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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Damato (ranked 5578 p4p, 24531 weight class) and Lee Johnson (ranked 408 p4p, 494 weight class). Damato's entrance music is Thunderstruck. A fine choice. Lee Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Damato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damato moves into the clinch successfully.
Damato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Damato counters with a two punch combo.
Damato darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Damato into the cage.
Damato manages to break the clinch.
Damato rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Damato, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Damato against the cage but Damato circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damato lands with a nice body punch.
Damato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Damato appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Damato wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Damato is controlling the position.
Damato displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Damato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Damato enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Damato manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Damato wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Damato is looking to cinch up a triangle. Johnson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Damato's body to avoid the submission. Damato has instead reached around Johnson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Damato arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rocco Damato!
A relieved looking Rocco Damato 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
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
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