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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dobre Cristian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dobre Cristian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Jennings!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristian forces Jennings back against the cage and clinches.
Jennings is looking to control Cristian's arms but Cristian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jennings has his back to the cage.
Cristian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cristian scores with a hook to the body.
Jennings jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cristian walks away with a smile on his face. Jennings gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jennings fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cristian avoids it really well and circles away.
Cristian fails with a takedown attempt.
Jennings lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jennings throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cristian's waist but Cristian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jennings off to one side.
Dobre Cristian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Jennings.
Cristian moves into the clinch.
Jennings is trying to break free.
Cristian has Jennings pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jennings manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristian jumps into guard, dragging Jennings to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cristian has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cristian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jennings defends well.
Cristian throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cristian pulls Jennings in close to prevent any damage.
Jennings stopping the sweep attempt from Cristian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cristian working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jennings doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jennings manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cristian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cristian kicks Jennings off and gets to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jennings.
A punch combination from Cristian misses.
Cristian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cristian pulls guard successfully.
Cristian looking for a guillotine here but Jennings defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jennings avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jennings trying to control the position from guard on top but Cristian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cristian working for a triangle but Jennings defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cristian has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jennings has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Cristian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cristian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jennings.
Jennings is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cristian to keep the fight standing.
Jennings tries to land knees in the clinch but Cristian avoids the damage to the body.
Jennings taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cristian has Jennings pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jennings manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cristian jumps into guard, dragging Jennings to the mat.
Cristian wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dobre Cristian dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jennings looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cristian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cristian goes for a double leg but Jennings avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jennings continues to drive forward.
Cristian gets control of Jennings's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cristian will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jennings wants to get up but he can't break Cristian's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cristian scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jennings tries to clinch
and Cristian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jennings lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cristian circles away quickly and effectively.
Cristian shoots in for a takedown but Jennings shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dobre Cristian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jennings looks for a takedown but Cristian sprawls well.
Jennings shoots for a takedown but Cristian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristian fails with a takedown attempt.
Cristian shoots in but Jennings avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cristian looks for a takedown but Jennings sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from Jennings.
It looks like Dobre Cristian has been cut.
Cristian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jennings can do to turn this around?
Jennings tries to clinch up but Cristian circles away and keeps his distance.
Jennings doesn't manage to clinch there - Cristian circles away.
Cristian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jennings dives in and grabs Cristian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cristian pushes down on Jennings's head and hops out.
Cristian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristian fails with the takedown.
Jennings tries to close the distance and clinch but Cristian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jennings feints a jab promting Cristian to slip. Jennings then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cristian slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jennings tries to clinch up but Cristian circles away and keeps his distance.
Jennings feints with a jab and clips Cristian right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Cristian is sent crashing into the canvas and Jennings leaps in for the kill! Cristian tries to get to his feet but Jennings is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Cristian is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Jennings!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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