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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antifanz Del Norte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Norte kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La Coka Nostra - Malverde Market. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 cm
26
294 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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207 cm
20
295 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antifanz Del Norte! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Tennant! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Tennant finds it's way through Del Norte's defenses. Del Norte throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tennant was covering up waiting for the punch and Del Norte finishes the takedown easily into guard. Tennant has control of Del Norte's left arm, preventing Del Norte from doing any damage. Del Norte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Del Norte throws a big right hand that misses. Del Norte looking to sit in guard and control but Tennant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Del Norte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antifanz Del Norte has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Del Norte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Del Norte shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tennant napping and manages to drive through into side control! Del Norte lands a few punches from side control. Del Norte looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tennant is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Tennant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Del Norte has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Tennant taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Del Norte throwing strikes but Tennant manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Del Norte is trying to control Tennant's posture but Tennant avoids it. Del Norte is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Del Norte's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Tennant controlling the position. A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Antifanz Del Norte wasn't doing enough on the ground. Tennant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Del Norte fails in his attempt to clinch. A punch combination from Del Norte misses. Del Norte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Del Norte changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tennant tries to avoid it but Del Norte manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tennant to the ground. Tennant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Tennant lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Tennant just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Norte drops his hands momentarily and Tennant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tennant misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Del Norte looks to clinch and Tennant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Tennant cracks Del Norte with a good jab. Excellent takedown into side control there by Del Norte. Tennant is looking for a sweep. Del Norte scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tennant to see if he's OK. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Del Norte working away. Tennant is trying to escape the position but Del Norte is controlling the position. Tennant dodges the ground and pound from Del Norte. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Del Norte scoring with punches from side control. Del Norte tries to score with some ground and pound. Tennant controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Del Norte throws a strike aimed at the side of Tennant's head but Tennant avoids it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antifanz Del Norte will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Del Norte takes a body punch but keeps moving. David Tennant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tennant's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tennant duly obliges. Del Norte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tennant is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Tennant lands with a good body shot. Tennant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Del Norte moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Tennant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Del Norte is defended easily by Tennant. Del Norte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Tennant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. David Tennant seems to be getting the better of the standup. Tennant misses with a body shot.
Tennant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nice body punch from Tennant.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tennant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Del Norte clinches up against the cage. Tennant tries to throw a body punch but Del Norte avoids it by throwing Tennant back against the cage. Tennant working aggressively here.
Del Norte is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. A head punch on the inside from Tennant fails to land. Tennant pushes Del Norte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Del Norte blocks a body shot from Tennant. Tennant struggles to land a body shot inside as Del Norte controls his hands.
Tennant cracks Del Norte with a nice body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tennant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Tennant scores with a body shot.
Tennant lands a body shot.
Tennant throws a series of punches but Del Norte avoids them all with ease. Del Norte loads up on a big right hand but Tennant slips the punch. Del Norte moves forwards but Tennant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tennant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Del Norte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tennant scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Tennant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tennant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Tennant there. Sloppy strikes from Tennant. Those never looked like landing. David Tennant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tennant thuds a left hand into Del Norte's body. Tennant scores with a nice strike. Tennant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Del Norte. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antifanz Del Norte. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tennant digs a good body shot into Del Norte's ribs. Tennant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Del Norte ducks right into an uppercut from Tennant.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tennant clobbers Del Norte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Del Norte is rocked! The fight stays on the outside here - Del Norte looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Oh Del Norte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Tennant sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Del Norte's defenses. It connects perfectly with Del Norte's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Tennant! During a confident post fight interview, David Tennant thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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