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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Damascus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, If Ya Smell. 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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265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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218 cm
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277 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Damascus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po moves out of range of the body kick.
Po closes the distance looking to clinch
and Damascus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Po throws a head kick that misses
and Damascus counters by clinching up.
Damascus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damascus misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Damascus blocks an elbow strike from Po.
Po landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Po missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damascus misses with a punch to the body.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damascus blocks it with crossed arms.
Po takes a shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Damascus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Damascus's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Damascus lands a body punch.
Po is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damascus is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damascus lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Damascus fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Damascus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Damascus working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Damascus.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Damascus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Po up against the cage.
Po throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Damascus misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Damascus.
Po pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Damascus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
Damascus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Po's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Damascus.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damascus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damascus blocks it with crossed arms.
Damascus has Po pressed against the cage.
Damascus pushes Po back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damascus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but Damascus blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Damascus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Po avoiding damage as Damascus throws knees to the body.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Damascus stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damascus lands with a light punch inside.
Tong Po's cut is getting worse.
Po pressing his opponent against the cage.
Po gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Damascus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Damascus tries to clinch there but Po circles away.
It looks like Anthony Damascus has been cut.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damascus.
Damascus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Po moves to clinch but Damascus breaks away
and Damascus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Damascus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Damascus keeps the fight on the outside.
Po throws a head kick that misses
and Damascus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po closes the distance looking to clinch
and Damascus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Damascus lands with a right to the head.
Damascus works on Po's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damascus being controlled against the cage.
Damascus takes an elbow to the temple.
Damascus lands with a light punch inside.
Damascus pushes Po back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po is rocked!
Tong Po's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damascus.
A body shot lands from Damascus.
Damascus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Damascus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Po is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Po seems to have got his legs back now.
Damascus has Po pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damascus blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Damascus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damascus has Po pressed against the cage.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damascus blocks it with crossed arms.
Damascus stalling in the clinch but Po improves position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po.
Anthony Damascus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Po landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damascus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damascus avoiding damage.
Damascus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damascus.
Damascus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Damascus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damascus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Po tries a knee to the head but Damascus blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Damascus avoids the damage to the body.
Damascus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Po dodges an elbow strike from Damascus.
Damascus effectively controlling the action here.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damascus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damascus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Damascus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Damascus connects with a body shot.
Damascus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Po walks into a left hand.
Po misses with a head kick.
Po throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damascus blocks a head kick by Po.
Po moves in looking to clinch but Damascus pushes him off.
Po tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Damascus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Po looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Po darts in and clinches Damascus up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Damascus.
Damascus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damascus blocks it with crossed arms.
Damascus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Damascus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Po lands an elbow just above Damascus 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damascus controlling the action here for a moment.
Damascus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Tong Po's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tong Po's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Damascus!
An out of breath Anthony Damascus 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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