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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Action (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deacon Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 cm
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197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rock Action! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deacon Doherty! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Doherty stuns Action with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Action shoots in for a double leg but Doherty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Action fails with a takedown attempt. Doherty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Doherty connects with a nice looking jab.
Action wants to clinch. Doherty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Action fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Action. That's going to take a lot out of him. Doherty slaps away a takedown attempt from Action, before circling back to the center of the mat. Doherty works Action's body with a nice hook. Action fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doherty is out of range. Doherty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Action on the side of the head. Action shoots in and drives through. Doherty sprawls well. Action is breathing heavily. Nice body punch from Doherty. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Doherty throws a series of strikes that have Action backpedaling.
Rock Action seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Doherty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Action's calf. Doherty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Doherty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doherty throws a series of strikes that have Action backpedaling.
Doherty's corner calls for a 1-2. Doherty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Action is rocked! Doherty cracks the inside of Action's front leg. Doherty's corner calls for a 1-2. Doherty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Oh Action is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Doherty scores with a kick to the midsection. Action seems to have got his legs back now. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Action takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Doherty lands a big head kick that sends Action tumbling to the mat! Doherty takes a step backwards and waves Action back to his feet - he wants the finish! Doherty thows a body kick. Action tries to catch it but that hurt him. Doherty drops Action with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Action looks back up at him and smiles so Doherty waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Doherty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Doherty drops Action with a huge uppercut! Action drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Doherty is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deacon Doherty!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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