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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braddock's entrance music is Bulls on Parade - Rage against the machine. A fine choice. Potter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All you need is love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 cm
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224 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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188 cm
32
217 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Braddock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Potter! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Braddock lets loose with a powerful body kick. Potter will feel that in the morning. Braddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Potter lands a nice looking body shot.
Braddock lands a leg kick that knocks Potter off balance momentarily. Potter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Potter fails in his attempt to clinch. Potter connects with a body shot that sends Braddock's belly button to the back. James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Braddock scores with a kick to the body.
Braddock darts in and out, connecting with a jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Braddock lands a high kick!
Potter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Braddock throws a good cross that connects.
Braddock misses with the combination.
Potter throws a shot from downtown. Braddock moves away and avoids it. Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Braddock is looking to chop away at Potter's legs. Braddock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A decent looking body kick lands there for Braddock. Braddock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Potter thows a left - swing and a miss! Braddock misses with a hook. Potter ducked under it nicely. Braddock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potter moves away. Braddock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Braddock. Potter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braddock. Braddock swings for the body but Potter moves out of range.
Braddock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Potter throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Braddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Braddock misses the shot to the body. Potter slips under a jab from Braddock. A left lands for Potter. This has been an exciting period of action! Potter throws a shot from downtown. Braddock moves away and avoids it. Braddock scores with the left hand. Potter knows he should have avoided that one. Potter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braddock throws out the jab. Braddock misses with a few strikes there.
Potter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Braddock misses the shot to the body. Potter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braddock sees it coming and avoids it easily. Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braddock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potter.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Potter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Braddock. Braddock circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Potter fails in his attempt to clinch. Potter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braddock.
Potter 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. Braddock swings widly with a right hand
and Potter counters with a lovely straight right hand! Potter slips a jab from Braddock. Potter tries to clinch but Braddock is having none of it. Potter throws a shot to the body.
Braddock moves out of range of the strikes. Braddock just misses with a punch to the body.
Braddock lands the left hand. 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! Braddock looks to score with a jab to the body but Potter is just out of range. Potter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Braddock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Potter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Braddock. Potter lands a jab to the nose. Potter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Braddock. Potter tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range. Potter misses the shot to the body. Braddock lands with a nice combination. Potter backs away looking to recover. Potter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braddock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Potter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braddock.
Braddock lands with a cross. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nice uppercut lands for Potter. That snapped Braddock's head back.
Braddock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Potter's hands. Potter misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Braddock dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Braddock lands a front kick. Braddock avoids the body shot from Potter.
Braddock throws a body kick that misses. Potter cracks a nice hook into Braddock's ribs. Potter lands with an uppercut that bounces Braddock off the cage and back into range. Braddock jabs Potter right on the nose. Potter blinks but takes it well. Potter lands a nice looking body shot.
Braddock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Braddock connects with a high 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! Potter closes the distance and clinches. Potter swings wildly with an uppercut but Braddock uses good head movement to avoid it. Potter misses with a punch to the body.
Braddock prevents a body shot from Potter.
That's one minute gone in the round. Braddock misses with the head strike.
Braddock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Braddock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Potter backwards. Braddock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braddock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Potter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards. Braddock lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Harry Potter has been cut. Braddock has a couple of punches blocked by Potter.
Potter has a couple of punches blocked by Braddock.
Braddock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A nice left hand lands by Braddock.
A short right from Potter on the inside. Potter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Braddock is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Potter is leaning against Braddock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A head punch on the inside from Potter fails to land. A head punch blocked on the inside by Braddock. Braddock gets through Potter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Potter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potter unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Braddock! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Potter is unloading with more strikes now! Braddock drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Potter! A relieved looking Harry Potter 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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pop
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