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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damage kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Burritos - by Sublime. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Coffey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Coffey. Damage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damage looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Coffey!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coffey wants to control but Damage postures up.
Damage trying to control the position but Coffey is working away.
Coffey parries the strikes from Damage easily there. Damage is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Coffey to escape.
Damage trying to control the position but Coffey is working away.
The strikes coming from Damage are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Coffey dodges the ground and pound from Damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Coffey tries to buck Damage off but Damage is having none of it.
Damage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coffey keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Coffey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Damage taking a break here but Coffey is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage tries to pass the half guard into mount. Coffey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Damage is trying to control the action in half guard but Coffey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Damage wants to pass the guard but Coffey is defending well.
Damage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coffey keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Max Damage.
Coffey scores with a hook to the body. Damage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been told by Damage's head coaches at Ludus Magnus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Coffey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coffey wants it to stay on the feet.
Coffey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Max Damage has been cut.
Coffey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damage manages to avoid it.
Coffey gets caught flat footed, as Damage shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coffey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Damage trying to control but Coffey is working from the bottom.
Coffey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Damage holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Coffey tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damage is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Coffey misses with a head shot.
Coffey punching from mount but Damage doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Coffey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Coffey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Coffey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Damage is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coffey unloads with some shots from mount but Damage bucks and avoids them well.
Coffey thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Coffey misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Coffey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Damage's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coffey forces Damage back against the cage and clinches.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Coffey. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Coffey pulls guard.
Damage with a nice head shot there.
Damage stopping the sweep attempt from Coffey.
Max Damage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coffey is keeping the position for now.
Damage stopping the sweep attempt from Coffey.
Coffey keeping full guard, as Damage tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Damage wants to control from the top but Coffey keeps moving.
Coffey pulls Damage in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage is in close to Coffey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Damage trying to control but Coffey is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Coffey fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Coffey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damage fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coffey avoids it really well and circles away.
Damage shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Coffey's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coffey keeping moving, preventing Damage from controlling successfully.
Damage keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Coffey's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Damage throwing strikes but missing.
Damage postures up in Coffey's guard and throws a big left but Coffey blocks it.
Damage trying to control the position from guard on top but Coffey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coffey trying to control the position.
Damage trying to control the position from guard on top but Coffey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Max Damage.
Coffey looks to score with a jab to the body but Damage is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Coffey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coffey steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Damage is out on his feet! Coffey sets himself and nearly takes Damage's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Coffey!
An out of breath John Coffey 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
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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