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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hipolito Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert McCallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hipolito Foley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hipolito Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert McCallum!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCallum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Foley counters by clinching up.
McCallum is trying to pull guard but Foley has him pressed against the cage.
McCallum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Foley.
McCallum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foley breaks from the clinch.
McCallum misses with a takedown attempt
and Foley counters with a takedown into side control.
Hipolito Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert McCallum.
Foley is chipping away with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley is trying to get an arm triangle but McCallum is defending well.
McCallum takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley working the ground and pound.
Foley decides to stand back up.
McCallum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Foley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McCallum is looking to improve his position.
Foley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Foley working the head and body with strikes.
Foley winds up and cracks McCallum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McCallum looks winded!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Foley lands a nice short elbow.
Foley is nestled in close to McCallum, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Foley is trying to work for a kimura but McCallum is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley decides to stand and escape the position.
Foley scores with a punch to the head.
Foley throws a leg kick but McCallum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCallum fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley clinches.
Foley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Foley tightens his grip and picks McCallum up, before dumping him to the ground. McCallum manages to land in guard.
Foley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Foley landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hipolito Foley 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.
Foley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McCallum's guard.
Foley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Foley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Foley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Foley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Foley cracks McCallum with a solid left hand.
Foley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McCallum is looking to stand up but Foley isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McCallum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McCallum is breathing heavily.
Foley clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McCallum wants to get back to striking at distance but Foley won't allow it.
Foley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Robert McCallum has been cut.
Foley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCallum fails with the takedown
and Foley moves into the clinch.
Foley is stalling here.
Foley manages to break the clinch.
McCallum looks for a takedown but Foley sprawls well.
Foley gets a double leg takedown into McCallum's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Foley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Foley works over McCallum with some ground and pound from guard.
Foley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Foley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCallum can do to turn this around?
Foley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Foley stands up over McCallum, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Foley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McCallum is rocked!
Foley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McCallum is still in real trouble! Can Foley finish him?
Foley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foley distracts McCallum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Foley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Foley shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! McCallum is on queer street and Foley is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Hipolito Foley!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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