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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Druff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). T has chosen Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers - Born to Lose as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dan Druff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 cm
27
188 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
20
192 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Druff! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny T! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! T fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Druff, pushing him back against the cage. T can't break the clinch.
Druff tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. T smiles and moves away.
Druff shoots in for a double leg but T sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Druff feints and as T raises his hands in defense, Druff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Druff is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Druff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. T is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. T utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. T keeping full guard, as Druff tries to pass. T working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Druff. T is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Druff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as T works some decent striking defense from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Druff throws and elbow that misses. T uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Druff's guard. Nice move by T! T stopping the sweep attempt from Druff.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Druff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Druff postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Druff misses with an attempted head punch from side control. T is trying to control Druff's posture but Druff avoids it. Druff in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... T is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Druff!
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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
43% |
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