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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Randisicimo (ranked 5437 p4p, 2253 weight class) and Erick Scantling (ranked 161 p4p, 80 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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220 cm 25 300 0 - 1 - 0 |
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212 cm 26 280 6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Powerful |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Randisicimo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erick Scantling! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Randisicimo throws a big shot that misses. Scantling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Randisicimo. The crowd cheers as Randisicimo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scantling doesn't seem phased though. Randisicimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Scantling on the wrong end of a nice hook. No joy there for Randisicimo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scantling now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Randisicimo misses the shot to the body. Randisicimo throws a wild body kick that Scantling sees coming a mile off. Scantling moves away from the strike by Randisicimo. Randisicimo throws a head kick that misses. Randisicimo misses with a left hand and Scantling counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Scantling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randisicimo. Randisicimo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Scantling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randisicimo. Randisicimo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Scantling listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Some wild striking there from Randisicimo.
Randisicimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scantling was well out of range. Poor timing from Randisicimo. Scantling avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Randisicimo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Scantling misses with a straight left. Randisicimo tries to work over Scantling's front leg with a kick but Scantling checks it. A nice side step and Scantling releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Randisicimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scantling moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Randisicimo misses with an uppercut. Scantling saw that one coming. Scantling moves away from the strike by Randisicimo. Randisicimo misses with a body punch
and Scantling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Randisicimo lands a body shot.
Randisicimo throws a looping overhand right but Scantling ducks down to avoid it. Scantling lands a right hook to the body.
Scantling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randisicimo manages to avoid it. Randisicimo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A jab from Randisicimo misses. Randisicimo throws a quick inside leg kick. Randisicimo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scantling throws a shot to the body.
Randisicimo is breathing heavily. Scantling throws the left hand but Randisicimo avoids the punch easily. Scantling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randisicimo.
Randisicimo throws a series of punches but Scantling moves out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Randisicimo misses with a hook. Scantling ducked under it nicely. Randisicimo throws a hook but Scantling blocks it. Scantling jabs Randisicimo to the body, keeping him at a distance. Scantling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Randisicimo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Randisicimo misses with an uppercut. It seemed like Scantling was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scantling scores with a hook to the body. Randisicimo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Scantling dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A shot to the liver by Scantling. Beautiful body shot. Scantling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Scantling lands with a good body shot. Scantling moves into range and connects with a jab. Scantling smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Scantling dips to his left and cracks Randisicimo with an uppercut! Scantling throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Randisicimo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scantling.
Scantling lands the left hand.
Randisicimo is rocked! Randisicimo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Scantling is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Randisicimo flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Randisicimo is out cold! Scantling holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erick Scantling!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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