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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lemieux (ranked 1775 p4p, 72 weight class) and Taz Bandichoo (ranked 2404 p4p, 50 weight class). Vincent Lemieux has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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193 cm
27
270 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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178 cm
21
240 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Lemieux! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lemieux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandichoo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Lemieux blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Lemieux rushes Bandichoo and presses him up against the cage. Bandichoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemieux. Bandichoo manages to break the clinch.
Bandichoo slips under a jab. Bandichoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bandichoo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lemieux on the side of the head. Lemieux swinging wildly here.
Lemieux misses with the combination.
Lemieux moves into the clinch. Lemieux keeps control of Bandichoo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Lemieux prevents a body shot from Bandichoo. Lemieux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bandichoo tries to break the clinch but Lemieux is controlling the position. Bandichoo misses with a short punch on the inside. Bandichoo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lemieux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemieux misses with a punch to the body.
Bandichoo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Lemieux pushes Bandichoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Lemieux lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lemieux lands with a light punch inside. Lemieux takes a shot to the head. Lemieux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Bandichoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lemieux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Lemieux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandichoo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Lemieux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bandichoo under the eye. Bandichoo lands a big head kick that sends Lemieux tumbling to the mat! Bandichoo takes a step backwards and waves Lemieux back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lemieux is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A nice leg kick lands there from Bandichoo. Oh Lemieux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Bandichoo feints a jab and as Lemieux dips his head, Bandichoo unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Lemieux right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Lemieux falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Bandichoo smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taz Bandichoo! Taz Bandichoo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that IniTech Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
74% |
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