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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tug Violet (ranked 1870 p4p, 2628 weight class) and Zaid Owens (ranked 231 p4p, 301 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tug Violet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zaid Owens!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens throws an off balance right hand
and Violet makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Owens really felt that one!
Violet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Violet has managed to clinch.
Owens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Owens has had enough of the clinch but Violet keeps him there for the moment.
Owens is trying to break free.
Owens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Violet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Owens taking a breather.
Owens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Violet clobbers Owens with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Violet looks to score with a jab to the body but Owens is just out of range.
Violet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Owens. Owens circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Zaid Owens has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Violet uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Owens has time to react.
Violet moves away from the strike by Owens.
Violet has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Freaky Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Violet looks to score with a jab to the body but Owens is just out of range.
Owens looks to land a left hand but Violet moved out of range nicely.
Owens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Violet throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Violet darts in trying to clinch
and Owens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens scores with a jab to the body.
Owens takes one to the side of the head.
Owens throws a jab when Violet was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Violet tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Owens just misses with a punch to the body.
Violet connects with a nice looking jab.
Violet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Violet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Violet lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That has opened up Zaid Owens's cut even more.
Violet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Violet throws an overhand right that lands on Owens's shoulder, as Owens tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Violet.
Violet scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Violet with the inside leg kick.
Owens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Violet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Owens thinking.
Violet connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Violet doesn't seem bothered though.
Owens misses with a left hand
and Violet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Violet throws a jab when Owens was well out of range.
Owens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Violet counter with a right hand.
Violet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Owens. That did some damage!
Owens misses the jab.
Violet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Owens.
Owens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Owens has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Violet finds it's way round the side to connect with Owens's head.
Owens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Owens misses.
Owens throws a hook to the side of Violet's head but Violet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Violet scores with a three punch combo!
The cut above Zaid Owens's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Owens throws a right hand that Violet ducks under and follows up with a left that Violet also avoids with ease.
Violet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Owens moves away.
Violet lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Owens is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens throws an overhand right that lands on Violet's shoulder, as Violet tries to avoid the shot.
Owens misses with a straight right.
Violet connects with a single shot there.
Owens is still on wobbly legs! Can Violet finish him?
Nice uppercut lands for Violet. That snapped Owens's head back.
Zaid Owens's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Violet throws a body punch but Owens moves out of range.
Owens slips a jab from Violet.
Owens lands a right hook to the body.
Owens seems to have recovered his senses.
Violet staying out of range there.
A big left from Violet misses.
Owens throws a big shot that misses.
Violet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Owens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Violet throws a head kick that half lands.
Owens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Violet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owens misses with a wild body shot.
Violet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Violet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Owens manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Violet misses its intended target.
Owens misses the jab.
Violet doesn't manage to clinch there - Owens circles away.
Owens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zaid Owens's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tug Violet!
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FIGHT
RATING
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