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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ip Leung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drkavi Drka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ip Leung !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drkavi Drka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leung has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Leung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leung counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Drka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Drka swats away the attempt to clinch by Leung .
Drka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leung throws a head kick but Drka moves out of range.
Leung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drka looks to land a combination but Leung avoids it well.
Drkavi Drka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drka's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Drka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Leung tries to clinch there but Drka circles away.
Drka misses with a hook
and Leung counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leung moves forwards but Drka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drka closes the distance and clinches up with Leung , looking for a takedown. Drka pushes Leung against the cage but Leung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leung defends it nicely.
Leung defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drka.
Ip Leung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drkavi Drka.
Drka misses with a lunging right hand
and Leung counters with a good low kick that Drka was not able to check.
Drka lands a head shot.
Drka throws a lazy head kick
and Leung counters with a low kick, right behind Drka 's knee.
Leung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leung defends it nicely.
No luck for Drka with that takedown attempt.
Drka looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drka pinned against the cage. Drka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leung is looking to clinch.
Leung stuffs the takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leung has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leung and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leung jabs Drka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leung tries to close the distance and clinch but Drka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drka throws the kick towards the body but Leung avoids it.
Leung has closed the distance and engaged Drka in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leung trying to stall but Drka improves his position.
Leung lands a shot to the body.
Leung stalling against the cage.
Drka is looking to break free of the clinch but Leung has double underhooks.
Leung keeps control of Drka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leung trying to stall but Drka improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leung misses with a knee strike.
Leung has a couple of punches blocked by Drka.
Drka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leung is looking to control Drka's arms but Drka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leung has his back to the cage.
Drka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leung trying to land knees to the body.
Leung pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leung avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ip Leung will probably get the nod.
That's time! Leung 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leung tries to avoid it but Drka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leung to the ground. Leung escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drka tries to clinch there but Leung circles away.
Leung slips a jab and a cross from Drka.
Drka swinging wildly here.
Leung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drka.
Leung connects with a high kick.
Drka misses with a double jab.
Drka throws a right hand that misses
and Leung counters with a solid body kick.
Leung scores with a head kick. Drka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Drka throws a series of punches but Leung avoids them all with ease.
Leung fails with a takedown attempt.
Drka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leung sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leung lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leung tries to clinch up.
Leung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drka pinned against the cage. Drka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drka lands with a nice body punch.
Drka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leung sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ip Leung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drkavi Drka.
Leung lands with a kick to the temple. Drka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drka is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drka fails with the takedown
and as Drka loses concentration momentarily, Leung counters with a picture perfect head kick! Drka goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ip Leung !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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