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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney has chosen California Love as his entrance music. James Toney struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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224 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evander Hollyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Toney!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollyfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hollyfield throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hollyfield misses with an uppercut.
Hollyfield ducks under a wild hook from Toney.
Toney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hollyfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hollyfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Toney
and Hollyfield counters with a big head kick but Toney shrugs it off.
Hollyfield ducks under a wild hook from Toney.
Hollyfield misses with a kick to the body.
Hollyfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toney misses with a few strikes there.
Hollyfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Hollyfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Toney misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Toney!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toney lands with a nice body punch.
Toney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hollyfield takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney throws a right hand that Hollyfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Hollyfield also avoids with ease.
Toney getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Toney scores with a body shot.
Toney throws a big shot that misses.
Hollyfield looks for the body kick but Toney saw that one coming.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Hollyfield 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Toney jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hollyfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evander Hollyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollyfield is breathing heavily.
Hollyfield takes one on the button.
Hollyfield throws a head kick but Toney moves out of range.
Toney throws a one two combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hollyfield.
Toney lands a head shot.
Toney misses the jab.
Hollyfield ducks right into an uppercut from Toney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hollyfield scores with a head kick.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that misses.
Toney lands a nice shot that snaps Hollyfield's head back.
Toney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollyfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Toney.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toney cracks Hollyfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Toney throws a right hand that Hollyfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Hollyfield also avoids with ease.
Toney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hollyfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Toney misses.
Hollyfield looks for the body kick but Toney saw that one coming.
Toney misses with a two punch combination.
Toney scores with a nice strike.
Toney misses with a double jab.
Hollyfield looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but Toney is having none of it.
Toney takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Toney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hollyfield had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Toney scores with a nice right hand.
A combination from Toney does no damage.
Hollyfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that half lands.
Toney lands a slapping body shot.
Toney looks to throw the jab but Hollyfield is out of range.
Toney sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hollyfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Toney, pushing him back against the cage.
Toney has Hollyfield pressed against the cage, preventing Hollyfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hollyfield is trying to maintain a safe position but Toney gets an underhook and turns Hollyfield into the cage.
Toney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hollyfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollyfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Toney avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Toney fails to land.
Hollyfield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Toney misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Toney.
Hollyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toney is defending well for now.
Toney misses with a punch on the inside.
Hollyfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hollyfield.
Hollyfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hollyfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hollyfield tries to circle away but Toney has him pinned against the cage.
Hollyfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Toney won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Toney - that landed with a thud.
Hollyfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Toney scores with a shoulder strike.
Toney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hollyfield trying to control the position but instead, Toney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hollyfield into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hollyfield throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toney swings wildly with an uppercut but Hollyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollyfield tries to circle away but Toney has him pinned against the cage.
Toney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Toney swings wildly with an uppercut but Hollyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hollyfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Toney avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toney dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hollyfield misses with a combination
enabling Toney to counter with a crisp jab.
James Toney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toney looks to land a combination but Hollyfield avoids it well.
Hollyfield wants to clinch but Toney slips to the side
and Toney counters with a three punch combo that has Hollyfield backing up. Hollyfield nods at Toney to acknowledge the strikes.
Toney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hollyfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hollyfield 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.
Toney blocks a head kick by Hollyfield.
Toney throws a jab but it's blocked by Hollyfield.
Toney looks to land a right hand but Hollyfield moved out of range.
Hollyfield throws a leg kick that misses.
Hollyfield looks to clinch
and Toney counters with a nice uppercut.
Evander Hollyfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Toney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toney is breathing heavily.
Toney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hollyfield dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toney. That did some damage!
Toney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollyfield can pounce on him.
Hollyfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollyfield throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Toney takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Toney swats away the attempt to clinch by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toney blocks a head kick by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Hollyfield.
Toney moves out of range as Hollyfield throws a body kick.
Hollyfield tries to clinch
and Toney counters with a nice uppercut.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hollyfield cracks the inside of Toney's front leg.
Hollyfield drives through and clinches with Toney against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hollyfield.
Hollyfield stalling in the clinch but Toney improves position.
Hollyfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hollyfield lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollyfield closes the distance and clinches.
Hollyfield trying to control the position but instead, Toney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hollyfield into the cage.
Hollyfield trying to land knees to the body.
Toney misses with some punches.
Hollyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toney.
Toney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toney working hard to break the clinch.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hollyfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hollyfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toney slips a jab and a cross from Hollyfield.
Toney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Toney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hollyfield throws a sloppy head kick and Toney moves out of range easily.
Hollyfield lands a high kick!
Hollyfield misses with an uppercut. Toney saw that one coming.
Hollyfield moves in looking to clinch but Toney pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield misses the shot to the body.
Hollyfield lands a left and a right that send Toney crashing to the mat, dazed. Hollyfield thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Toney is rocked!
Hollyfield feints a jab and as Toney dips his head, Hollyfield unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Toney right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Toney falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Hollyfield smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Evander Hollyfield!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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