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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Tower (ranked 55 p4p, 6 weight class) and Super Heavyweight (ranked 23 p4p, 3 weight class). Tower comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye - Power. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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280 lbs
30 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Tower!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Heavyweight!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tower lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Super Heavyweight has been cut.
Heavyweight tries to work over Tower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Heavyweight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heavyweight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tower tries to throw a body punch but Heavyweight avoids it by throwing Tower back against the cage.
Heavyweight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tower lands a left hand.
Tower struggles to land a body shot inside as Heavyweight controls his hands.
Tower goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tower jumps guard but Heavyweight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Heavyweight throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Tower.
Heavyweight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heavyweight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heavyweight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heavyweight swings for the body but Tower moves out of range.
Tower swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tower gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Heavyweight misses.
Tower throws a body kick that misses.
Heavyweight tries to clinch but Tower moves out of range.
Tower is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tower avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heavyweight tries to clinch but Tower is having none of it.
Heavyweight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tower manages to avoid it.
Heavyweight closes the distance and clinches.
Heavyweight misses with the head strike.
Heavyweight can't find room to land a body shot as Tower controls the action.
Heavyweight lands with a left to the head.
Tower scores with a shot to the side of Heavyweight's head.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Tower.
Heavyweight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tower lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tower scores with a shot to the side of Heavyweight's head.
Heavyweight tries to work over Tower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heavyweight lands a body shot.
I was talking to Tower's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Heavyweight tries to throw a body punch but Tower avoids it by throwing Heavyweight back against the cage.
Tower pushes Heavyweight back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Tower misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tower jumps guard but Heavyweight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Heavyweight tries a body shot but Tower blocks it.
Heavyweight tries a body shot but Tower blocks it.
Tower lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tower pushes Heavyweight back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tower gets through Heavyweight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heavyweight lands a left hand.
Heavyweight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heavyweight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight lands a body shot.
Tower misses with a punch to the body.
Tower misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Heavyweight is working Tower over against the cage.
Tower is breathing heavily.
Heavyweight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight misses with a body punch.
Heavyweight throws a punch but it's blocked by Tower.
Tower throws a head punch that misses.
Tower breaks from the clinch.
Heavyweight misses with the combination.
Heavyweight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tower tries to throw a body punch but Heavyweight avoids it by throwing Tower back against the cage.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tower.
Tower is leaning against Heavyweight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tower lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tower stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Tower on the inside.
Tower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tower darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up Super Heavyweight's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heavyweight lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Heavyweight.
Crunch! Tower slams his shin into Heavyweight's torso.
Tower scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tower misses the jab.
Tower ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Tower.
Tower uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heavyweight.
Super Heavyweight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heavyweight misses the shot to the body.
Heavyweight drives through and clinches with Tower against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Super Heavyweight will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Super Heavyweight's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heavyweight closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tower counters with a nice uppercut.
Heavyweight has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Heavyweight lands a slapping body shot.
Tower throws a body kick that misses.
Heavyweight moves into the clinch successfully.
Heavyweight misses with some punches.
Tower blocking some punches.
Heavyweight scores with a shot to the side of Tower's head.
Super Heavyweight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heavyweight swings wildly with an uppercut but Tower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tower lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heavyweight backwards.
Tower tries to pull guard but Heavyweight holds him up against the cage and eventually Tower drops back down to his feet.
Tower lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tower breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavyweight misses with an uppercut.
Heavyweight is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Tower on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the body from Heavyweight misses
and Tower counters with a stiff right hand.
Heavyweight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tower looks to score with a jab to the body but Heavyweight is just out of range.
Heavyweight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tower feints and then cracks Heavyweight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heavyweight down.
Tower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heavyweight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heavyweight misses with a wild body shot.
Heavyweight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tower.
Tower keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heavyweight.
Tower was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heavyweight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tower looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heavyweight. Tower does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Tower misses its target.
Heavyweight is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tower rather than just go for the knockout.
Heavyweight wants to clinch
and Tower counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heavyweight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tower takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heavyweight misses with a hook
and Tower counters with a big head kick but Heavyweight shrugs it off.
Tower misses the shot to the body.
Heavyweight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heavyweight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tower counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight lands a body shot.
Heavyweight walks into a straight right hand from Tower.
The cut above Super Heavyweight's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tower with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heavyweight to score with a decent uppercut.
Heavyweight just misses with a punch to the body.
Heavyweight swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tower counters with a right hand to the body.
Heavyweight is breathing heavily.
Heavyweight swings widly with a right hand
and Tower counters with a series of strikes that sends Heavyweight to the canvas! Tower follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Tower trying to control but Heavyweight is working from the bottom.
Tower drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tower jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Heavyweight is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tower looking to pass the guard.
Heavyweight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tower. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower trying to control but Heavyweight is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heavyweight is trying to control the position but Tower postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left lands for Heavyweight.
Tower defending well as Heavyweight loads up on a big left hand.
Tower looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Super Heavyweight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Super Heavyweight's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Heavyweight misses the shot to the body.
Heavyweight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tower.
Heavyweight looks to clinch
and Tower makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heavyweight misses the body punch
enabling Tower to counter with a crisp jab.
Tower scores with the left hand. Heavyweight knows he should have avoided that one.
Super Heavyweight's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Super Heavyweight's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iain Tower!
Iain Tower retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Iain Tower made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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