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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Dehu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troy Kirkland is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 cm
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189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
21
196 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hassan Dehu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Kirkland! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dehu thows a left - swing and a miss! Kirkland flicks out a counter leg kick but Dehu steps away. Dehu doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirkland circles away.
A slow jab from Dehu misses its intended target. Kirkland feints a counter leg kick. Dehu misses with a looping left. Kirkland throws a lazy uppercut
and Dehu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Troy Kirkland has been cut. Dehu throws a lazy uppercut
and Kirkland counters with a left to the body. Kirkland slips under a jab from Dehu. Dehu fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirkland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dehu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dehu throws an off balance right hand
and Kirkland counters with a lovely shot to the body. Dehu misses the jab. Kirkland doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Kirkland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dehu swings widly with a right hand
and Kirkland counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Hassan Dehu has been cut. Kirkland throws a lazy right hand but Dehu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kirkland avoids the body shot from Dehu.
Dehu throws a right hand that misses
and Kirkland counters with a nice uppercut. Dehu misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Kirkland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Kirkland cracks Dehu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Dehu misses with a body shot.
Dehu looks up at the clock. Bad move! Kirkland lands a right hand from hell, dropping Dehu. Kirkland pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Kirkland! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Troy Kirkland made sure he mentioned Instinct [out of stock until Feb 03 2016], along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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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
55% |
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