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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mustafiq Rana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lethal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rana comes to the cage accompanied by Spaceman. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lethal's choice of entrance music: we're off to see the wizard. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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179 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mustafiq Rana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lethal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rana with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lethal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been hearing reports that Rana has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lethal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rana shoots in looking for a takedown but Lethal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustafiq Rana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Rana with that takedown attempt.
Rana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lethal but Lethal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lethal lands a really nice looking cross but Rana seems unphased.
Rana finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Lethal's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Rana falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Lethal!
A victorious Matt Lethal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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