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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hurricane Defoe (ranked 287 p4p, 402 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 42 p4p, 61 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm 27 214 15 - 5 - 0 |
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194 cm 34 216 26 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hurricane Defoe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley King! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Defoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily. King throws a jab but it's blocked by Defoe. Defoe digs a good hook to King's body.
King moves into the clinch. King misses with a body punch.
Defoe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Defoe tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage. King misses with a short punch on the inside. A short right from Defoe on the inside. King tries a body shot but Defoe blocks it.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Defoe's elbow. Defoe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. King misses with a knee strike.
Defoe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A jab from King misses. Good exchange - Defoe coming out on top. Defoe feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends King sprawling to the canvas! King rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Defoe finish him?!
Defoe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. King looks winded! Defoe moves away from the strike by King. King misses with a hook
and Defoe counters with a nice body kick. Harley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Defoe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Defoe drops King with a naaaaasty hook - King is in real trouble here! Defoe dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hurricane Defoe! During a confident post fight interview, Hurricane Defoe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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91% |
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