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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neil Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker comes to the cage accompanied by Are You Ready?. 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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197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Waters!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Waters looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The fight stays on the outside here - Waters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch but Striker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Striker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Striker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waters clinches up against the cage.
Striker is trying to maintain a safe position but Waters gets an underhook and turns Striker into the cage.
Striker stalls.
Striker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Waters is keeping busy.
Waters tries to throw a body punch but Striker avoids it by throwing Waters back against the cage.
Striker trying to stall but Waters improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters lands a nice uppercut.
Striker manages to break the clinch.
Waters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waters misses with the combination.
Waters misses with a head kick.
Waters takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Striker connects with a body shot that sends Waters's belly button to the back.
Striker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waters moves away.
Waters takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Striker!
Striker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Waters looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Striker connects with the punch.
Neil Striker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Striker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker connects with a looping right hand.
Striker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Striker punishes Waters's body with a nice straight punch.
Striker lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Striker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Waters doesn't seem phased though.
Waters walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good exchange - Striker coming out on top.
Waters is rocked!
Striker misses with an uppercut. Waters saw that one coming.
Waters is still on wobbly legs! Can Striker finish him?
Waters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Striker.
Waters slips under a jab from Striker.
Striker wobbles Waters with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Striker dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Waters to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Neil Striker!
Neil Striker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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