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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santos Guerrero (ranked 6011 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soo Bae (ranked 24792 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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150 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Santos Guerrero! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Soo Bae! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bae falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guerrero counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Bae tries to kick Guerrero off in order to stand up. Guerrero Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. Bae dodges the ground and pound from Guerrero. Guerrero looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bae is avoiding damage well.
Guerrero scoring with punches and elbows. Guerrero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bae is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Guerrero working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Guerrero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Guerrero scoring with punches and elbows. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bae avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Guerrero. Guerrero in side control, throwing shots but Bae defends.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guerrero in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Guerrero creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The strikes coming from Guerrero are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Guerrero stands up. Bae misses with the combination.
Guerrero is looking to counter with head kicks. Bae swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guerrero moves into the clinch. Guerrero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Bae misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bae misses with a body kick. Guerrero swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Bae takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guerrero misses with a body kick. Bae throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bae looks winded! Bae misses with a wild combination.
Bae tries to keep at a distance but Guerrero has taken the fight into the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Guerrero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Bae does no damage. It looked like Guerrero was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Bae digs a good body shot into Guerrero's ribs. Guerrero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bae was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerrero.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guerrero avoids the head kick by Bae.
Guerrero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bae blocks a low kick nicely. Bae fails with the takedown. Guerrero misses with a kick to the body.
Guerrero rushes Bae and presses him up against the cage. Bae is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Guerrero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Guerrero slips a jab and a cross from Bae.
Soo Bae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Guerrero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guerrero closes the distance and pushes Bae back into the cage. Guerrero breaks the clinch.
Bae fails to land with a series of punches.
Bae should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Guerrero takes a swing at Bae's ribcage but misses. Bae just misses with a punch to the body.
Guerrero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Guerrero landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Bae dodges the ground and pound from Guerrero. Bae defending against the ground and pound. Guerrero stands up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santos Guerrero dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bae blocks a head kick by Guerrero.
Guerrero takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Santos Guerrero has been cut. A decent looking cross lands there for Bae. Soo Bae seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bae tries to bum rush Guerrero with a series of wild strikes but Guerrero uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Guerrero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Guerrero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bae throws a right and a left that both miss. Guerrero thinks about countering with a body kick. Bae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Guerrero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bae. Guerrero throws a big counter combination but Bae scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Guerrero looks to land a body kick but Bae moved away. Bae misses the shot to the body. Guerrero rushes Bae and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Bae is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guerrero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Guerrero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Guerrero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Guerrero throws a wild body kick that Bae sees coming a mile off. Bae takes a swing at Guerrero's ribcage but misses. A counter left hand to the body from Guerrero misses its target. Bae misses with a two punch combination.
Santos Guerrero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bae fails to land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Guerrero misses its target. Bae closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Guerrero is rocked! Bae drops Guerrero with a big left hand! Guerrero is injured, injured bad! Bae jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soo Bae!
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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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