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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thales Leites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abongo Humphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leites is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thales Leites!
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, Abongo Humphrey!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humphrey clinches up with Leites and pushes him back against the cage.
Leites is breathing heavily.
Humphrey manages to break the clinch.
Leites fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Humphrey avoids it really well and circles away.
Humphrey rushes Leites and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Humphrey content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Humphrey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Humphrey closes the distance and pushes Leites back into the cage.
Leites is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Humphrey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Leites blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphrey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Humphrey lands a shoulder strike.
Leites looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thales Leites. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humphrey manages to break the clinch.
Humphrey clinches up with Leites and pushes him back against the cage.
Humphrey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Humphrey scores with a sloppy right hand. Leites should have avoided that one.
Leites on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Humphrey closes the distance and pushes Leites back into the cage.
Humphrey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Humphrey effectively controlling the action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Humphrey.
Humphrey breaks the clinch.
Humphrey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Humphrey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leites's hands.
Leites is rocked!
Humphrey dances in with a quick combination. Leites is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Humphrey snaps Leites's head back. Leites stumbles backwards against the cage. Humphrey steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Leites's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Leites just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abongo Humphrey!
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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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