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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zone Loire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loire has chosen Haken - In Memoriam as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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206 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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225 cm
19
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Mexico! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zone Loire! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big left from Mexico misses. Zone Loire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Loire scores with a three punch combo!
Loire moves in looking to clinch but Mexico pushes him off. A jab lands there for Mexico. Loire closes the distance but Mexico moves to the side and Mexico counters with a right hand to the body. Loire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mexico paws at him with a jab and circles away. Loire tries to clinch up but Mexico circles away and keeps his distance. Mexico misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Mexico misses. Loire is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Loire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mexico swats him away and circles back towards the center. Mexico throws a shot from downtown. Loire moves away and avoids it. Loire scores with a punch to the head. Mexico looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice shot by Mexico.
That's one minute gone in the round. Loire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mexico tries to keep at a distance but Loire has taken the fight into the clinch. A short left from Loire. Mexico misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mexico tries to break free but Loire pushes him back against the cage. A short uppercut from Loire. Loire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Loire misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loire. Mexico has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Loire throws a punch but it's blocked by Mexico. Mexico prevents a body shot from Loire. Loire pushes Mexico back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Mexico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A left hand lands to the body for Loire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mexico managing to block the knees to the body from Loire.
Mexico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loire misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Mexico is working for takedown but Loire is calmly controlling the position for now. Mexico misses with a hook from the clinch. Loire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mexico's elbow. Loire scores with a nice hook to the head. Loire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mexico backwards. Mexico avoiding damage as Loire throws knees to the body.
Loire is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Loire struggles to land a body shot inside as Mexico controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Loire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Loire lands a shoulder strike. Loire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loire lands a nice uppercut. Loire misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Loire. Loire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mexico tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Loire just stands there and leans against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Loire. Loire lands a nice uppercut. Mexico wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Mexico. That's going to take a lot out of him. Loire scores with a shoulder strike. Mexico blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Loire is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Loire trying to land knees to the body.
Loire lands a nice shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Loire lands with a right to the head. Loire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Loire on the inside. A short right hand to the side of the head by Loire. Mexico can't break the clinch.
Loire lands with a short shot to the head. Loire taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mexico on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mexico's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Loire working aggressively here.
Loire working some nice short punches in the clinch. Loire 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.
Zone Loire dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Loire looks to clinch and Mexico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Mexico lands a glancing blow to the side of Loire's head. Loire darts in trying to clinch and Mexico counters with a lovely straight right hand! Mexico moves forwards but Loire connects with a nice, crisp jab. Mexico throws a jab when Loire was well out of range. Loire tries to clinch but fails miserably letting Mexico counter with a right hand. Loire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mexico swats him away and circles back towards the center. Mexico circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mexico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loire moves away. Loire tries to clinch up but Mexico circles away and keeps his distance. Mexico keeps the fight on the outside. Mexico throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Loire looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Mexico circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loire moves in looking to clinch but Mexico pushes him off. Mexico has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Loire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loire has taken the fight to the clinch.
Loire scores with a shot to the side of Mexico's head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Mexico misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loire avoiding damage.
Loire can't find room to land a body shot as Mexico controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Loire lands with a short shot to the head. Loire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mexico is trying to break free. Loire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Zone Loire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Mexico is looking to break free of the clinch but Loire has double underhooks. Loire lands with a left to the head. Loire lands with a right to the head. Mexico has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Loire is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Mexico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loire digs a right hand underneath Mexico's ribcage. Mexico let out a lung full of air as it connected. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. 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! Loire struggles to land a body shot inside as Mexico controls his hands.
Loire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mexico backwards. Nice body punch from Loire - that landed with a thud.
Loire stalling against the cage.
Loire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Loire lands with a light punch inside. A nice left hand lands by Loire.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loire. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loire. Loire scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mexico is rocked! Loire scores with a shoulder strike. Oh Mexico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Loire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mexico backwards. Loire pushes Mexico against the cage. Loire is working some dirty boxing. Loire pushes off with a quick right hook! Mexico goes down! Mexico tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Loire moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zone Loire! An out of breath Zone Loire thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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
71% |
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