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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dannis Till (ranked 5490 p4p, 495 weight class) and Ren Askcrew (ranked 4059 p4p, 408 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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182 lbs
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185 cm
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dannis Till! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ren Askcrew! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Askcrew misses with a low kick as Till jumps back. Dannis Till seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Askcrew closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Askcrew lands in his opponent's guard. Askcrew wants to control from the top but Till keeps moving. Askcrew looking to sit in guard and control but Till gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Our spies down at at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches inform us that Askcrew has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off? Till won't allow Askcrew to sweep him here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Till stops Askcrew from standing up. Till is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Till wants to control from the top but Askcrew keeps moving. Till has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round. Askcrew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Till trying to control but Askcrew is working from the bottom. Till looking to sit in guard and control but Askcrew gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Askcrew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Till works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Askcrew stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Till swivels though and keeps the full guard. Till keeping moving, preventing Askcrew from controlling successfully. Till has his hands on Askcrew's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Askcrew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Till keeping full guard, as Askcrew tries to pass. Till has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Askcrew is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Till. Askcrew tries for a kimura but Till is defending well. Askcrew working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Askcrew decides to stand back up. Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Askcrew drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Till defends it well. Till closes the distance and clinches. Askcrew leaning his opponent against the cage. Askcrew blocks an elbow strike from Till.
Till prevents the takedown attempt.
Askcrew pulls guard effortlessly. Askcrew working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Till has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Askcrew tries to get to full guard but Till has control of the leg. Till trying to mount his opponent but Askcrew defends it. Askcrew is trying to get back to full guard. Till works his way into side control. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Till wants to take a breather but Askcrew manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Till. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Askcrew dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Askcrew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till wants to clinch. Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Askcrew swats him away and circles back towards the center. Till wants to clinch up but Askcrew keeps it at a distance. Askcrew moves into the clinch successfully.
Askcrew blocks the elbow strike.
Till blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Askcrew blocks an elbow strike. Till pushes off an throws an elbow but Askcrew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Till pushes off an throws an elbow but Askcrew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Askcrew has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Till after a bit of a struggle. Till prevents Askcrew from breaking the clinch. Till throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Till.
That's one minute gone in the round. Till pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Till lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ren Askcrew has been cut. Askcrew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Till blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Askcrew has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Till avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Till pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Till gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Askcrew.
Dannis Till has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ren Askcrew. Askcrew dodges an elbow strike from Till.
Till lands a nice elbow. Askcrew blocks an elbow strike. Askcrew working hard to break the clinch. Askcrew avoids the elbow strike from Till, against the cage.
Till misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Askcrew trying to land knees to the body.
Askcrew has Till pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Till manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Askcrew has Till pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Till manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Till prevents a body shot from Askcrew. Askcrew throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Askcrew wants to break free but Till has control.
Till lands an elbow that stopped Askcrew in his tracks for a moment. Askcrew wants to get back to striking at distance but Till won't allow it.
Askcrew gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Till regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Till looking to control.
Till wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Askcrew trying to control but Till is working from the bottom. Askcrew gets to his feet. Till looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Till defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Askcrew. Askcrew looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Till is fending him off so far but Askcrew persists. Nope, Till circles away and we're back to standing. Till moves into range and clinches up with Askcrew. A nice left hand lands by Askcrew.
Askcrew tries to throw a body punch but Till avoids it by throwing Askcrew back against the cage. Till throws an elbow that misses.
Askcrew blocks the elbow strike.
Askcrew tries to score a body lock takedown but Till shows good agility there to stay on his feet. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Till just misses with a elbow thrown towards Askcrew's brow. Askcrew can't break the clinch.
Askcrew has had enough of the clinch but Till keeps him there for the moment. Askcrew jumps guard but Till stands there with Askcrew around his waist. Askcrew gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Askcrew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Askcrew has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Till avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Till just misses with a elbow thrown towards Askcrew's brow. Askcrew has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Till after a bit of a struggle. Askcrew blocks an elbow strike. Askcrew blocks an elbow strike from Till.
Askcrew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Askcrew gets a trip takedown into half guard. Till avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Askcrew. This has been an exciting period of action! Till is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Till manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dannis Till dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Ren Askcrew's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Askcrew tries a head kick but it misses.
Till moves into the clinch. Till lands an elbow just above Askcrew 's eye. Till pushes off an throws an elbow but Askcrew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Askcrew changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Till fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Askcrew goes for a double leg but Till avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Till continues to drive forward. Till wants to clinch up but Askcrew keeps it at a distance. Askcrew shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Till is trying to defend but Askcrew finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Till has his hands clasped together around Askcrew's back. He's all about the action. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Askcrew is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Till has managed to free his arm - good work. Askcrew wants to advance to full mount but Till doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. Askcrew wants to control from the top but Till keeps moving. Till looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Till looking to control but Askcrew passes into half guard.
Till is not content to let Askcrew control the position. Till won't allow Askcrew to pass to mount. Askcrew is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Till is just riding it out for now. Askcrew eventually gives up the hold. Askcrew thows an elbow strike that misses. Till gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Askcrew doesn't seem too bothered but Till quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Askcrew is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Askcrew really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dannis Till! A relieved looking Dannis Till thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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