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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robb Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robb Flynn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 cm
24
167 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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174 cm
26
167 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robb Flynn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John McCarthy! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Flynn shoots for a takedown but McCarthy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Flynn drives through with a takedown into guard. Flynn throws and elbow that misses. McCarthy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flynn's guard. Nice move by McCarthy! McCarthy won't allow Flynn to get back to his feet. Flynn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Flynn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. McCarthy is trying to get back to full guard. Flynn missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Flynn throwing shots but McCarthy is blocking nicely. McCarthy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Flynn is looking for a kimura but McCarthy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flynn to get the leverage. Flynn throwing shots but McCarthy is blocking nicely. McCarthy wants to improve his position but Flynn is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Flynn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Flynn scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Flynn not landing any meaningful shots this time. Flynn is thwarting McCarthy's attempts to control the position. Flynn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. McCarthy is trying to get back to full guard. Flynn scoring with strikes to the body and head. Flynn works his way into side control. Flynn scores with punches from side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes there by Flynn. Flynn throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Flynn tries for a kimura but McCarthy is defending well. McCarthy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Ground and pound from Flynn. Flynn lands with a punch from half guard. McCarthy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Flynn. Flynn seems to be working for a kimura but McCarthy defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Flynn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Flynn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Flynn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Flynn moves into full mount! McCarthy won't be happy about that! McCarthy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Flynn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like John McCarthy has been cut. Flynn working McCarthy over with strikes here. Flynn is going oldschool here, as he tries to force McCarthy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so McCarthy shrugs it off. Flynn with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Flynn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Flynn landing strikes from the mount.
The cut above John McCarthy's eye is starting to cause him problems now. McCarthy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McCarthy is rocked!
John McCarthy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John McCarthy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robb Flynn!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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