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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Baba (ranked 1755 p4p, 222 weight class) and Damocles Tarver (ranked 1721 p4p, 220 weight class). Tarver has chosen Ain't No Sunshine - DMX as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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191 cm
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213 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dennis Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damocles Tarver!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tarver misses with a lunging right hand
and Baba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tarver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Tarver misses its intended target.
Baba is looking to counter punch.
Tarver lunges at Baba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baba's hand.
We've been informed that Tarver has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Baba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tarver's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baba under the eye.
Baba is rocked!
Baba connects with the punch.
Tarver cracks a nice hook into Baba's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarver stuns Baba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Damocles Tarver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba drops his hands for a split second and Tarver immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Baba face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Tarver follows up with a right hand that knocks Baba into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damocles Tarver!
Damocles Tarver made sure to mention his sponsor, FIGHTSPORT Apparel™ in his post fight interview.
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pop
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