bucktoo controlling from the top position. Balboa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Bucktoo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bucktoo distracts Balboa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Bucktoo landing some decent shots from guard. Bucktoo with a flurry of punches that miss. Bucktoo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Bucktoo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Bucktoo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Bucktoo scores with a couple of short elbows. Bucktoo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Balboa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bucktoo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bucktoo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bucktoo cracks Balboa with a big elbow. Bucktoo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Bucktoo landing a few strikes. Bucktoo scores with a couple of short elbows. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Bucktoo lands a decent elbow from side control. Bucktoo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Balboa is trying to get back to his feet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Balboa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Balboa wants to get back to his feet. Bucktoo cracks Balboa with a big right hand but Balboa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bucktoo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Balboa to see if he's OK. Balboa tries to escape but Bucktoo is in control. Bucktoo is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Balboa is trying to escape and Bucktoo transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Balboa is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bucktoo! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Bucktoo! During a confident post fight interview, Tim Bucktoo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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FIGHT
RATING
75% |
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