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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanford Fanning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Karelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelis has chosen Sail - AwolNation as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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222 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sanford Fanning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kostas Karelis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelis misses with an uppercut
and Fanning counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karelis throws a looping overhand right but Fanning ducks down to avoid it.
Karelis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fanning half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fanning swings for the body but Karelis moves out of range.
Karelis throws a poor cross that misses
and Fanning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karelis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karelis with a nice cross.
Karelis just misses with a punch to the body.
Karelis throws a shot from downtown. Fanning moves away and avoids it.
Karelis forces Fanning back against the cage and clinches.
Fanning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karelis lands a left hand.
Karelis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fanning backwards.
Fanning lands with a left 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!
A short body shot lands from Fanning as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Karelis.
Fanning lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fanning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fanning is pressed up against the cage. Karelis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fanning down to the mat. Fanning avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Karelis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fanning connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanning throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Kostas Karelis has been cut.
Fanning lands a jab to Karelis's midsection.
Fanning misses with a low kick.
Fanning throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fanning scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fanning is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelis.
Fanning lands a lovely overhand right.
Karelis walks into a left hand.
Karelis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fanning moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Karelis is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fanning has managed to clinch.
Karelis is still on wobbly legs! Can Fanning finish him?
Fanning creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Karelis's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Karelis drops to his knees and Fanning pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sanford Fanning!
A victorious Sanford Fanning thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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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