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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DJ Bango (ranked 2667 p4p, 132 weight class) and Tim Lincekum (ranked 1546 p4p, 77 weight class). Lincekum is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BYOB. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 cm
25
142 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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160 cm
29
136 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Bango! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Lincekum! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bango rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lincekum moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Bango gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Lincekum throws a jab but it's blocked by Bango. Lincekum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. DJ Bango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lincekum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bango gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Lincekum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bango. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lincekum! But no joy. Bango avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bango throws a hook but Lincekum blocks it. Lincekum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Bango cracks Lincekum with a good jab. Bango takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bango has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight. This has been an exciting period of action! Bango has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bango there as he acknowledges the shot. Bango sizes up Lincekum with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Lincekum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bango. Bango avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Lincekum defending well as Bango loads up on a big left hand. Bango misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Lincekum. Bango lands a nice looking body shot.
Lincekum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Lincekum is looking to slow Bango down with leg kicks. Lincekum misses with a straight left. Lincekum throws a series of punches but Bango avoids them all with ease. Bango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bango misses with a straight left. Bango really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Bango throws a right hand that misses
and Lincekum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A solid leg kick lands there for Lincekum.
Bango jabbing away but nothing is landing. Lincekum looks like he wants to counter punch here. Lincekum lands a glancing blow to the side of Bango's head. Bango scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bango swings for the body but Lincekum moves out of range.
Bango bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bango keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lincekum. Bango is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Bango ducks under a wild hook from Lincekum. It looked like Bango wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Bango misses with a series of wild punches.
Lincekum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bango throws out the jab. Lincekum throws out a counter right but Bango avoids it with no problem. Bango slips under a jab from Lincekum. Danga de danga de dang - Bango scores with a four punch combination! Bango throws a lazy uppercut
and Lincekum counters with a right hand to the body. Bango on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lincekum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bango. Bango slips under a jab. Lincekum blocks a jab. Lincekum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bango. Bango misses with a wild combination.
Lincekum with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bango lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Bango digs a good hook to Lincekum's body.
Lincekum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Bango throws a big shot that misses. Bango looks to score with a jab to the body but Lincekum is just out of range. Lincekum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Lincekum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Bango throws a body punch but Lincekum moves out of range. Lincekum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Lincekum throws an overhand right that lands on Bango's shoulder, as Bango tries to avoid the shot. Bango throws a shot from downtown. Lincekum moves away and avoids it. Bango cracks Lincekum with a good jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lincekum scores with a one two! Bango had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Lincekum slips a straight right by Bango. Bango takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lincekum jabs Bango right on the nose. Bango blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bango walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Bango scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lincekum in his tracks. Lincekum staying out of range there. Bango misses with a looping right. Lincekum takes one on the button. Bango slips under a jab. Bango swings for the body but Lincekum moves out of range.
As Bango backs off Lincekum throws a huge counter combo but Bango manages to avoid it all. Bango takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Lincekum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bango. Lincekum jabbing away but nothing is landing. Bango uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincekum. Lincekum takes a swing at Bango's ribcage but misses. Bango is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A big right from Lincekum misses. An attempted straight right counter from Bango misses the target. Bango swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Lincekum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Lincekum misses with an uppercut. An attempted straight right counter from Bango misses the target. Lincekum misses with a combination
and Bango counters with a lovely straight right hand! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Lincekum will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bango throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A jab from Bango misses. Bango ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Bango takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bango works Lincekum's body with a nice hook. Bango misses with a looping left. Decent striking displayed by Lincekum there. Lincekum swings and misses with a shot to the body and Bango counters with a stiff right hand. Bango punishes Lincekum's body with a nice straight punch. Lincekum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Bango there.
Lincekum is rocked! Bango missing with a left hand there. Lincekum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. This has been an exciting period of action! Bango throws a body shot but no joy. Lincekum throws a right hand that misses
and Lincekum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Lincekum is still on wobbly legs! Can Bango finish him? Lincekum looks to land a right hand but Bango moved out of range. Lincekum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bango at a distance.
Bango swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Bango.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bango steps in with a hook that catches Lincekum right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bango follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lincekum looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Bango! In defeat, Tim Lincekum stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hi guys, sorry I lost, I will make sure to try much better next time,ok?'.
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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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