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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between ricardo el markios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Ginja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Ginja will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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151 cm
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137 lbs
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150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ricardo el markios! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricardo Ginja! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! el markios blocks a head kick by Ginja.
el markios looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! el markios keeps the fight on the outside. el markios feints and as Ginja raises his hands in defense, el markios changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. el markios sitting in guard here, content to control. Ginja looking to hit a scissor sweep but el markios is one step ahead there. el markios passes into half guard under a barage of strikes. Ginja trying to control from the bottom.
Ginja wants to get back to his feet.
Ginja trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. el markios performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Ginja pushes el markios off looking to stand but el markios dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Ginja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ginja fails with the takedown and el markios counters with a shoot takedown. Ginja fights it but they end up in guard. Ginja keeping moving, preventing el markios from controlling successfully. Ginja wants to stand but el markios is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ginja had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. el markios is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ginja Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take el markios's back instead. Ginja not allowing el markios to control his hands. Ginja throwing wild punches that miss their target. A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ginja has the hooks in. el markios is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. el markios wants to control his opponent's hands but Ginja gets his hands free. el markios looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ginja.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. el markios controlling Ginja 's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Ginja avoiding el markios 's attempts to control his hands. Ginja doesn't have the hooks in and el markios manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Ginja being controlled here, momentarily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ricardo el markios dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
el markios closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Ginja is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but el markios has just dragged him back down to the mat. el markios controlling the position from side mount. el markios trying to control the action but Ginja is working from the bottom. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. ricardo el markios just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Ginja closes the distance looking to clinch and el markios counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. el markios is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ginja knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. el markios controlling the position. You can see the frustration on Ginja's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Ginja is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Ginja is being controlled here. el markios is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ginja looks calm but he's in trouble here. el markios gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ginja is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! el markios lets go of the hold and Ginja can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). ricardo el markios!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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