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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wei Ru (ranked 5430 p4p, 7219 weight class) and Marlon Coren (ranked 511 p4p, 596 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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172 cm 25 166 0 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm 25 164 0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt Decent boxing Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wei Ru! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marlon Coren! The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coren manages to avoid it. Wei Ru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ru tries to bum rush Coren with a series of wild strikes but Coren uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Ru throws a body punch but Coren moves out of range. Ru stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ru wants it to stay on the feet. Coren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ru circles away quickly and effectively. Ru throws out a powerful jab. Coren throws a head kick that misses. Ru stuns Coren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Coren shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Horrible takedown attempt by Coren or perhaps it was just good defense by Ru, which made it look bad. Wei Ru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlon Coren. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coren is defended easily by Ru. Coren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Marlon Coren has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Coren looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ru clinches with his opponent.
Coren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Ru lands with a light punch inside. Coren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Ru scores with a hook to the body. Ru lands a hook to the side of the head. Nice body punch from Ru - that landed with a thud.
Coren looks winded! A right hook to the body lands for Ru.
Ru lands a right hand. Ru working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ru scores with a hook to the body. Ru gets through Coren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ru scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ru lands a hook that snaps the head of Coren backwards.
Coren is rocked! Ru pushes Coren against the cage. Ru is working some dirty boxing. Ru pushes off with a quick right hook! Coren goes down! Coren tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ru moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wei Ru!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
54% |
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