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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prinz Lilifee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Rash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilifee comes to the cage accompanied by Bleed It Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Prinz Lilifee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Rash! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rash misses with an uppercut. Lilifee saw that one coming. Rash checks the leg kick. Lilifee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lilifee.
Lilifee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lilifee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Lilifee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rash has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Rash on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lilifee throws a head kick that Rash semi-blocks.
Lilifee misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rash to counter with a crisp jab. Rash digs a good hook to Lilifee's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rash closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rash lands in his opponent's guard. Lilifee keeping moving, preventing Rash from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lilifee swivels though and keeps the full guard. Rash is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Rash is standing up over Lilifee. Lilifee looks to escape but Rash dives into side control.
Rash in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Rash is chipping away with strikes.
It looks like Prinz Lilifee has been cut. Lilifee is pushing Rash's head away, looking to escape. Rash manages to hold on to the position though. Lilifee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lilifee tries to get out of the position. Rash lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Lilifee pushes Rash away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rash gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Rash working the ground and pound. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A lull in the action here. Rash scoring with punches from side control. Rash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rash misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Rash lands a decent elbow from side control. Rash working the ground and pound. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Lilifee is trying to get back to half guard. Lilifee is letting Rash control him for a moment. Lilifee struggling a bit here. Lilifee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rash wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Lilifee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lilifee tries to improve position but can't. Rash scoring with punches and elbows.
Lilifee is rocked!
Prinz Lilifee's cut is getting worse. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Rash cracks Lilifee with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Rash immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Lilifee is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Rash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Rash!
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C
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G |
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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
66% |
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