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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hunstad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by forever. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Hunstad!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz misses with a double jab.
De La Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Hunstad tries to clinch there but De La Cruz circles away.
Hunstad fails in his attempt to clinch.
De La Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunstad.
Hunstad tries to close the distance and clinch but De La Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunstad is looking to clinch.
De La Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunstad circles away quickly and effectively.
De La Cruz slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunstad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz looks to land a body kick but Hunstad moved away.
De La Cruz throws a series of punches but Hunstad moves out of range.
Hunstad moves in looking to clinch but De La Cruz pushes him off.
Brian Hunstad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunstad fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunstad tries to clinch up but De La Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunstad tries to close the distance and clinch up but De La Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De La Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hunstad fails with an attempt to clinch.
De La Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jose De La Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from De La Cruz misses.
De La Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De La Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunstad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunstad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De La Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunstad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De La Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunstad tries to clinch but De La Cruz moves out of range.
Hunstad tries to close the distance and clinch up but De La Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunstad tries to clinch up but De La Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
De La Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunstad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hunstad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
De La Cruz blocking the ground and pound.
Hunstad thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunstad throws a strike there. De La Cruz manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Hunstad throwing shots but De La Cruz is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hunstad lands a nice short elbow.
Hunstad looks to land a strike but De La Cruz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunstad throws a strike but De La Cruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De La Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Hunstad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunstad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Cruz leaves Hunstad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jose De La Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunstad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De La Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunstad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunstad shoots in and bounces De La Cruz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunstad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De La Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De La Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De La Cruz is looking to stand up but Hunstad isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunstad works over De La Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
De La Cruz keeping full guard, as Hunstad tries to pass.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hunstad throws and elbow that misses. De La Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hunstad's guard. Nice move by De La Cruz!
Hunstad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hunstad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De La Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunstad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunstad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunstad lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hunstad thows a huge punch but De La Cruz dodges it nicely.
Hunstad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De La Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hunstad scores with a couple of nice shots.
De La Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunstad.
Hunstad working De La Cruz over with strikes.
Hunstad is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hunstad stops De La Cruz from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz taking some punishment here, with Hunstad in his half guard.
Hunstad thows a huge punch but De La Cruz dodges it nicely.
Hunstad working De La Cruz over with strikes.
Hunstad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De La Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hunstad thows a huge punch but De La Cruz dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Hunstad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hunstad tries to clinch up but De La Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunstad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De La Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunstad doesn't manage to clinch there - De La Cruz circles away.
De La Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunstad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunstad is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunstad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De La Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunstad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De La Cruz defends it nicely.
De La Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunstad tries to clinch there but De La Cruz circles away.
That's two 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.
Hunstad shoots in and bounces De La Cruz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hunstad lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hunstad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De La Cruz's head.
De La Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Hunstad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunstad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunstad lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunstad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hunstad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunstad stands up over De La Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brian Hunstad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brian Hunstad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hunstad controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunstad has gone for a leg lock! De La Cruz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hunstad's guard.
De La Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunstad has wrist control.
Hunstad wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hunstad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De La Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jose De La Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunstad is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Hunstad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hunstad 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Hunstad!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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