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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gun Slinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 cm
30
291 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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194 cm
26
285 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John England! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gun Slinga! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! England looking to land some kicks to the body here.
England throws a low kick, looking for Slinga's leg but Slinga calmly moves out of range. Slinga throws a leg kick but England moved away. England tries to work over Slinga's front leg with a kick but Slinga checks it. England moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Slinga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slinga scores with a shoulder strike. A right hook to the body lands for Slinga.
Slinga tries a body shot but England blocks it.
Slinga misses with the head strike.
Slinga misses with a punch to the body.
England can't break the clinch.
Slinga controlling the action here for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action! England looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Slinga wants to stall.
England breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Slinga scores with a crisp jab that stopped England in his tracks. England fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
England scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Gun Slinga has been cut. Slinga moves into range and clinches up with England. England is trying to force a seperation but Slinga has the dominant position. Slinga pressing his opponent against the cage. Slinga gets through England's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Slinga misses with a hook from the clinch. England takes a shot to the head. Slinga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Slinga stalling.
Slinga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt England or not. England is looking to break free of the clinch but Slinga has double underhooks. Slinga misses with the head strike.
Slinga lands a shot to the body. England is breathing heavily. England tries to break free but Slinga pushes him back against the cage. England tries to break the clinch but Slinga is controlling the position. Slinga misses with the head strike.
England breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Slinga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Slinga scores with a body shot.
Slinga connects with an inside leg kick. Slinga scores with a punch to the head. Nice uppercut lands for Slinga. That snapped England's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Slinga lands a slapping body shot.
Slinga lands a jab. Slinga lands a really nice looking cross but England seems unphased.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slinga.
England stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slinga. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Slinga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slinga fails in his attempt to clinch. Slinga tries to clinch but England moves out of range. Slinga wants to clinch up but England keeps it at a distance. Slinga tries to clinch up but England circles away and keeps his distance. Slinga takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Slinga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Slinga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before England has time to react. Slinga scores with a decent looking hook. Slinga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. England looks to land a right hand but Slinga moved out of range. Slinga is looking to slow England down with leg kicks. Slinga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Slinga digs a good hook to England's body.
Slinga lands with a nice body punch. Slinga feints and then cracks England's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow England down. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A slapping leg kick lands for Slinga.
England on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slinga. Slinga obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slinga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gun Slinga dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gun Slinga's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Slinga takes the fight into the clinch. England wants to break free but Slinga has control.
England wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Slinga throws a punch but it's blocked by England. England escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slinga ducks under a wild hook from England. England avoids the body shot from Slinga.
Slinga connects with a leg kick. England looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. England moves forwards but Slinga connects with a nice, crisp jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! England on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slinga. Slinga obviously looking to wear him down.
England has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from England there as he acknowledges the shot. Slinga throws a shot to the body.
Slinga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Slinga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. England takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Slinga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Slinga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Slinga has been the more effective fighter overall so far. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Slinga feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends England sprawling to the canvas! England rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Slinga finish him?!
England is rocked! Slinga rushes England and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Oh England is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Slinga lands on the inside with an uppercut. Slinga throws a punch but it's blocked by England. Slinga tries to throw a body punch but England avoids it by throwing Slinga back against the cage. England seems to have got his legs back now. Slinga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Slinga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slinga just leaning against England, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Slinga throws a head punch that misses. England is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Slinga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slinga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slinga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slinga tries to throw a body punch but England avoids it by throwing Slinga back against the cage. England blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slinga stalling the fight.
England blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slinga lands a right hand that snaps the head of England backwards. England wants to get back to striking at distance but Slinga won't allow it.
Gun Slinga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Nice body punch from Slinga. England wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slinga has him pressed against the cage. Slinga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Slinga ducks under a wild hook from England.
That's three minutes gone in the round. England looks to throw the jab but Slinga is out of range. Slinga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. England manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. England takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
England takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gun Slinga seems to be getting the better of the standup. Slinga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Slinga cracks England with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! England falls to his knees and Slinga doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gun Slinga! A relieved looking Gun Slinga 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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