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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Handicks (ranked 3928 p4p, 1097 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 504 p4p, 175 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eric Draven enters the cage!
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175 cm 28 181 6 - 10 - 0 |
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180 cm 26 180 6 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Draven! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Draven throws a shot from downtown. Handicks moves away and avoids it. Draven has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Handicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven. Handicks moves out of range as Draven strikes. Handicks throwing a counter right hand but Draven manages to avoid it. Draven throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Handicks on the side of the head. Handicks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jab, jab by Draven - just one landing. A big right from Draven misses. A big left from Handicks misses. Handicks with a hook. Draven pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Draven throws a right hand that misses
and Handicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nice shot by Draven. 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! Draven misses with an uppercut
and Handicks counters with a nice uppercut. Draven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Draven getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Handicks is rocked! Handicks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Handicks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Draven misses with a looping left. Draven throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Draven might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Handicks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draven throws out the jab. A little feinted left hand from Handicks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Draven fails to land with a series of punches.
Handicks seems to have got his legs back now. Handicks throws a hook to the side of Draven's head but Draven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Nice uppercut lands for Draven. That snapped Handicks's head back.
Handicks defending well as Draven loads up on a big left hand. A little feinted left hand from Handicks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Draven moves out of range as Handicks strikes. Draven misses with an uppercut. Handicks saw that one coming. Handicks throwing a counter right hand but Draven manages to avoid it. Draven scores with a nice strike. Handicks moves away from the strike by Draven. Handicks swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Draven throws a combination that misses and Handicks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A punch combination from Handicks misses. Handicks throws a nice looking combination but Draven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Draven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Draven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. This has been an exciting period of action! Draven drops Handicks with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Handicks looks back up at him and smiles so Draven waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Handicks is holding his hands too far apart here. Draven throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Handicks is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Draven!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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