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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Fondelier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Fondelier has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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194 cm
25
272 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Fondelier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rusty Ghost!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghost throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fondelier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ghost misses with a body kick.
Ghost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghost throws a head kick but Fondelier moves out of range.
Rusty Ghost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fondelier tries to close the distance and clinch but Ghost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ghost throws a series of punches but Fondelier moves out of range.
Fondelier throws a looping overhand right but Ghost ducks down to avoid it.
Ghost misses with a hook. Fondelier ducked under it nicely.
Fondelier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghost.
Fondelier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ghost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fondelier tests Ghost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ghost is looking to chop away at Fondelier's legs.
Ghost tries to clinch but Fondelier is having none of it.
Ghost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fondelier.
Good work by Fondelier as he checks the leg kick.
Ghost throws a lazy uppercut
and Fondelier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ghost swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fondelier counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ghost shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fondelier sprawls well. Fondelier wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ghost gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fondelier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ghost missing with a left hand there. Fondelier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fondelier tries to clinch there but Ghost circles away.
A jab from Ghost does it's job there.
Fondelier misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fondelier misses the shot to the body.
Ghost gets tackled into the cage by Fondelier. Fondelier maintains the clinch.
Fondelier lands a shoulder strike.
Ghost tries to break the clinch but Fondelier is controlling the position.
Ghost tries to break the clinch but Fondelier is controlling the position.
Ghost is trying to break free.
Fondelier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fondelier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ghost throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fondelier counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Ghost does no damage.
Ghost shoots for a takedown but Fondelier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fondelier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghost scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghost thuds a left hand into Fondelier's body.
Fondelier is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ghost misses with a hook. Fondelier ducked under it nicely.
Fondelier looks to throw the jab but Ghost is out of range.
Ghost moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fondelier is leaning against Ghost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fondelier misses with an elbow over the top.
Fondelier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fondelier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Fondelier dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ghost misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ghost. Those never looked like landing.
Fondelier throws a nice looking combination but Ghost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fondelier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ghost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fondelier.
Fondelier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ghost is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ghost shoots in for a takedown but Fondelier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ghost moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fondelier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Ghost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ghost throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fondelier's waist but Fondelier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ghost off to one side.
Fondelier is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fondelier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ghost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fondelier throws a shot to the body.
Ghost is breathing heavily.
Fondelier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matt Fondelier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghost takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ghost gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Fondelier points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Ghost wakes up just in time to hear Fondelier thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Fondelier!
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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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