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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rian Mckean (ranked 4257 p4p, 496 weight class) and Gianluca Lorenzon (ranked 4199 p4p, 491 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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177 cm
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175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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177 cm
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rian Mckean! 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, Gianluca Lorenzon! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lorenzon misses the shot to the body. Mckean lands a glancing blow to the side of Lorenzon's head. Lorenzon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Mckean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mckean thuds a left hand into Lorenzon's body. Lorenzon just misses with a punch to the body.
Lorenzon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mckean scores with a shot to the body.
Rian Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. No joy there for Lorenzon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Mckean misses. Lorenzon with the counter takedown but Mckean avoids it easily. Lorenzon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Mckean lands with a nice body punch. Lorenzon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! A shot to the liver by Mckean. Beautiful body shot. Lorenzon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lorenzon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mckean paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lorenzon walks into a straight right hand from Mckean. Rian Mckean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mckean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Mckean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mckean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lorenzon fails with the takedown and Mckean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Mckean scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Mckean is looking to wear down Lorenzon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Mckean scores with a three punch combo!
Mckean bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lorenzon's head. Danga de danga de dang - Mckean scores with a four punch combination!
Lorenzon is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mckean cracks Lorenzon with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lorenzon tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Mckean pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lorenzon is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rian Mckean!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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