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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Girlea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliseo Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian Girlea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 cm
24
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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216 cm
20
177 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Girlea! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliseo Duncan! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Duncan tries to sprawl but Girlea drives through with a takedown into half guard. Duncan missing with punches from the bottom.
Duncan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Well, if Girlea is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Girlea not landing any meaningful shots this time. Girlea thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Duncan wants to get back to his feet. Girlea is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Duncan defends it well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Duncan actively working from the bottom here. Girlea seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round. Girlea trying to mount his opponent but Duncan defends it. Duncan is trying to stand back up but Girlea is controlling him
Girlea tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Duncan. Still in half guard, Girlea seems content to control. Girlea lands with a punch from half guard. Girlea prevents Duncan from improving his position. Girlea looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Duncan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Duncan has hold of Girlea's hands but Girlea slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Duncan is still in real trouble! Can Girlea finish him? Girlea perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Girlea 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. Nice strikes from Girlea there. Girlea is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duncan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Girlea. Girlea stalling. Girlea seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Girlea keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Duncan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Girlea scores with a couple of nice shots. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Girlea in particular looking to stall. Girlea lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Duncan quite badly. Duncan pulls Girlea in close trying to recover. Girlea postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Duncan on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Duncan doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Girlea!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
33% |
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