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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 465 p4p, 853 weight class) and Darian Cruz (ranked 35 p4p, 66 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146
10 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
Powerful |
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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darian Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adeoluwa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Adeoluwa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Adeoluwa in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adeoluwa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cruz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Adeoluwa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cruz down.
Adeoluwa scores with punches from side control.
Cruz struggling a bit here.
Adeoluwa throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Cruz works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Adeoluwa is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa working Cruz over with strikes.
We've been hearing that Adeoluwa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adeoluwa trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adeoluwa is pressing down on Cruz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cruz is holding on for now.
Adeoluwa winds up and cracks Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa thows a huge punch but Cruz dodges it nicely.
Adeoluwa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz manages to get to full guard.
Cruz working for a triangle but Adeoluwa defends it easily.
Adeoluwa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cruz's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa slips a nice elbow through Cruz's hands, connecting with Cruz's forehead.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Adeoluwa is trying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cruz is trying to control but can't.
Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
Adeoluwa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adeoluwa is thwarting Cruz's attempts to control the position.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Adeoluwa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Cruz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cruz.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adeoluwa defends well.
Adeoluwa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwu Adeoluwa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adeoluwa scores with a punch to the head.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Adeoluwa scores with a punch to the head.
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Adeoluwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adeoluwa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz in his tracks.
Adeoluwa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cruz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cruz swings around for an armbar but Adeoluwa sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cruz's guard.
Adeoluwa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adeoluwa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Adeoluwa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
Adeoluwa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cruz controls Adeoluwa momentarily but Adeoluwa frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeoluwa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Adeoluwa landing with the ground and pound.
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz has his hands on Adeoluwa's head, controlling the position.
Cruz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Adeoluwa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adeoluwa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Adeoluwa controlling the action here.
Adeoluwa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Adeoluwa moves into full mount! Cruz won't be happy about that!
Cruz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Adeoluwa's attempts to control the action.
Cruz is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is still trying to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Adeoluwa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adeoluwa wants to control the pace but Cruz is squirming around nicely.
Adeoluwa with shots to the head and body - Cruz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Adeoluwa with shots to the head and body - Cruz looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cruz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cruz is rocked!
Adeoluwa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cruz's face.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Adeoluwa finish him?
Adeoluwa lands a big shot to the head and Cruz winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chukwu Adeoluwa!
Chukwu Adeoluwa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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