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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Rhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Jork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Rhl looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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185 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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182 cm
19
204 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Rhl! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Jork! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jork avoids the head kick by Rhl.
Jork shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Rhl wants to sweep here but Jork controlling him for the moment. Rhl trying to keep a closed guard but Jork is proving a slippery customer.
Jork trying to control but Rhl is working from the bottom. Jork controls from within his opponent's guard. Jork passes Rhl's left leg - he's now in half guard. Rhl pushes Jork off looking to stand but Jork dives back in and keeps control.
Jork stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rhl wants to improve his position but Jork is controlling well.
Danny Jork has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Jork closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rhl did well to prevent Jork getting side control. Jork perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Jork is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Jork stands up from half guard. Rhl is breathing heavily. Jork is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rhl's half guard. Jork wants to control but Rhl is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rhl wants to control but Jork is keeping busy and won't allow it. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jork in particular looking to stall. Rhl trying to control but Jork postures up.
Jork misses with a head shot. Rhl uses the momentum to regain guard. Rhl wants to sweep here but Jork controlling him for the moment. Rhl is working hard here to advance position. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Jork looking to pass the guard. Jork working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rhl's head. Jork wants to control from the top but Rhl keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jork stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rhl swivels though and keeps the full guard. Jork looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Rhl not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Jork keeps the fight on the outside. Rhl throws a sloppy head kick and Jork moves out of range easily. Jork bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Jork looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Rhl is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jork creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Rhl taking a bit of punishment here - Jork scoring with strikes. Jork content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Jork wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rhl keeps working. Jork misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Jork trying to control the action but Rhl is working from the bottom. Jork wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rhl, who protects the arm well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Jork dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Rhl. Those never looked like landing. Jork looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Jork sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rhl defending well though. Jork is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rhl sees it coming and defends easily. Jork stands up and beckons Rhl to join him on the feet. Rhl throws a head kick that misses. Rhl tries to sprawl but Jork drives through with a takedown into half guard. Rhl is trying to maintain the position but Jork is very close to passing his half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Rhl is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jork thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rhl's head. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Jork throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Jork is looking for a kimura but Rhl is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jork to get the leverage. Rhl trying to control but Jork postures up.
Jork throwing shots but Rhl is blocking nicely. Jork not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Jork wants to work for an arm triangle but Rhl is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rhl is staying active underneath Jork, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Jork sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Jork is looking to take a break and control but Rhl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Rhl trying to control from the bottom.
Jork wants to take a breather but Rhl is having none of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Danny Jork hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Rhl throws a nice head kick!
Jork shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Rhl wants to improve his position but Jork is controlling well.
Jork is pressing down on Rhl's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rhl is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jork wants to control but Rhl is keeping him busy. Jork is stalling here. Rhl is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jork seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rhl has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Jork can't do much from the bottom here. Rhl trying to control the action but Jork is working from the bottom. Rhl tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Jork manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rhl's best efforts. Rhl throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Rhl wants to get back to his feet.
Jork makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jork. Jork bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rhl's guard. Jork prevents Rhl from getting back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Jork showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Jork closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rhl did well to prevent Jork getting side control. Jork thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rhl's head. Jork perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Danny Jork has got the better of the ground game so far. Jork missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Jork looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rhl with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Rhl is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Jork seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rhl does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Jork decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Rhl gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Rhl working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jork doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jork manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jork wants to pass the guard but Rhl is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jork wants to control from the top but Rhl keeps moving. Jork tries to free his leg and advance position but Rhl is retaining full guard. Rhl preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Jork has gone for a leg lock! Rhl slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jork's guard. Rhl avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Rhl would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Jork looking for a sweep. Not yet Jork, not yet. Jork keeping moving, preventing Rhl from controlling successfully. Jork not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jork looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jork looking for subs off his back but Rhl has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jork moves into full guard.
Jork is looking for a triangle but Rhl pushes his legs off easily.
Rhl tries to stand but Jork is controlling from the bottom. Jork keeping moving, preventing Rhl from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Jork trying to control the position.
Rhl stopping the sweep attempt from Jork. Jork trying to control the position.
Danny Jork is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Jork keeping moving, preventing Rhl from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight! Danny Jork comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Jork winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Jork!
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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
34% |
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