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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obina Chuckwu (ranked 776 p4p, 823 weight class) and John Ishmael (ranked 107 p4p, 113 weight class). John Ishmael will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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8 - 2 - 0 |
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5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Obina Chuckwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Ishmael!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuckwu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ishmael has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chuckwu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ishmael connects with the punch.
Ishmael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Chuckwu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ishmael scores with a shot to the body.
Chuckwu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gladius Elite Facilities in the buildup to the fight.
Ishmael scores with a punch to the head.
Ishmael with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chuckwu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ishmael swivels and escapes.
Ishmael looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ishmael throws a good cross that connects.
Ishmael scores with a jab. Chuckwu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ishmael misses the shot to the body.
Ishmael scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chuckwu closes the distance and clinches up with Ishmael, looking for a takedown. Chuckwu pushes Ishmael against the cage but Ishmael circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ishmael ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ishmael fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ishmael works Chuckwu's body with a nice hook.
Ishmael throws a shot to the body.
John Ishmael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishmael lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chuckwu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Obina Chuckwu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishmael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Ishmael. Beautiful body shot.
Ishmael ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ishmael has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ishmael lands with an overhand left.
Ishmael connects with a right hand. Chuckwu shakes it off.
Chuckwu is rocked!
Ishmael fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Chuckwu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ishmael closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Chuckwu! Ishmael dives in looking to finish! Chuckwu is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Ishmael!
A very excited looking John Ishmael made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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