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Event:
SPARTA 14: Yamamoto vs. Knives
Date: Feb 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Casaus lands with an uppercut that bounces Buccino off the cage and back into range.
Buccino throws the left hand but Casaus avoids the punch easily.
Casaus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buccino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Casaus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buccino scrambles back to his feet.
Buccino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Casaus throws out the jab.
Buccino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Casaus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buccino misses with a looping left.
Casaus throws out a counter right but Buccino avoids it with no problem.
Casaus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT#
It looks like Aaron Casaus has been cut.
Casaus throws a jab when Buccino was well out of range.
Buccino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Buccino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casaus moves away.
Buccino tests Casaus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casaus scores with a jab to the body.
Buccino gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Casaus.
Buccino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Casaus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buccino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Casaus 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.
Buccino lands a nice hook to Casaus's body. Casaus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Casaus needs to keep his hands up - Buccino had a free shot at his head there.
Buccino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buccino. Casaus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buccino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A shot to the liver by Buccino. Beautiful body shot.
Casaus swings for the body but Buccino moves out of range.
Buccino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Buccino moves into range and connects with a jab.
Casaus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Casaus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buccino's head backwards.
Casaus lands with a hook. Buccino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Buccino slips a jab from Casaus.
Casaus throws a jab but it's blocked by Buccino.
Buccino misses with a straight right.
Casaus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buccino.
Buccino slips under a jab from Casaus.
Casaus lands with a hook. Buccino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buccino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#T2#
Buccino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buccino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#ROC2#
Buccino is rocked!
Buccino ducks into an uppercut from Casaus and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Casaus!
A very excited looking Aaron Casaus rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
SPARTA 10: Khamsing vs. Holmes
Date: Jan 23, 2019 |
#R1#
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn thuds a left hand into Buccino's body.
Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Buccino catches Penn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penn scores with a decent looking hook.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Penn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Buccino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buccino misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Buccino moves away and avoids it.
Buccino throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn scores with a jab.#T1#
Penn looks to land a left hand but Buccino moved out of range nicely.
Buccino unleashes a big counter combination but Penn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buccino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buccino lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Buccino is just out of range.
Buccino's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penn under the eye.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Penn throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Buccino counter with a right hand.
Buccino looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn throws a right and a left that Buccino avoids nicely.
Buccino unleashes a big counter combination but Penn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn misses the body punch
and Buccino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buccino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
Buccino throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Buccino misses with a wild combination.
Buccino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
A quick step to the side and Penn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buccino was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Buccino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buccino misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy left from Penn finds it's target.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T3#
Buccino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Buccino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CUT2#
It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Buccino. Those never looked like landing.
Buccino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, jab by Penn - just one landing.
Buccino misses with a double jab.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Buccino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buccino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buccino misses with a body shot.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buccino moves away.
Buccino throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Buccino counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Buccino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Buccino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buccino looks winded!
Buccino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buccino dodges the punch combination from Penn.
It seemed like Buccino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buccino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn swings for the body but Buccino moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Buccino will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on BJ Penn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Buccino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn cracks Buccino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Buccino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Marco Buccino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buccino misses with a double jab.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Buccino is just out of range.
Penn throws a right hand that Buccino ducks under and follows up with a left that Buccino also avoids with ease.
Penn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Buccino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buccino was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buccino.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buccino.
#T1#
Buccino digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buccino manages to avoid it.
Buccino misses with the combination.
Buccino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Penn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buccino scrambles back to his feet.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buccino.
Buccino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Buccino.
Some wild striking there from Buccino.
Penn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Buccino's shoulder, as Buccino tries to avoid the shot.
Buccino appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Buccino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buccino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Buccino cracks Penn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buccino misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Penn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Penn thuds his right hand into Buccino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Buccino has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T3#
Buccino walks into a jab.
Buccino throws out a powerful jab.
Buccino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donk. Buccino catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Penn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice combination there by Penn.
#ROC#
Buccino is rocked!
Buccino throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Buccino thinking.
Buccino is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Buccino is breathing heavily.
Penn cracks a nice hook into Buccino's ribs.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buccino glances at the clock... BAM! Penn nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Buccino crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Buccino is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BJ Penn!
BJ Penn spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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