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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reuben Lowery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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201 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
18
159 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reuben Lowery! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, William McBride! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McBride misses with a shot to the body and Lowery counters into the clinch. Nicely done. A short right hand to the side of the head by McBride. Lowery has McBride pressed against the cage, preventing McBride from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Lowery really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. McBride is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. McBride leaning against his opponent.
Lowery is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McBride gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. McBride is trying to break the clinch but Lowery has him pressed against the cage. Lowery blocks an elbow strike. Lowery wants to get back to striking at distance but McBride won't allow it.
McBride lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. McBride prevents Lowery from breaking the clinch. McBride is trying to push Lowery away but Lowery has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lowery wants a takedown but no success here.
McBride lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowery backwards. The referee calls for Lowery to work.
McBride is trying to break the clinch but Lowery has him pressed against the cage. McBride manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lowery misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McBride.
McBride keeps control of Lowery as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. McBride escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McBride's coach down at Cozad MMA New York was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McBride's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. McBride scores with a shot to the body.
McBride throws a right and a left that both miss. William McBride is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lowery dodges the punch combination from McBride.
Lowery drops down looking for a counter takedown but McBride sprawls and moves away. McBride lands a nice hook to Lowery's body. Lowery takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. McBride connects with a superb combination that knocks Lowery out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles McBride before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Lowery!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). William McBride! William McBride took some time post fight to say the following; 'My opponent fought like a warrior. He gave his all, as did I. Today, I was victorious. Time to get ready for the next fight.'.
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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
43% |
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