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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Whipple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whipple comes to the cage accompanied by Rack City . Howard has chosen superman theme as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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300 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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26
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Whipple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Howard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whipple misses with a series of wild punches.
Whipple looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whipple moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Dwight Howard has been cut.
Howard moves out of range of the strikes.
Howard scores with a push kick.
Howard defending well as Whipple loads up on a big left hand.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Whipple swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keith Whipple seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whipple throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howard looks to land a body kick but Whipple moved away.
Whipple looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Whipple as Howard shoots in.
Howard instigates a clinch.
Whipple tries to circle away but Howard has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whipple's efforts to push away.
Whipple lands a left hand.
Whipple misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Howard keeps control of Whipple as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Whipple scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whipple blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Howard.
Whipple is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Howard is keen to just control but Whipple is a slippery customer.
Howard is looking for a kimura here.
Howard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whipple is refusing to be controlled, as Howard sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Howard is nestled in close to Whipple, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Howard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whipple might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Howard trying to pass the guard but Whipple defending well.
Howard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Howard passes to full mount!
Howard throws some wild stikes that Whipple manages to avoid easily.
Whipple wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Howard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws some wild stikes that Whipple manages to avoid easily.
Howard breaks from Whipple's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Keith Whipple has been cut.
Howard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Whipple tries to buck Howard off but he can't manage it.
Howard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Keith Whipple's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whipple in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jeez, Keith Whipple's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Keith Whipple's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwight Howard!
A pretty intense looking Dwight Howard took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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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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