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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Juluk (ranked 8399 p4p, 664 weight class) and Mickey Flannerry (ranked 3443 p4p, 378 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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200 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 London, Ferdinand Juluk! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Flannerry! The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good shot there by Flannerry. Flannerry throws a nice looking combination but Juluk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Some wild striking there from Flannerry.
It looked like Juluk was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Flannerry lands with a shot to the body. Flannerry takes a swing at Juluk's ribcage but misses. Juluk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Juluk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flannerry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Juluk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Juluk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Flannerry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juluk tries to pull guard but Flannerry holds him up against the cage and eventually Juluk drops back down to his feet.
Flannerry slows down the pace here.
Juluk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Juluk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flannerry. Flannerry darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Juluk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flannerry just misses with a punch to the body.
Juluk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Flannerry throws a right hand that Juluk ducks under and follows up with a left that Juluk also avoids with ease. Flannerry throws a right and a left that both miss. As Flannerry looks to move away, Juluk throws a big counter combo but Flannerry just gets out of the way. Juluk shoots for a double leg takedown but Flannerry sprawls well. He's pushed Juluk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Juluk tries to clinch but Flannerry moves out of range. Flannerry throws a right and a left that Juluk avoids nicely. A combination from Flannerry does no damage. Flannerry throws a right and a left that both miss. Juluk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Juluk clinches with his opponent.
Come on Juluk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Flannerry scores with a shoulder strike. Flannerry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Flannerry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Juluk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Juluk. That's going to take a lot out of him. Juluk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Flannerry scores with a jab to the body. A shot to the liver by Flannerry. Beautiful body shot. Juluk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Flannerry is trying to defend but Juluk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Flannerry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Juluk is working away from the top position though. Flannerry keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Juluk trying to control the action but Flannerry is working from the bottom. Juluk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Juluk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flannerry defending well though. Juluk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Juluk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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. Flannerry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juluk. Juluk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flannerry. Juluk walks into a jab.
It looks like Ferdinand Juluk has been cut. Flannerry swings for the body but Juluk moves out of range.
Juluk appears to be looking for a big counter. Flannerry stalks Juluk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Juluk's face. Juluk staggers backwards, shaken. Flannerry swings for the body but Juluk moves out of range.
Juluk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Flannerry counters with a lovely shot to the body. Flannerry throws a combination that misses and Juluk counters with a two punch combo. Juluk shoots in for a double leg but Flannerry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Flannerry throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Juluk misses with a body kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Flannerry dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ferdinand Juluk's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Flannerry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Flannerry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juluk moves away. Flannerry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flannerry gets tackled into the cage by Juluk. Juluk maintains the clinch. Juluk wants a takedown but no success here.
Juluk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Flannerry is defending well. Flannerry throws a head punch that misses. Flannerry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juluk backwards. Flannerry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Juluk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Juluk shoots in for a takedown but Flannerry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Juluk. That's going to take a lot out of him. Flannerry looks to score with a jab to the body but Juluk is just out of range. Juluk drops down looking for a counter takedown but Flannerry sprawls and moves away. Juluk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flannerry throws out the jab. Flannerry cracks Juluk with a hook to the temple - Juluk is on wobbly legs here! Flannerry swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Juluk falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Flannerry wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mickey Flannerry! An out of breath Mickey Flannerry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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