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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reid Erickson (ranked 1967 p4p, 2350 weight class) and Tui Chub (ranked 229 p4p, 266 weight class). Chub is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mama Said Knock You Out LL Cool J. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reid Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tui Chub!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chub scores with a hook to the body. Erickson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Erickson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY HELSINKI in the buildup to the fight.
Chub misses the shot to the body.
Erickson throws out a loose jab but Chub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chub lands a jab to Erickson's midsection.
Chub looks to throw the jab but Erickson is out of range.
Chub closes the distance and pushes Erickson back into the cage.
Chub misses with some punches.
Chub lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Chub.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chub makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chub lands a shot to the body.
Chub scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erickson swings wildly with an uppercut but Chub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erickson blocks a body shot from Chub.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chub scores with a shoulder strike.
Erickson wants to get back to striking at distance but Chub won't allow it.
Erickson tries to circle away but Chub has him pinned against the cage.
Chub has Erickson pressed against the cage, preventing Erickson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chub misses with the head strike.
Erickson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Erickson swings wildly with an uppercut but Chub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chub swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chub scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chub swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chub struggles to land a body shot inside as Erickson controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Chub - that landed with a thud.
Erickson is breathing heavily.
Chub lands a body shot.
Erickson working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Chub.
Erickson takes a shot to the head.
Chub gets through Erickson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chub scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Chub - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chub tries to throw a body punch but Erickson avoids it by throwing Chub back against the cage.
Erickson takes a shot to the head.
Chub throws a punch but it's blocked by Erickson.
Chub lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Chub.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chub creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chub cracks Erickson with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Chub.
Chub working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chub misses with a punch to the body.
Chub working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chub blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chub lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chub doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chub doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chub gets through Erickson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Chub.
Chub has a couple of punches blocked by Erickson.
Chub lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Chub.
A short right from Chub.
Chub has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Erickson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chub can turn it around.
Chub creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Erickson with a big uppercut! Erickson tries to clinch up but Chub pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Erickson to the mat! Erickson covers up and Chub unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tui Chub!
Tui Chub 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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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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