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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hyoga de Cisne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Andrews will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 cm
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144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
18
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyoga de Cisne! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayne Andrews! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Andrews lands a jab-cross combination. Andrews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wayne Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A combination from Andrews does no damage. de Cisne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andrews defends it nicely. Horrible takedown by de Cisne or perhaps it was just good defense by Andrews which made him look bad. Andrews keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
de Cisne blocks a jab. de Cisne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyoga de Cisne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. de Cisne defending well as Andrews loads up on a big left hand. Andrews lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Andrews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Andrews throws an uppercut from half a mile away. de Cisne sees it coming and avoids it easily. de Cisne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
de Cisne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andrews swivels and escapes. Andrews scores with a hook. Andrews misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. de Cisne shoots in but no luck this time. Andrews connects with a jab. de Cisne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Andrews!
de Cisne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Andrews misses with a hook. de Cisne ducked under it nicely. Andrews throws a looping overhand right but de Cisne ducks down to avoid it. Andrews lands a with a good body shot. de Cisne misses with a takedown attempt - Andrews sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Andrews throws the left hand but de Cisne avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Andrews. No joy for de Cisne on that attempt. A jab from Andrews finds it's way through de Cisne's defenses. de Cisne shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrews tries to sprawl out of it but de Cisne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Wayne Andrews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Andrews leaves de Cisne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. de Cisne has a takedown stuffed. de Cisne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. de Cisne is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Andrews misses with a straight left. Andrews throws a jab but it's blocked by de Cisne. A combination from Andrews does no damage. de Cisne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrews. de Cisne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. de Cisne fails with a takedown attempt. Andrews keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Andrews dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Andrews lands with a shot to the body. Hyoga de Cisne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Andrews throws an uppercut from half a mile away. de Cisne sees it coming and avoids it easily. de Cisne really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. de Cisne shoots in and drives through. Andrews sprawls well. de Cisne scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. de Cisne looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Andrews is avoiding damage well.
Andrews tries to strike from the bottom but misses. Andrews tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but de Cisne presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Andrews tries to lock up and control but de Cisne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Andrews is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round. de Cisne throwing strikes but Andrews bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top. de Cisne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andrews swivels though and keeps the full guard. Andrews looking to control.
de Cisne 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. de Cisne with a flurry of punches that miss. de Cisne wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving. de Cisne is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Andrews is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Andrews has escaped and now he's on top! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Andrews has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of de Cisne is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. de Cisne looking for a guillotine here but Andrews defends easily.
de Cisne keeping full guard, as Andrews tries to pass. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. de Cisne can't keep his opponent in guard - Andrews advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Andrews trying to mount his opponent but de Cisne defends it. Andrews is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. de Cisne doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andrews. Andrews is trying to control. de Cisne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. de Cisne trying to hold on to Andrews's head to control him but Andrews postures up.
Andrews is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Andrews wants to stand up but de Cisne has a hold of him and won't allow it. de Cisne wants to improve his position but Andrews is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. de Cisne tries for a takedown but Andrews sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. de Cisne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyoga de Cisne. That's going to take a lot out of him. Andrews lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Andrews scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Andrews lands with a hook. de Cisne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Andrews lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. de Cisne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrews is fending him off so far but de Cisne persists. Nope, Andrews circles away and we're back to standing. Andrews lands with a right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Andrews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
de Cisne shoots in for a double leg but Andrews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Andrews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andrews lands a two punch combo.
Andrews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. de Cisne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. de Cisne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Wayne Andrews seems to be getting the better of the standup. de Cisne slips under a jab from Andrews. de Cisne has a takedown stuffed. Andrews lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. de Cisne avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Andrews connects with the punch. de Cisne shoots in and drives through. Andrews sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyoga de Cisne. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are breathing heavily. de Cisne walks into a jab. de Cisne tries for a takedown but Andrews sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. A big right from Andrews misses. de Cisne dodges the punch combination from Andrews.
A decent looking cross lands there for Andrews.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Andrews scores with a jab. Jab by Andrews. de Cisne shoots in and drives through. Andrews sprawls well. Andrews swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by de Cisne. de Cisne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Andrews works over de Cisne's head and body with a nice combination. Nice straight punches there by Andrews. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andrews. de Cisne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round. de Cisne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Andrews sprawls well. Andrews wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. de Cisne gets slowly back to his feet. de Cisne on the wrong end of a nice jab. de Cisne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. de Cisne fails with a takedown attempt. Andrews misses with a wild combination.
Andrews dips to his left and cracks de Cisne with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Cisne. Andrews scores with a jab to the head.
de Cisne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andrews sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. de Cisne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrews. Andrews defends well against a solid takedown attempt from de Cisne. Andrews throws a good cross that connects.
Andrews scores with a jab to the jaw. Hyoga de Cisne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Andrews listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! Wayne Andrews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Andrews winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Andrews!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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