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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 148 p4p, 459 weight class) and Stoner Steve (ranked 23 p4p, 71 weight class). Mahogany's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dio - We Rock. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahogany on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mahogany keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahogany just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahogany misses the jab.
Steve looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahogany throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Mahogany scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahogany sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rich Mahogany seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahogany clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahogany controls his hands.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahogany controls his hands.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve scores with a shot to the side of Mahogany's head.
Mahogany blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahogany controls his hands.
Mahogany blocks an uppercut.
Mahogany tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Steve smiles and moves away.
Steve feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mahoganys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steve misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
Steve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahogany throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steve.
A big left from Steve misses.
Mahogany staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mahogany scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mahogany.
Mahogany connects with the punch.
Mahogany misses with a hook
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahogany tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahogany ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Mahogany throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Mahogany uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mahogany looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Mahogany sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve throws a body punch but Mahogany moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve throws a jab when Mahogany was well out of range.
Mahogany misses with a head kick.
Mahogany catches Steve with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahogany lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mahogany has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mahogany.
A body shot lands from Steve.
Steve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Mahogany avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Mahogany with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Mahogany.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steve has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mahogany seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steve can turn it around.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahogany jumps guard but Steve turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Steve manages to break the clinch.
Mahogany scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Steve blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mahogany.
Mahogany is pressing down on Steve's thigh, looking to free his foot. Steve is holding on for now.
Steve is refusing to be controlled, as Mahogany sits in half guard.
Mahogany wants to work for an arm triangle but Steve is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mahogany is looking to stall here but Steve recovers full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rich Mahogany will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mahogany connects with the punch.
Mahogany wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mahogany looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Mahogany. That snapped Steve's head back.
Steve lands with an overhand left.
Mahogany uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steve walks into a stiff left hand from Mahogany.
Mahogany lands with a cross.
Mahogany defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Mahogany misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahogany.
Mahogany misses with a looping left.
Mahogany walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Steve takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mahogany lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steve misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rich Mahogany is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Mahogany sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahogany uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mahogany takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steve misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
Mahogany throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mahogany manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahogany was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mahogany.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahogany moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Mahogany is out of range.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahogany scores with a nice right hand.
Mahogany misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Mahogany.
Mahogany misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circling - Mahogany throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheers as Mahogany lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steve doesn't seem phased though.
Mahogany throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahogany throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahogany keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mahogany!
Mahogany lands an overhand right.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahogany swings widly with a right hand
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahogany ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Mahogany misses the jab.
Mahogany throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahogany keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahogany tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mahogany.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve is not content to let Mahogany control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany has an Americana. Steve didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mahogany is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mahogany hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rich Mahogany!
An out of breath Rich Mahogany thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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