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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Jospin (ranked 1263 p4p, 1336 weight class) and Hurricane Defoe (ranked 171 p4p, 180 weight class). Jospin comes to the cage accompanied by In The Air Tonight. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Jospin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hurricane Defoe!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jospin misses with a hook
and Defoe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Defoe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Defoe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Defoe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Defoe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Defoe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jospin doesn't seem bothered though.
Defoe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jospin under the eye.
It looks like Henri Jospin has been cut.
Jospin throws a sloppy body shot
and Defoe counters with a left to the body.
Jospin throws a combination that misses
and Jospin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Jospin.
Jospin lands a leg kick that knocks Defoe off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Defoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Defoe walks into a left hand.
Jospin throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Jospin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jospin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Defoe throws a shot to the body.
Jospin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jospin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jospin misses with a left hand
and Defoe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Defoe tries to land a leg kick but Jospin saw it coming and moves away.
Jospin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jospin swings widly with a right hand
and Defoe counters with a leg kick.
Jospin cracks Defoe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Defoe throws a hook but Jospin avoids it easily.
Jospin lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jospin throws a looping overhand right but Defoe ducks down to avoid it.
Jospin misses with a head kick.
Henri Jospin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jospin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Defoe checks a low kick from Jospin.
Jospin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Defoe takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick from Jospin misses.
Jospin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Defoe is out of range.
Defoe flicks out a counter leg kick but Jospin steps away.
Nice body kick there by Defoe.
Defoe lands a slapping body shot.
Jospin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Defoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Defoe checks a leg kick.
Jospin misses with a low kick.
Jospin looks to land a right hand but Defoe moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defoe thumps Jospin with a low kick.
Jospin lands a head kick. Defoe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Defoe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jospin on the side of the head.
Defoe throws a body shot but no joy.
Defoe misses with a hook. Jospin ducked under it nicely.
Jospin throws a hook but Defoe blocks it.
Defoe looks to land a body kick but Jospin moved away.
Jospin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Jospin misses its intended target.
Jospin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Defoe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jospin rather than just go for the knockout.
Defoe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jospin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jospin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Defoe lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Defoe lands with an overhand left.
Henri Jospin's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Defoe catches Jospin right on the button with a cross.
Jospin misses with a leg kick
and Defoe counters with a solid body kick.
Jospin is breathing heavily.
Defoe throws a low kick but Jospin moves out of range easily.
Defoe's corner calls for a 1-2. Defoe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Defoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jospin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Defoe.
Defoe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Defoe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jospin closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Defoe tries to work over Jospin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Defoe presses Jospin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hurricane Defoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henri Jospin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Defoe gets tackled into the cage by Jospin. Jospin maintains the clinch.
Defoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Jospin slams his shin into Defoe's torso.
Jospin misses with a right hand
and Defoe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Defoe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jospin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Defoe counters with a nice leg kick.
Jospin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Defoe, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Defoe avoiding damage as Jospin throws knees to the body.
Defoe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jospin backwards.
Jospin blocking some punches.
Jospin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Defoe is defending well for now.
Jospin misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Defoe as Jospin tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defoe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Defoe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jospin slips under a jab from Defoe.
Jospin throws a head kick but Defoe moves out of range.
Defoe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jospin drives through and clinches with Defoe against the cage.
Jospin prevents a body shot from Defoe.
Defoe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henri Jospin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Defoe lands a right hand.
Jospin looking to throw knees to the head but Defoe is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Defoe breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Defoe misses.
Defoe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jospin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jospin wants to clinch up but Defoe keeps it at a distance.
Defoe is looking for the big counter here.
Defoe cracks Jospin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Defoe defending well as Jospin loads up on a big left hand.
Jospin moves out of range of the body kick from Defoe.
A bone on bone clash there as Defoe blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jospin moves to clinch but Defoe breaks away
and Defoe counters with a stiff right hand.
Defoe lands with a nice body kick.
Jospin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jospin throws a wild body kick that Defoe sees coming a mile off.
Defoe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot lands for Defoe.
Jeez, Henri Jospin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henri Jospin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hurricane Defoe!
Hurricane Defoe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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