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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack McAuliffe (ranked 5252 p4p, 414 weight class) and Salman Yunusov (ranked 5343 p4p, 419 weight class). Yunusov has chosen Autokarma - Fare, Fare Krigsmann as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 cm
25
146 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack McAuliffe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salman Yunusov! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McAuliffe jabs Yunusov to the body, keeping him at a distance. Yunusov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. McAuliffe takes the fight into the clinch. Yunusov throws a punch but it's blocked by McAuliffe. McAuliffe digs a right hand underneath Yunusov's ribcage. Yunusov let out a lung full of air as it connected. Yunusov misses with the head strike.
McAuliffe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from McAuliffe.
McAuliffe presses Yunusov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. McAuliffe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. McAuliffe blocks an uppercut.
Yunusov misses with a hook from the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yunusov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McAuliffe is keeping busy. Yunusov throws a head punch that misses. McAuliffe scores with a shoulder strike. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McAuliffe. McAuliffe scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yunusov misses with a punch on the inside.
Yunusov tries a body shot but McAuliffe blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. McAuliffe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. McAuliffe breaks the clinch.
McAuliffe misses with a wild combination.
McAuliffe scores with a hook. McAuliffe moves out of range as Yunusov strikes. Yunusov throws a series of strikes that have McAuliffe backpedaling.
A swing and a miss from Yunusov. McAuliffe scores with a body shot.
McAuliffe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yunusov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McAuliffe on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McAuliffe throws a right hand that misses
and Yunusov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. McAuliffe scores with a hook. McAuliffe misses with a body punch
and Yunusov counters with a straight right hand. McAuliffe clinches. A nice right hand lands inside from McAuliffe. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Yunusov misses with a punch to the body.
McAuliffe tries to circle away but Yunusov has him pinned against the cage. McAuliffe lands a hook that snaps the head of Yunusov backwards. Yunusov can't find room to land a body shot as McAuliffe controls the action.
McAuliffe takes a shot to the head. Yunusov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAuliffe takes a shot to the head. McAuliffe lands an uppercut. A left hand lands to the body for McAuliffe.
Yunusov taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McAuliffe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yunusov misses with a wild body shot. Yunusov scores with a shot to the body.
Yunusov throws a right hand that misses
and McAuliffe moves into the clinch. A body shot lands from Yunusov.
Yunusov trying to stall but McAuliffe improves his position.
McAuliffe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. McAuliffe letting Yunusov take a breather here. McAuliffe lands with a light punch inside. McAuliffe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. McAuliffe stalling the fight.
Yunusov misses with a hook from the clinch. McAuliffe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yunusov misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McAuliffe misses with a hook from the clinch. Yunusov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McAuliffe backwards. Yunusov scores with a hook to the body. Yunusov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yunusov misses with a hook from the clinch. Yunusov trying to stall but McAuliffe improves his position.
Yunusov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Yunusov has McAuliffe pressed against the cage, preventing McAuliffe from circling away and getting back to striking at range. McAuliffe digs a right hand underneath Yunusov's ribcage. Yunusov let out a lung full of air as it connected. McAuliffe digs a right hand into Yunusov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yunusov's gas tank. An uppercut to the body lands inside from McAuliffe. Yunusov misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Yunusov. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yunusov. Yunusov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. McAuliffe misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack McAuliffe will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McAuliffe throws an off balance right hand
letting Yunusov counter with a right hand. Salman Yunusov seems to be getting the better of the standup. Yunusov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. McAuliffe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yunusov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Yunusov throws a jab but it's blocked by McAuliffe. McAuliffe throws a body punch but Yunusov moves out of range. Yunusov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McAuliffe. Yunusov drops McAuliffe with a beautiful combination! McAuliffe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yunusov is looking for the KO!
McAuliffe is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yunusov circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends McAuliffe tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Yunusov wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Salman Yunusov! Salman Yunusov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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