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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nam Ho (ranked 316 p4p, 43 weight class) and Liam Browne (ranked 153 p4p, 22 weight class). Liam Browne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23 - 8 - 0 |
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189 lbs
12 - 1 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nam Ho !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Browne!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho lands a jab to Browne's midsection.
We've been informed that Browne has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big right from Ho misses.
Ho pushes Browne up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land.
Ho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Browne.
Browne throws a head punch that misses.
Browne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Ho 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Browne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho 's elbow.
Ho prevents a body shot from Browne.
Ho breaks the clinch.
Ho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Browne has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land.
Browne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
Browne lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Browne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Browne lands a shoulder strike.
Browne lands a body shot.
Ho is breathing heavily.
Ho 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ho misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Browne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
Ho takes a shot to the head.
Browne scores with a shoulder strike.
Browne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Browne.
Browne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Browne scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Browne.
Ho is rocked!
Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Ho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Browne.
Ho seems to have got his legs back now.
Ho swings wildly with an uppercut but Browne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Browne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Browne drops Ho onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ho is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
It looks like Nam Ho has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho .
Browne misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ho 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ho drops to his knees and Browne pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Browne! Liam Browne retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Liam Browne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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