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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deebo Samuel (ranked 1053 p4p, 1674 weight class) and Isopaa Mfer (ranked 63 p4p, 83 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deebo Samuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Isopaa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuel lands a right hook to the body.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Samuel counters with a right hand to the body.
Samuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Samuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mfer.
Samuel swats away the attempt to clinch by Mfer.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Samuel feints and then cracks Mfer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mfer down.
Samuel throws a lazy right hand but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Mfer does it's job there.
It looks like Deebo Samuel has been cut.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Samuel throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuel throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samuel.
Samuel slips a jab from Mfer.
Mfer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Samuel will feel that in the morning.
Samuel is looking to wear down Mfer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mfer looking to score a takedown here. Samuel is defending well but Mfer drives through and ends up in Samuel's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mfer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Samuel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Samuel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mfer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samuel is keeping the position for now.
Mfer trying to control but Samuel is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Samuel working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Samuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Samuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mfer tries to clinch but Samuel is having none of it.
Samuel connects with a solid leg kick.
Samuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Mfer takes one to the chin there.
Samuel scores with a shot to the body.
Samuel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mfer looks winded!
Mfer shoots and misses
and Samuel counters by clinching up.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Samuel gets through Mfer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Samuel.
Samuel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel lands with a light punch inside.
Our sources have told us that Samuel has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Samuel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Samuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Samuel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mfer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Samuel.
Samuel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samuel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samuel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Samuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Samuel.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mfer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Samuel.
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!
Samuel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mfer blocks an elbow strike from Samuel.
Samuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Samuel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mfer can turn it around.
Samuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
Samuel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Samuel prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Samuel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Samuel.
Samuel lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mfer to his knees! Samuel keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deebo Samuel!
Deebo Samuel really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Honest Apparel ($30 SPECIAL!!!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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