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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Munty (ranked 5768 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Sandal (ranked 8900 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 cm
23
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Munty! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marc Sandal! The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sandal tries to clinch up but Munty circles away and keeps his distance. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Munty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandal. Munty throws a series of punches but Sandal moves out of range. Sandal tries to counter by closing the distance. Munty tries to land a front kick but Sandal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Munty throws a right and a left that Sandal avoids nicely. Sandal fails to land with a series of punches.
Munty tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sandal defends well and Munty ends up having to push Sandal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Sandal misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Sandal misses. Sandal moves in looking to clinch but Munty pushes him off. Sandal with a hook. Sandal misses with a double jab.
Sandal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sandal misses with a double jab.
Munty dives in for a single leg takedown but Sandal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Sandal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Munty clinches. Sandal is trying to drag Munty to the mat but Munty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Sandal wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sandal has Munty pressed against the cage, preventing Munty from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Munty is trying to break the clinch but Sandal is controlling him. Munty wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandal won't allow it.
Sandal effectively controlling the action here. Munty is trying to break free. Sandal lands a knee to the head.
Sandal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Danny Munty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Sandal. Munty is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sandal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Sandal manages to break the clinch.
Munty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Munty shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sandal pinned against the cage. Sandal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Sandal is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Munty defending well as Sandal loads up on a big left hand. Sandal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munty attempts a counter takedown but Sandal avoids it well and moves away. Munty moves out of range of the strikes. Munty quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Munty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Sandal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Munty walks away with a smile on his face. Sandal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Munty wants to land a leg kick but Sandal is out of range. Munty scores with a jab to the body. Sandal looks to land a combination but Munty avoids it well. Munty is looking to counter the offense by Sandal and move into the clinch. Munty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sandal misses with an uppercut. Sandal misses with a left hand and Munty counters with a nice uppercut. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Sandal misses with a straight left. Munty is looking to counter the offense by Sandal and move into the clinch. Munty slaps away a takedown attempt from Sandal, before circling back to the center of the mat. Sandal looks winded! Munty closes the distance and clinches up with Sandal, looking for a takedown. Munty pushes Sandal against the cage but Sandal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Munty dodges the punch combination from Sandal.
Marc Sandal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sandal throws a series of punches but Munty moves out of range. Munty digs a good body shot into Sandal's ribs. Munty throws a one two combo.
Sandal throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Horrible takedown attempt by Munty or perhaps it was just good defense by Sandal, which made it look bad. Sandal moves out of range of the body kick. Sandal throws a combination that misses and Munty counters with a left and a right that stings Sandal. Munty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandal. Munty wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Munty lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Munty. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Munty throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Munty keeps the fight on the outside. Munty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sandal.
Munty misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Munty has managed to clinch.
Sandal breaks the clinch.
Sandal misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Munty. Beautiful body shot. Sandal looks to land a combination but Munty avoids it well. Munty tries to bum rush Sandal with a series of wild strikes but Sandal uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A jab from Sandal misses. Sandal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Munty fails with a takedown attempt. Sandal thows a left - swing and a miss! Munty moves into range and clinches up with Sandal. Munty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Munty avoiding damage as Sandal throws knees to the body.
Munty jumps into guard, dragging Sandal to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danny Munty will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sandal misses with a few strikes there.
Sandal stuffs the takedown. Sandal looks to throw the jab but Munty is out of range. Munty drives through and clinches with Sandal against the cage.
Munty manages to break the clinch.
Sandal misses with an uppercut. Munty saw that one coming. A nice combination there by Munty.
Sandal is rocked! Munty connects with a nice cross there... Sandal is looking wobbly and Munty recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Sandal to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Munty jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Danny Munty!
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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
53% |
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