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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turbo Epicity (ranked 1245 p4p, 170 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 2083 p4p, 266 weight class). Epicity comes into the arena with Semi Charmed Life blaring out of the sound system. Locke has chosen What Makes a Good Man as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turbo Epicity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locke throws a low kick but Epicity moves out of range easily.
Epicity connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Locke momentarily.
Locke lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Epicity misses the target.
Epicity throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Epicity.
Locke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Epicity connects with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Epicity checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Epicity takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Locke moves away from the strike by Epicity.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke misses with a hook. Epicity ducked under it nicely.
Epicity wants to land a leg kick but Locke is out of range.
Locke works the jab nicely.
Epicity scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epicity throws a hook but Locke avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Epicity as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity throws out a leg kick but Locke moves out of range and Epicity only half commits.
Locke misses with a two punch combination.
Locke tries to land a leg kick but Epicity saw it coming and moves away.
Epicity went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Locke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Epicity has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Essence of Epicity in the buildup to the fight.
Epicity does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Epicity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Locke.
Epicity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Locke throws out a counter right but Epicity avoids it with no problem.
Locke scores with a jab. Epicity acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Epicity misses with a low kick.
Epicity throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Epicity throws a jab when Locke was well out of range.
Locke throws a counter combo.
Epicity scores with a body shot.
Locke blocks a jab.
Locke slips a jab from Epicity.
Locke throws a body punch but Epicity moves out of range.
Epicity takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Locke has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Locke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Epicity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
Locke scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Locke works Epicity's body with a nice hook.
Epicity walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Locke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice uppercut there from Epicity.
Epicity cracks a nice hook into Locke's ribs.
Locke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Epicity.
Donk. Epicity catches Locke right on the button with a cross.
Epicity looks to land a right hand but Locke moved out of range.
Epicity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Locke.
Epicity lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Epicity throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Epicity tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Locke is able to avoid easily.
Epicity throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely.
Epicity checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Epicity on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Locke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donk. Locke catches Epicity right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Locke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epicity was well out of range. Poor timing from Locke.
Locke lands a nice looking body shot.
Epicity throws a solid leg kick but Locke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Epicity.
Locke throws a looping overhand right but Epicity ducks down to avoid it.
Epicity lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Epicity. That's going to slow Locke down.
Epicity looks to score with a jab to the body but Locke is just out of range.
Epicity throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range.
Epicity's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Locke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Epicity scrambles back to his feet.
Locke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Locke looks to land a body kick but Epicity moved away.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
Locke throws a leg kick but Epicity sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Epicity lands a head kick!
Locke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Epicity looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Epicity.
An inside leg kick from Locke misses.
Locke throws a right hand that Epicity ducks under and follows up with a left that Epicity also avoids with ease.
Epicity throws a hook but Locke blocks it.
Locke misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epicity. Locke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Epicity tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
It seemed like Locke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Epicity throws a leg kick
and Locke counters with a series of strikes. Epicity will be more careful next time no doubt.
Epicity looks to land a combination. Locke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Locke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Epicity clobbers Locke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Epicity misses with a wild body shot.
Locke takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Locke. Epicity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Epicity avoids the body shot from Locke.
Epicity throws a right hand that Locke ducks under and follows up with a left that Locke also avoids with ease.
Locke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Turbo Epicity will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Epicity swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Locke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Epicity loads up on a big right hand but Locke slips the punch.
Locke walks into a straight right hand from Epicity.
Locke lands with a nice body punch.
Locke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Locke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Epicity walks into a jab.
Locke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Epicity buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Locke tries to work over Epicity's front leg with a kick but Epicity checks it.
Locke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Epicity.
A nice side step and Locke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Locke tries to work over Epicity's front leg with a kick but Epicity checks it.
Epicity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Epicity wants to slow Locke down by chopping away at his legs.
Locke walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Epicity is looking to slow Locke down with leg kicks.
Locke thuds a left hand into Epicity's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Epicity looks to land a right hand but Locke moved out of range.
Epicity misses with a wild combination.
Epicity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Locke.
Epicity slips a jab from Locke.
Epicity lands the left hand.
Epicity throws a leg kick that is checked
and Locke counters with a one-two to the body.
Epicity staying out of range there.
