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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dannis Till (ranked 570 p4p, 78 weight class) and Derrick Johnson (ranked 2032 p4p, 242 weight class). Dannis Till has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
5 - 2 - 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derrick Johnson! The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Till displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab. Johnson throws a jab when Till was well out of range. Till tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range. Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Till's guard. Johnson wants to control from the top but Till keeps moving. Johnson is pushing down on Till's leg trying to pass to half guard. Till is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through. Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Till looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Till wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Till's head. Till has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Till is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Johnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Till is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action. Till is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson landing shots from mount. Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes. Johnson dominating with strikes here. Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson looking to finish Till with some ground and pound. This is bad for Till! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Till is looking to get to half guard. Till wants to control but Johnson is having none of it. Johnson with shots to the head and body - Till looks very uncomfortable down there. Johnson tries to control but Till wriggling away. Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Johnson controlling the position easily from mount. Till tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson with the ground and pound from mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Till tries to get back to half guard but can't. Johnson tries to control but Till wriggling away. Till tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away. Johnson wants to control the pace but Till is squirming around nicely. Till is trying desperately to improve position. Johnson lands a nice shot to the head. Johnson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Till! More shots from Johnson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Johnson!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
40% |
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