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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everon Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Everon Teixeira has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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181 cm
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160 lbs
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174 cm
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edmund Hammer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Everon Teixeira! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hammer has his takedown stuffed and Teixeira counters with a single leg into guard. Hammer didn't expect that. Teixeira throws and elbow that misses. Hammer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Teixeira's guard. Nice move by Hammer! Hammer wants to control from the top but Teixeira keeps moving. Teixeira pushes Hammer off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Teixeira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Teixeira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Teixeira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Teixeira wants to pass the guard but Hammer is defending well. Hammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Teixeira on the ground. Teixeira stops Hammer from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Teixeira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Teixeira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Teixeira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Teixeira is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Teixeira throwing shots but Hammer is blocking nicely. Teixeira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hammer defending well though. Teixeira not landing any meaningful shots this time. Hammer is in trouble now - Teixeira has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Teixeira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hammer is looking to escape. Hammer taking shots to the head. Hammer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Teixeira.
Teixeira breaks from Hammer's wrist control and lands an elbow. Hammer is breathing heavily. Hammer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Teixeira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Teixeira cracks Hammer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Teixeira with shots to the head and body - Hammer looks very uncomfortable down there. Teixeira thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Teixeira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Teixeira landing strikes from the mount and Hammer is in trouble! The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Teixeira lands a big shot there that rocks Hammer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Teixeira with the ground and pound from mount. Teixeira misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Teixeira scoring with strikes but Hammer is staying in there. Hammer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Teixeira lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Teixeira pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Teixeira working away from the top, dropping strikes. This has been an exciting period of action! Teixeira with shots to the head and body - Hammer looks very uncomfortable down there. Teixeira pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Teixeira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Teixeira raining down shots from the mount! Teixeira with shots to the head and body - Hammer looks very uncomfortable down there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Teixeira looking to control and managing it successfully. Teixeira lands with some strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Everon Teixeira dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Teixeira shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammer napping and manages to drive through into side control! Teixeira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Teixeira creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hammer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Teixeira misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Teixeira sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hammer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Teixeira scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hammer to see if he's OK. Teixeira tries to advance to mount but Hammer denies him. Hammer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Teixeira connects with a decent elbow. The strikes coming from Teixeira are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Teixeira is chipping away with strikes.
Teixeira working the ground and pound but Hammer is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Teixeira with the ground and pound but Hammer regains half guard under the barage of strikes. Teixeira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Teixeira winds up and cracks Hammer with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Teixeira works his foot free and advances to mount. Teixeira content just to control the position here. Teixeira with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Teixeira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Teixeira raining down hammerfists from mount. Teixeira scoring with strikes but Hammer is staying in there. Teixeira working the ground and pound effectively.
Teixeira lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Teixeira lands a heavy elbow. Teixeira lands a big shot there that rocks Hammer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Teixeira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hammer is bucking up trying to escape but Teixeira cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Teixeira has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Teixeira is in the full mount, landing strikes. Teixeira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Teixeira is in the full mount, landing strikes. Teixeira punishing his opponent with strikes. Teixeira lands a big elbow. Teixeira wants to control the pace but Hammer is squirming around nicely. The referee warns Hammer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Teixeira controlling from the full mount. Teixeira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hammer?
Teixeira with shots to the head and body - Hammer looks very uncomfortable down there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Teixeira looking to control and managing it successfully. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Teixeira landing strikes from the mount and Hammer is in trouble! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Everon Teixeira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Teixeira shoots in for a takedown but Hammer shows good takedown defense. Hammer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Teixeira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Teixeira wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving. Teixeira postures up in Hammer's guard and throws a big left but Hammer blocks it. Teixeira throwing strikes but missing. Teixeira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Teixeira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Teixeira sitting in guard, not really doing much. Teixeira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Teixeira chips away with some ground and pound. Teixeira is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control. Teixeira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Teixeira thows a big elbow that misses. Teixeira wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
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. Hammer keeping full guard, as Teixeira tries to pass. Teixeira throws a big right hand that misses. Teixeira passes Hammer's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Teixeira thows a huge punch but Hammer dodges it nicely.
Teixeira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hammer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Ground and pound from Teixeira. Teixeira content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Hammer is not content to let Teixeira control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Teixeira is taking a breather. Hammer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Teixeira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hammer defending well though. Teixeira slips a nice elbow through Hammer's hands, connecting with Hammer's forehead. Teixeira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Teixeira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Teixeira lands a nice short elbow. Teixeira controlling the action here. Hammer is refusing to be controlled, as Teixeira sits in half guard. Teixeira trying to control the pace. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Teixeira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight! Everon Teixeira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Teixeira 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 25:30 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30 Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Everon Teixeira!
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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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