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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nurma Dirkinshan (ranked 2717 p4p, 25072 weight class) and Clark Zapata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zapata's choice of entrance music: Alab ng Puso. Clark Zapata has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 cm 25 155 4 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm 19 145 1 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Solid Muay Thai KO power |
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BJJ White Belt Decent boxing Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nurma Dirkinshan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clark Zapata! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zapata wants to clinch up but Dirkinshan keeps it at a distance. Dirkinshan moves into range and clinches up with Zapata. Dirkinshan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zapata's efforts to push away. Dirkinshan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zapata backwards. Zapata jumps guard but Dirkinshan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Dirkinshan lands a damaging elbow. Dirkinshan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Dirkinshan lands a right hand. Dirkinshan lands an elbow inside. Zapata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Zapata tries to keep at a distance but Dirkinshan has taken the fight into the clinch. Dirkinshan lands an elbow inside. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dirkinshan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Dirkinshan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zapata's defenses. Dirkinshan lands a nice elbow. Dirkinshan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zapata's face.
Zapata has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dirkinshan after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zapata is trying to break the clinch but Dirkinshan has him pressed against the cage. Zapata looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A knee to the head by Dirkinshan.
Zapata takes an elbow to the forehead. Zapata working hard to break the clinch. Zapata missing with knees to the body.
Dirkinshan lands an elbow inside. Dirkinshan lands a big knee! That's hurt Zapata! Oh, he's all over the place! Dirkinshan lands another knee that sends Zapata to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nurma Dirkinshan! Nurma Dirkinshan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'We come here to smesh brotha.'. In defeat, Clark Zapata stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will learn from this.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
67% |
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