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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Butler Hickok (ranked 2275 p4p, 1616 weight class) and Ludwig Boltzmann (ranked 266 p4p, 195 weight class). Ludwig Boltzmann told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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8 - 6 - 0 |
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194 cm
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277
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Butler Hickok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludwig Boltzmann!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickok takes the fight into the clinch.
Hickok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boltzmann misses with a punch on the inside.
Hickok blocking some punches.
Hickok stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boltzmann.
Hickok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hickok blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boltzmann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boltzmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boltzmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hickok cracks Boltzmann with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boltzmann checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boltzmann doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hickok looks to score with a jab to the body but Boltzmann is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok loads up on a big right hand but Boltzmann slips the punch.
Hickok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boltzmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boltzmann tries to counter with a clinch but Hickok shakes him off and moves away.
Boltzmann tries to clinch but Hickok moves out of range.
Hickok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boltzmann is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boltzmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hickok uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hickok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boltzmann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickok cracks a nice hook into Boltzmann's ribs.
Boltzmann wants to clinch up but Hickok keeps it at a distance.
Hickok checks a leg kick.
Boltzmann misses the shot to the body.
Hickok moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Hickok - just one landing.
Boltzmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Hickok circles away.
Boltzmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hickok moves away.
Boltzmann takes a swing at Hickok's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boltzmann.
A little feinted left hand from Hickok on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hickok misses with a straight right.
Hickok clinches up with Boltzmann and pushes him back against the cage.
Boltzmann tries a body shot but Hickok blocks it.
Hickok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boltzmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boltzmann fails to land.
Hickok misses with a punch on the inside.
Hickok blocks a body shot from Boltzmann.
Boltzmann working aggressively here.
Boltzmann lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Boltzmann scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hickok jumps guard but Boltzmann turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hickok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hickok tries to pull guard but Boltzmann won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boltzmann working aggressively here.
Hickok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boltzmann throws a body punch but Hickok moves out of range.
Hickok checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hickok throws a hook but Boltzmann avoids it easily.
Hickok closes the distance and clinches.
Hickok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boltzmann lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hickok.
Boltzmann tries a body shot but Hickok blocks it.
Hickok is trying to pull guard but Boltzmann turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Butler Hickok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boltzmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Hickok controls his hands.
Boltzmann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boltzmann can't find room to land a body shot as Hickok controls the action.
Hickok blocking some punches.
Boltzmann working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Butler Hickok dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Boltzmann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hickok stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boltzmann with a jab.
Boltzmann is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hickok rather than just go for the knockout.
Hickok misses with an uppercut. Boltzmann saw that one coming.
Hickok throws a head kick but Boltzmann moves out of range.
Boltzmann wants to counter with a clinch but Hickok pushes him away.
Boltzmann closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hickok tries to throw a body punch but Boltzmann avoids it by throwing Hickok back against the cage.
Boltzmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boltzmann tries a body shot but Hickok blocks it.
Boltzmann lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hickok backwards.
Boltzmann misses with the head strike.
Boltzmann lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hickok takes a shot to the head.
Boltzmann tries to work over Hickok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boltzmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Hickok.
Boltzmann lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Boltzmann.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boltzmann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boltzmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Boltzmann.
Boltzmann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boltzmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hickok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boltzmann pushes Hickok back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ludwig Boltzmann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Boltzmann.
Boltzmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boltzmann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hickok backwards.
Hickok is trying to pull guard but Boltzmann turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hickok has been working on his balance at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Boltzmann.
Boltzmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hickok's elbow.
Boltzmann lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hickok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boltzmann tries to throw a body punch but Hickok avoids it by throwing Boltzmann back against the cage.
Boltzmann misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boltzmann tries a body shot but Hickok blocks it.
Hickok is trying to pull guard but Boltzmann has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Boltzmann.
Boltzmann lands a body punch.
Boltzmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boltzmann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boltzmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hickok can't find room to land a body shot as Boltzmann controls the action.
Hickok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hickok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boltzmann lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hickok misses with a body punch.
Boltzmann has a couple of punches blocked by Hickok.
A nice left hand lands by Boltzmann.
Boltzmann lands a hook that snaps the head of Hickok backwards.
Boltzmann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boltzmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boltzmann lands with a right to the head.
Boltzmann gets through Hickok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boltzmann lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Boltzmann.
Hickok is rocked!
Boltzmann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Hickok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boltzmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hickoks head.
Boltzmann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boltzmann works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Boltzmann.
A head punch on the inside from Boltzmann fails to land.
Boltzmann scores with a nice hook to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Boltzmann in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Boltzmann digs a right hand underneath Hickok's ribcage. Hickok let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boltzmann drops Hickok onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hickok is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Boltzmann.
Boltzmann lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hickok to his knees! Boltzmann keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludwig Boltzmann!
Ludwig Boltzmann seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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