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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wright Phillps (ranked 23342 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hairuddin Abdul Rahim (ranked 4021 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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150 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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173 cm
26
157 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Wright Phillps! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hairuddin Abdul Rahim! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Abdul Rahim closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wright Phillps to the mat! Wright Phillps manages to get full guard. Wright Phillps is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Abdul Rahim presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. Abdul Rahim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Wright Phillps gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Abdul Rahim throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wright Phillps wants to control but Abdul Rahim is keeping him busy. Abdul Rahim strikes from the bottom but Wright Phillps uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Wright Phillps tries to stand but Abdul Rahim is controlling his head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wright Phillps avoids the strikes from the bottom by Abdul Rahim. Abdul Rahim striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Wright Phillps gets to mount! Abdul Rahim was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Wright Phillps can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abdul Rahim is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round. Abdul Rahim tries to reverse the position but Wright Phillps maintains control. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abdul Rahim can do anything to dispel that myth. Abdul Rahim is still trying to improve position. Wright Phillps throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Wright Phillps tries to control but Abdul Rahim wriggling away. Abdul Rahim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Abdul Rahim throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Abdul Rahim tries to improve his position but instead Wright Phillps has taken his back! Wright Phillps tries to get the hooks in deep but Abdul Rahim pushed the leg off. Abdul Rahim is in bad spot here.
Abdul Rahim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wright Phillps. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Wright Phillps tries to keep control of the position but Abdul Rahim is staying busy. Abdul Rahim tries to escape but Wright Phillps has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Abdul Rahim tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Wright Phillps has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Abdul Rahim is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mark Wright Phillps!
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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
53% |
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