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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Arts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man by Black Sabbath. Hank Armstrong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marshall Arts!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armstrong.
Jab by Armstrong.
Arts moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Arts.
It looks like Hank Armstrong has been cut.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Armstrong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arts scores a nice knee to the body.
Arts has Armstrong pressed against the cage, preventing Armstrong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Arts has him pressed against the cage.
Arts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arts lands a damaging elbow.
Arts misses with a knee to the head.
Arts crunches a lovely knee into Armstrong's ribcage.
Arts landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Arts.
Arts landing knees to the body.
Arts lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arts's elbow.
Armstrong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Armstrong takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arts scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arts obliges.
Arts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Armstrong's efforts to push away.
Arts lands a nice knee to the body.
Arts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arts missing with knees to the body.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Armstrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Arts is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Arts.
Arts tries to land knees in the clinch but Armstrong avoids the damage to the body.
Arts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arts looks winded!
Armstrong can't break the clinch.
Arts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Armstrong's efforts to push away.
Armstrong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arts looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arts scores with a knee to the head.
Arts lands an elbow inside.
Armstrong is trying to force a seperation but Arts has the dominant position.
Arts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Arts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Armstrong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arts is looking to control Armstrong's arms but Armstrong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arts has his back to the cage.
Arts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armstrong blocks it with crossed arms.
Armstrong is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Arts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Armstrong's brow.
Armstrong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Armstrong fails to land.
Nice elbow from Arts.
Arts blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong is trying to break free.
Arts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Armstrong's efforts to push away.
Arts prevents Armstrong from breaking the clinch.
Arts misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arts misses with a knee to the head.
Armstrong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arts throws an elbow but it misses.
Armstrong avoids the elbow strike from Arts, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arts.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Armstrong's efforts to push away.
Arts misses with an elbow strike.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arts has Armstrong pressed against the cage, preventing Armstrong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Armstrong is trying to force a seperation but Arts has the dominant position.
Armstrong working hard to break the clinch.
Armstrong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arts has him pressed against the cage.
Armstrong tries to circle away but Arts has him pinned against the cage.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Arts has him pressed against the cage.
Arts lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.
Arts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armstrong is defending well for now.
Arts misses with an elbow over the top.
Arts trying to land knees to the body.
Arts looking to slow down the pace here.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armstrong.
Arts scores with a knee to the head.
Arts has Armstrong pressed against the cage, preventing Armstrong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Armstrong tries to break free but Arts pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong tries to break free but Arts pushes him back against the cage.
Armstrong tries to throw a body punch but Arts avoids it by throwing Armstrong back against the cage.
Armstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong avoids a wild elbow strike from Arts.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Armstrong tries to throw a body punch but Arts avoids it by throwing Armstrong back against the cage.
Armstrong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arts obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong is trying to force a seperation but Arts has the dominant position.
Arts lands an elbow that stopped Armstrong in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong throws a head punch that misses.
Arts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arts misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Arts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Armstrong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arts on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Armstrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armstrong cracks Arts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Armstrong looks to land a right hand but Arts moved out of range.
Arts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arts is rocked!
Arts moves out of range as Armstrong strikes.
Arts is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?
Arts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Arts flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Arts is out cold! Armstrong holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hank Armstrong!
After winning the bout, Hank Armstrong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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