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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ranulf Drengot (ranked 4938 p4p, 474 weight class) and Conor OShea (ranked 8185 p4p, 595 weight class). Conor OShea has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ranulf Drengot's chin.
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190 cm
26
177 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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210 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ranulf Drengot! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor OShea! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! OShea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
OShea throws a push kick but Drengot slaps the foot to one side. Drengot throws a head kick that misses. OShea lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drengot takes a step back to recover. Drengot throws a push kick but OShea slaps the foot to one side. OShea drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Drengot throws OShea to one side and escapes! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Drengot gets tackled into the ropes by OShea. OShea maintains the clinch. Drengot jumps into guard, dragging OShea to the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. OShea showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Drengot has a closed guard, preventing OShea from standing up. Drengot working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drengot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
OShea is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. OShea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as OShea accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. OShea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. OShea throwing strikes but missing. OShea looking to pass the guard. Drengot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. OShea postures up in Drengot's guard and throws a big left but Drengot blocks it. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. OShea loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. OShea postures up in Drengot's guard and throws a big left but Drengot blocks it. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. OShea is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Drengot has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. OShea is looking to defend but Drengot has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for OShea! Drengot pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, OShea taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ranulf Drengot! After winning the bout, Ranulf Drengot thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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G |
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G |
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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
44% |
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