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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Maradona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Swing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 cm
20
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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187 cm
25
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Maradona! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Swing! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maradona looks to score with a jab to the body but Swing is just out of range. Maradona avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Swing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maradona misses the shot to the body. Swing bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Swing throws a head kick that misses. Maradona throws a body punch but Swing moves out of range. Swing jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Swing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maradona. Maradona loads up on a big right hand but Swing slips the punch. Maradona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swing walks into a stiff left hand from Maradona.
It looks like Big Swing has been cut. Swing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swing walks into a jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Maradona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swing. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Swing digs a good hook to Maradona's body.
Swing connects with the punch. Maradona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swing. Swing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maradona throws out the jab. Swing dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Swing slips a straight right by Maradona. Swing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maradona looks to score with a jab to the body but Swing is just out of range. Swing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maradona throws out the jab. Swing scores with a sloppy right hand. Maradona should have avoided that one. Swing scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Swing scores with a head kick. Maradona tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Maradona throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Swing avoids the body shot from Maradona.
Swing throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Swing defending well as Maradona loads up on a big left hand. Maradona throws a series of punches but Swing moves out of range. Swing moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Swing scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Maradona thows a body shot but no joy. Maradona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swing was well out of range. Poor timing from Maradona. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A big left from Maradona misses. Swing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Maradona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swing.
Maradona walks into a stiff left hand from Swing. Maradona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maradona takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Swing slips under a jab from Maradona. Maradona misses with a hook. Swing ducked under it nicely. Maradona throws out a loose jab but Swing uses good head movement to avoid it. Swing throws a nice looking combination but Maradona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A swing and a miss from Maradona. Maradona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swing avoids the body shot from Maradona.
Maradona swings for the body but Swing moves out of range.
Swing lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Maradona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swing was well out of range. Poor timing from Maradona. Nice defenses there by Swing. Swing lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. A big left from Maradona misses. Swing scores with a nice strike. Maradona misses with a straight right. Swing takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Maradona throws a hook to the side of Swing's head but Swing sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Maradona throws a jab when Swing was well out of range. Swing shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maradona eats them both and turns towards Swing to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Maradona swings for the body but Swing moves out of range.
Maradona drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Swing closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Maradona. Swing does a little dance to reset his feet. Maradona takes a swing at Swing's ribcage but misses. Maradona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swing was well out of range. Poor timing from Maradona. Swing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maradona.
Nice body punch from Swing. Swing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maradona misses with a wild combination.
Maradona throws an overhand right that lands on Swing's shoulder, as Swing tries to avoid the shot. Swing dodges the punch combination from Maradona.
Swing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maradona. Swing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maradona misses with a looping left. We've been informed that Swing has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Left hook, right uppercut from Swing. Maradona takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Swing works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Maradona looks to score with a jab to the body but Swing is just out of range. Swing throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Swing moves out of range of the strikes. A nice combination there by Swing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Maradona misses with a few strikes there.
Swing throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maradona's head. Swing scores with a decent looking hook. Maradona throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swing. Maradona takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maradona throws a looping overhand right but Swing ducks down to avoid it. Maradona misses with a looping right. Maradona takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maradona misses the jab. Swing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swing jabs Maradona to the body, keeping him at a distance. Maradona is breathing heavily. Maradona on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Swing takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Maradona throws a body punch but Swing moves out of range. Swing misses with a series of wild punches.
Maradona throws a shot from downtown. Swing moves away and avoids it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Swing bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. A jab from Maradona misses. Maradona thows a body shot but no joy. Maradona misses with a straight right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Swing dominated that round. The cut man is working on Big Swing's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Swing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Swing scores with a one two! Maradona had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Maradona is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Swing's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Swing throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maradona on the side of the head. Swing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maradona throws out the jab. Maradona misses with a body shot.
Swing connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from Maradona misses. Big Swing seems to be getting the better of the standup. Maradona throws a body punch but Swing moves out of range. Swing goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maradona is rocked! Swing swinging wildly here.
Oh Maradona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Swing lands a head kick. Maradona smiles back at him and beckons him forward. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Swing lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Swing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maradona. Maradona walks forward, straight into a front kick from Swing. Swing connects with a body shot. Maradona looks to throw the jab but Swing is out of range. Swing moves out of range as Maradona strikes. A decent looking body kick lands there for Swing. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Swing!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Swing. Maradona shrugs it off though. Swing is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Maradona like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Maradona from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Swing!
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energy
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hype
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