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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Strummer (ranked 24624 p4p, 689 weight class) and Hamdi Shabani (ranked 25197 p4p, 710 weight class). Shabani has chosen Hammer Time by Lecrae (ft. 1K. Phew) as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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191 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Strummer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hamdi Shabani!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strummer misses with a low kick.
Strummer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strummer misses with a double jab.
Shabani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strummer was well out of range. Poor timing from Shabani.
Strummer throws a big counter combination but Shabani scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Strummer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shabani or perhaps it was just good defense by Strummer, which made it look bad.
Shabani fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Strummer.
Strummer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shabani circles away quickly and effectively.
Strummer slips under a jab.
Shabani connects with a nice looking jab.
Strummer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shabani misses with a looping right.
Shabani throws an overhand right that lands on Strummer's shoulder, as Strummer tries to avoid the shot.
Strummer connects with the punch.
Oooooh!!! Strummer has knocked Shabani down with a huge combo! Strummer steps away and waves a wobbly Shabani back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Hamdi Shabani has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strummer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shabani circles away quickly and effectively.
Hamdi Shabani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strummer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strummer throws a right and a left that Shabani avoids nicely.
Shabani throws a nice looking combination but Strummer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Shabani looks to move away, Strummer throws a big counter combo but Shabani just gets out of the way.
Shabani is looking to clinch but Strummer is avoiding it.
Strummer tries to move into range but Shabani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Strummer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shabani is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shabani misses with a hook. Strummer ducked under it nicely.
Shabani tries to clinch there but Strummer circles away.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Shabani got wobbled bad by a big combination! Strummer presses forward with punches and knees until Shabani stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Shabani closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Strummer!
Joe Strummer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Wild Rio Nutrition - 90% Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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