PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeVon Hampton (ranked 2407 p4p, 1827 weight class) and Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 323 p4p, 257 weight class). Cruzeiro has chosen Jah Jah The Conqueror by Linval Thompson as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that DeVon Hampton has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily DeVon Hampton seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hampton
vs
Cruzeiro

180 cm
29
205
15 - 9 - 0

194 cm
41
210
34 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Solid chin

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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeVon Hampton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Cruzeiro!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro pushes Hampton away with a front kick.
Cruzeiro lands with an overhand left.
Cruzeiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the side of Hampton's head but Hampton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruzeiro tests Hampton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruzeiro connects with an inside leg kick.
Hampton drops his hands momentarily and Cruzeiro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cruzeiro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruzeiro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice shot lands for Cruzeiro.
Hampton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Cruzeiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruzeiro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cruzeiro missing with a left hand there. Hampton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hampton's hands.
A head kick misses from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick
and Hampton counters with a two punch combo.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping right.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hampton.
Hampton throwing a counter right hand but Cruzeiro manages to avoid it.
Cruzeiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruzeiro throws a nice looking combination but Hampton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Hampton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruzeiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hampton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Cruzeiro there.
Hampton blocks a head kick by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cruzeiro scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruzeiro.
Hampton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hampton avoids the body shot from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hampton.
Cruzeiro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a one two combo.
Hampton moves out of range as Cruzeiro throws a body kick.
Hampton is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Hampton.
Cruzeiro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruzeiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Hampton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro scores with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruzeiro.
Hampton checks a low kick from Cruzeiro.
Hampton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruzeiro can pounce on him.
A low kick from Cruzeiro is predictable there
letting Hampton counter with a right hand.
Cruzeiro is looking to chop away at Hampton's legs.
Cruzeiro cracks Hampton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruzeiro misses with a jab to the body
and Hampton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruzeiro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Cruzeiro.
Hampton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cruzeiro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hampton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hampton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruzeiro.
Hampton throwing a counter right hand but Cruzeiro manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hampton blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Hampton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A low kick from Cruzeiro misses
and Hampton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Julio Cruzeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick
and Hampton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Julio Cruzeiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruzeiro throws a chopping leg kick but Hampton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hampton is looking to counter punch.
Cruzeiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Cruzeiro.
Hampton defending well as Cruzeiro loads up on a big left hand.
Cruzeiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Hampton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hampton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruzeiro.
Hampton throwing a counter right hand but Cruzeiro manages to avoid it.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but Hampton avoids it.
Hampton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A bone on bone clash there as Hampton blocks the leg kick.
Cruzeiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hampton throwing a counter right hand but Cruzeiro manages to avoid it.
Cruzeiro swings widly with a right hand
and Hampton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruzeiro scores with a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hampton might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cruzeiro tries to score with a low kick but Hampton moves his leg out of the way.
Cruzeiro throws a right hand that misses

and Hampton counters by moving into the clinch.

Cruzeiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro misses with a left hand
and Hampton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick, looking for Hampton's leg but Hampton calmly moves out of range.
Hampton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruzeiro missing with a left hand there. Hampton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hampton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick
and Hampton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping left.
Hampton is looking to counter punch.
Hampton moves forwards but Cruzeiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut. Hampton saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hampton counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Cruzeiro there.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the side of Hampton's head but Hampton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hampton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hampton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hampton ducks under a wild hook from Cruzeiro.
Julio Cruzeiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a head kick that misses
enabling Hampton to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruzeiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hampton counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Hampton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Hampton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruzeiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hampton doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruzeiro connects with a right hand. Hampton shakes it off.
Cruzeiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cruzeiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruzeiro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hampton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hampton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cruzeiro jabs Hampton right on the nose. Hampton blinks but takes it well.
Cruzeiro cracks Hampton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick
enabling Hampton to counter with a crisp jab.
Hampton moves out of range of the body kick from Cruzeiro.
Hampton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut
and Hampton counters with a straight right hand.
Cruzeiro swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hampton to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruzeiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hampton.
Cruzeiro clobbers Hampton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A lazy body kick from Cruzeiro
and Hampton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro lands a head shot.
Cruzeiro scores with a hook.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cruzeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Hampton has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cruzeiro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick
and Hampton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Hampton is just out of range.
Hampton is looking to counter punch.
Hampton blocks a head kick by Cruzeiro.
As Cruzeiro looks to move away, Hampton throws a big counter combo but Cruzeiro just gets out of the way.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruzeiro missing with a left hand there. Hampton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Cruzeiro is predictable there
and Hampton counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands with a hook. Hampton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick from Cruzeiro misses.
Hampton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruzeiro throws a front kick aimed at Hampton's knee but Hampton avoids it well.
Hampton is looking to counter punch.
Cruzeiro works Hampton's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Cruzeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cruzeiro throws a wild body kick that Hampton sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Hampton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cruzeiro.
DeVon Hampton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hampton.
Cruzeiro tries to work over Hampton's front leg with a kick but Hampton checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Hampton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruzeiro tries to land a body kick
and Cruzeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruzeiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hampton checks a leg kick nicely.
Cruzeiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hampton.
A low kick from Cruzeiro misses

and Hampton counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hampton is working for takedown but Cruzeiro is calmly controlling the position for now.

Cruzeiro manages to break the clinch.
Cruzeiro misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Hampton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook to the body
and Hampton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hampton.
Hampton moves out of range of the body kick.
Hampton tries to counter by clinching up but Cruzeiro breaks away and moves out of range.
Cruzeiro thuds his right hand into Hampton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick as Hampton jumps back.
Cruzeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Cruzeiro is looking to land body kicks.
Hampton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruzeiro misses with a body kick.
Cruzeiro thows a leg kick but Hampton checks it
and Hampton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cruzeiro throws an off balance right hand
and Hampton counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruzeiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro lands a nice looking body kick.
Cruzeiro scores with a nice right hand.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut
and Hampton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Cruzeiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hampton. That did some damage!
Cruzeiro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hampton moves out of range as Cruzeiro strikes.
A lazy body kick from Cruzeiro
and Hampton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruzeiro misses with a left hand
and Hampton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cruzeiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro looks to land a body kick but Hampton moved away.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hampton counters with a two punch combo.
Hampton blocks a leg kick.
Hampton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hampton blocks a jab.
Hampton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hampton moves out of range as Cruzeiro throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hampton misses the target.
Cruzeiro throws a push kick but Hampton slaps the foot to one side.
Nice jab there from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a combination that misses
and Hampton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruzeiro misses the body punch
and Hampton counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hampton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut
and Hampton counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro looks for the body kick but Hampton saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro misses with a leg kick

and Hampton counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hampton fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Hampton turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Hampton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Hampton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cruzeiro, who protects the arm well.
Cruzeiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to DeVon Hampton.
I think Cruzeiro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cruzeiro!
Julio Cruzeiro made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Give Me All The Midgets, I’m Taking Over The Openweight Division'.