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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King James (ranked 2597 p4p, 3733 weight class) and Kobe Mwinshehe (ranked 308 p4p, 421 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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193 cm 26 173 5 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm 20 177 1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT KO power |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King James! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kobe Mwinshehe! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mwinshehe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. James bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. James misses with a hook. Mwinshehe ducked under it nicely. James looks to throw a body kick and Mwinshehe counters with a stiff right hand. James has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mwinshehe finds it's way round the side to connect with James's head. James throws a sloppy head kick and Mwinshehe moves out of range easily. Mwinshehe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. James looks to land a body kick but Mwinshehe moved away. James really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. James moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Mwinshehe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. A nice leg kick from James, right into the meat of the thigh.
James lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mwinshehe's sensitive parts. James throws a leg kick which misses Mwinshehe's front leg but catches the back leg as Mwinshehe tries to avoid it. Mwinshehe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from James. James misses with a low kick.
James with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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! James fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mwinshehe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Mwinshehe misses with a wild body shot. James throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mwinshehe avoids it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. James misses with a lunging right hand
and Mwinshehe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mwinshehe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from James - the referee stops the clock and Mwinshehe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says James. Mwinshehe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. James throws a leg kick but Mwinshehe sees it coming and checks it nicely. James fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A solid leg kick lands there for James.
James has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight. Mwinshehe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. James lands a leg kick that knocks Mwinshehe off balance momentarily. Jab, jab by Mwinshehe - just one landing. Mwinshehe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. James thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mwinshehe if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A low kick from James is predictable there and Mwinshehe counters with a straight that turns James's legs to rubber! Mwinshehe pushes forward with more strikes and James goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kobe Mwinshehe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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