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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koos Strydom (ranked 5490 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donatello Giovanni (ranked 3990 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Koos Strydom has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Koos Strydom seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koos Strydom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donatello Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovanni lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Strydom sprawling to the canvas. Giovanni follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Strydom hang on?
It looks like Koos Strydom has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Giovanni seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Strydom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Strydom manages to get to full guard.
Strydom is trying to control the position but Giovanni postures up.
Strydom is looking for a triangle but Giovanni pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giovanni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Giovanni lands a couple of digs.
Strydom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Giovanni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Strydom keeping moving, preventing Giovanni from controlling successfully.
Strydom working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giovanni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Giovanni with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Giovanni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Giovanni must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Giovanni working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Giovanni lands a couple of elbows.
Giovanni distracts Strydom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Strydom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Giovanni scoring with punches to the head and body.
Strydom is rocked!
Giovanni trying to control but Strydom is working from the bottom.
Giovanni is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Strydom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Strydom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Strydom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni is looking for a sweep. Strydom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Giovanni is trying to stand back up but Strydom is controlling him
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Giovanni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Giovanni throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Giovanni misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Strydom is keen to just control but Giovanni is a slippery customer.
Giovanni missing with punches from the bottom.
Strydom is breathing heavily.
Strydom moves into full mount! Giovanni won't be happy about that!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giovanni gets back to half guard.
Giovanni manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Strydom keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Strydom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strydom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Giovanni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Giovanni misses with a wild combination.
Giovanni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Strydom gets caught flat footed, as Giovanni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Giovanni trying to control but Strydom is working from the bottom.
Giovanni with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Strydom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Giovanni keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Strydom's head.
Giovanni scoring with punches to the head and body.
Giovanni landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giovanni postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Giovanni distracts Strydom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Giovanni wants to control from the top but Strydom keeps moving.
Giovanni working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Strydom's head.
Giovanni tries to free his leg and advance position but Strydom is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giovanni trying to control but Strydom is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giovanni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Giovanni wants to get up but he can't break Strydom's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donatello Giovanni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koos Strydom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Giovanni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Giovanni darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Strydom manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Giovanni keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Giovanni jumps guard and drags Strydom to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Giovanni striking off his back but it's not causing Strydom any problems.
Strydom passes Giovanni's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Giovanni is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strydom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giovanni keeps working.
Strydom blocks the strikes from Giovanni.
Giovanni pushes Strydom off, looking to escape but Strydom dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Giovanni is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Koos Strydom!
The defeated Donatello Giovanni had this to say: 'Really?'.
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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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