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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Sutherland (ranked 18391 p4p, 782 weight class) and Sam Malone (ranked 5354 p4p, 551 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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188 cm
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188 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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190 cm
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195 lbs
4 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Sutherland! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Malone! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sutherland misses with a body shot
and Malone counters with a straight right hand. Malone looks to land a left hand but Sutherland moved out of range nicely. Malone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Malone connects with a nice looking jab.
Malone throws an overhand right that lands on Sutherland's shoulder, as Sutherland tries to avoid the shot. Malone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Malone avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sutherland throws a quick inside leg kick. Malone thuds his right hand into Sutherland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Malone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sutherland. Sutherland fails to land with a series of punches.
Dean Sutherland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A jab from Sutherland misses. Malone drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sutherland defends it well. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sutherland digs a good body shot into Malone's ribs. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Malone has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Malone needs to keep his hands up - Sutherland had a free shot at his head there. Sutherland slips a jab and a cross from Malone.
Sutherland misses with a wild body shot. Sutherland lands a slapping body shot.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Sutherland walks into a left hand. Malone slips a jab and a cross from Sutherland.
Sutherland slips a straight right by Malone. Good shot there by Malone. Malone lands a jab to the nose. Malone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sutherland. Sutherland obviously looking to wear him down.
Malone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Sutherland lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sutherland. A swing and a miss from Malone. Malone cracks Sutherland with a good jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Malone defending well as Sutherland loads up on a big left hand. Danga de danga de dang - Sutherland scores with a four punch combination! A jab from Sutherland misses. Malone scores with a decent looking hook. Sutherland is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Malone like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Malone from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Sutherland!
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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
75% |
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