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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo DiMaggio (ranked 598 p4p, 42 weight class) and Uche Igwe (ranked 39 p4p, 5 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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220 cm 29 300 10 - 10 - 0 |
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212 cm 29 300 16 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Excellent MT Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler World class MT Heavy handed |
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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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo DiMaggio! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uche Igwe! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! DiMaggio tries to clinch but Igwe moves away and Igwe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. DiMaggio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. DiMaggio gets in close and instigates a clinch. DiMaggio slows down the pace here.
DiMaggio has Igwe pushed against the cage. Igwe is trying to break the clinch but DiMaggio is controlling him. Igwe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Igwe swats away the attempt to clinch by DiMaggio. Igwe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. DiMaggio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Igwe. DiMaggio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. DiMaggio wants to stall.
Igwe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Igwe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! DiMaggio pressing his opponent against the cage. Igwe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Igwe. Igwe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DiMaggio. Igwe misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. DiMaggio just leaning against Igwe, taking a breather. Igwe throws an elbow that misses.
Igwe misses with an elbow strike.
Igwe tries to throw a body punch but DiMaggio avoids it by throwing Igwe back against the cage. DiMaggio dodges an elbow strike from Igwe.
Igwe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage. DiMaggio throws a head punch that misses. Igwe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DiMaggio is pressed against the cage. Igwe pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts DiMaggio! Two more big strikes from Igwe and DiMaggio crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Uche Igwe! Uche Igwe is the new super heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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38% |
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