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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Hardman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voodoo Daddy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardman sprawls well. Hardman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Voodoo Daddy gets slowly back to his feet.
Voodoo Daddy fails with the takedown
and Hardman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voodoo Daddy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Hardman closes the distance and pushes Voodoo Daddy back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hardman fails to land.
Hardman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardman breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Voodoo Daddy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voodoo Daddy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman throws a series of punches but Voodoo Daddy moves out of range.
Hardman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardman misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardman. That's going to slow Voodoo Daddy down.
Voodoo Daddy misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Voodoo Daddy thinking.
Hardman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hardman tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardman throws a right and a left that Voodoo Daddy avoids nicely.
Voodoo Daddy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardman as he jumps to the side.
Hardman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Voodoo Daddy is out of range and Hardman settles back down.
Voodoo Daddy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hardman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Hardman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardman misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voodoo Daddy feints and as Hardman raises his hands in defense, Voodoo Daddy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardman controls Voodoo Daddy momentarily but Voodoo Daddy frees himself.
Voodoo Daddy tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardman is retaining full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hardman holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardman working a defensive guard here.
Voodoo Daddy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Voodoo Daddy pushes down on Hardman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hardman is trying to maintain the position but Voodoo Daddy is very close to passing his half guard.
Voodoo Daddy is looking to take a break and control but Hardman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardman is doing well to control the position and prevent Voodoo Daddy from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voodoo Daddy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hardman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Voodoo Daddy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hardman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Voodoo Daddy.
Hardman is looking to improve his position.
Voodoo Daddy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hardman wants to control but Voodoo Daddy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hardman won't allow Voodoo Daddy to pass to mount.
Voodoo Daddy is trying to control the action in half guard but Hardman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Voodoo Daddy is looking to advance position but Hardman won't allow it.
Voodoo Daddy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hardman defends it well.
Voodoo Daddy is thwarting Hardman's attempts to control the position.
Voodoo Daddy is looking to take a break and control but Hardman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardman wants to control but Voodoo Daddy is keeping busy.
Voodoo Daddy trying to control from half guard but Hardman is working away.
Hardman controlling the position for now.
Voodoo Daddy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hardman trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Hardman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Voodoo Daddy misses with a takedown
and Voodoo Daddy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardman lands a right hook to the body.
Good exchange - Hardman coming out on top.
Bruce Hardman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardman cracks Voodoo Daddy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Voodoo Daddy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hardman finish him?
Voodoo Daddy is rocked!
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!
Voodoo Daddy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardman counters with a right hand from hell and Voodoo Daddy is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Hardman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estafan Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estafan Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kale Strong!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strong.
Atunes throws a big counter combination but Strong scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Strong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Strong closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Strong is trying to maintain a safe position but Atunes gets an underhook and turns Strong into the cage.
Strong working aggressively here.
Atunes tries a body shot but Strong blocks it.
Atunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Kale Strong has been cut.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atunes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Strong misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Strong.
Atunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atunes has had enough of the clinch but Strong keeps him there for the moment.
Strong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Atunes avoids a wild elbow strike from Strong.
Strong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Estafan Atunes has been cut.
Strong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atunes.
Atunes avoiding damage as Strong throws knees to the body.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Strong presses Atunes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Strong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Strong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Strong has Atunes pressed against the cage.
Atunes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Strong misses with a knee strike.
Atunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strong tries a knee to the head but Atunes blocks it.
Strong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
I was talking to Atunes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Strong has Atunes pressed against the cage, preventing Atunes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Atunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Strong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Strong is pushing Atunes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Atunes misses with some punches.
Strong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Strong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strong avoiding damage.
Strong stalling.
Atunes working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Atunes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strong is struggling to control the position.
Atunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Strong just leaning against Atunes, taking a breather.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strong takes a shot to the head.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
Atunes managing to block the knees to the body from Strong.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atunes is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Atunes.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Atunes.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Atunes breaks the clinch.
Atunes gets a clinch.
Strong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Strong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Strong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Atunes's face.
A short right from Strong.
Atunes tries a body shot but Strong blocks it.
Atunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strong backwards.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
Strong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Atunes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Strong back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kale Strong will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Atunes moves into the clinch successfully.
Atunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kale Strong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Atunes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strongs head.
A body shot lands from Atunes.
Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strong tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it.
Atunes throws a body punch but Strong moves out of range.
Strong forces Atunes back against the cage and clinches.
Atunes trying to stall but Strong improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong misses with a knee to the head.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strong taking a breather.
Strong looking to throw knees to the head but Atunes is blocking nicely.
Strong is trying to maintain a safe position but Atunes gets an underhook and turns Strong into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong misses with a knee to the head.
Strong misses with the head strike.
Strong tries a knee to the head but Atunes blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Strong in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Strong has Atunes pressed against the cage.
Strong lands a nice shot to the body.
Atunes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Atunes misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Atunes.
Strong lands a left hand.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strong lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Atunes as Strong tries to tie him up.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body.
Strong is breathing heavily.
Strong has Atunes pressed against the cage.
Atunes lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strong looking to throw knees to the head but Atunes is blocking nicely.
Strong swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strong stalling in the clinch but Atunes improves position.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Atunes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atunes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atunes is keeping busy.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
Strong prevents a body shot from Atunes.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kale Strong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atunes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strong wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong wants to clinch.
Atunes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Strong's head backwards.
Atunes avoids a kick to the body.
Strong connects with a high kick.
A combination from Atunes does no damage.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That has opened up Kale Strong's cut even more.
Strong throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
Strong lands with a hook. Atunes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Atunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strong backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong looking to throw knees to the head but Atunes is blocking nicely.
Strong struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Strong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strong backwards.
Strong trying to stall but Atunes improves his position.
Atunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Strong lands a nice uppercut.
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atunes.
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes is working Strong over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Estafan Atunes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Atunes staying out of range there.
Strong darts in and clinches Atunes up against the cage.
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Atunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atunes.
Strong is rocked!
Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strong is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
Strong walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Atunes swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Estafan Atunes!
Estafan Atunes got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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