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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let the bodies hit the floor!. Price has chosen Mistakes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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179 cm
25
168 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Price!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delphine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
Price connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Price.
Jab from Price.
Price swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Price gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Delphine to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Price has momentary wrist control but Delphine slips an elbow through the middle.
Price wants to sweep here but Delphine controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Delphine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Delphine wants to pass the guard but Price is keeping the position.
Delphine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Delphine trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Delphine wants to pass the guard but Price is keeping the position.
Delphine throwing strikes from guard but Price blocks nicely.
Delphine wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
Delphine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Delphine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price seems keen to control Delphine's posture.
Price manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Delphine is in all sorts of trouble here.
Delphine manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Delphine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Price pulls his head out easily.
It looks like Price is going to stand back up.
Delphine wants to control but Price is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Price lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price closes the distance and clinches.
Price working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Delphine avoids it by throwing Price back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Price.
Price lands an uppercut.
Price slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price looking to throw knees to the head but Delphine is blocking nicely.
Price lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Price.
Delphine tries to score a body lock takedown but Price shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Price.
Price lands a knee to the head.
Price digs a right hand into Delphine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Delphine's gas tank.
A short left from Price.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a knee strike.
Price lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delphine or not.
Delphine can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Delphine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Price using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Price crunches a lovely knee into Delphine's ribcage.
Price is stalling here.
Price cracks Delphine with a nice body shot.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delphine's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Price.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Price scores with a shot to the side of Delphine's head.
Price is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Price.
Delphine is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Price.
Price content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Price lands a body punch.
The referee calls for Price to work.
Price lands a nice shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Price manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Price.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tim Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Price. Beautiful body shot.
Delphine looks for a takedown but Price sprawls well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a head kick!
Delphine with a lazy takedown attempt
and Price cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Delphine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Price throws a push kick but Delphine slaps the foot to one side.
Price misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delphine seems to have got his legs back now.
Price works Delphine's body with a nice hook.
Delphine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price thuds a left hand into Delphine's body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Price scores with a jab to the body.
Price connects with a body shot.
Delphine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Price misses.
Nice body kick from Price.
Price forces Delphine back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Price dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Delphine ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Price with a hook.
Delphine avoids the body shot from Price.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Delphine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danny Delphine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Delphine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Price sprawls well. Price wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Delphine gets slowly back to his feet.
Tim Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price throws a predictable looking body shot
and Delphine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Price's guard now.
Price is pulling down on Delphine's head to control his posture.
Delphine looking to pass the guard.
Price is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Delphine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Price's head.
Price has Delphine pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Delphine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delphine looking to sit in guard and control but Price gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Price slips nicely into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Danny Delphine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Delphine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Delphine wants to get back to full guard but Price has passed into side control.
Price has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Price throws a leg kick but Delphine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Price darts in and clinches Delphine up against the cage.
Delphine prevents a body shot from Price.
Delphine gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Price trying to control here.
Delphine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delphine is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Delphine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Price doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Delphine.
Price gets full guard.
Delphine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Delphine wants to pass the guard but Price is keeping the position.
Delphine throws a big elbow that misses.
Price pulls Delphine in close to prevent any damage.
Delphine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price wants to sweep here but Delphine controlling him for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Delphine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.
Delphine is fighting to break Price's control of his arms but Price is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tim Price wasn't active enough on the ground.
Price stuffs the takedown attempt from Delphine. Delphine gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Delphine is defended easily by Price.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Delphine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delphine avoids a kick to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Price fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delphine, pushing him back against the cage.
Tim Price seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Price lands a body shot.
Price tries a knee to the head but Delphine blocks it.
Delphine being controlled against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Delphine has Price pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Price manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Delphine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Price lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Price.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price lands a body punch.
Price with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a knee to the head.
Price scores with a shot to the side of Delphine's head.
Price with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Price has Delphine pushed against the cage.
Price lands a good knee to the midsection. Delphine won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Price.
Delphine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Price taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Danny Delphine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Delphine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Price stalling.
Price continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Price.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Price comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Price has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tim Price!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Tim Price!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Tim Price!
Tim Price wins by unanimous decision!
Tim Price thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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