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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 2003 p4p, 2291 weight class) and Moussa Bouba (ranked 236 p4p, 266 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moussa Bouba!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chukwuma's corner calls for a 1-2. Chukwuma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bouba catches Chukwuma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab, jab by Bouba - just one landing.
Bouba avoids the body shot from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chukwuma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bouba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma scores with a nice right hand.
Chukwuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chukwuma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bouba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chukwuma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chukwuma blocks a jab.
Chukwuma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moussa Bouba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouba throws out a loose jab but Chukwuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bouba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chukwuma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Chukwuma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma ducks under a wild hook from Bouba.
Bouba lands with an overhand left.
Bouba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chukwuma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Bouba. That snapped Chukwuma's head back.
Bouba 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.
Bouba misses with a left hand
and Chukwuma counters with a good low kick that Bouba was not able to check.
Bouba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chukwuma's head.
Bouba misses with a body punch
and Chukwuma counters with a nice leg kick.
Chukwuma lands a lovely overhand right.
Chukwuma moves away from the strike by Bouba.
Chukwuma ducks under a wild hook from Bouba.
Chukwuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma ducks under a wild hook from Bouba.
Chukwuma throwing a counter right hand but Bouba manages to avoid it.
Chukwuma misses with a leg kick
and Bouba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Bouba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chukwuma staying out of range there.
Bouba throws a body punch but Chukwuma moves out of range.
Chukwuma moves out of range as Bouba strikes.
Chukwuma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chukwuma takes a swing at Bouba's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Bouba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chukwuma scores with a nice head shot.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bouba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Chukwuma misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma has managed to clinch.
Bouba fails to pull guard.
Chukwuma swings wildly with an uppercut but Bouba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chukwuma misses with a knee strike.
Chukwuma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bouba is trying to pull guard but Chukwuma turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bouba blocks the elbow strike.
Chukwuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Bouba avoids the damage to the body.
Bouba tries to pull guard but Chukwuma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tinashe Chukwuma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moussa Bouba.
Bouba gets control of Chukwuma's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bouba will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bouba controlling the position.
Chukwuma tries to free his leg and advance position but Bouba is retaining full guard.
Bouba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Our spies down at at EMP WORLDCLASS inform us that Bouba has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Chukwuma looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chukwuma slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouba sneaks back into half guard.
Chukwuma content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chukwuma is thwarting Bouba's attempts to control the position.
Bouba looking for submissions off his back.
Chukwuma is looking to take a break and control but Bouba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bouba controlling the position well.
Bouba is trying to maintain the position but Chukwuma is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Moussa Bouba will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chukwuma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bouba to score with a decent uppercut.
Bouba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
and Bouba counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Chukwuma! He's just covering up as Bouba starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moussa Bouba!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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