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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes into the arena with Cmon Feel The Noise blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
34 - 13 - 0 |
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34
213 lbs
25 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Drederick Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Tatum misses.
A jab from Tatum does it's job there.
Stark dodges the punch combination from Tatum.
Tatum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tatum misses the jab.
Tatum lands a two punch combo.
Tatum misses with a few strikes there.
Stark misses with a low kick as Tatum jumps back.
Tatum has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stark.
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!
Stark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatum. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Stark there.
Stark staying out of range there.
Tatum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Tatum misses.
Tatum misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark scores with a jab.
Tatum scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tatum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatum throws a lazy uppercut
and Stark counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tatum is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tatum misses with a body shot.
Tatum misses with a looping left.
Tatum connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stark. Stark circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tatum.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark throws a hook to the side of Tatum's head but Tatum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tatum lands a nice shot to the body.
Tatum scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but Tatum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stark blocks a head kick by Tatum.
Drederick Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark scores with a leg kick.
Stark throws a right and a left that Tatum avoids nicely.
Tatum throws out a loose jab but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Tatum does it's job there.
Stark lands a lovely overhand right.
Stark moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Drederick Tatum has been cut.
Stark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stark connects with the punch.
Stark lands a left and a right that send Tatum crashing to the mat, dazed. Stark thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tatum is rocked!
Stark throws a push kick but Tatum slaps the foot to one side.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Stark blocks the leg kick.
Tatum loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Tatum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tatum checks a low kick from Stark.
Tatum misses with a wild combination.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tatum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tatum might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tatum scores with a three punch combo!
Tatum scores with a decent looking hook.
Tatum misses with a body punch
and Stark counters with an inside leg kick.
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!
Tatum missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stark.
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.
Tatum moves out of range of the body kick from Stark.
Stark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tatum takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Stark misses.
A swing and a miss from Tatum.
Tatum staying out of range there.
Stark misses with a kick to the body.
Tatum lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark slips under a jab.
Stark pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tatum is out of range and Stark settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drederick Tatum's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
Stark gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Tatum.
Stark scores with a shot to the body.
Tatum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Tatum cracks Stark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stark slips a jab and a cross from Tatum.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tatum in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stark takes a swing at Tatum's ribcage but misses.
Stark closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tatum throws a head kick that misses.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Stark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Tatum throws an overhand right that lands on Stark's shoulder, as Stark tries to avoid the shot.
Tatum jabs Stark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Tatum.
Stark lands a really nice looking cross but Tatum seems unphased.
Stark blocks a jab.
Stark explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stark throws out a powerful jab.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Tatum swings widly with a right hand
and Stark counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark pushes Tatum away with a front kick.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Tatum walks into a left hand.
Tatum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws an overhand right that lands on Stark's shoulder, as Stark tries to avoid the shot.
Stark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stark scores with a sloppy right hand. Tatum should have avoided that one.
Stark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Stark finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tatum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stark.
Tatum is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Stark moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Stark!
A relieved looking Thomas Stark thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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