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CC2: Devereaux vs. Viet Hu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Franklin (ranked 2288 p4p, 24915 weight class) and Rustam Kadurov (ranked 286 p4p, 589 weight class). The key to victory for Bruce Franklin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rustam Kadurov!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin lands a nice shot to the body.
Franklin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kadurov misses with a hook. Franklin ducked under it nicely.
Kadurov throws a shot from downtown. Franklin moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Franklin.
Franklin with a nice calf kick.
Franklin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kadurov.
Franklin scores with a three punch combo!
Kadurov cracks Franklin with a good jab.
Kadurov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Franklin moves away from the strike by Kadurov.
Franklin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kadurov just manages to avoid it.
Franklin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kadurov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Franklin counters with a nice uppercut.
Kadurov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kadurov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadurov trying to control the position but Franklin is working away.
Kadurov misses with the ground and pound.
Kadurov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Franklin is avoiding damage well.
Kadurov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Franklin keeps working.
Franklin wants to control but Kadurov postures up.
Kadurov scores with punches from side control.
Kadurov gets to mount! Franklin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Franklin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kadurov dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Kadurov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin can't escape the position.
Kadurov dominating with strikes here.
Kadurov working Franklin over with strikes here.
Kadurov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
 Franklin is rocked!
 It looks like Bruce Franklin has been cut.
Kadurov is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Franklin is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Franklin flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Kadurov anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Franklin and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Kadurov slips an arm under Franklin chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Kadurov has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Kadurov is squeezing on Franklin like an anaconda would it's prey. Franklin fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rustam Kadurov!
In his post fight interview, Rustam Kadurov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi (ranked 3542 p4p, 3119 weight class) and Gee Wiz (ranked 421 p4p, 383 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gee Wiz!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojidemenzi misses the shot to the body.
Ojidemenzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Ojidemenzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ojidemenzi instigates a clinch.
Ojidemenzi avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiz.
Wiz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ojidemenzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wizs head.
Ojidemenzi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wiz or not.
Ojidemenzi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ojidemenzi lands a body punch.
Wiz can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ojidemenzi - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ojidemenzi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wiz's efforts to push away.
Ojidemenzi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wiz is trying to break free.
Ojidemenzi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ojidemenzi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wiz looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojidemenzi lands a nice shot to the body.
Ojidemenzi lands an uppercut.
Ojidemenzi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wiz.
Ojidemenzi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ojidemenzi.
Nice body punch from Ojidemenzi - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Ojidemenzi.
A hook to the body from Ojidemenzi.
A short right from Ojidemenzi on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Ojidemenzi.
Ojidemenzi lands with a light punch inside.
Ojidemenzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Ojidemenzi scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ojidemenzi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ojidemenzi lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiz backwards.
Wiz takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiz takes a shot to the head.
Ojidemenzi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Ojidemenzi.
Ojidemenzi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ojidemenzi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ojidemenzi lands with a light punch inside.
Ojidemenzi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
 Wiz is rocked!
Ojidemenzi lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiz backwards.
Ojidemenzi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Ojidemenzi finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ojidemenzi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ojidemenzi lands with a right to the head.
Ojidemenzi creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Wiz's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Wiz drops to his knees and Ojidemenzi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi!
Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastiao Dias (ranked 6055 p4p, 5034 weight class) and Mike Hammer (ranked 525 p4p, 474 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastiao Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer scores with a hook to the body. Dias takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dias misses the jab.
Hammer misses with a shot to the body
and Dias counters with a nice uppercut.
Dias definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A punch lands to the side of Dias 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hammer lands a head shot.
Dias checks a leg kick nicely.
Hammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Hammer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dias!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias sneaks back into half guard.
Hammer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dias gets back to full guard.
Dias manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hammer manages to get himself to full guard.
Hammer wants to stand and escape but Dias is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dias advances to half guard.
Dias looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hammer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hammer is looking to improve his position.
Hammer has hold of Dias's hands but Dias slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hammer is looking for a sweep. Dias is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dias lands strikes from half guard.
Dias prevents Hammer from standing back up.
Dias takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Dias.
Dias stalling.
Dias moves into full mount! Hammer won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is squirming around, avoiding Dias's attempts to control the action.
Hammer is in a horrible position here. Dias smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dias. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dias connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Dias connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Dias connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hammer is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Dias's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastiao Dias!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 4737 p4p, 24966 weight class) and Jin Bin (ranked 553 p4p, 647 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Bin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with the takedown
and Bin counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Bin lands a body shot.
Bin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good standup being displayed there by Bin as he connects with a hook.
Bin misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bin connects with a looping right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Bin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice combination there by Bin.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bin misses its intended target.
Bin throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
A left lands for Bin.
Bin lands a lovely overhand right.
Bin looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Bin throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A jab from Bin misses.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bin circles away easily
and Bin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bin dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bin! But no joy.
Bin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bin throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Bin throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Bin digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bin throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Bin throws a shot to the body.
Bin connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Bin misses with a hook.
Bin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva walks into a left hand.
Bin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Bin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bin tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bin! Silva is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Bin!
A less than humble Jin Bin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gusfatsson (ranked 4587 p4p, 4638 weight class) and Hamish McGregor (ranked 517 p4p, 518 weight class). Hamish McGregor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Gusfatsson's chin.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Gusfatsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamish McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gusfatsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gusfatsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Gusfatsson.
Gusfatsson is trying to break the clinch but McGregor is controlling him.
McGregor gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gusfatsson pushes McGregor off but McGregor dives into side control.
McGregor landing a few strikes.
Gusfatsson's coaches at Cozad MMA London have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
McGregor taking a breather here.
McGregor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gusfatsson prevents McGregor from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gusfatsson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McGregor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gusfatsson struggling a bit here.
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.
McGregor content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gusfatsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGregor on the ground.
McGregor misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
My spies in PSE Elite $100 (16coaches) inform me that McGregor has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
McGregor scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Gusfatsson's face as McGregor controls the position.
McGregor throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Gusfatsson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
McGregor controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like McGregor might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gusfatsson pushes McGregor off looking to stand but McGregor dives back in and keeps control.
McGregor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGregor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gusfatsson wants to improve his position but McGregor is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGregor is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McGregor working over Gusfatsson with some ground and pound. Gusfatsson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McGregor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gusfatsson trying to control from the bottom.
McGregor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gusfatsson!
McGregor lands a big shot there that rocks Gusfatsson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGregor controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish McGregor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gusfatsson misses with a wild combination.
Gusfatsson throws a series of punches but McGregor avoids them all with ease.
Gusfatsson tries to clinch up
and McGregor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McGregor.
Gusfatsson is rocked!
McGregor works over Gusfatsson with some ground and pound from guard.
Oh Gusfatsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGregor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGregor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McGregor stands and throws Gusfatsson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McGregor has hold of Gusfatsson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Gusfatsson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - McGregor cranks the arm and Gusfatsson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Gusfatsson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hamish McGregor!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrice Devereaux (ranked 2186 p4p, 4693 weight class) and Vu Viet Hu (ranked 116 p4p, 224 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrice Devereaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vu Viet Hu!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hu dives in and scores a takedown into Devereaux's guard.
Devereaux is looking to cinch up a triangle. Hu throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Devereaux's body to avoid the submission. Devereaux has instead reached around Hu's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Devereaux arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Patrice Devereaux!
Patrice Devereaux is the new bantamweight champion!
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