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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tanner's choice of entrance music: Mr. Tanner. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 cm
21
203 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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189 cm
32
209 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damien Bishop! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Tanner! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bishop throws a big shot that misses. Bishop seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Tanner is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tanner counters with a nice leg kick. Some wild striking there from Bishop.
Tanner scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Damien Bishop has been cut. An inside leg kick lands from Tanner. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tanner. Bishop throws a series of punches but Tanner avoids them all with ease. Tanner connects with a nice looking jab.
Tanner tries to clinch up but Bishop circles away and keeps his distance. Tanner punishes Bishop's body with a nice straight punch. Dick Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tanner! Bishop is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Tanner! Dick Tanner is the new light heavyweight champion! Dick Tanner decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
78% |
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