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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Bartoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chulainn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Blood of Cu Chulainn. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bartoo's choice of entrance music: Drowning Pool - Bodies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 cm
24
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Bartoo! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bartoo throws a sloppy head kick so Chulainn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Bartoo tries to land a sweep but no joy. Chulainn won't allow Bartoo to get back to his feet. Chulainn content to stall in guard here. Bartoo wants to stand and escape but Chulainn is having none of it. Chulainn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Chulainn lands a couple of elbows. Bartoo controls Chulainn momentarily but Chulainn frees himself. Bartoo wants to sweep but no luck. Chulainn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bartoo works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Chulainn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Chulainn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chulainn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bartoo's head. Chulainn landing some decent shots from guard. Chulainn with a nice head shot there. Chulainn slips nicely into half guard. Chulainn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bartoo tries to roll over but Chulainn keeps him under control. Bartoo tries to kick Chulainn off but Chulainn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. We've been hearing good reports from Chulainn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Chulainn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Chulainn 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. Bartoo is trying to stand up here but Chulainn is controlling him well. Bartoo won't allow Chulainn to pass to mount. Bartoo is looking to escape. Chulainn slips a nice elbow through Bartoo's hands, connecting with Bartoo's forehead. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bartoo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Chulainn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Bartoo is trying to control but can't.
Chulainn working over Bartoo with some ground and pound. Bartoo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Chulainn prevents Bartoo from standing back up.
Chulainn is keen to just control but Bartoo is a slippery customer. Bartoo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chulainn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Chulainn working the head and body with strikes. Chulainn drops an elbow to the side of Bartoo's head. Chulainn drops an elbow to the side of Bartoo's head. Chulainn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chulainn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bartoo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bartoo is rocked! Chulainn winds up and cracks Bartoo with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Bartoo is still in real trouble! Can Chulainn finish him? Chulainn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Chulainn is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Bartoo is hurt! He's hurt bad - Chulainn fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Bartoo from any more punishment! Congratulations to Chulainn! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cu Chulainn! After the big win, Cu Chulainn made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors AnonymouS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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