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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Frost (ranked 1287 p4p, 22067 weight class) and Stipe Velasquez (ranked 149 p4p, 542 weight class). Velasquez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. OC Guns, by The Offspring kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
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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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Deacon Frost !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Velasquez.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Frost scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Decent striking displayed by Velasquez there.
Velasquez instigates a clinch.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Velasquez.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velasquez's elbow.
Frost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Velasquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Velasquez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Velasquez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velasquez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frost 's brow.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
Velasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velasquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost keeps control of Velasquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velasquez breaks from the clinch.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velasquez manages to avoid it.
Velasquez lands a jab to Frost 's midsection.
Velasquez looks to land a combination but Frost avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Frost on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frost throws a hook but Velasquez avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Velasquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez slips under a jab from Frost .
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velasquez.
Frost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Velasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Velasquez misses with a few strikes there.
Frost throwing a counter right hand but Velasquez manages to avoid it.
Frost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velasquez throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
Velasquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
Stipe Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Velasquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frost stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Velasquez moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez forces Frost back against the cage and clinches.
Frost blocks an elbow strike.
Velasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez blocking some punches.
Velasquez tries to circle away but Frost has him pinned against the cage.
Velasquez manages to break the clinch.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands a jab.
Velasquez staying out of range there.
Frost lands an overhand right.
Velasquez misses with a right hand
letting Frost counter with a right hand.
Velasquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velasquez.
An attempted straight right counter from Frost misses the target.
Velasquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost throws a lazy right hand but Velasquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Velasquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost .
Velasquez tries to clinch but Frost is having none of it.
Frost throws a hook but Velasquez avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Velasquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Velasquez throws a good cross that connects.
Velasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frost .
Frost is looking to counter punch.
Frost misses with an uppercut
enabling Velasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Velasquez moved out of range.
Frost throws a hook but Velasquez avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stipe Velasquez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasquez.
Frost tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Velasquez manages to circle out of the way.
Velasquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stipe Velasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velasquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frost is looking to counter punch.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Velasquez misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Frost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velasquez has Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez wants to break free but Frost has control.
Velasquez working hard to break the clinch.
Velasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Velasquez backs away, Frost returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Velasquez throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Velasquez throws a combination. Frost tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost is looking to counter punch.
Velasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frost .
Frost is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Velasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost drops Velasquez with a beautiful combination! Velasquez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Frost is looking for the KO!
It looks like Stipe Velasquez has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez takes a swing at Frost 's ribcage but misses.
Velasquez wants to clinch.
It looked like Frost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frost uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Velasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Velasquez misses with a straight right.
Frost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Velasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Frost on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Velasquez throws a sloppy body shot
and Frost counters with a crisp right that sends Velasquez to the canvas! Frost follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deacon Frost !
In his post fight interview, Deacon Frost started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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