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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Gomes Da Rocha (ranked 4291 p4p, 478 weight class) and Zoldyck Killua (ranked 7916 p4p, 650 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiago Gomes Da Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zoldyck Killua!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Rocha scores with a nice head shot.
Killua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zoldyck Killua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Da Rocha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Killua.
Da Rocha lands a jab to the head.
Killua takes one to the chin there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Killua, right into the meat.
Da Rocha connects with a looping right hand.
Killua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Killua cracks the inside of Da Rocha's front leg.
Killua throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Rocha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Da Rocha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Killua jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Da Rocha walks away with a smile on his face. Killua gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Killua throws a leg kick but Da Rocha moved away.
Killua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Killua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Killua swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Rocha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Rocha cracks Killua with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Killua looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Da Rocha finish him?
Killua is rocked!
Da Rocha swings for the body but Killua moves out of range.
Killua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Killua. That's going to slow Da Rocha down.
Killua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Da Rocha. No joy for Killua on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Rocha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Da Rocha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Da Rocha thuds his right hand into Killua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Da Rocha.
Da Rocha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Da Rocha stalling in the clinch.
Killua letting Da Rocha take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Rocha stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Da Rocha.
Da Rocha lands an uppercut.
Da Rocha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Da Rocha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Da Rocha lands with a light punch inside.
Killua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Rocha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Da Rocha scores with a shoulder strike.
Da Rocha misses with some punches.
Da Rocha throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killua.
Da Rocha works on Killua's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killua.
Da Rocha misses with the head strike.
Killua pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Rocha.
Da Rocha throws a head punch that misses.
Da Rocha misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Da Rocha misses with a body punch.
Killua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Rocha has a couple of punches blocked by Killua.
Killua tries to pull guard but Da Rocha holds him up against the cage and eventually Killua drops back down to his feet.
Tiago Gomes Da Rocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoldyck Killua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Da Rocha.
Da Rocha misses with some punches.
Da Rocha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Da Rocha scores with a shot to the side of Killua's head.
A bit of stalling here from Da Rocha.
Killua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Da Rocha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Rocha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Killua is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Da Rocha to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Gomes Da Rocha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab from Da Rocha.
Da Rocha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Killua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Da Rocha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Da Rocha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Da Rocha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Killua can do to turn this around?
Killua ducks under a wild hook from Da Rocha.
Good leg kick by Killua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Killua moves forwards but Da Rocha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Killua is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Da Rocha doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Killua crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Killua's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tiago Gomes Da Rocha!
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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
RATING
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