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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Do Souza (ranked 5060 p4p, 2904 weight class) and Semen Voribiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anderson Do Souza has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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176 cm 20 135 3 - 2 - 0 |
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163 cm 25 135 3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Brawler Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Basic striking Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Do Souza! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Semen Voribiev! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Do Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voribiev.
Do Souza tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Voribiev manages to circle out of the way. Do Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Do Souza closes the distance but Voribiev moves to the side and Voribiev counters with a shoot takedown. Do Souza fights it but they end up in guard. Voribiev slips nicely into half guard. Voribiev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Do Souza has hold of Voribiev's hands but Voribiev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Do Souza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Voribiev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Voribiev's back! Voribiev breaks Do Souza's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Voribiev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Voribiev postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Voribiev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Voribiev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Voribiev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Do Souza's head. Voribiev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Voribiev working some strikes from top position. Do Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Do Souza has momentary wrist control but Voribiev slips an elbow through the middle. Voribiev works over Do Souza with some ground and pound from guard. Voribiev landing with the ground and pound. Voribiev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Do Souza is rocked! Voribiev stands up over Do Souza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Oh Do Souza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Voribiev postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Do Souza covers up, he's hurt! Voribiev keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Voribiev and the ref steps in to end the fight! Voribiev can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Semen Voribiev! Our winner, Semen Voribiev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
52% |
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