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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokida Matae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McGrady's choice of entrance music: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 cm
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271 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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197 cm
23
250 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yokida Matae! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelly McGrady! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Matae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGrady moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Kelly McGrady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Matae moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Matae.
McGrady can't find room to land a body shot as Matae controls the action.
Matae gets through McGrady's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Matae. McGrady is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Good body shot from Matae.
McGrady looks gassed! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Still in the clinch, Matae scores with a nice short uppercut. Still in the clinch, Matae scores with a nice short uppercut. Matae lands a body punch. McGrady's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Matae lands with a short shot to the head. McGrady tries to work over Matae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Matae works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Matae.
Matae throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGradys head. Matae works on McGrady's body with a couple of short punches. Matae lands with a light punch inside.
McGrady is rocked! Matae lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGrady backwards. McGrady is still on wobbly legs! Can Matae finish him? Matae pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks McGrady out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yokida Matae! Yokida Matae retains his heavyweight title!
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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
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