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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Allpress (ranked 4467 p4p, 4373 weight class) and Paul MuadDib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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172 cm 18 180 0 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm 18 180 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt Dangerous knees Tends to cut |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Allpress! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul MuadDib! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Allpress rushes MuadDib and presses him up against the cage. Allpress stalling the fight.
MuadDib misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Allpress.
MuadDib misses with a knee strike.
Allpress jumps guard.
Allpress lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Allpress gets to his feet - MuadDib follows without any prompting. Allpress blocks the body kick.
MuadDib does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. MuadDib misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allpress.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Allpress fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. MuadDib sprawls well initially but Allpress persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Allpress sitting and controlling from the half guard. MuadDib pushes Allpress off looking to stand but Allpress dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Well, if Allpress is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Allpress throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Allpress scoring with strikes to the body and head. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Allpress in particular looking to stall. Allpress thows a huge punch but MuadDib dodges it nicely.
Allpress seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. MuadDib is trying to control but can't.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. MuadDib blocking the ground and pound attempt from Allpress. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Allpress not landing any meaningful shots this time. Allpress takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. MuadDib misses with a body kick. Allpress tries to bum rush MuadDib with a series of wild strikes but MuadDib uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Allpress checks the leg kick. MuadDib finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Allpress! MuadDib is out on his feet! Allpress rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - MuadDib is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! MuadDib is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Allpress!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
27% |
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