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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dude Dudeson (ranked 2008 p4p, 3031 weight class) and DeVon Hampton (ranked 266 p4p, 375 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeVon Hampton!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeson gets a double leg takedown into Hampton's guard.
Dudeson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dudeson trying to control but Hampton is working from the bottom.
Hampton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hampton throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dudeson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dudeson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dudeson wants to control from the top but Hampton keeps moving.
Hampton trying to keep a closed guard but Dudeson is proving a slippery customer.
Hampton keeping moving, preventing Dudeson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hampton wants to sweep but no luck.
Dudeson working some strikes from top position.
Hampton has Dudeson pulled in close to control his posture.
Dudeson works over Hampton with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson trying to control but Hampton is working from the bottom.
Hampton throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hampton keeping full guard, as Dudeson tries to pass.
Dudeson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dudeson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dudeson won't allow Hampton to sweep him here.
Hampton trying to keep a closed guard but Dudeson is proving a slippery customer.
Hampton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hampton wants to stand and escape but Dudeson is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hampton 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.
Dudeson throws a leg kick but Hampton checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hampton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dudeson sprawls well initially but Hampton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dudeson gets back to full guard.
Dudeson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hampton wants to control from the top but Dudeson keeps moving.
Dudeson controlling the position.
Dudeson wants to control but Hampton passes easily into half guard.
Dudeson wants to get back to full guard.
Dudeson is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson trying to control but Hampton postures up.
Dudeson tries to roll over but Hampton keeps him under control.
Dudeson is trying to maintain the position but Hampton is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dudeson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hampton won't allow Dudeson to sweep him here.
Hampton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hampton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dudeson is looking for a sweep. Hampton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dudeson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dudeson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dudeson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hampton is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hampton throws a strike but Dudeson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dude Dudeson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dudeson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hampton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hampton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dudeson's best efforts.
Hampton missing with punches from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Dudeson there.
Hampton is trying to get back to full guard.
Hampton pushes Dudeson off looking to stand but Dudeson dives back in and keeps control.
Hampton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hampton.
Dudeson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeson wants to control from the top but Hampton keeps moving.
Hampton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hampton keeping moving, preventing Dudeson from controlling successfully.
Dudeson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hampton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson preventing the sweep.
Hampton trying to strike off his back.
Dudeson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dudeson advances to half guard.
Hampton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dudeson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dudeson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dudeson is nestled in close to Hampton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hampton is trying to get back to full guard.
Dudeson trying to control from half guard but Hampton is working away.
Dudeson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dudeson is keen to just control but Hampton is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton wants to improve his position but Dudeson is controlling well.
Dudeson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hampton can do to turn this around?
Dudeson blocks the strikes from Hampton.
Dudeson is pressing down on Hampton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hampton is holding on for now.
Hampton is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Hampton landing small, sideways elbows.
Dudeson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hampton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dudeson landing some decent shots from guard.
Dude Dudeson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hampton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dudeson manages to get himself to full guard.
Dudeson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson has control of Hampton's left arm, preventing Hampton from doing any damage.
Dudeson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dudeson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hampton is one step ahead there.
Dudeson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dudeson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dudeson looking to control.
Hampton throwing strikes but missing.
Dudeson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hampton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dudeson is looking to take a break and control but Hampton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hampton is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hampton lands a jab.
Dudeson throws an overhand right that lands on Hampton's shoulder, as Hampton tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Dudeson as Hampton shoots in.
Hampton gets caught napping as Dudeson dives in and scores a takedown. Hampton manages to retain guard.
Hampton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hampton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dudeson controls the pace.
Hampton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dudeson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dudeson landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dudeson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dudeson stopping the sweep attempt from Hampton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Hampton.
Hampton tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dudeson manages to move to mount!
Hampton tries to reverse the position but Dudeson maintains control.
DeVon Hampton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dudeson avoids the attempt from Hampton to control.
Hampton throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dudeson. What's that going to do exactly?
Dudeson working Hampton over with strikes here.
Dudeson cracks Hampton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hampton is rocked!
Dudeson prevents Hampton from getting the reversal.
Hampton is still in real trouble! Can Dudeson finish him?
Dudeson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Hampton scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dudeson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dudeson stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dude Dudeson!
Dude Dudeson took some time post fight to say the following; 'I gave this guys wife a three knuckler just the other night. So this was kinda awkward, props to him for showing up, and my apologies for ruining your weekend.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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