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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Luongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy comes to the cage accompanied by Glassjaw-Siberian Kiss. The crowd seem to be enjoying Luongo's choice of entrance music: Alexisonfire - The Northern. Cormac McCarthy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francesco Luongo's chin.
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180 cm
27
181 lbs
20 - 9 - 1 |
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185 cm
25
171 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Luongo! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCarthy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Francesco Luongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Luongo moves out of range of the leg kick from McCarthy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Luongo doesn't succeed with the takedown and McCarthy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Luongo really felt that one! Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Luongo with a poor takedown letting McCarthy counter with a right hand.
It looks like Francesco Luongo has been cut. Luongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarthy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Luongo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and McCarthy counters with a hugh head kick that removes Luongo from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cormac McCarthy!
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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
23% |
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