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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willie Mcghee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shante Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcghee comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - The Warrior's Code. Shante Franklin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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178 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
183 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Mcghee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shante Franklin! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mcghee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Franklin looks to throw the jab but Mcghee is out of range. Franklin punishes Mcghee's body with a nice straight punch. Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss. A punch combination from Franklin misses. Franklin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mcghee counters with a leg kick. Mcghee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franklin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcghee circles away quickly and effectively. A punch combination from Franklin misses. Franklin looks gassed! Mcghee lands a head kick. Franklin smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Mcghee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mcghee gets a clinch. Franklin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Mcghee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcghee scores with a hook. This has been an exciting period of action! Mcghee pushes Franklin up against the cage in a clinch. Mcghee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Franklin is trying to break the clinch but Mcghee has him pressed against the cage. Mcghee crunches a lovely knee into Franklin's ribcage. Mcghee slowing the pace effectively. Mcghee gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Franklin regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Franklin can't keep his opponent in guard - Mcghee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Franklin wants to get back to full guard. Franklin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcghee. Mcghee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Mcghee 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. Mcghee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Mcghee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Franklin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Mcghee has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Mcghee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Franklin's face.
Mcghee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Franklin is squirming around, avoiding Mcghee's attempts to control the action. Mcghee swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Willie Mcghee!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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