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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colby Gebhardt (ranked 454 p4p, 572 weight class) and Abduwali Hassan (ranked 43 p4p, 54 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 cm 30 149 14 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm 31 154 22 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Gebhardt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abduwali Hassan! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gebhardt moves out of range of the strikes. It looked like Gebhardt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Hassan lands a nice shot that snaps Gebhardt's head back.
Hassan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Gebhardt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Hassan scores with a jab to the head.
Hassan misses with a lunging right hand
and Gebhardt counters with a nice uppercut. Hassan dips to his left and cracks Gebhardt with an uppercut! A solid leg kick lands there for Gebhardt.
Hassan slips under a jab. Hassan throws a nice outside leg kick. Gebhardt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hassan. Gebhardt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Gebhardt blocks a head kick by Hassan.
Gebhardt staying out of range there. Abduwali Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Hassan scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. That kick from Hassan tenderised Gebhardt's leg. Gebhardt is trying to keep his angry face on. Hassan dips to his left and cracks Gebhardt with an uppercut! Hassan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Hassan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Hassan missing with a left hand there. Gebhardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Gebhardt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Hassan looks to land a right hand but Gebhardt moved out of range. Hassan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gebhardt. Gebhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hassan moves away. Hassan dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A leg kick checked by Gebhardt. Hassan cracks Gebhardt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Hassan looks to land a body kick but Gebhardt moved away. Hassan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Gebhardt misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A solid leg kick lands there for Hassan.
Gebhardt ducks under a wild hook from Hassan. A shot to the body from Hassan misses enabling Gebhardt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hassan is rocked! Hassan throws a looping overhand right but Gebhardt ducks down to avoid it. It looked like Gebhardt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hassan. Hassan is still on wobbly legs! Can Gebhardt finish him? Gebhardt cracks Hassan on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hassan falls backwards against the cage. Gebhardt follows up with more strikes that drop Hassan to his knees. Gebhardt keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hassan! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colby Gebhardt! A very excited looking Colby Gebhardt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. Abduwali Hassan spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the gym...'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
56% |
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