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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Dylan (ranked 2509 p4p, 24025 weight class) and Akello McGee (ranked 345 p4p, 708 weight class). Dylan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Darci - On My Own. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akello McGee!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dylan's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGee under the eye.
Dylan throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
Dylan misses with a looping right.
McGee wants to clinch up but Dylan keeps it at a distance.
McGee is looking to clinch.
McGee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Dylan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dylan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGee is looking to clinch.
Dylan throws a lazy right hand but McGee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dylan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dylan is looking to counter punch.
McGee checks a low kick from Dylan.
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Dylan circles away.
McGee thumps Dylan with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dylan was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
A jab from Dylan misses.
Dylan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dylan misses with a looping right.
McGee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dylan misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Dylan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dylan throws out the jab.
McGee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dylan loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
McGee gets a clinch.
Dylan is trying to break free.
Dylan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dylan breaks from the clinch.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Dylan.
Dylan misses with an uppercut
and McGee counters with a body kick.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Dylan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dylan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dylan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Dylan pushes him off.
McGee cracks a nice hook into Dylan's ribs.
McGee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dylan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Dylan.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
Dylan scores with a hook to the body. McGee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Dylan to counter with a crisp jab.
Dylan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dylan loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
Dylan throws an overhand right that lands on McGee's shoulder, as McGee tries to avoid the shot.
McGee replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dylan blocks it well.
McGee tries to clinch up.
Dylan swats away the attempt to clinch by McGee.
Dylan lands a glancing blow to the side of McGee's head.
McGee blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on McGee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dylan lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens McGee up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Dylan from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw McGee's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Dylan!
Nathan Dylan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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
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