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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tungslegge Rettslag (ranked 674 p4p, 1060 weight class) and Super Macho Man (ranked 93 p4p, 143 weight class). Macho Man comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ride of the Valkyries kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tungslegge Rettslag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Macho Man!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rettslag throws out a loose jab but Macho Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macho Man shoots in for a takedown but Rettslag shows good takedown defense.
Good standup being displayed there by Rettslag as he connects with a hook.
Macho Man shoots in for a double leg but Rettslag sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rettslag misses with an uppercut.
Rettslag avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macho Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rettslag misses with a hook from the clinch.
Macho Man wants a takedown but no success here.
Tungslegge Rettslag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Macho Man.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rettslag.
Rettslag fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macho Man is looking to take this one to the mat.
I was talking to Rettslag's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rettslag misses with a punch on the inside.
Rettslag gets underhooks to prevent Macho Man's takedown attempt.
Macho Man wants to stall.
Macho Man looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rettslag.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rettslag prevents the takedown attempt.
Macho Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Rettslag gets an underhook and turns Macho Man into the cage.
Rettslag misses with the head strike.
Macho Man is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rettslag can't fight it off and eventually Macho Man manages to take the fight to the floor. Rettslag looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rettslag striking off his back.
Rettslag looking to control.
Macho Man trying to control but Rettslag is working from the bottom.
Macho Man stops Rettslag from standing up.
Rettslag is trying to keep Macho Man in close.
Macho Man wants to control from the top but Rettslag keeps moving.
Rettslag working a defensive guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macho Man is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Macho Man shoots in looking for a takedown. Rettslag tries to sprawl out of it but Macho Man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rettslag manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rettslag fires out a quick counter leg kick but Macho Man just manages to avoid it.
Macho Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rettslag.
Rettslag works the jab nicely.
Macho Man gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rettslag counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rettslag. Macho Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tungslegge Rettslag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macho Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Macho Man clinches up with Rettslag and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rettslag misses with a punch on the inside.
Macho Man is trying to break the clinch but Rettslag has him pressed against the cage.
Macho Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macho Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Rettslag won't allow it.
Macho Man jumps guard and drags Rettslag to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rettslag missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Macho Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rettslag working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rettslag accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rettslag loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rettslag throwing strikes but missing.
Rettslag trying to control but Macho Man is working from the bottom.
Rettslag missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Macho Man trying to control the position.
Rettslag throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Macho Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rettslag trying to control the position from guard on top but Macho Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rettslag throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macho Man is looking for a triangle but Rettslag pushes his legs off easily.
Rettslag trying to control but Macho Man is working from the bottom.
Macho Man will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rettslag's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Rettslag misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rettslag avoids the head kick by Macho Man.
Rettslag throws the left hand but Macho Man avoids the punch easily.
Macho Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Macho Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rettslag.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tungslegge Rettslag dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Macho Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rettslag.
Macho Man slips a jab from Rettslag.
Rettslag throws a leg kick but Macho Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rettslag gets tackled into the cage by Macho Man. Macho Man maintains the clinch.
Rettslag misses with a punch on the inside.
Macho Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rettslag lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macho Man backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rettslag scores with a nice short uppercut.
Macho Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rettslag throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Rettslag.
Macho Man manages to break the clinch.
Macho Man closes the distance and clinches up with Rettslag, looking for a takedown. Macho Man pushes Rettslag against the cage but Rettslag circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rettslag swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rettslag throws a hook but Macho Man avoids it easily.
Macho Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rettslag.
A little jabbing left from Macho Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macho Man tries to clinch up.
Macho Man ducks under a wild hook from Rettslag.
Macho Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Macho Man slips a straight right by Rettslag.
Rettslag misses with an uppercut.
Rettslag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macho Man moves away.
Rettslag tries to close the distance and clinch but Macho Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rettslag misses with a straight right.
Macho Man lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A swing and a miss from Rettslag.
Macho Man slips under a jab from Rettslag.
Tungslegge Rettslag is winning the standup battle so far.
Macho Man defending well as Rettslag loads up on a big left hand.
Macho Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rettslag lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macho Man moves out of range as Rettslag strikes.
Rettslag stuffs the takedown.
Tungslegge Rettslag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Macho Man.
Rettslag lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rettslag throws a looping overhand right but Macho Man ducks down to avoid it.
Macho Man misses with a head kick.
Rettslag stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rettslag wants it to stay on the feet.
Macho Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rettslag counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macho Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Rettslag connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macho Man tries to clinch there but Rettslag circles away.
Macho Man tries for a takedown but Rettslag circles away easily
and Rettslag counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Super Macho Man has been cut.
Macho Man is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macho Man tries to clinch but Rettslag moves away
and Rettslag cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rettslag throws a body punch but Macho Man moves out of range.
Rettslag looks to throw the jab but Macho Man is out of range.
Rettslag drops Macho Man with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Macho Man looks back up at him and smiles so Rettslag waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Macho Man is rocked!
Rettslag lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Macho Man head around and knocks him out cold! Rettslag hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tungslegge Rettslag!
Tungslegge Rettslag 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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