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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Drayman (ranked 1596 p4p, 1680 weight class) and Armando Greenlaw (ranked 209 p4p, 219 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dante Drayman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Armando Greenlaw!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drayman misses with a left hand
and Greenlaw counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Dante Drayman has been cut.
Jab, jab by Drayman - just one landing.
Greenlaw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Greenlaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Drayman there.
Nice uppercut lands for Greenlaw. That snapped Drayman's head back.
Greenlaw throws a hook but Drayman blocks it.
Greenlaw looks to land a body kick but Drayman moved away.
Greenlaw pushes Drayman away with a front kick.
Drayman lands a nice shot that snaps Greenlaw's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drayman jabs at Greenlaw's body.
Greenlaw throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Greenlaw takes one to the side of the head.
Drayman misses with a hook to the body
and Greenlaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Dante Drayman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drayman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greenlaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Drayman.
Drayman misses the shot to the body.
Greenlaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Drayman misses its intended target.
Greenlaw slips under a jab.
Drayman misses with a body shot.
Drayman misses with a body shot.
Greenlaw walks into a jab.
Drayman misses with a left hand
and Greenlaw counters with a low kick, right behind Drayman 's knee.
Drayman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greenlaw doesn't seem bothered though.
Drayman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greenlaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Drayman.
Greenlaw misses with a kick to the body.
Greenlaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drayman throws out the jab.
Greenlaw slips a jab from Drayman.
Greenlaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Greenlaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greenlaw throws a hook but Drayman blocks it.
Greenlaw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Greenlaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenlaw misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greenlaw swings for the body but Drayman moves out of range.
Drayman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dante Drayman's cut is getting worse.
Drayman misses with a body shot.
Drayman misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Drayman misses its intended target.
Greenlaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drayman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greenlaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Drayman.
Drayman fails to land with a series of punches.
Drayman misses with a series of wild punches.
Drayman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greenlaw manages to avoid it.
Drayman misses with an uppercut. Greenlaw saw that one coming.
Drayman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Greenlaw counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenlaw misses with a kick to the body.
Drayman cracks Greenlaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Greenlaw scores with a push kick.
Drayman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Greenlaw keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Greenlaw takes one to the chin there.
Drayman throws a hook but Greenlaw avoids it easily.
Drayman just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Drayman's head coaches at Hybrid MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Greenlaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drayman.
Greenlaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drayman fails to land with a series of punches.
Greenlaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drayman throws out the jab.
Greenlaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drayman manages to avoid it.
Greenlaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drayman.
Drayman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Drayman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greenlaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drayman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenlaw throws a leg kick
and Drayman counters with a stiff right hand.
Greenlaw has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Drayman takes a swing at Greenlaw's ribcage but misses.
Drayman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greenlaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Drayman.
Greenlaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Greenlaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drayman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drayman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drayman throws a body shot but no joy.
Drayman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drayman looks to throw the jab but Greenlaw is out of range.
Drayman throws a hook but Greenlaw blocks it.
Drayman throws a lazy uppercut
and Greenlaw counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drayman throws a jab but it's blocked by Greenlaw.
Drayman throws a series of punches but Greenlaw moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Greenlaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drayman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greenlaw moves away.
Greenlaw counters with a body kick.
A combination from Drayman does no damage.
Greenlaw replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Drayman blocks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Drayman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Drayman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Drayman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Greenlaw counters with a nice body kick.
Drayman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greenlaw.
Greenlaw feints a counter leg kick.
Drayman misses with a hook.
Greenlaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Greenlaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greenlaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Greenlaw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Greenlaw looks for the body kick but Drayman saw that one coming.
Drayman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Greenlaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Greenlaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drayman looks to score with a jab to the body but Greenlaw is just out of range.
Drayman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Greenlaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drayman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greenlaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Drayman.
Greenlaw steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Greenlaw moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Greenlaw lands a big head kick that sends Drayman tumbling to the mat! Greenlaw takes a step backwards and waves Drayman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drayman is rocked!
Dante Drayman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drayman misses with a double jab
and Greenlaw counters with a huge right that knocks Drayman out cold! Greenlaw is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armando Greenlaw!
Armando Greenlaw is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Armando Greenlaw thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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