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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damarcus Musasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dag Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musasi comes to the ring accompanied by Kid CuDi- Pursuit Of Happiness. 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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235 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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203 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damarcus Musasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Luther!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther cracks Musasi with a good jab.
Luther finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Musasi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Musasi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luther is out of range and Musasi settles back down.
Musasi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Dag Luther has been cut.
Luther is looking to land body kicks.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch up but Musasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Musasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Luther.
Luther checks the leg kick nicely there.
Luther misses with a straight left.
Luther ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Musasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luther uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musasi.
Luther thows a body shot but no joy.
Musasi misses with a leg kick
and Luther counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Damarcus Musasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luther.
Luther shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Musasi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sloppy strikes there by Luther.
Musasi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Luther is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Musasi blocking the ground and pound.
Musasi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Luther seems to be looking for submissions.
Luther is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Luther missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musasi tries to get to full guard but Luther has control of the leg.
Musasi is working hard here to advance position.
Luther is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Luther is looking to take a break and control but Musasi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luther is looking for a kimura but Musasi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Luther to get the leverage.
Luther thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musasi wants to improve his position but Luther is controlling well.
Musasi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Musasi looking for a sweep. Not yet Musasi, not yet.
Luther trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Musasi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Luther.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Luther throwing strikes but missing.
Luther looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Luther lands a couple of digs.
Musasi has an active guard here but Luther has managed to pass into half guard.
Luther is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Musasi is not content to let Luther control the position.
Luther is working for an americana but Musasi has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Luther was thinking about the submission.
Musasi is looking for a triangle here but Luther uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Luther throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Luther lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Musasi down.
Luther looks up at the clock and then as Musasi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Luther smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Luther lands a decent elbow from side control.
Luther is trying to get an arm triangle but Musasi is defending well.
Luther misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Luther tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Musasi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Luther has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Luther sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Musasi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Luther working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Luther cracks Musasi with a big elbow.
Musasi is looking to reverse the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Luther decides to stand back up. Luther steps back and let's Musasi get back to his feet.
Luther throws a looping overhand right but Musasi ducks down to avoid it.
Luther slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Musasi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luther swinging wildly here.
Musasi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Luther.
Musasi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luther has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luther is looking to clinch but Musasi is avoiding it.
Musasi scores with a jab.
Luther misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Luther throws a big shot that misses.
Musasi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luther checks a leg kick nicely.
Luther uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Musasi has time to react.
Luther moves in looking to clinch but Musasi pushes him off.
Musasi throws a leg kick but Luther checks it.
Luther takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Luther lands a leg kick that knocks Musasi off balance momentarily.
Luther lands with an overhand left.
Musasi is looking to land body kicks.
Luther throws out a loose jab but Musasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musasi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Musasi throws a solid leg kick but Luther takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Musasi.
Luther fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Musasi.
Musasi throws a hook to the side of Luther's head but Luther sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Luther.
Musasi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Musasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luther throws a leg kick
and Musasi counters with a body kick that stops Luther in his tracks momentarily.
Luther misses with a looping right.
A jab from Luther misses.
Luther moves out of range of the body kick.
Luther darts in trying to clinch
and Musasi counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Luther dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dag Luther's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Luther throws an overhand right that lands on Musasi's shoulder, as Musasi tries to avoid the shot.
Musasi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luther connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Musasi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Musasi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luther throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Musasi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luther looks to throw the jab but Musasi is out of range.
Musasi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Musasi thows a leg kick but Luther checks it
and Luther cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dag Luther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musasi moves forwards but Luther connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Luther throws a looping overhand right but Musasi ducks down to avoid it.
Musasi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musasi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Luther has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luther there as he acknowledges the shot.
Luther misses with a takedown
and Musasi counters with an inside leg kick.
Musasi throws a head kick but Luther moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luther. Musasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luther shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Musasi.
Luther blocks a low kick nicely.
Luther swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luther darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Musasi moves away from the strike by Luther.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Musasi misses.
Musasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Musasi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Musasi misses.
Luther moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Damarcus Musasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Musasi slips under a jab.
Luther keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luther cracks the inside of Musasi's front leg.
Musasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Musasi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Luther throws out a loose jab but Musasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luther ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Musasi moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther is looking to slow Musasi down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Musasi misses
and Luther counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luther.
Musasi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luther wants a takedown.
Luther tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Musasi breaks the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luther checks a leg kick.
Luther walks forward, straight into a front kick from Musasi.
Luther throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Luther.
Luther throws a nice outside leg kick.
Musasi throws a wild body kick that Luther sees coming a mile off.
Musasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luther is looking to clinch but Musasi is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther fails to land with a series of punches.
Musasi throws a shot to the body.
Luther walks into a jab.
Musasi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luther throws a low kick, looking for Musasi's leg but Musasi calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Luther misses.
Musasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luther moves out of range of the body kick from Musasi.
Musasi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luther.
Luther checks the leg kick nicely there.
Musasi misses with a low kick as Luther jumps back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Musasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Musasi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Musasi slips under a jab from Luther.
Luther throws a body punch but Musasi moves out of range.
Musasi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Luther shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Musasi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Damarcus Musasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dag Luther.
Luther scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Musasi misses with a body kick.
Luther wants to clinch up but Musasi keeps it at a distance.
Luther throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luther fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Musasi is out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luther checks a leg kick.
Luther looks to land a left hand but Musasi moved out of range nicely.
Musasi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luther counters with a nice leg kick.
Musasi throws a leg kick but Luther sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Musasi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luther just misses with a punch to the body.
Musasi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luther throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Musasi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luther blocks a leg kick.
Musasi misses with an uppercut.
Luther tries to clinch
and Musasi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Luther is breathing heavily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Luther fails with the takedown
and Musasi counters with an outside leg kick.
Luther moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Luther checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luther just misses with a punch to the body.
Musasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Musasi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Musasi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Luther has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Luther and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Musasi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Luther throws a leg kick
and Musasi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Luther fails with an attempt to clinch.
Musasi is looking to slow Luther down with leg kicks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Luther as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Musasi. That's going to slow Luther down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Musasi, right into the meat.
Musasi feints and then cracks Luther's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luther down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luther is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Musasi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Musasi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Musasi.
Musasi throws a head kick that misses
and Luther connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Musasi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luther chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Musasi can pounce on him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Musasi throws a leg kick but Luther sees it coming and moves out of range.
Musasi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Musasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Musasi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luther misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Musasi.
Luther on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luther moves out of range of the body kick.
Luther throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luther misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Musasi counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luther on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Musasi catches Luther with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Damarcus Musasi showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Damarcus Musasi!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Damarcus Musasi!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Damarcus Musasi!
Damarcus Musasi wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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