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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fox Canyon (ranked 2388 p4p, 288 weight class) and Island Mongrel (ranked 3404 p4p, 390 weight class). Island Mongrel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fox Canyon's chin.
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188 cm
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192 lbs
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185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fox Canyon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Mongrel ! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mongrel throws a hook to the side of Canyon's head but Canyon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mongrel looks to score with a jab to the body but Canyon is just out of range. Mongrel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Fox Canyon has been cut. Canyon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mongrel 's hands. Mongrel misses with a looping right. Canyon stuns Mongrel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Canyon misses with a body shot.
Canyon moves out of range as Mongrel strikes. Canyon lands a glancing blow to the side of Mongrel 's head. Mongrel misses with a body shot
and Canyon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Canyon misses with a looping left. Canyon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Canyon dips to his left and cracks Mongrel with an uppercut! Mongrel looks to land a combination but Canyon avoids it well. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A telegraphed right hand from Mongrel misses the target. Canyon avoids the body shot from Mongrel .
Canyon defending well as Mongrel loads up on a big left hand. Mongrel swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mongrel throws a one two combo.
Canyon throws an off balance right hand
and Mongrel counters with a nice body shot. Mongrel looks to score with a jab to the body but Canyon is just out of range. A quick step to the side and Canyon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Mongrel gets tackled into the cage by Canyon. Canyon maintains the clinch. A short left from Canyon. Canyon breaks the clinch.
Canyon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mongrel at a distance.
Mongrel jabbing away but nothing is landing. A looping hook to the body misses from Mongrel . Canyon does a little dance to reset his feet. Mongrel misses with a body shot.
Island Mongrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice defenses there by Canyon. Mongrel takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mongrel scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Canyon misses with a hook. Mongrel ducked under it nicely. Canyon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Mongrel misses. Canyon looks to land a right hand but Mongrel moved out of range. Mongrel misses with a body punch
and Canyon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Canyon connects with a body shot. Mongrel looks to land a left hand but Canyon moved out of range nicely. Canyon misses with an uppercut. Mongrel misses with a two punch combination.
Canyon moves away from the strike by Mongrel . Canyon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mongrel throws out the jab. Mongrel misses with an uppercut
and Canyon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Canyon punishes Mongrel 's body with a nice straight punch. Canyon moves into range and connects with a jab. Canyon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Mongrel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Canyon momentarily.
Mongrel misses with a combination
and Canyon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Canyon lands a slapping body shot.
Mongrel ducks under a wild hook from Canyon. Mongrel throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Canyon to counter with a crisp jab. Mongrel takes a swing at Canyon's ribcage but misses. Mongrel thows a left - swing and a miss! Canyon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Canyon lands a nice hook to Mongrel 's body. Mongrel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Mongrel misses with an uppercut. Mongrel stuns Canyon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Canyon misses with a right hand and Mongrel counters with a nice uppercut. Canyon lunges at Mongrel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mongrel 's hand. Canyon lands a right hook to the body.
Mongrel misses with an uppercut
and Canyon counters with a left to the body. 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! Mongrel throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Mongrel looks to land a right hand but Canyon moved out of range. Canyon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mongrel .
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mongrel looks to land a combination but Canyon avoids it well. Mongrel misses with a body shot
and Canyon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Canyon dodges the punch combination from Mongrel .
Canyon throws a looping overhand right but Mongrel ducks down to avoid it. Mongrel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Canyon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mongrel throws out the jab. Mongrel throws a right and a left that both miss. Mongrel walks into a jab. The fighters circling - Canyon throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Mongrel pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Canyon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Canyon moves away from the strike by Mongrel . A jab from Canyon misses. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice straight punches there by Canyon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Canyon. Mongrel misses with a series of wild punches.
Canyon throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fox Canyon dominated that round. The cut man is working on Fox Canyon's cut. That's time! Canyon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mongrel gets tackled into the cage by Canyon. Canyon maintains the clinch. Mongrel tries to stall but Canyon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Canyon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Canyon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Canyon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mongrel is defending well for now. A bit of stalling here from Canyon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Canyon manages to break the clinch.
Mongrel swings for the body but Canyon moves out of range.
Mongrel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Mongrel misses the body punch and Canyon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Mongrel throws a body shot but no joy. Canyon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Canyon. Canyon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mongrel , pushing him back against the cage. Canyon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Canyon throws a punch but it's blocked by Mongrel . Canyon misses with a punch on the inside.
Mongrel is trying to break free. Canyon lands with a light punch inside. Mongrel trying to stall but Canyon improves his position.
Canyon has a couple of punches blocked by Mongrel .
Mongrel prevents a body shot from Canyon. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Canyon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mongrel backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Canyon lands with a right to the head. A head punch on the inside from Canyon fails to land. Canyon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Mongrel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Canyon lands a jab to the nose. Mongrel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canyon. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Donk. Canyon catches Mongrel right on the button with a cross. Canyon misses with a straight right. Fox Canyon is winning the standup battle so far. Canyon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mongrel looks to land a right hand but Canyon moved out of range. Mongrel throws an overhand right that lands on Canyon's shoulder, as Canyon tries to avoid the shot. Canyon jabbing away but nothing is landing. Canyon closes the distance and lands a one-two. Mongrel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Canyon misses the body punch and Mongrel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mongrel slips a jab from Canyon. Canyon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mongrel can do to turn this around? Mongrel lands with a hook. Canyon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Canyon is rocked! Mongrel throws a pinpoint strike between Canyon's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Canyon crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Mongrel scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Island Mongrel ! Island Mongrel decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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