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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Allen (ranked 2391 p4p, 319 weight class) and Kelvin Handleman (ranked 4755 p4p, 545 weight class). Handleman has chosen Pride FC Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. George Allen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Handleman!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Allen is looking for a sweep. Handleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Handleman controlling the action here.
Handleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Handleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Allen is looking to improve his position.
Handleman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Allen sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handleman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Allen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Allen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handleman.
Handleman working over Allen with some ground and pound. Allen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Handleman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Handleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Handleman lands a nice short elbow.
Handleman working the head and body with strikes.
Handleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Allen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Handleman thows a huge punch but Allen dodges it nicely.
Handleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Handleman connects with a nice short shot to Allen's temple.
Handleman lands strikes from half guard.
Handleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Handleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Handleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Handleman trying to control the action but Allen is working from the bottom.
Handleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Handleman throwing shots but Allen is blocking nicely.
Handleman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Handleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Allen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handleman.
Handleman is keen to just control but Allen is a slippery customer.
Handleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Allen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Handleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handleman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Handleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Allen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handleman.
Handleman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Handleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Allen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Handleman lands with a punch from half guard.
Handleman prevents Allen from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handleman is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Handleman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Handleman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like George Allen has been cut.
Allen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Handleman.
It looks like Kelvin Handleman has been cut.
Handleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Allen as he avoids it easily.
Handleman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheers as Allen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Handleman doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Handleman wants a takedown but no success here.
Allen lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries a body shot but Handleman blocks it.
Handleman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Handleman is stalling here.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Handleman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen lands a left hand.
A short right from Allen.
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Handleman backwards.
Handleman is rocked!
Allen digs a right hand underneath Handleman's ribcage. Handleman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Handleman is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Allen throws a big uppercut that drops Handleman! More strikes from Allen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Handleman lies dazed against the cage as Allen celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Allen!
A very excited looking George Allen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Kelvin Handleman had this to say: 'I'm a fucking man and no one will ever question that because I am a man before I am a fighter and to have some pussy that sits behind a computer all day question my manhood pisses me off...'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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