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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Honey Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Skyshriek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skyshriek comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zack Skyshriek enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Honey Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Skyshriek!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Badger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skyshriek.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Skyshriek.
Skyshriek 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.
Badger avoids the head kick by Skyshriek.
Skyshriek tries to land a front kick but Badger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Badger scores with a hook.
Badger lands with a hook. Skyshriek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Skyshriek shoots in looking for a takedown. Badger tries to sprawl out of it but Skyshriek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Badger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Badger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badger stalks Skyshriek and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Skyshriek's face. Skyshriek staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skyshriek defending well as Badger loads up on a big left hand.
Badger thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Badger.
A slow jab from Badger misses its intended target.
Badger connects with a crisp jab.
Badger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No joy there for Skyshriek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skyshriek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badger.
Nice sprawl there from Badger as Skyshriek shoots in.
Honey Badger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Skyshriek.
Donk. Badger catches Skyshriek right on the button with a cross.
Skyshriek is rocked!
Badger cracks Skyshriek on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Skyshriek falls backwards against the cage. Badger follows up with more strikes that drop Skyshriek to his knees. Badger keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Skyshriek! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Honey Badger!
Honey Badger decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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