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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Serrano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fox's choice of entrance music: 2nd Round KO. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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209 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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182 cm
31
215 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Serrano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Fox! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Serrano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fox but Fox pushes him off and we're back to square one. Serrano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Serrano drives through with a takedown into guard. Fox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Serrano. Fox manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Serrano tries to clinch up. Serrano shoots in for a takedown but Fox shows good takedown defense. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Serrano. That's going to take a lot out of him. Serrano with a poor takedown and Fox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Serrano tests Fox's chin there with a solid looking shot. Brian Serrano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Serrano wants to clinch. Fox clinches up with Serrano and pushes him back against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Serrano is fighting off a takedown attempt but Fox is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Serrano to the mat. Serrano regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fox lands a couple of elbows. Fox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Fox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Fox not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fox stands and throws Serrano's legs to the side, diving into side control. Fox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Serrano keeps working. Serrano taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fox controlling from side mount. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fox trying to control the action but Serrano is working from the bottom. Fox postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fox taking a breather here. Fox wants to control but Serrano is keeping him busy. Serrano is being controlled here.
Justin Fox has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Fox shoots in for a takedown but Serrano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Serrano tries to clinch but Fox moves away and Fox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. No luck with that takedown attempt from Serrano. Fox misses with a hook. Serrano ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Serrano tries for a takedown but Fox circles away easily and Fox counters with a crisp one two that drops Serrano! Fox thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Serrano to his feet! Serrano is in big trouble!
Serrano is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fox fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Serrano square on the jaw! Damn, Serrano is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Fox!
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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
64% |
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