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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Plimpton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dank comes into the arena with let the bodies hit the floor blaring out of the sound system. John Dank looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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190 cm
30
278 lbs
9 - 16 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
222 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Dank! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randal Plimpton! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plimpton was well out of range. Poor timing from Dank. Plimpton clinches up with Dank and pushes him back against the cage. Plimpton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like John Dank has been cut. Plimpton scores with a shot to the side of Dank's head. Dank tries to score a body lock takedown but Plimpton shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Plimpton misses with a knee strike.
Plimpton lands an elbow that stopped Dank in his tracks for a moment. Plimpton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Plimpton lands an elbow inside that Dank shrugs off. Plimpton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Plimpton scores with a knee to the head.
Plimpton lands an elbow inside. Plimpton pulls guard. Plimpton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Dank won't allow Plimpton to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dank trying to stand up but can't free himself from Plimpton's guard. Dank preventing the sweep. Plimpton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dank would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Plimpton is on top in guard.
Dank working a defensive guard but Plimpton manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Plimpton advances nicely into full mount. Dank regains half guard. Plimpton trying to mount his opponent but Dank defends it. Plimpton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Plimpton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Plimpton wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Dank uses the opportunity to regain full guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Dank keeping moving, preventing Plimpton from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Plimpton working some strikes from top position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Plimpton gets to his feet - Dank follows without any prompting. Plimpton tries to clinch but Dank is having none of it. Dank tries to bum rush Plimpton with a series of wild strikes but Plimpton uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Plimpton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Dank throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Plimpton's waist but Plimpton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dank off to one side. Plimpton checks a leg kick. Dank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dank is breathing heavily. Dank fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dank. That's going to take a lot out of him. Plimpton is looking to clinch. Plimpton has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dank is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dank throws a sloppy head kick and Plimpton moves out of range easily. Dank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Plimpton instigates a clinch. Plimpton scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Plimpton. Nice elbow from Plimpton. Plimpton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Plimpton lands an elbow just above Dank 's eye. Plimpton lands an uppercut. Plimpton lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Dank takes an elbow to the forehead. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Plimpton connects with a knee to the head.
Dank has been working on his balance at Facebreaker Academy : Striking, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Plimpton. Plimpton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dank's face.
Nice elbow from Plimpton. Plimpton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randal Plimpton dominated that round. The cut man is working on John Dank's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Plimpton clinches with his opponent.
Plimpton misses with an elbow over the top. Plimpton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Plimpton pulls Dank into guard.
Plimpton keeping full guard, as Dank tries to pass. Dank preventing the sweep. Dank stops Plimpton from standing up. Dank drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Plimpton dives on top into guard. Plimpton tries to free his leg and advance position but Dank is retaining full guard. Plimpton content to stall in guard here. Dank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Plimpton stands and throws Dank's legs to the side, diving into side control. Plimpton stands up and we're back to a striking position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Dank scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Randal Plimpton has been cut. Dank tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Plimpton defends well and Dank ends up having to push Plimpton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Plimpton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Plimpton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Plimpton manages to break the clinch.
Dank misses with the body kick and Plimpton counters with a stiff right hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Plimpton tries to clinch but Dank moves out of range. Plimpton knocks out Dank with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Plimpton before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Plimpton picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randal Plimpton! Our winner, Randal Plimpton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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