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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrian Gap (ranked 4251 p4p, 25435 weight class) and Leo The Phantom (ranked 453 p4p, 564 weight class). The Phantom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 28 by Zach Bryan. 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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183 cm 24 215 1 - 1 - 0 |
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214 cm 22 214 0 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Solid boxing Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Good kicks Determined |
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrian Gap! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo The Phantom! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gap's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gap duly obliges. The Phantom misses with a wild combination.
The Phantom thumps Gap with a low kick. Gap misses with a wild body shot. A decent looking cross lands there for Gap. The Phantom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. The Phantom slips a straight right by Gap. Derrian Gap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gap throws a body punch but The Phantom moves out of range. Gap drops The Phantom with a left and a right! Oh, The Phantom is hurt - Gap dives into side control looking to finish!
The Phantom is rocked!
It looks like Leo The Phantom has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gap is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Phantom is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. The Phantom is still in real trouble! Can Gap finish him? The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gap misses with the ground and pound. The Phantom seems to have recovered his senses. The Phantom is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Gap working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Phantom is looking to reverse the position. Gap is working to tighten his grip on The Phantom's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. The Phantom has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gap is really squeezing tight and eventually The Phantom passes out! Gap breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Derrian Gap! Our winner, Derrian Gap, 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
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
69% |
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