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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James O Hara (ranked 4381 p4p, 2731 weight class) and Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 561 p4p, 393 weight class). The key to victory for James O Hara has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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186 cm 24 161 1 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm 25 178 2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Good kicks Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler Brawler Determined |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James O Hara! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mendy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Mendy cracks O Hara with an elbow. That is naaassty. O Hara tries to buck Mendy off but Mendy is having none of it. O Hara is working hard here to advance position. Mendy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Hara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Mendy lands a nice forearm strike. Mendy in side control, just content to control the action for now. Mendy working the ground and pound. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. O Hara can't do much from the bottom here. Mendy working the ground and pound. Mendy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear O Hara down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mendy lands some shots froms side control. Mendy lands a few punches from side control. Mendy scores with punches from side control. O Hara is trying to work for a sweep but Mendy has mounted him! Mendy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Mendy avoids the attempt from O Hara to control. Mendy is landing with some decent strikes but O Hara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. O Hara takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. O Hara is looking to get to half guard. Mendy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
O Hara is trying to escape the mount.
O Hara takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Hara is trying to escape the mount.
Mendy working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. O Hara is in a horrible position here. Mendy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
O Hara is in a horrible position here. Mendy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mendy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. O Hara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
O Hara is bucking up trying to escape but Mendy cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Mendy working for a submission but O Hara is keeping him at bay. O Hara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Mendy landing shots from mount. Mendy dominating with strikes here.
O Hara is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Hara takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mendy's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Ragout Mendy!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
51% |
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