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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck . Iain Durrant is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Durrant!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durrant misses with a takedown attempt - Dawkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Durrant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dawkins is fending him off so far but Durrant persists. Nope, Dawkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Dawkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dawkins misses with a head kick.
Dawkins lands a head kick. Durrant smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dawkins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Durrant postures up and lands a big shot to Dawkins's brow.
Durrant pushes down on Dawkins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dawkins trying to control from the bottom.
Durrant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dawkins wants to improve his position but Durrant is controlling well.
Durrant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Durrant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawkins keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant wants to work for an arm triangle but Dawkins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dawkins is staying active underneath Durrant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Durrant seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Durrant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durrant looks gassed!
Dawkins lands with a cross.
Durrant takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dawkins gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Durrant to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dawkins has Durrant pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins has his foot on Durrant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Durrant works his way back into a safe position though.
Dawkins is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Durrant has his hands clasped together but Dawkins extends an breaks Durrant's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Dawkins.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Dawkins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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