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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Tortiose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yalasena Daeng Mulyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Raphael Tortiose has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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192 cm
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222 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raphael Tortiose! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yalasena Daeng Mulyo! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tortiose has closed the distance and engaged Daeng Mulyo in a clinch.
Daeng Mulyo tries to score a body lock takedown but Tortiose shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Tortiose is trying to maintain a safe position but Daeng Mulyo gets an underhook and turns Tortiose into the cage. Daeng Mulyo avoids the elbow strike from Tortiose, against the cage.
Daeng Mulyo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daeng Mulyo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tortiose after a bit of a struggle. Raphael Tortiose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yalasena Daeng Mulyo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tortiose is trying to stall.
Tortiose slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tortiose manages to break the clinch.
Tortiose throws a one two combo.
Tortiose rushes Daeng Mulyo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Tortiose is defending well against a takedown attempt. Tortiose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tortiose misses with some punches.
Tortiose tries to stall but Daeng Mulyo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tortiose has Daeng Mulyo pressed against the cage.
Tortiose tries to circle away but Daeng Mulyo has him pinned against the cage. Daeng Mulyo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tortiose after a bit of a struggle. Tortiose gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Daeng Mulyo.
Tortiose is trying to maintain a safe position but Daeng Mulyo gets an underhook and turns Tortiose into the cage. Daeng Mulyo wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tortiose pressing his opponent against the cage. Tortiose stalling in the clinch but Daeng Mulyo improves position. Tortiose stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raphael Tortiose. Tortiose closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Tortiose tries to circle away but Daeng Mulyo has him pinned against the cage. Daeng Mulyo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tortiose pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tortiose gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daeng Mulyo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Daeng Mulyo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Daeng Mulyo advances to half guard. Daeng Mulyo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Tortiose dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daeng Mulyo tries to keep at a distance but Tortiose has taken the fight into the clinch. Tortiose stalling the fight.
Tortiose looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Tortiose's face as he tries to break the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tortiose wants to break the clinch but can't.
I was talking to Tortiose's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Daeng Mulyo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tortiose prevents it.
Tortiose can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Daeng Mulyo tries for a takedown but Tortiose manages to get underhooks.
Tortiose wants to get back to striking at distance but Daeng Mulyo won't allow it.
Daeng Mulyo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tortiose avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Raphael Tortiose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yalasena Daeng Mulyo. Daeng Mulyo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daeng Mulyo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
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. Tortiose wants to break free but Daeng Mulyo has control.
Daeng Mulyo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tortiose gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Daeng Mulyo wants a takedown.
Daeng Mulyo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tortiose after a bit of a struggle. Daeng Mulyo is trying to drag Tortiose to the mat but Tortiose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Tortiose pressing his opponent against the cage. Tortiose is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tortiose stalling in the clinch.
Daeng Mulyo wants the takedown. Tortiose is fighting it off but Daeng Mulyo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tortiose's guard against the cage. Daeng Mulyo stays in close to Tortiose's body and controls the position. Tortiose looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Daeng Mulyo showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Tortiose working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Daeng Mulyo 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. Daeng Mulyo won't allow Tortiose to sweep him here. Daeng Mulyo showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Daeng Mulyo forces his way into half guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Daeng Mulyo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yalasena Daeng Mulyo will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Daeng Mulyo gets tackled into the cage by Tortiose. Tortiose maintains the clinch. Tortiose is defending well against a takedown attempt. Tortiose prevents a takedown attempt there.
Daeng Mulyo tries to score a body lock takedown but Tortiose shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Raphael Tortiose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yalasena Daeng Mulyo. Tortiose working hard to break the clinch. Raphael Tortiose has scored more points in the clinch so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tortiose looking to stall.
Daeng Mulyo is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tortiose tries to break free but Daeng Mulyo pushes him back against the cage. Tortiose wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daeng Mulyo is trying to drag Tortiose to the mat but Tortiose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Tortiose lands with a short shot to the head. Tortiose taking a breather. Tortiose stalling.
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. Daeng Mulyo goes for a takedown attempt but Tortiose pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daeng Mulyo closes the distance and clinches. Tortiose looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Daeng Mulyo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tortiose after a bit of a struggle. Tortiose taking a breather. Daeng Mulyo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tortiose's efforts to push away. Daeng Mulyo looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tortiose looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Tortiose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daeng Mulyo wants to take the fight to the mat but Tortiose manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Tortiose is trying to stall.
Tortiose gets underhooks to prevent Daeng Mulyo's takedown attempt.
Tortiose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daeng Mulyo can do to turn this around? Tortiose trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Tortiose trying to land knees to the body.
Daeng Mulyo can't get the takedown.
Tortiose lands a body punch. Tortiose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daeng Mulyo avoids it. Daeng Mulyo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Tortiose slowing the pace effectively. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Tortiose gets underhooks to prevent Daeng Mulyo's takedown attempt.
Tortiose stops a takedown attempt from Daeng Mulyo.
And that's the end of the fight! Raphael Tortiose showed his dominance in that final round. I think Tortiose has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26 Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Tortiose!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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