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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Hurst (ranked 1278 p4p, 1741 weight class) and Justice Cole (ranked 71 p4p, 84 weight class). Hurst comes to the cage accompanied by I See a Darkness - Acid Pauli feat Johnny Cash. Cole has chosen Beyoncé - Halo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Justice Cole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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5 - 1 - 0 |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maddox Hurst!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justice Cole!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurst tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hurst tries to score with a low kick but Cole moves his leg out of the way.
Hurst attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hurst closes the distance and clinches.
Cole is trying to break the clinch but Hurst is controlling him.
Cole is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hurst darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Justice Cole has been cut.
Cole takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws a looping overhand right but Hurst ducks down to avoid it.
Hurst has closed the distance and engaged Cole in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hurst.
Cole looks winded!
Hurst prevents Cole from breaking the clinch.
Hurst lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hurst escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hurst is looking to score with low kicks.
Cole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hurst fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hurst ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hurst tries to clinch up but Cole circles away and keeps his distance.
Hurst closes the distance and pushes Cole back into the cage.
Hurst lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Hurst lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Hurst.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurst has closed the distance and engaged Cole in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurst lands a hook that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hurst creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hurst working aggressively here.
Hurst drops Cole onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cole is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cole is rocked!
That has opened up Justice Cole's cut even more.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Hurst finish him?
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hurst pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Cole out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maddox Hurst!
Maddox Hurst is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Maddox Hurst 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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RATING
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