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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 876 p4p, 113 weight class) and David Yung (ranked 1821 p4p, 214 weight class). Yung is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 陳小春 - 亂世巨星. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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178 cm
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155 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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173 cm
37
166 lbs
19 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Yung! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Decent striking displayed by Yung there. Yung throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily. Yung avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Yung tries a head kick but it misses.
Yung shoots in for a double leg but Barbosa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Barbosa stuffs the takedown. Yung throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barbosa. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yung.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Yung.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yung connects with a looping right hand.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yung takes a body punch but keeps moving. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yung. Yung obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yung throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it. Yung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nice cross by Yung. Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside. Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Yung shoots in and gets a takedown into Barbosa's guard. Yung wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving. Barbosa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yung is controlling him. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Yung throws an elbow that misses. Barbosa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yung's guard. Nice move by Barbosa! Yung has a closed guard, preventing Barbosa from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barbosa wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Yung's closed guard. He's half up but Yung has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Yung pivots and extends the arm, Barbosa falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Yung! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Yung! David Yung tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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