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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between French Bull (ranked 1357 p4p, 3121 weight class) and Luis Naranja (ranked 178 p4p, 351 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 cm 23 270 8 - 5 - 0 |
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203 cm 29 278 10 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, French Bull! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis Naranja! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck with that takedown attempt from Naranja. Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naranja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Naranja shoots in looking for a takedown but Bull manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Naranja's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. A counter left hand to the body from Bull misses its target. Naranja tries to close the distance and clinch but Bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Naranja darts in trying to clinch and Bull counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Naranja. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Naranja shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bull sprawls well. Bull wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Naranja gets slowly back to his feet. French Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Naranja. Naranja doesn't succeed with the takedown and Bull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Luis Naranja has been cut. Luis Naranja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bull displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Naranja. Bull scores with a hook to the body. Naranja takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. French Bull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A momentary lapse in concentration from Bull enables Naranja to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bull manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Bull avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Naranja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bull works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Naranja landing with the ground and pound. Naranja throws a big right hand that misses. Bull is controlling Naranja's posture. Bull looking to control.
Bull pulls Naranja in close to his closed guard and prevents Naranja from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Naranja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Naranja throws a big elbow that misses. Naranja landing some decent shots from guard. Bull looking for a sweep. Not yet Bull, not yet. Bull is working hard here to advance position. Naranja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Naranja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Naranja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bull works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bull lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Bull has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Naranja is proving hard to escape from. Naranja striking off his back but it's not causing Bull any problems. Naranja wants to sweep here but Bull controlling him for the moment. Bull sitting in guard, not really doing much. Bull wants to get up but he can't break Naranja's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Naranja will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bull has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Naranja is proving hard to escape from. Bull engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Bull lands a jab to the nose. Naranja slips a straight right by Bull. Bull slaps away a takedown attempt from Naranja, before circling back to the center of the mat. Bull swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Bull misses with a looping right. Naranja forces Bull back against the cage and clinches. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bull. Naranja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Naranja shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bull trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Naranja will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Luis Naranja's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. A shot to the liver by Bull. Beautiful body shot. Naranja shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bull sprawls well. Bull wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Naranja gets slowly back to his feet. Naranja misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Bull is looking to wear down Naranja with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Bull scores with a jab to the jaw. Naranja tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Bull counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bull lands a body shot.
Naranja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Bull counters with a right hand to the body. French Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Naranja. Naranja is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bull scores with a hook to the body. Naranja takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. French Bull is winning the standup battle so far. Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Bull dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Bull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naranja can do to turn this around? Bull connects with the punch. Bull scores with a decent looking hook. Naranja tries to close the distance and clinch but Bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bull misses with a wild body shot. Bull dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Naranja tries to clinch and Bull counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Naranja thinking. Bull scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Bull tests Naranja's chin there with a solid looking shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bull lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bull comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Naranja does a little dance to reset his feet. Bull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Naranja stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull cracks Naranja with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Bull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Bull lands a body shot.
Bull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Naranja at a distance.
Bull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naranja was well out of range. Poor timing from Bull. Bull cracks Naranja with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Bull throws a body punch but Naranja moves out of range. Naranja with a lazy takedown attempt and Bull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Naranja is rocked!
That has opened up Luis Naranja's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bull drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Naranja's head, knocking him out cold! Bull is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). French Bull! A very excited looking French Bull rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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RATING
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