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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cottoneye Joe (ranked 977 p4p, 1557 weight class) and Akubundu Yobachukwu (ranked 47 p4p, 70 weight class). Yobachukwu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hate Me Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cottoneye Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Akubundu Yobachukwu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Cottoneye Joe has been cut.
Joe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yobachukwu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Joe counters with a left to the body.
Yobachukwu throws a combination that misses
and Yobachukwu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yobachukwu throws a right hand that Joe ducks under and follows up with a left that Joe also avoids with ease.
Yobachukwu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe slaps away a takedown attempt from Yobachukwu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yobachukwu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joe is out of range and Yobachukwu settles back down.
Joe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yobachukwu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe delivers a nice body kick.
Yobachukwu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joe moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yobachukwu blocking some punches.
Yobachukwu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yobachukwu doesn't manage to clinch there - Joe circles away.
Cottoneye Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yobachukwu moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Yobachukwu throws a combination that misses
and Joe counters with a body kick that stops Yobachukwu in his tracks momentarily.
Joe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yobachukwu circles away quickly and effectively.
Yobachukwu looks to land a left hand but Joe moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Joe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu misses with a hook to the body
and Joe counters by clinching up.
Joe blocking some punches.
Joe misses with a body punch.
Joe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yobachukwu avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yobachukwu tries to break free but Joe pushes him back against the cage.
Yobachukwu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yobachukwu is trying to break the clinch but Joe has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yobachukwu avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
Yobachukwu misses with the head strike.
Yobachukwu lands a nice shot to the body.
Joe trying to land knees to the body.
Yobachukwu gets through Joe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe lands with a short shot to the head.
Yobachukwu missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Yobachukwu.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yobachukwu can't break the clinch.
Yobachukwu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yobachukwu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yobachukwu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe defending well as Yobachukwu loads up on a big left hand.
Yobachukwu scores with a hook to the body. Joe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yobachukwu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Yobachukwu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe blocking some punches.
Joe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joe misses with a knee strike.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Yobachukwu.
A short right from Yobachukwu on the inside.
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yobachukwu is defending well for now.
Joe takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu scores with a jab to the body.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Yobachukwu and Joe goes tumbling to the canvas! Yobachukwu follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Joe 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!
Yobachukwu lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Joe! More strikes land and this one is all over! Yobachukwu jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akubundu Yobachukwu!
Akubundu Yobachukwu took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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