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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lupertazzi (ranked 1573 p4p, 209 weight class) and Hades Anderson (ranked 1498 p4p, 199 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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196 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Lupertazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hades Anderson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson looking to score a takedown here. Lupertazzi is defending well but Anderson drives through and ends up in Lupertazzi's guard.
Anderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lupertazzi is keeping the position for now.
Lupertazzi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupertazzi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lupertazzi keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupertazzi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Lupertazzi keeps moving.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lupertazzi working a defensive guard here.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lupertazzi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anderson stands and throws Lupertazzi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Lupertazzi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lupertazzi is trying to improve his position.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Lupertazzi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Anderson happy to just control the position for now.
Lupertazzi is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Anderson cracks Lupertazzi with a big elbow.
Lupertazzi tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the action but Lupertazzi is working from the bottom.
Lupertazzi can't do much from the bottom here.
Lupertazzi is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Lupertazzi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson is working Lupertazzi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Anderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lupertazzi, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hades Anderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lupertazzi is just out of range.
Lupertazzi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lupertazzi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lupertazzi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Lupertazzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lupertazzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lupertazzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lupertazzi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lupertazzi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Lupertazzi throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lupertazzi throws out the jab.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson misses with a right hand
enabling Lupertazzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lupertazzi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lupertazzi misses with a looping left.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Lupertazzi moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lupertazzi clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Lupertazzi misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lupertazzi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Lupertazzi manages to break the clinch.
Lupertazzi misses with the combination.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Lupertazzi tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Diego Lupertazzi has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Lupertazzi is rocked!
Hades Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupertazzi glances at the clock... BAM! Anderson nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Lupertazzi crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Lupertazzi is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hades Anderson!
In his post fight interview, Hades Anderson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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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