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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Foreman Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foreman Frazier comes to the cage accompanied by My Inspiration. Cassius Foreman Frazier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 cm
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195 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassius Foreman Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman Frazier connects with a looping right hand.
Foreman Frazier looks to throw the jab but Habana is out of range.
Foreman Frazier connects with a body shot.
Habana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Foreman Frazier as he avoids it easily.
Foreman Frazier scores with a hook to the body. Habana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Habana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Foreman Frazier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Foreman Frazier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Habana.
Habana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Foreman Frazier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Foreman Frazier throws a shot from downtown. Habana moves away and avoids it.
Foreman Frazier throws out a loose jab but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Habana slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman Frazier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Habana throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana staying out of range there.
Foreman Frazier misses with an uppercut.
Habana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Habana closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Foreman Frazier.
I was talking to Foreman Frazier's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Habana takes a shot to the head.
Habana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foreman Frazier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Foreman Frazier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foreman Frazier is pressed up against the cage. Habana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Foreman Frazier down to the mat. Foreman Frazier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cassius Foreman Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Habana.
Habana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Habana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Foreman Frazier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Habana slips under a jab from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier misses with a double jab
and Habana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Foreman Frazier misses.
Habana misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foreman Frazier tests Habana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foreman Frazier lands a head shot.
Habana is rocked!
Foreman Frazier moves forwards but Habana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Foreman Frazier looks to land a right hand but Habana moved out of range.
Foreman Frazier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Habana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Foreman Frazier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Habana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Habana is trying desperately to land a takedown but Foreman Frazier is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Habana.
Habana closes the distance and clinches.
Foreman Frazier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Foreman Frazier up against the cage.
Foreman Frazier manages to break the clinch.
Habana wants to clinch.
Habana misses the shot to the body.
Habana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foreman Frazier takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Habana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Habana moves away from the strike by Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier lands with a straight right. Habana didn't see that one coming.
Foreman Frazier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Habana. Habana obviously looking to wear him down.
Habana plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman Frazier scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Habana is still on wobbly legs! Can Foreman Frazier finish him?
Habana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Foreman Frazier.
Habana walks into a stiff left hand from Foreman Frazier.
A swing and a miss from Foreman Frazier.
A punch combination from Foreman Frazier misses.
Foreman Frazier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cassius Foreman Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier misses with a looping right.
Habana defending well as Foreman Frazier loads up on a big left hand.
Habana seems to have recovered his senses.
Foreman Frazier swings widly with a right hand
and Habana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman Frazier throws a big shot that misses.
Cassius Foreman Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Habana staying out of range there.
Foreman Frazier avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassius Foreman Frazier dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Habana moves into the clinch.
Habana misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foreman Frazier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Habana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Foreman Frazier can't find room to land a body shot as Habana controls the action.
Foreman Frazier works on Habana's body with a couple of short punches.
Foreman Frazier tries to break free but Habana pushes him back against the cage.
Habana keeps control of Foreman Frazier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foreman Frazier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Habana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foreman Frazier tries a body shot but Habana blocks it.
Foreman Frazier swings wildly with an uppercut but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman Frazier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Habana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Habana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Foreman Frazier punishes Habana's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman Frazier swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman Frazier. Habana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foreman Frazier misses with a double jab.
Habana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foreman Frazier is fending him off so far but Habana persists. Nope, Foreman Frazier circles away and we're back to standing.
Habana slips under a jab from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier lands with a hook. Habana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Foreman Frazier lands with a nice combination. Habana backs away looking to recover.
Foreman Frazier throws the left hand but Habana avoids the punch easily.
Foreman Frazier misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Habana wants to clinch up but Foreman Frazier keeps it at a distance.
Habana walks straight into a right hand from Foreman Frazier - that's dropped him! Foreman Frazier jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Habana from any more punishment! Habana complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cassius Foreman Frazier!
Post fight, Cassius Foreman Frazier stared into the camera and said 'C'mon, I'm going back!'.
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