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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tribbiani Joey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 cm
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171 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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189 cm
25
184 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tribbiani Joey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Pink! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Joey ducks under a wild hook from Pink. Joey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pink to score with a decent uppercut. Pink ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joey moves away. Joey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pink scores with a shot to the body.
Pink throws a shot to the body.
Joey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Pink counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sloppy strikes from Joey. Those never looked like landing. Pink will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Joey avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Joey wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. A momentary lapse in concentration from Pink enables Joey to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pink manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Pink told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet. Pink really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Pink pulls Joey in close to prevent any damage. Joey slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pink holds on and takes a little breather. Pink keeping full guard, as Joey tries to pass. Pink pulls Joey in to control the position. Pink keeping full guard, as Joey tries to pass. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pink trying to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. A jab from Pink misses. Joey attempts a counter takedown but Pink avoids it well and moves away. Rupert Pink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pink misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and Joey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Pink looks to land a right hand but Joey moved out of range. Pink throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joey. Joey seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Pink throws a combination. Joey tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Good leg kick by Pink there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pink throws a hook but Joey blocks it. Joey closes the distance and clinches up with Pink, looking for a takedown. Joey pushes Pink against the cage but Pink circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Pink looks to land a left hand but Joey moved out of range nicely. Pink throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Pink with a body punch. A glancing blow. Pink lands with a straight right. Joey didn't see that one coming. Pink misses with a hook. Joey ducked under it nicely. Joey tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pink manages to circle out of the way. Pink lands a two punch combo.
Rupert Pink is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Pink misses with the combination.
Joey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pink sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pink rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joey moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Joey is looking to counter the offense by Pink and move into the clinch. Pink fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joey tries to counter by clinching up but Pink breaks away and moves out of range. Pink rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joey moves out of range and avoids them all easily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A punch lands to the side of Joey 's head but he takes it in his stride. A combination from Pink does no damage. Joey wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Pink fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joey manages to avoid it. Pink fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pink throws a jab but it's blocked by Joey. Pink misses the jab. Pink stuffs the takedown. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Pink dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pink throws out the jab. Joey tries to counter with a takedown but Pink is quick to defend against it. Pink works Joey's body with a nice hook. Sloppy strikes from Pink. Those never looked like landing. Danga de danga de dang - Pink scores with a four punch combination!
Joey is rocked! Pink lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Joey goes down and covers up as Pink starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rupert Pink! An out of breath and clearly excited Rupert Pink thanked Arcticus University: London for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). In defeat, Tribbiani Joey stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wait a minute... I paid off the Judges and the Ref. How the hell did this happen!?'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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