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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dangtran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dangtran comes into the arena with Get Ready for This - 2Unlimited blaring out of the sound system. Joe Dangtran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Dangtran!
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, Brad Max!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max closes the distance and pushes Dangtran back into the cage.
Max tightens his grip and picks Dangtran up, before dumping him to the ground. Dangtran manages to land in guard.
Max trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dangtran's guard.
Max sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dangtran seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Max controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dangtran is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Max trying to control but Dangtran is working from the bottom.
Max should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dangtran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Max has Dangtran up against the cage in a clinch.
Dangtran is looking for a takedown.
Dangtran has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Max after a bit of a struggle.
Dangtran tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Dangtran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Max gets underhooks to prevent Dangtran's takedown attempt.
Max tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dangtran avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max jumps into guard, dragging Dangtran to the mat.
Max is striking off his back. Dangtran thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Max wants to improve his position but Dangtran is controlling well.
Dangtran performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dangtran takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Max is staying active underneath Dangtran, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dangtran looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Max with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Max is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dangtran scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dangtran is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangtran lands strikes from half guard.
Dangtran has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dangtran is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Max doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dangtran.
Dangtran is working for an americana but Max has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Dangtran was thinking about the submission.
Dangtran throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Max really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dangtran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Max controls Dangtran momentarily but Dangtran frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dangtran throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Max works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Max trying to keep a closed guard but Dangtran is proving a slippery customer.
Max throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dangtran will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dangtran passes Max's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Max is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dangtran's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dangtran's back!
Dangtran just trying to survive but Max is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dangtran wants to escape the position.
Dangtran has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Max.
Dangtran tries to escape but Max has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Max dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dangtran dives in for a single leg takedown but Max sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Max with a poor takedown
and Dangtran counters by moving into the clinch.
Max dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dangtran turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dangtran manages to end up in side control.
Dangtran trying to control the action but Max is working from the bottom.
Max taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dangtran cracks Max with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dangtran landing strikes.
Max tries to improve position but can't.
Dangtran works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Max taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dangtran tries for a kimura but Max is defending well.
Max is looking for a sweep.
Dangtran landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Joe Dangtran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dangtran throws a strike aimed at the side of Max's head but Max avoids it well.
Dangtran advances to full mount.
Max is breathing heavily.
Dangtran landing strikes from the mount and Max is in trouble!
Dangtran in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangtran is landing with some decent strikes but Max is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dangtran landing strikes from the mount and Max is in trouble!
Max is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dangtran drops a big elbow. That's hurt Max! More shots from Dangtran and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Dangtran!
Our winner, Joe Dangtran, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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