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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laz Icarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icarus's entrance music is Flying dutchman. A fine choice. Laz Icarus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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221 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
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179 cm
40
207 lbs
26 - 26 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laz Icarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon swats away the attempt to clinch by Icarus.
Icarus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cannon throws out the jab.
A big left from Icarus misses.
A nice side step and Cannon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Icarus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Matthew Cannon has been cut.
Icarus throws a lazy head kick
and Cannon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Icarus scoring well with a low kick there.
Icarus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Icarus throws a sloppy head kick
and Cannon counters with a two punch combo.
Icarus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cannon's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cannon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cannon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Icarus misses.
Icarus wants to clinch.
Cannon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Icarus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Cannon misses the target.
Cannon lunges at Icarus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Icarus's hand.
Icarus misses with a wild body shot.
Cannon throws a lazy uppercut
and Icarus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cannon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Icarus.
Icarus blocks a jab.
Icarus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cannon momentarily.
Cannon lands the left hand.
Cannon digs a good hook to Icarus's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannon lands with an uppercut that bounces Icarus off the cage and back into range.
Cannon throws a series of punches but Icarus avoids them all with ease.
Cannon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cannon.
Icarus throws a head kick that Cannon semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Cannon misses.
Icarus throws a head kick that half lands.
Cannon cracks Icarus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Icarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cannon.
Cannon cracks Icarus with a good jab.
Icarus dodges the punch combination from Cannon.
It looked like Icarus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Cannon misses its intended target.
Icarus tries a head kick but it misses.
Cannon lands a jab.
Icarus misses with a two punch combination.
Icarus misses with an uppercut.
Cannon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cannon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cannon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Icarus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon scores with a nice strike.
Icarus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Icarus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Icarus closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Cannon to counter with a crisp jab.
Icarus lands a nice shot that snaps Cannon's head back.
Icarus loads up on a big right hand but Cannon slips the punch.
Cannon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Icarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cannon.
Icarus misses with a lunging right hand
and Cannon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cannon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cannon misses with a wild combination.
Icarus misses with a looping left.
Cannon stalks Icarus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Icarus's face. Icarus staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Icarus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icarus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cannon slips a jab and a cross from Icarus.
Cannon tries to keep at a distance but Icarus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Icarus.
Icarus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cannon avoids the elbow strike from Icarus, against the cage.
Cannon has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Icarus clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cannon thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Icarus manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cannon's guard. Nice work there by Icarus.
Icarus passes Cannon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matthew Cannon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthew Cannon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cannon tries to keep at a distance but Icarus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cannon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Icarus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cannon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Icarus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Icarus misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Icarus.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Icarus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cannon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Icarus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Laz Icarus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Cannon.
Icarus Rushes Cannon and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Cannon is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Icarus Piles on the pressure and Cannon crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laz Icarus!
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energy
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hype
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