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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hadr Bari (ranked 1162 p4p, 3294 weight class) and Hugo Clement (ranked 170 p4p, 422 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm 23 185 9 - 2 - 1 |
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181 cm 21 185 2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class MT Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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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 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hadr Bari! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Clement! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bari throws an overhand right that lands on Clement's shoulder, as Clement tries to avoid the shot. A cross from Clement lands. Bari looks to land a right hand but Clement moved out of range. Clement looks to throw the jab but Bari is out of range. Bari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clement. Hugo Clement seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Clement connects with a solid leg kick. Clement throws a lazy uppercut
and Bari counters with a one-two to the body. Clement connects with the punch. Bari looks to land a left hand but Clement moved out of range nicely. Clement tries to land a front kick but Bari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Bari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. A jab from Bari misses. Bari staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bari cracks Clement with a good jab. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Clement has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Clement works the jab nicely.
It looks like Hadr Bari has been cut. Bari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clement fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Clement connects with an inside leg kick. Clement fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Bari is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Clement lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Clement avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Clement moves away from the strike by Bari. Clement waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bari. Hadr Bari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Clement thumps Bari with a low kick. Clement shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bari's guard. Clement in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Clement working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Clement postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bari is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Clement, into his guard. Clement looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bari is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Clement not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Clement working a defensive guard here.
Clement is looking for a triangle but Bari pushes his legs off easily.
Clement controls Bari momentarily but Bari frees himself. Clement working for a triangle but Bari defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Bari tries to free his leg and advance position but Clement is retaining full guard. Clement looking for a guillotine here but Bari defends easily.
Bari won't allow Clement to sweep him here. Clement is working an open guard so Bari takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Clement misses with a low kick as Bari jumps back. Bari is looking to counter punch. Clement scores with a nice strike. Clement bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bari's head backwards. Sloppy strikes from Clement. Those never looked like landing. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Clement dominated that round. The cut man is working on Hadr Bari's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Clement throws a jab but it's blocked by Bari. Clement misses the jab. A swing and a miss from Bari. Clement closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bari did well to prevent Clement getting side control. Bari tries to roll over but Clement keeps him under control. Bari has hold of Clement's hands but Clement slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Clement is nestled in close to Bari, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Clement working Bari over with strikes. Bari kicks Clement off and gets back to his feet. Clement takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Clement throws a hook but Bari blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Clement throws a body shot but no joy. Clement misses with a lunging right hand
and Bari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clement thinking. Bari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Bari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clement is rocked! Bari flashes Clement a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Clement's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Clement crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Bari punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hadr Bari! Hadr Bari decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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