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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venturia comes to the cage accompanied by Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. Mercury has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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281 lbs
33 - 31 - 0 |
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263 lbs
22 - 10 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Venturia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury cracks the inside of Venturia's front leg.
Mercury throws a leg kick but Venturia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Venturia checks a low kick from Mercury.
Mercury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Venturia throws out the jab.
Mercury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Venturia throws a right hand that misses
and Mercury counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mercury lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Venturia swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Venturia.
Venturia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Venturia tries to bum rush Mercury with a series of wild strikes but Mercury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Venturia checks a leg kick.
Mercury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercury.
Nice body kick from Mercury.
A solid leg kick lands there for Venturia.
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!
Venturia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Venturia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercury.
Mercury scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Venturia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice shot lands for Mercury.
Decent striking displayed by Mercury there.
Venturia moves out of range of the body kick from Mercury.
Mercury pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Venturia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Venturia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venturia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mercury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been told by Venturia's head coaches at Bi-polar Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercury takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venturia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mercury lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercury throws an off balance right hand
enabling Venturia to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury misses with a double jab.
Mercury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Venturia connects with a single shot there.
Venturia looks to land a combination but Mercury avoids it well.
Venturia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury throws a hook but Venturia avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercury.
Mercury defending well as Venturia loads up on a big left hand.
Mercury moves forwards but Venturia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Venturia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercury finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Venturia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Venturia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Venturia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Venturia misses with an uppercut. Mercury saw that one coming.
Mercury lands a nice shot that snaps Venturia's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury blocks a head kick by Venturia.
Venturia misses with a wild body shot.
Venturia moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercury.
Mercury closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mercury thows a body kick. Venturia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab from Mercury.
Venturia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercury is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Venturia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mercury - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Venturia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mercury lands with an uppercut that bounces Venturia off the cage and back into range.
Mercury tries to land a leg kick but Venturia saw it coming and moves away.
Venturia looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercury is just out of range.
Mercury pivots, looking for a leg kick but Venturia is out of range and Mercury settles back down.
Mercury lands a leg kick that knocks Venturia off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venturia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venturia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mercury has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Venturia throws a leg kick
and Mercury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Venturia misses with the combination.
Mercury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Venturia.
Venturia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mercury.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mercury.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venturia takes one to the side of the head.
Mercury connects with a jab.
Venturia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Venturia lands with a kick to the temple. Mercury shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up Freddie Mercury's cut even more.
Venturia moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercury ducks under a wild hook from Venturia.
Mercury lands a leg kick that knocks Venturia off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercury looks for the body kick but Venturia saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Venturia - just one landing.
Mercury lands with a cross.
Mercury lands with an uppercut that bounces Venturia off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Mercury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mercury moves away from the strike by Venturia.
Mercury attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Venturia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mercury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Venturia.
Jab by Mercury.
Venturia lands with a kick to the temple. Mercury shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mercury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Venturia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercury throws a chopping leg kick but Venturia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Venturia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercury blocks a head kick by Venturia.
Mercury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Venturia in his tracks.
Mercury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercury looks to land a body kick but Venturia moved away.
Mercury connects with the punch.
Venturia scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venturia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercury throws a poor cross that misses
and Venturia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mercury throws a hook but Venturia avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venturia misses with a series of wild punches.
Venturia tries to move into range but Mercury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mercury scores with a spinning back kick!
Mercury scores with a leg kick.
Mercury sizes up Venturia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Mercury.
Mercury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Venturia blocks the low kick.
Venturia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Venturia scores with a nice head shot.
Mercury misses with an uppercut.
Venturia throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
Jab from Mercury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venturia throws a leg kick
and Mercury counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercury moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick there by Mercury.
Good leg kick by Mercury there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mercury scores with a push kick.
Venturia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mercury.
Mercury tests Venturia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Venturia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venturia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
Venturia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mercury stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mercury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Venturia's calf.
Venturia throws out a loose jab but Mercury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venturia swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury is looking to slow Venturia down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Mercury.
Mercury throws a shot to the body.
Venturia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mercury in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Venturia throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
Mercury digs a good body shot into Venturia's ribs.
Mercury scores with a punch to the head.
Mercury throws out a powerful jab.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
Venturia throws out a loose jab but Mercury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercury cracks the inside of Venturia's front leg.
Mercury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercury lands a really nice looking cross but Venturia seems unphased.
Freddie Mercury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercury tries to land a front kick but Venturia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jesse Venturia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Venturia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury wants to slow Venturia down by chopping away at his legs.
Mercury slips under a jab from Venturia.
Nice uppercut lands for Mercury. That snapped Venturia's head back.
Venturia tries to work over Mercury's front leg with a kick but Mercury checks it.
Mercury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Venturia is rocked!
Nice cross by Mercury.
Oh Venturia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercury connects with a leg kick. Venturia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mercury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mercury flashes Venturia a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Venturia's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Venturia crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Mercury punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddie Mercury!
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