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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cathal Doherty (ranked 378 p4p, 371 weight class) and Time To Fight Wright (ranked 48 p4p, 46 weight class). Doherty comes to the cage accompanied by Jeremy- Pearl Jam. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cathal Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Time To Fight Wright!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Doherty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doherty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doherty throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Doherty misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doherty misses with a few strikes there.
And Wright tries to counter it with a takedown but Doherty pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Doherty swings widly with a right hand
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Wright misses.
Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Doherty slaps away a takedown attempt from Wright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doherty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Doherty misses the target.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Doherty sizes up Wright with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright defending well as Doherty loads up on a big left hand.
Doherty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright misses with the combination.
Doherty throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wright.
It looks like Cathal Doherty has been cut.
Doherty cracks Wright with a good jab.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Doherty throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doherty's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wright under the eye.
Doherty lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cathal Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doherty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Cathal Doherty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doherty takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doherty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright tries to clinch but Doherty is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright throws a counter combo.
Doherty misses with a straight right.
Doherty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doherty throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doherty misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doherty.
Doherty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright moves out of range as Doherty strikes.
The fighters circling - Doherty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doherty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doherty throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Doherty was covering up waiting for the punch and Wright finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Doherty has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Wright has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Wright.
Doherty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doherty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wright smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wright cracks Doherty with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wright slips a jab from Doherty.
Doherty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doherty misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Wright throws out a counter right but Doherty avoids it with no problem.
Doherty misses with a looping left.
A jab from Doherty misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doherty throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doherty is rocked!
Wright lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Doherty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wright plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Doherty to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Doherty just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Time To Fight Wright!
An intense looking Time To Fight Wright took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'This is the first step back to the title!'.
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