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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ciprian Dinu (ranked 268 p4p, 161 weight class) and Franky Page (ranked 42 p4p, 27 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ciprian Dinu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page shoots in looking for a takedown. Dinu tries to sprawl out of it but Page keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dinu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dinu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Page manages to circle out of the way.
Dinu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dinu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dinu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Page has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dinu.
The fighters circling - Page throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Page digs a good hook to Dinu's body.
Page closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Page.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Page.
Page doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Page swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Page.
Page cracks Dinu with a nice body shot.
Dinu lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dinu scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
Page tries to score a body lock takedown but Dinu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ciprian Dinu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franky Page.
Page lands with a light punch inside.
Dinu lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dinu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dinu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dinu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page blocking some punches.
Dinu misses with a punch on the inside.
Page misses with a punch to the body.
Dinu pushes Page back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Page misses with the head strike.
Dinu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
Dinu blocks an uppercut.
Dinu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Page is rocked!
Dinu is working Page over against the cage.
Dinu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dinu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Page.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as Dinu controls the action.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dinu is pressed up against the cage. Page has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dinu down to the mat. Dinu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Dinu ducks down to avoid it.
Dinu throwing a counter right hand but Page manages to avoid it.
Dinu pushes Page up against the cage in a clinch.
Page misses with a body punch.
Page's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Page wants a takedown.
Page tries to score a body lock takedown but Dinu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dinu throws a head punch that misses.
Page has Dinu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dinu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Dinu fails to land.
Dinu lands a hook that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Page misses with the head strike.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dinu presses Page against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Page looks winded!
Dinu lands a body shot.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by Dinu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page wants a takedown.
Dinu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dinu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dinu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pages head.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Dinu finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinu.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinu controls his hands.
Page seems to have recovered his senses.
Dinu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dinu scores with a shot to the side of Page's head.
Page misses with a body punch.
Dinu misses with a punch on the inside.
Dinu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Page misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dinu is working Page over against the cage.
Dinu lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Page goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinu controls his hands.
Dinu prevents a body shot from Page.
Dinu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dinu's elbow.
Dinu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dinu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dinu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Page is looking to clinch.
Dinu forces Page back against the cage and clinches.
Dinu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Page.
Dinu misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Page fails to land.
Dinu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Page looking for a takedown.
Dinu manages to break the clinch.
Dinu misses the shot to the body.
Page takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Page uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dinu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page drops his hands momentarily. Dinu doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Page staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Page doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ciprian Dinu!
Ciprian Dinu really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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