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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Meriu Crinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meriu Crinichi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
23
143 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meriu Crinichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORourke lands a big head kick that sends Crinichi tumbling to the mat! ORourke takes a step backwards and waves Crinichi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Crinichi is rocked!
It looks like Meriu Crinichi has been cut.
Crinichi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. ORourke manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Oh Crinichi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crinichi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! ORourke is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Crinichi, into his guard.
ORourke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crinichi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
ORourke decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Crinichi, up you get!
Crinichi seems to have got his legs back now.
Crinichi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORourke lands a nice looking body kick.
ORourke slaps away a takedown attempt from Crinichi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crinichi walks forward, straight into a front kick from ORourke.
Crinichi is breathing heavily.
ORourke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from ORourke. No joy for Crinichi on that attempt.
ORourke cracks Crinichi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. ORourke has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Crinichi to stand back up!
ORourke drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Crinichi's head, knocking him out cold! ORourke is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan ORourke!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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