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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn MacCumhaill (ranked 3832 p4p, 2554 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 123 p4p, 100 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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225 cm 44 300 40 - 30 - 0 |
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196 cm 25 282 8 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt Great elbows Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 40 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fionn MacCumhaill! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! St Stone drives through and clinches with MacCumhaill against the cage.
MacCumhaill takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Fionn MacCumhaill has been cut. MacCumhaill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Stone drives through and clinches with MacCumhaill against the cage.
MacCumhaill working hard to break the clinch. St Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch. St Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. St Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacCumhaill's face.
St Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. St Stone displaying some good clinch control by pressing MacCumhaill up against the cage. St Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A head punch on the inside from St Stone fails to land. St Stone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
St Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Stone tries a knee to the head but MacCumhaill blocks it.
St Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. MacCumhaill won't want to take too many of those. MacCumhaill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Stone has him pressed against the cage. St Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacCumhaill's efforts to push away. St Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
MacCumhaill is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. St Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacCumhaill's face.
St Stone lands an elbow that stopped MacCumhaill in his tracks for a moment. St Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Stone lands a nice elbow. St Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Stone keeps control of MacCumhaill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. St Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. St Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch. MacCumhaill is trying to break free. MacCumhaill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. St Stone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. MacCumhaill seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if St Stone can turn it around. St Stone misses with a knee to the head. MacCumhaill looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. St Stone lands an elbow that stopped MacCumhaill in his tracks for a moment.
Fionn MacCumhaill's cut is getting worse. MacCumhaill being controlled against the cage. St Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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! The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Stone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. MacCumhaill is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round. MacCumhaill takes an elbow to the temple. St Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacCumhaill's efforts to push away. St Stone lands an elbow inside that MacCumhaill shrugs off.
Fionn MacCumhaill's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. St Stone stalls. A left hand lands to the body for St Stone.
St Stone lands an elbow that stopped MacCumhaill in his tracks for a moment. St Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. St Stone will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning MacCumhaill up against the cage. MacCumhaill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. St Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. St Stone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St Stone lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by St Stone.
Jeez, Fionn MacCumhaill's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. St Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fionn MacCumhaill's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus St Stone! In his post fight interview, Marcus St Stone started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
39% |
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