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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philippe Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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246 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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273 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philippe Chuteboxe!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuteboxe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Philippe Chuteboxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Chuteboxe.
Dos Santos instigates a clinch.
Chuteboxe is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.
Chuteboxe working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dos Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chuteboxe is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Santos has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe tries to break free but Dos Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos has Chuteboxe pressed against the cage, preventing Chuteboxe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chuteboxe is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Santos has double underhooks.
Chuteboxe wants to break free but Dos Santos has control.
Chuteboxe working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos keeps control of Chuteboxe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chuteboxe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chuteboxe is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chuteboxe is looking to break free of the clinch but Dos Santos has double underhooks.
Chuteboxe has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos is struggling to control the position.
Chuteboxe tries to circle away but Dos Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Chuteboxe tries to break free but Dos Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Chuteboxe is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.
Dos Santos slowing the pace effectively.
Chuteboxe has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chuteboxe is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling him.
Dos Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chuteboxe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chuteboxe is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling him.
Chuteboxe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dos Santos just leaning against Chuteboxe, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chuteboxe wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Chuteboxe is trying to break free.
Dos Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chuteboxe is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chuteboxe is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chuteboxe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dos Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chuteboxes head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Philippe Chuteboxe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chuteboxe throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Chuteboxe throws a shot to the body.
Chuteboxe misses with a double jab
and Dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chuteboxe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chuteboxe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chuteboxe throws a lazy head kick
and Dos Santos counters by clinching up.
Chuteboxe tries to break free but Dos Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Chuteboxe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe wants to break free but Dos Santos has control.
Dos Santos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dos Santos stalls.
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Junior Dos Santos.
Chuteboxe lands with a hook. Dos Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chuteboxe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chuteboxe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chuteboxe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Chuteboxe.
Chuteboxe being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.
Dos Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chuteboxe backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chuteboxe can't break the clinch.
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.
Dos Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chuteboxe manages to break the clinch.
Chuteboxe is looking to land body kicks.
Chuteboxe looks for the body kick but Dos Santos saw that one coming.
A head kick by Chuteboxe misses
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dos Santos.
Chuteboxe can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chuteboxe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Philippe Chuteboxe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chuteboxe. That's going to slow Dos Santos down.
Chuteboxe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chuteboxe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chuteboxe is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Chuteboxe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling him.
Chuteboxe working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Chuteboxe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chuteboxe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dos Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Chuteboxe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dos Santos.
Chuteboxe tries to break free but Dos Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos leaning against his opponent.
Chuteboxe tries to circle away but Dos Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Chuteboxe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Chuteboxe. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Chuteboxe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Chuteboxe. Those never looked like landing.
Chuteboxe misses with a double jab.
Chuteboxe lands with a kick to the temple. Dos Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chuteboxe throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Philippe Chuteboxe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chuteboxe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dos Santos counters by clinching up.
The referee calls for Dos Santos to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe is trying to push Dos Santos away but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dos Santos stalling against the cage.
Chuteboxe working hard to break the clinch.
Chuteboxe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chuteboxe has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philippe Chuteboxe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chuteboxe 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philippe Chuteboxe!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
18% |
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