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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georges Danton (ranked 2200 p4p, 233 weight class) and Dai Zexi (ranked 2466 p4p, 258 weight class). Dai Zexi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Georges Danton's chin.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georges Danton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dai Zexi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zexi staying out of range there.
Danton throws a big shot that misses.
Danton tries to clinch up.
Zexi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danton drives through and clinches with Zexi against the cage.
Zexi has Danton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Danton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zexi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danton lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Danton.
Zexi tries to break free but Danton pushes him back against the cage.
Danton pushes Zexi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Danton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danton lands with a light punch inside.
Zexi blocking some punches.
Danton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Danton.
Danton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zexi is trying to maintain a safe position but Danton gets an underhook and turns Zexi into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danton lands with a short shot to the head.
Danton works on Zexi's body with a couple of short punches.
Danton lands with a left to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Danton.
Danton lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Danton.
Zexi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Danton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zexi looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Danton.
Zexi tries to pull guard but Danton holds him up against the cage and eventually Zexi drops back down to his feet.
Danton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zexi tries to throw a body punch but Danton avoids it by throwing Zexi back against the cage.
Zexi effectively controlling the action here.
Danton lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danton lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zexi backwards.
Danton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zexi up against the cage.
Zexi jumps guard but Danton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Georges Danton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dai Zexi.
Zexi is trying to pull guard but Danton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Danton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Danton misses with the head strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zexi 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.
A short right from Danton on the inside.
Danton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zexis head.
A short right from Danton on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Danton.
Zexi misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Danton.
Stalling in the clinch from Danton.
Zexi wants to get back to striking at distance but Danton won't allow it.
Danton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Dai Zexi has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Danton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zexi taking a breather.
Danton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danton pushes Zexi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zexi backwards.
Danton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Danton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zexi looking to slow down the pace here.
Danton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zexi takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danton.
Danton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Danton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danton has a couple of punches blocked by Zexi.
Danton misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zexi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danton's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Danton fails to land.
Danton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zexi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danton lands a nice uppercut.
Danton misses with some punches.
Zexi is trying to pull guard but Danton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Danton blocks a body shot from Zexi.
Zexi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Danton walks away with a smile on his face. Zexi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Danton throws a looping overhand right but Zexi ducks down to avoid it.
Danton lands a jab to the nose.
Danton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decent striking displayed by Danton there.
A telegraphed right hand from Zexi misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Danton misses the target.
Zexi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Danton defends it well.
Zexi throws a body punch but Danton moves out of range.
Danton scores with a decent looking hook.
Zexi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danton.
Georges Danton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danton catches Zexi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Danton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dai Zexi's cut.
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.
Zexi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Danton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Danton regains half guard there - taking advantage of Zexi's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Zexi wants to pass the guard but Danton is defending well.
Danton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zexi is working for a kimura but Danton is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zexi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Danton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danton is trying to stand.
Zexi is trying to work for a kimura but Danton is defending well.
Zexi is pressing down on Danton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Danton is holding on for now.
Zexi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danton keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danton wants to get back to his feet.
Zexi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danton wants to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Danton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Danton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zexi misses with a lunging right hand
and Danton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Danton.
Zexi moves out of range as Danton strikes.
Zexi swings for the body but Danton moves out of range.
Zexi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sloppy strikes from Danton. Those never looked like landing.
Danton moves out of range of the strikes.
Danton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Georges Danton is winning the standup battle so far.
Zexi needs to keep his hands up - Danton had a free shot at his head there.
Georges Danton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zexi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danton throws out the jab.
Zexi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zexi loads up on a big right hand but Danton slips the punch.
Danton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zexi's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zexi is rocked!
Danton drops Zexi with a huge uppercut! Zexi drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Danton is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georges Danton!
Georges Danton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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