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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Eremeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 cm
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165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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168 cm
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166 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Eremeev! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Neal! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A combination from Neal does no damage. Neal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eremeev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Eremeev connects with a right hand. Neal shakes it off. Eremeev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Eremeev scores with a decent looking hook. Eremeev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Eremeev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neal. Eremeev dodges the punch combination from Neal.
Neal has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Eremeev lands a nice looking body shot.
Eremeev misses with a few strikes there.
Eremeev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Eremeev rushes Neal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Eremeev takes a shot to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Neal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Neal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Eremeev misses with a hook. A countering left hand to the body from Neal misses. Nice uppercut lands for Eremeev. That snapped Neal's head back.
Eremeev clinches with his opponent.
Eremeev lands a right hand. Neal misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eremeev has a couple of punches blocked by Neal.
Neal has a couple of punches blocked by Eremeev.
Eremeev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eremeev has him pressed against the cage. Eremeev just leaning against Neal, taking a breather. Eremeev pressing his opponent against the cage. Neal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Eremeev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Eremeev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eremeev lands with a short shot to the head. Eremeev stalls. A body shot lands from Eremeev.
Neal blocks an uppercut.
Eremeev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Eremeev lands with a left to the head. Eremeev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neal lands a right hand. Eremeev blocks an uppercut.
Neal tries to throw a body punch but Eremeev avoids it by throwing Neal back against the cage. Neal struggles to land a body shot inside as Eremeev controls his hands.
Eremeev pressing his opponent against the cage. Eremeev pushes Neal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Neal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eremeev has him pressed against the cage. Eremeev lands a right hand. Eremeev slows down the pace here.
Eremeev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eremeev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Neal up against the cage. Eremeev struggles to land a body shot inside as Neal controls his hands.
Eremeev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eremeev working some nice short punches in the clinch. Neal is trying to force a seperation but Eremeev has the dominant position. Eremeev tries a body shot but Neal blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Eremeev fails to land. Neal has a couple of punches blocked by Eremeev.
Eremeev misses with some punches.
Neal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Neal is looking to break free of the clinch but Eremeev has double underhooks. Eremeev digs a right hand underneath Neal's ribcage. Neal let out a lung full of air as it connected. Eremeev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neal letting Eremeev take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neal. Neal blocking some punches.
Eremeev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eremeev. Eremeev lands a body shot. Eremeev leaning his opponent against the cage. A short body shot lands from Eremeev as the two fighters clinch.
Eremeev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neal's elbow. Eremeev scores with a nice hook to the head. Eremeev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Eremeev misses with a hook from the clinch. Eremeev prevents a body shot from Neal. Eremeev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Eremeev dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eremeev misses with a double jab.
Eremeev throws a right hand that Neal ducks under and follows up with a left that Neal also avoids with ease. Eremeev lands with an uppercut that bounces Neal off the cage and back into range. Eremeev moves out of range of the strikes. Eremeev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Neal swings widly with a right hand
and Eremeev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Eremeev scores with a jab. Neal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eremeev dips to his left and cracks Neal with an uppercut! Neal throws a nice looking combination but Eremeev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Neal looks up at the clock. Bad move! Eremeev lands a right hand from hell, dropping Neal. Eremeev pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrey Eremeev! During a confident post fight interview, Andrey Eremeev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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
52% |
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