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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eamonn McGuigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tasapaksu comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 cm
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275 lbs
32 - 15 - 0 |
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225 cm
33
277 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eamonn McGuigan! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tasapaksu is looking to chop away at McGuigan's legs. Tasapaksu throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuigan. McGuigan is looking for the big counter here. McGuigan moves into the clinch. Tasapaksu lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Eamonn McGuigan has been cut. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Tasapaksu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuigan backwards. A shot in the inside from McGuigan. With the fighters up against the cage, Tasapaksu throws an elbow but misses. Tasapaksu looking to slow down the pace here. McGuigan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McGuigan blocks an elbow strike. Tasapaksu blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from McGuigan.
McGuigan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. McGuigan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. McGuigan has a couple of punches blocked by Tasapaksu.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGuigan avoids it. A battle for position here, against the cage. McGuigan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tasapaksu misses with an elbow over the top. Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside. McGuigan lands a hook to the side of the head. McGuigan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tasapaksu throws an elbow but misses. McGuigan scores with a nice hook to the head. McGuigan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. McGuigan misses with the head strike.
McGuigan scores with an uppercut up the middle. McGuigan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tasapaksu or not. Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Eamonn McGuigan's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McGuigan dodges an elbow strike from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Tasapaksu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuigan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tasapaksu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tasapaksu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. This has been an exciting period of action! A head punch on the inside from McGuigan fails to land. A bit of stalling here from Tasapaksu.
McGuigan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Tasapaksu prevents a body shot from McGuigan. McGuigan tries to stall but Tasapaksu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside. McGuigan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Tasapaksu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from McGuigan on the inside. McGuigan's coach down at Animal House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McGuigan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. McGuigan misses with the head strike.
McGuigan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tasapaksu.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McGuigan lands with a short shot to the head. McGuigan tries a body shot but Tasapaksu blocks it.
Tasapaksu struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuigan controls his hands.
Tasapaksu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuigan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A short right from McGuigan. Tasapaksu trying to land knees to the body.
McGuigan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tasapaksu uses good head movement to avoid it. McGuigan tries to throw a body punch but Tasapaksu avoids it by throwing McGuigan back against the cage. Tasapaksu tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuigan avoids the damage to the body. Tasapaksu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! McGuigan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tasapaksu uses good head movement to avoid it. With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuigan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Tasapaksu misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tasapaksu. Tasapaksu pushes McGuigan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A bit of stalling here from McGuigan.
Tasapaksu throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuigan. McGuigan scores with a nice hook to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! McGuigan blocks the elbow strike.
McGuigan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tasapaksu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tasapaksu. A nice right hand lands inside from McGuigan. Tasapaksu lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGuigan backwards. McGuigan has a couple of punches blocked by Tasapaksu.
McGuigan tries to throw a body punch but Tasapaksu avoids it by throwing McGuigan back against the cage. McGuigan lands an uppercut. Tasapaksu misses with a punch to the body.
McGuigan misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eamonn McGuigan dominated that round. The cut man is working on Eamonn McGuigan's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tasapaksu swings and misses with a shot to the body letting McGuigan counter with a right hand. Tasapaksu misses with a hook to the body
and McGuigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. McGuigan blocks a head kick by Tasapaksu.
McGuigan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Tasapaksu misses with an uppercut
and McGuigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Tasapaksu misses with a hook to the body
and McGuigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. McGuigan thows a left - swing and a miss! Tasapaksu tries to clinch but fails miserably and McGuigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. McGuigan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Tasapaksu misses with a right hand and McGuigan counters with a nice uppercut. A low kick from Tasapaksu is predictable there and Tasapaksu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tasapaksu is rocked! McGuigan lands with a right and another and another! Tasapaksu is in big trouble! McGuigan lands again and this time it's lights out for Tasapaksu! A quality knockout there for McGuigan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eamonn McGuigan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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