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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aatreya Mahrishi (ranked 1738 p4p, 1877 weight class) and Bobby Minnagh (ranked 250 p4p, 267 weight class). Mahrishi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, On the Precipe of Defeat. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205
8 - 4 - 0 |
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224
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aatreya Mahrishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Minnagh!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Mahrishi misses the target.
Minnagh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Minnagh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mahrishi throws a head kick but Minnagh moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Minnagh misses with a head kick.
Mahrishi connects with a high kick.
It looks like Bobby Minnagh has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Minnagh.
No joy there for Mahrishi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Minnagh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Mahrishi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahrishi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Minnagh misses the body punch
and Mahrishi counters with a big head kick but Minnagh shrugs it off.
Mahrishi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Minnagh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Minnagh.
Mahrishi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Minnagh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mahrishi forces Minnagh back against the cage and clinches.
Minnagh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Minnagh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahrishi lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi tries to work over Minnagh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahrishi misses with a body punch.
Minnagh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahrishi lands a body punch.
Minnagh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahrishi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahrishi throws a head kick that misses.
Minnagh now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mahrishi looks to land a combination but Minnagh avoids it well.
Minnagh throws a leg kick that misses.
Mahrishi catches Minnagh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahrishi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi throws a head kick but Minnagh moves out of range.
Mahrishi misses with an uppercut
and Minnagh counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahrishi checks a leg kick.
Mahrishi misses with a hook
and Minnagh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minnagh missing with a left hand there. Mahrishi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahrishi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Minnagh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mahrishi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahrishi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Minnagh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahrishi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Minnagh's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mahrishi misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahrishi. Minnagh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahrishi backing away here, and Minnagh unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circling - Mahrishi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahrishi lands the left hand.
Mahrishi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Minnagh counters with a nice leg kick.
Minnagh is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Minnagh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Minnagh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Minnagh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mahrishi's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aatreya Mahrishi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Minnagh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Minnagh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mahrishi connects with a body shot that sends Minnagh's belly button to the back.
Minnagh lands a head shot.
A big left from Mahrishi misses.
Minnagh feints a counter leg kick.
Minnagh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi throws out a loose jab but Minnagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Minnagh misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahrishi throws a nice head kick!
Minnagh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahrishi manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahrishi misses with a right hand
enabling Minnagh to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahrishi misses with a straight right.
Minnagh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mahrishi throws a poor cross that misses
and Minnagh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Minnagh takes a jab right on the kisser.
That has opened up Bobby Minnagh's cut even more.
Mahrishi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Minnagh swings for the body but Mahrishi moves out of range.
Minnagh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahrishi throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi closes the distance and clinches.
Minnagh manages to break the clinch.
Minnagh gets tackled into the cage by Mahrishi. Mahrishi maintains the clinch.
Minnagh lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahrishi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Mahrishi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mahrishi tries to work over Minnagh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minnagh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Minnagh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahrishi moves in looking to clinch but Minnagh pushes him off.
Minnagh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Minnagh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mahrishi throws a sloppy head kick
and Minnagh counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh takes one on the button.
Minnagh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Minnagh staying out of range there.
Mahrishi connects with the punch.
The cut above Bobby Minnagh's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Minnagh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahrishi counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick lands for Minnagh.
Minnagh misses with a left hand
and Mahrishi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobby Minnagh's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi lands a big right hand that sends Minnagh crashing to the mat! Mahrishi stays standing though and waves Minnagh back to his feet!
Minnagh is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Minnagh's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aatreya Mahrishi!
Aatreya Mahrishi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Arcticus University: London, into his post fight interview.
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