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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between True Art (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and boxing sparing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). boxing sparing is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 cm
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219 lbs
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185 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, True Art! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, boxing sparing! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! sparing tries to clinch up but Art circles away and keeps his distance. sparing dodges the punch combination from Art.
sparing misses with a double jab
and Art counters with a nice uppercut. sparing tries to close the distance and clinch but Art swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Art closes the distance and lands a one-two. sparing doesn't manage to clinch there - Art circles away.
sparing tries to clinch but Art moves out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - sparing looks like he's thinking about clinching though. sparing moves in looking to clinch but Art pushes him off. Art circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. sparing misses with a few strikes there.
sparing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Art moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Art takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. sparing is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Art misses with an uppercut. sparing is looking to take this fight into the clinch. sparing takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. sparing misses with a jab, cross combination.
sparing is looking to clinch but Art is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Art throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
sparing blocks a leg kick. Art throws a leg kick that misses. sparing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Art paws at him with a jab and circles away. Art fails to land with a series of punches.
sparing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Art circles away quickly and effectively. Art scores with a crisp jab that stopped sparing in his tracks. The fight stays on the outside here - sparing looks like he's thinking about clinching though. sparing misses the body punch and Art counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like boxing sparing has been cut. A big right from sparing misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. sparing tries to clinch but Art moves out of range. Art changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. sparing looks gassed! Art swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and sparing counters with a series of strikes. Art will be more careful next time no doubt. Art throws a nice looking combination but sparing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. sparing moves in looking to clinch but Art pushes him off. sparing takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. sparing dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Art. That did some damage! Art circles away from the clinch attempt.
sparing throws a hook but Art avoids it easily. sparing tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. sparing fails to land with a series of punches.
Art throws a series of punches but sparing avoids them all with ease. sparing throws a right and a left that both miss. A head kick misses from sparing. A cross from Art lands. sparing throws a right and a left that both miss. Art misses with a double jab
and sparing counters with a three punch combo that has Art backing up. Art nods at sparing to acknowledge the strikes. Art goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. sparing takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
True Art dominated that round. The cut man is working on boxing sparing's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Art's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Art duly obliges. boxing sparing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. sparing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Art swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and sparing counters with a straight right hand. True Art is winning the standup battle so far. Art tries to bum rush sparing with a series of wild strikes but sparing uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Art misses with a double jab
and Art takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. sparing misses with a body shot.
Art throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Art throws a series of punches but sparing moves out of range. sparing is breathing heavily. sparing is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. sparing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Art counter with a right hand. sparing tries to clinch but Art is having none of it. A clash of legs there as sparing blocks the low kick. sparing throws a body punch but Art moves out of range. sparing tries to bum rush Art with a series of wild strikes but Art uses good footwork to avoid the assault. sparing throws a combination that misses and Art counters with a one-two to the body. Art lands a body shot.
sparing wants to clinch. Art misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A combination from Art does no damage. The fight stays on the outside here - sparing looks like he's thinking about clinching though. sparing fails with an attempt to clinch.
sparing throws a right hand that Art ducks under and follows up with a left that Art also avoids with ease. Art throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Art lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. sparing fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Art will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
sparing takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Art scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That has opened up boxing sparing's cut even more. Art has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. sparing lands a nice shot that snaps Art's head back.
Art tries to bum rush sparing with a series of wild strikes but sparing uses good footwork to avoid the assault. sparing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Art swats him away and circles back towards the center. A jab from Art does it's job there. Art throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Art throws a wild combination but nothing lands. sparing tries to close the distance and clinch but Art swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Art circles away from the clinch attempt.
sparing tries to close the distance and clinch but Art swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. True Art is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. sparing pushing out the jab but it's not landing. sparing tries to bum rush Art with a series of wild strikes but Art uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jab from Art. sparing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Art throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck sparing on the side of the head. And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
True Art dominated that second round. The cut man is working on boxing sparing's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A combination from sparing does no damage. Art misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - sparing looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Art scores with a jab to the jaw. Art throws a right and a left that sparing avoids nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. sparing tries to clinch up but Art circles away and keeps his distance. A right-left combo lands from Art. sparing tries to clinch but Art is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. sparing wants to clinch up but Art keeps it at a distance. Art avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Art swats away the attempt to clinch by sparing. A head kick misses from Art. sparing closes the distance looking to clinch and Art counters with a three punch combo that has sparing backing up. sparing nods at Art to acknowledge the strikes. sparing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Art rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but sparing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from sparing misses the target. Art throws a nice looking combination but sparing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. sparing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Art. sparing wants to clinch up but Art keeps it at a distance. Art avoids a punch combination nicely.
sparing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Art circles away quickly and effectively. sparing throws a looping overhand right but Art ducks down to avoid it. sparing tries to clinch there but Art circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Art avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Art throws a right and a left that both miss. sparing doesn't manage to clinch there - Art circles away.
sparing misses with a combination
and Art counters with a three punch combo that has sparing backing up. sparing nods at Art to acknowledge the strikes. sparing misses with an uppercut. The crowd cheers as Art lands an impressive looking overhand right. sparing doesn't seem phased though. sparing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Art paws at him with a jab and circles away. sparing throws a jab but it's blocked by Art. Art lands with a kick to the temple. sparing shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round. sparing throws a lazy right hand but Art sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Art circles away from the clinch attempt.
Art slips a jab and a cross from sparing.
Some wild striking there from Art.
Good exchange - Art coming out on top.
The cut above boxing sparing's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Art circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Art. boxing sparing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! True Art is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Art misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight! True Art showed his dominance in that final round. Well Art has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... True Art!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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