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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Hambucher (ranked 6301 p4p, 596 weight class) and Karl Anthony Towns (ranked 5881 p4p, 573 weight class). Towns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Enter Sandman" - Metallica. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markus Hambucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karl Anthony Towns!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Towns lands the left hand.
Towns scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Towns as he connects with a hook.
No joy there for Hambucher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hambucher throws a right hand that Towns ducks under and follows up with a left that Towns also avoids with ease.
Hambucher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Towns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hambucher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hambucher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hambucher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Towns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Towns fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Towns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hambucher throws a right hand that Towns ducks under and follows up with a left that Towns also avoids with ease.
Towns lands a jab to the nose.
Hambucher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hambucher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Markus Hambucher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Towns lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hambucher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Towns dodges the punch combination from Hambucher.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towns! But no joy.
Towns slips a jab from Hambucher.
Donk. Towns catches Hambucher right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hambucher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hambucher misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Hambucher misses.
Hambucher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Towns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hambucher swinging wildly here.
Hambucher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Towns circles away quickly and effectively.
Towns cracks Hambucher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hambucher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Towns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot by Towns.
Hambucher takes one on the button.
Hambucher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Towns is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hambucher misses with a wild combination.
Towns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Towns lands with an uppercut that bounces Hambucher off the ropes and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towns slips a jab and a cross from Hambucher.
Hambucher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Towns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hambucher.
Towns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hambucher on the side of the head.
Towns scores with a decent looking hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Towns as he connects with a hook.
Hambucher scores with a body shot.
Hambucher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hambucher just misses with a punch to the body.
Hambucher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Towns was well out of range. Poor timing from Hambucher.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hambucher.
Hambucher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Towns - just one landing.
Towns might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Towns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hambucher.
Hambucher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hambucher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Towns circles away quickly and effectively.
Hambucher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hambucher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Towns to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hambucher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Towns slips a jab and a cross from Hambucher.
Hambucher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Towns.
A little jabbing left from Towns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hambucher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Towns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hambucher scores with a nice head shot.
Hambucher looks to land a combination but Towns avoids it well.
Hambucher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hambucher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Towns.
Hambucher misses with a few strikes there.
Towns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hambucher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hambucher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Towns clobbers Hambucher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Towns has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Towns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hambucher on the side of the head.
Towns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hambucher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Towns connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hambucher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hambucher looks to land a combination but Towns avoids it well.
Towns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Towns staying out of range there.
Towns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hambucher. Hambucher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hambucher misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Towns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hambucher throws a looping overhand right but Towns ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Towns there.
A nice combination there by Hambucher.
Hambucher scores with a jab. Towns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hambucher throws a series of punches but Towns moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hambucher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Hambucher.
Towns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karl Anthony Towns will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hambucher throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hambucher catches Towns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hambucher misses with a two punch combination.
Hambucher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hambucher ducks right into an uppercut from Towns.
Hambucher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hambucher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hambucher misses the jab.
Hambucher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hambucher walks into a straight right hand from Towns.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hambucher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hambucher catches Towns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Towns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hambucher.
Hambucher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karl Anthony Towns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hambucher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Towns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Towns connects with a right hand. Hambucher shakes it off.
Hambucher throws a series of punches but Towns avoids them all with ease.
Hambucher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hambucher has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Towns as he connects with a hook.
Towns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hambucher on the side of the head.
Hambucher misses with a few strikes there.
Towns connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hambucher momentarily.
Towns with a hook.
Towns throws out a powerful jab.
Hambucher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hambucher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hambucher misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Towns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Towns scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Towns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Towns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Hambucher. Those never looked like landing.
Hambucher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hambucher misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hambucher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Towns lands a jab to the nose.
Hambucher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Towns. Towns obviously looking to wear him down.
Hambucher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hambucher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hambucher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Towns lands with a straight right. Hambucher didn't see that one coming.
Towns connects with a single shot there.
Hambucher swings for the body but Towns moves out of range.
Towns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Towns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hambucher's head backwards.
Hambucher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hambucher cracks Towns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hambucher misses with a few strikes there.
Towns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Hambucher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Towns defending well as Hambucher loads up on a big left hand.
Towns lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hambucher throws a series of punches but Towns moves out of range.
Towns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hambucher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Towns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hambucher tries to bum rush Towns with a series of wild strikes but Towns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Markus Hambucher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Towns.
Hambucher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Towns connects with a nice looking jab.
Hambucher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hambucher misses with a straight right.
Towns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hambucher pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Towns back to the ropes. Hambucher follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Towns getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hambucher moves forwards but Towns connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hambucher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hambucher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Towns.
Hambucher lands a two punch combo.
Towns lands a glancing blow to the side of Hambucher's head.
Towns lands a head shot.
Towns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hambucher on the side of the head.
Hambucher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Towns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Towns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hambucher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Towns moves away.
Hambucher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hambucher misses with a series of wild punches.
Towns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hambucher throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Towns scores with a hook.
Hambucher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hambucher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hambucher throws a right hand that Towns ducks under and follows up with a left that Towns also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karl Anthony Towns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A jab from Towns finds it's way through Hambucher's defenses.
Towns lands with an overhand left.
Hambucher throws a nice looking combination but Towns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hambucher throws a shot from downtown. Towns moves away and avoids it.
Towns moves forwards but Hambucher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hambucher ducks right into an uppercut from Towns.
Hambucher fails to land with a series of punches.
Towns lands the left hand.
Hambucher looks to land a right hand but Towns moved out of range.
Hambucher is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Towns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hambucher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Towns scores with a nice head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hambucher.
Towns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hambucher on the side of the head.
Hambucher misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Towns darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hambucher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hambucher misses with a hook. Towns ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towns! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Towns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Towns lands an overhand right.
Hambucher tries to bum rush Towns with a series of wild strikes but Towns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hambucher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Towns's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hambucher under the eye.
Hambucher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Towns - just one landing.
Towns getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Towns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hambucher misses with a looping right.
Hambucher throws a hook to the side of Towns's head but Towns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Towns's corner calls for a 1-2. Towns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Towns cracks Hambucher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hambucher swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Hambucher. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Towns finds it's target.
Hambucher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Towns finds it's way round the side to connect with Hambucher's head.
Hambucher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hambucher swinging wildly here.
Towns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Towns cracks Hambucher with an open hand slap.
Hambucher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Towns circles away quickly and effectively.
Towns lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hambucher tries to bum rush Towns with a series of wild strikes but Towns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hambucher throws a series of punches but Towns moves out of range.
Towns lunges at Hambucher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hambucher's hand.
Towns moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Towns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hambucher's head backwards.
Hambucher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hambucher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Towns catches Hambucher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hambucher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Towns.
Towns lands with a right hand.
Towns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hambucher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Towns.
Hambucher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Towns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hambucher's head.
Markus Hambucher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Towns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hambucher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hambucher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Towns connects with a crisp jab.
Towns slips under a jab from Hambucher.
Hambucher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karl Anthony Towns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Towns.
Hambucher misses with a wild combination.
Hambucher misses with a series of wild punches.
Towns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Towns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Towns scores with a kick to the body.
Towns connects with the punch.
Towns blocks a jab.
Towns slips under a jab from Hambucher.
Hambucher misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hambucher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Towns throws out a powerful jab.
Towns scores with a nice head shot.
Towns lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Anthony Towns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Towns has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Anthony Towns!
Karl Anthony Towns seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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