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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoruba Ahimbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahimbe has chosen "Hit em Up" Tupac as his entrance music. Duke Justice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 cm
21
152 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
24
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoruba Ahimbe! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Justice swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahimbe. Duke Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahimbe is just out of range. Justice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Justice throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Justice throws a nice looking combination but Ahimbe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Ahimbe wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance. Ahimbe slips a jab from Justice. Justice throws a sloppy head kick and Ahimbe moves out of range easily. Justice throws a push kick but Ahimbe slaps the foot to one side. Ahimbe lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahimbe defending well as Justice loads up on a big left hand. Justice throws a right and a left that Ahimbe avoids nicely. A head kick misses from Justice. Justice lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Ahimbe sprawling to the canvas. Justice follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Ahimbe hang on?
Ahimbe is rocked! Ahimbe wants to control but Justice is keeping busy.
Ahimbe is still in real trouble! Can Justice finish him? Justice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ahimbe defending well though. Ahimbe seems to have recovered his senses. Ahimbe tries to get to full guard but Justice has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round. Justice wants to stand but Ahimbe has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. Ahimbe gets full guard. Ahimbe looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Ahimbe trying to keep a closed guard but Justice is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Justice swinging wilding here.
Ahimbe takes the fight into the clinch. Ahimbe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Justice's defenses. Justice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Ahimbe.
Ahimbe pressing his opponent against the cage. Justice misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. A body shot lands from Ahimbe.
Ahimbe prevents a body shot from Justice. Ahimbe is trying to stall.
Justice works on Ahimbe's body with a couple of short punches. Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Justice lands a nice shot to the body. Justice turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Justice manages to end up in side control. Justice misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Ahimbe is looking to reverse the position. Justice decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ahimbe to his feet. Ahimbe doesn't manage to clinch there - Justice circles away.
Ahimbe moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off. Ahimbe slips a straight right by Justice. Ahimbe is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Justice misses with a looping right. Justice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Justice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ahimbe shoots in but Justice avoids the takedown attempt easily. Ahimbe looks gassed! Ahimbe is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
Justice looks to land a left hand but Ahimbe moved out of range nicely. Justice misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Justice. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Justice. Justice throws a body punch but Ahimbe moves out of range. Justice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Ahimbe slips a jab from Justice. Justice lunges at Ahimbe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ahimbe's hand. Ahimbe wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance. Justice connects with a body shot. Justice throws a looping overhand right but Ahimbe ducks down to avoid it. Justice swinging wilding here.
Justice throws a hook to the side of Ahimbe's head but Ahimbe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A combination from Justice does no damage. Justice throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Justice drops Ahimbe with a left and a right! Oh, Ahimbe is hurt - Justice dives into side control looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Justice in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Ahimbe looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Justice turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Justice!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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