Locke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Epicity rather than just go for the knockout.
Locke throws a body kick that misses.
Locke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Locke throws a nice head kick!
Epicity keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Epicity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Locke.
Some wild striking there from Epicity.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Epicity closes the distance and pushes Locke back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity scores with a shot to the side of Locke's head.
Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Epicity backwards.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epicity lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Epicity's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Locke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
Locke misses with a low kick.
Epicity avoids the body shot from Locke.
Epicity takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Epicity lands a lovely overhand right.
Epicity looks to land a body kick but Locke moved away.
Epicity takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Locke misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Epicity throws out the jab.
Locke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Locke misses with a low kick as Epicity jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Epicity.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Locke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Epicity.
Epicity throws a chopping leg kick but Locke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Epicity throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Locke counters with a stiff right hand.
Locke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Locke! But no joy.
Epicity is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Locke blocks a low kick nicely.
Epicity looks to score with a jab to the body but Locke is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Locke.
Locke slips a jab from Epicity.
Epicity misses with an uppercut.
Locke looks to land a combination. Epicity sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Locke throws a body punch but Epicity moves out of range.
Locke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Epicity tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Epicity wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Locke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Epicity.
Epicity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Locke manages to avoid it.
Epicity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Epicity swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Locke connects with a solid leg kick.
Epicity lands with an overhand left.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
Epicity moves into the clinch successfully.
Locke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Locke blocks a body shot from Epicity.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Epicity misses with some punches.
A short right from Locke on the inside.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Locke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Locke jabs at Epicity's body.
Epicity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
Nice shot lands for Epicity.
Locke throws a leg kick but Epicity sees it coming and moves out of range.
Epicity looks to score with a jab to the body but Locke is just out of range.
Locke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Locke misses with a hook. Epicity ducked under it nicely.
John Locke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Locke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Epicity back to the cage. Locke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Locke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Epicity slips a jab and a cross from Locke.
Epicity scoring well with a low kick there.
Epicity tries to score with a low kick but Locke moves his leg out of the way.
Locke moves out of range as Epicity throws a body kick.
A jab from Epicity misses.
Locke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Epicity.
Locke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke takes a swing at Epicity's ribcage but misses.
Epicity tried to counter with a leg kick but Locke avoided it.
Locke throws a leg kick but Epicity sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity misses with an uppercut. Locke saw that one coming.
Epicity tries to clinch but Locke moves out of range.
Epicity moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Epicity.
Locke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Epicity is out of range.
Locke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Locke checks a leg kick.
Locke punishes Epicity's body with a nice straight punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Locke.
A leg kick checked by Locke.
Locke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Epicity.
Locke misses with a looping right.
Epicity shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Epicity tries to land a front kick but Locke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Epicity takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Epicity's sensitive parts.
Epicity checks a low kick from Locke.
Epicity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Locke manages to avoid it.
Locke thuds a left hand into Epicity's body.
Locke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Locke misses with a straight left.
Epicity lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Locke connects with a body shot that sends Epicity's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Locke misses the target.
Epicity lands a nice looking kick to the body. Locke takes a step back to recover.
Locke misses with a wild body shot.
Locke misses with a body kick.
Epicity will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Epicity throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range.
Locke needs to keep his hands up - Epicity had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Epicity does no damage.
Locke avoids the body shot from Epicity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke lands a slapping body shot.
Epicity throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Locke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Locke throws a low kick but Epicity moves out of range easily.
Locke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Locke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Locke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Epicity's head.
Locke connects with the punch.
Locke ducks under a wild hook from Epicity.
Epicity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Epicity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Epicity throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Locke.
Epicity darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Epicity throws a low kick but Locke avoids it.
Epicity throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Locke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Epicity misses the body punch
and Locke counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Epicity.
Locke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Epicity has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Locke.
Epicity fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Locke.
Epicity gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Epicity misses with a leg kick.
Locke scores with a body shot.
Locke checks the leg kick.
Locke moves to clinch but Epicity breaks away
and Epicity counters with a slapping leg kick.
Epicity connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Locke momentarily.
Locke throws a big shot that misses.
Locke misses with a looping left.
Epicity getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Epicity moves away from the strike by Locke.
Epicity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Locke blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Turbo Epicity.
I think Epicity has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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