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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eder Jofre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cong Mao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Eder Jofre has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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152 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eder Jofre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cong Mao!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jofre throws a lazy uppercut
so Mao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jofre is keeping the position for now.
Mao in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mao throwing strikes from guard but Jofre blocks nicely.
Mao seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mao is pushing down on Jofre's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jofre is fighting to maintain full guard but Mao has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mao looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mao throws a strike but Jofre avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jofre keeping full guard, as Mao tries to pass.
Jofre has control of Mao's left arm, preventing Mao from doing any damage.
Mao wants to pass the guard but Jofre is keeping the position.
Jofre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mao trying to control but Jofre is working from the bottom.
Eder Jofre has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mao gets the takedown into side control.
Mao misses with the ground and pound.
Jofre being controlled for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mao works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mao is trying to ground and pound but Jofre uses the momentary lack of control by Mao to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jofre wants to get back to full guard.
Mao working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mao is nestled in close to Jofre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Mao.
Mao moves into full mount! Jofre won't be happy about that!
Mao controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mao dominating with strikes here.
Mao landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mao punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mao controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mao looking to finish Jofre with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jofre!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cong Mao dominated that round.
That's time! Jofre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mao shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jofre manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mao wants to control from the top but Jofre keeps moving.
Jofre keeping full guard, as Mao tries to pass.
Cong Mao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mao is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mao distracts Jofre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mao trying to control but Jofre is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mao sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mao is looking to work some ground and pound but Jofre has wrist control.
Mao wants to control from the top but Jofre keeps moving.
Mao throws a strike but Jofre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mao pulls Jofre in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder Jofre has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jofre throws out a loose jab but Mao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jofre.
Mao dives in and scores a takedown into Jofre's guard.
Mao with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mao lands a couple of elbows.
Mao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mao chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jofre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jofre being controlled here, momentarily.
Mao working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mao throws a big elbow that misses.
Mao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mao is in close to Jofre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mao's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mao postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mao gets to his feet - Jofre follows without any prompting.
Mao manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jofre on his heels. He'll look to pass Jofre's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mao landing some decent shots from guard.
Mao in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mao throwing strikes from guard but Jofre blocks nicely.
Mao scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mao tries to free his leg and advance position but Jofre is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cong Mao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mao moves away from the strike by Jofre.
Mao shoots in and gets a takedown into Jofre's guard.
Mao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mao stands up over Jofre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mao stays in close to Jofre's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mao throwing strikes but missing.
Mao stays in close to Jofre's body and controls the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cong Mao has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jofre misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jofre. Mao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jofre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jofre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mao.
Mao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jofre moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jofre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mao keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jofre's head.
Mao is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mao throws a big right hand that misses.
Mao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mao slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cong Mao.
Mao shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jofre napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mao scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mao working the ground and pound but Jofre is defending the strikes.
Mao creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jofre is trying to escape the position but Mao is controlling the position.
Mao has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jofre!
Mao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mao raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mao looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mao scoring with strikes but Jofre is staying in there.
Jofre is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mao looking to finish Jofre with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jofre!
Oh Jofre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mao content just to control the position here.
Mao scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jofre?
And that's the end of the fight!
Cong Mao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cong Mao!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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