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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ngoc Bamh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Taparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca Taparzo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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212 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ngoc Bamh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luca Taparzo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taparzo scores with a nice right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Bamh has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bamh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taparzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bamh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taparzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taparzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taparzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Bamh backwards.
Bamh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bamh blocks a body shot from Taparzo.
Taparzo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taparzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taparzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bamh wants a takedown but no success here.
Bamh trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taparzo tries to throw a body punch but Bamh avoids it by throwing Taparzo back against the cage.
Taparzo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taparzo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ngoc Bamh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bamh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taparzo's coach down at Black Hand Vegas was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Taparzo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bamh tightens his grip and picks Taparzo up, before dumping him to the ground. Taparzo manages to land in guard.
Taparzo pushes Bamh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Taparzo tests Bamh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Taparzo does it's job there.
Taparzo lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Ngoc Bamh has been cut.
Bamh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bamh throws a chopping leg kick but Taparzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taparzo scores with a nice head shot.
Bamh is rocked!
Taparzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Bamh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bamh is breathing heavily.
Taparzo fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Bamh square on the jaw! Damn, Bamh is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luca Taparzo!
Luca Taparzo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Ngoc Bamh had this to say: 'No worries, folks. Given my opponent's history of repeatedly testing positive for performance enhancing drugs, I'm confident this fight will be ruled a No-Contest and he'll be suspended yet again.'.
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hype
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