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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Costantini (ranked 5312 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel King (ranked 25314 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ezio Costantini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Samuel King!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King slips under a jab from Costantini.
Costantini lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Samuel King has been cut.
King has Costantini up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Costantini on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Costantini creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Costantini.
Costantini lands with a left to the head.
King told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Costantini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Costantini on the inside.
Costantini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Costantini to keep the fight standing.
Costantini digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King looks winded!
Nice body punch from Costantini.
Costantini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Costantini is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Costantini pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Costantini lands a shoulder strike.
Costantini lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Costantini on the inside.
Costantini throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Costantini lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King is rocked!
Costantini is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Costantini lands a body punch.
Costantini lands a shoulder strike.
King takes a shot to the head.
Costantini lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Costantini finish him?
Costantini drops King onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! King is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costantini lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Costantini lands a nice uppercut.
Costantini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Costantini lands with a light punch inside.
Costantini lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Costantini.
A short right from Costantini on the inside.
Costantini throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costantini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Costantini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Costantini.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with King pressed against the cage. Costantini frees himself up and cracks King with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! King crumples to the floor, out cold! Costantini jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezio Costantini!
Ezio Costantini decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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
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