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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Da Silva (ranked 5088 p4p, 5531 weight class) and Jardani Jovanovich (ranked 285 p4p, 301 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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163 cm 21 145 0 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm 21 155 0 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ Counter fighter Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Counter fighter Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Da Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jardani Jovanovich! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. Da Silva scores with a takedown into Jovanovich's guard. Jovanovich looking to control.
Jovanovich keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully. Da Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Da Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jovanovich can do anything to dispel that myth. Da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Jovanovich. Da Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Da Silva stands and throws Jovanovich's legs to the side, diving into side control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Da Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jovanovich is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jovanovich taking a bit of punishment here - Da Silva scoring with strikes. Da Silva working the ground and pound. Jovanovich tries to buck Da Silva off but Da Silva is having none of it. Sloppy strikes there by Da Silva. Jovanovich tries to improve position but can't. Da Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Da Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Da Silva working the ground and pound. Da Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jovanovich keeps working. Jovanovich struggling a bit here. Da Silva tries to move to mount but Jovanovich blocks the move with his legs. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Da Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Da Silva is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jovanovich looks calm but he's in trouble here. Da Silva gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jovanovich is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Da Silva lets go of the hold and Jovanovich can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Da Silva! Anderson Da Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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