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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 4551 p4p, 24963 weight class) and August Jeaux (ranked 402 p4p, 524 weight class). Hanma comes to the cage accompanied by B-Complex - Beautiful Lies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, August Jeaux!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma misses with a left hand
and Jeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jeaux prevents a body shot from Hanma.
Hanma tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hanma is trying to pull guard but Jeaux turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hanma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hanma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jeaux working aggressively here.
Jeaux misses with some punches.
Hanma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jeaux.
Jeaux throws a head punch that misses.
Hanma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Hanma.
Hanma takes a shot to the head.
Hanma tries to pull guard but Jeaux forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Hanma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanma tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jeaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jeaux just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jeaux misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Hanma.
Jeaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hanma jumps guard but Jeaux stands there with Hanma around his waist. Hanma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jeaux throws a head punch that misses.
Hanma blocking some punches.
Hanma fails to pull guard.
Hanma is trying to pull guard but Jeaux turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeaux's elbow.
Jeaux prevents a body shot from Hanma.
Jeaux lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hanma prevents Jeaux from breaking the clinch.
Jeaux lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hanma drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jeaux escapes and throws Hanma's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hanma is looking for a sweep.
Jeaux wants to stand but Hanma has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Hanma has his foot on Jeaux's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jeaux works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanma looking for subs off his back but Jeaux has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hanma wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Jeaux dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hanma has Jeaux up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeaux's elbow.
Hanma jumps guard and drags Jeaux to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hanma looking for a guillotine here but Jeaux defends easily.
Jeaux tries to stand but Hanma is controlling from the bottom.
Hanma is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jeaux is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jeaux avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeaux wants to get up but he can't break Hanma's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hanma is looking for a triangle but Jeaux pushes his legs off easily.
Hanma working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jeaux has passed into half guard!
It looks like Jeaux is going to stand back up.
Hanma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back.
Hanma tries to roll over but Jeaux keeps him under control.
Hanma actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanma works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hanma looking for subs off his back but Jeaux has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanma throws a lazy right hand but Jeaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jeaux.
Hanma doesn't manage to clinch there - Jeaux circles away.
Jeaux pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hanma back to the cage. Jeaux follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Jeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.
Hanma throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jeaux counter with a right hand.
Jeaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeaux. Hanma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeaux missing with a left hand there. Hanma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jeaux lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hanma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Hanma looks to clinch
and Jeaux counters with a right hand to the body.
Jeaux missing with a left hand there. Hanma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jeaux.
Jeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanma.
Jeaux misses the shot to the body.
Hanma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Jeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Jeaux.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Jeaux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jeaux swings for the body but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jeaux.
Hanma seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hanma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jeaux is looking for the big counter here.
Hanma misses with an uppercut
and Jeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanma tries to clinch there but Jeaux circles away.
Jeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Jeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanma throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jeaux counter with a right hand.
Jeaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jeaux is looking for the big counter here.
Sloppy strikes from Jeaux. Those never looked like landing.
Jeaux misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lands with an overhand left.
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!
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeaux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jeaux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jeaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanma.
Jeaux's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jeaux scrambles back to his feet.
Hanma throws a looping overhand right but Jeaux ducks down to avoid it.
Hanma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hanma slips a jab from Jeaux.
August Jeaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jeaux looks to land a right hand but Hanma moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeaux. Hanma does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Hanma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hanma throws a body shot but no joy.
Jeaux lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jeaux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeaux defending well as Hanma loads up on a big left hand.
Hanma doesn't manage to clinch there - Jeaux circles away.
Hanma scores with a jab. Jeaux acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
August Jeaux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jeaux 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... August Jeaux!
August Jeaux made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Watch out for my twin, Darius. He’s the one who’ll sweep you right off your feet!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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