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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 2848 p4p, 320 weight class) and Fidel Duberry (ranked 5200 p4p, 512 weight class). Duberry is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ween - Cover it with Gas and Set It On Fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
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265 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Duberry!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tsuruta gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Duberry wants to get back to his feet.
Duberry wants to improve his position but Tsuruta is controlling well.
We've been hearing good reports from Tsuruta's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Duberry tries to kick Tsuruta off but Tsuruta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Duberry is trying to get back to full guard.
Tsuruta thows a huge punch but Duberry dodges it nicely.
Tsuruta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Tsuruta there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duberry is looking for a sweep. Tsuruta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tsuruta in particular looking to stall.
Tsuruta postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Duberry to stand up.
Duberry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duberry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duberry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsuruta closes the distance and pushes Duberry back into the cage.
Duberry misses with a body punch.
Tsuruta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duberry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tsuruta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tsuruta gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Duberry tries to get to full guard but Tsuruta has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuruta drops an elbow to the side of Duberry's head.
Tsuruta trying to control from half guard but Duberry is working away.
Duberry is looking to control Tsuruta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Duberry avoid being mounted?
Duberry is staying active underneath Tsuruta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Duberry wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duberry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tsuruta scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta stalling.
Duberry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tsuruta is working away from the top position though.
Tsuruta controlling the action here.
Duberry wants to improve his position but Tsuruta is controlling well.
Duberry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Duberry wants to control but Tsuruta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Duberry is looking for a sweep. Tsuruta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duberry regains full guard. Nicely done.
Duberry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duberry pushes Tsuruta off and scrambles back to his feet.
Duberry throws a head kick that misses.
Tsuruta rushes Duberry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duberry trying to stall but Tsuruta improves his position.
Tsuruta blocking some punches.
Tsuruta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duberry being controlled against the cage.
Duberry can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuruta controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tsuruta.
Duberry looks winded!
Tsuruta scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've been informed that Duberry has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tsuruta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsuruta lands a right hand.
It looks like Fidel Duberry has been cut.
Tsuruta is working Duberry over against the cage.
Tsuruta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duberry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tsuruta instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duberry is looking to control Tsuruta's arms but Tsuruta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duberry has his back to the cage.
Tsuruta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Duberry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tsuruta turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tsuruta scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tsuruta lands a nice forearm strike.
Tsuruta lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tsuruta is chipping away with strikes.
Tsuruta scoring with punches from side control.
Tsuruta lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Duberry down.
Tsuruta passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Duberry!
Tsuruta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Duberry is rocked!
Tsuruta postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Duberry out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Tsuruta goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tomomi Tsuruta!
After the big win, Tomomi Tsuruta made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MayheM sportswear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Fidel Duberry had this to say: 'Bidel Fuberry'.
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hype
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