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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abduwali Hassan (ranked 1115 p4p, 870 weight class) and Rob Roy (ranked 105 p4p, 80 weight class). Rob Roy struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rob Roy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abduwali Hassan's chin.
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170 cm 36 154 28 - 18 - 1 |
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170 cm 40 159 44 - 23 - 1 |
Good wrestling Lethal high kicks KO power |
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Good wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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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 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abduwali Hassan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 44 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy! The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roy moves away from the strike by Hassan. Hassan loads up on a big right hand but Roy slips the punch. Roy tries a quick counter leg kick but Hassan is wise to it. Hassan is looking to clinch but Roy is avoiding it.
Hassan throws a jab when Roy was well out of range. Hassan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roy's hands. A looping hook to the body misses from Hassan. Roy does a little dance to reset his feet. Hassan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roy. Roy avoids the body shot from Hassan.
Roy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Roy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Jab, jab by Hassan - just one landing. Hassan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roy.
 Hassan is rocked! We've been informed that Roy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Hassan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Roy counters with a good low kick that Hassan was not able to check. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hassan misses the shot to the body. Roy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hassan throws a body shot but no joy. Roy with a nice calf kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hassan clobbers Roy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Hassan loads up on a big right hand but Roy slips the punch. Hassan throws an off balance right hand
and Roy counters with a lovely straight right hand! Oh Hassan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Roy drops his hands momentarily and Hassan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Hassan throws a leg kick that is checked and Roy counters with a huge right that knocks Hassan out cold! Roy is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rob Roy! Rob Roy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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70% |
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