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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damo Bodhidharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tallak Hrolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bodhidharma comes to the cage accompanied by Houzan Yamamoto - Little Green Apple. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 cm
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265 lbs
34 - 25 - 0 |
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195 cm
37
305 lbs
32 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class 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
34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damo Bodhidharma! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tallak Hrolf ! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hrolf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bodhidharma moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hrolf avoids the head kick by Bodhidharma.
Hrolf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Bodhidharma loads up on a big right hand but Hrolf slips the punch. Bodhidharma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Hrolf scores with a takedown into Bodhidharma's guard. Bodhidharma tries to land a sweep but no joy. Bodhidharma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hrolf 's guard. Hrolf wants to sweep here but Bodhidharma controlling him for the moment. Bodhidharma content to stall in guard here. Bodhidharma'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.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bodhidharma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hrolf controlling Bodhidharma's posture. Bodhidharma 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. Hrolf wants to stand but Bodhidharma is controlling the position. Bodhidharma wanted to stand there but Hrolf had control of the position. Bodhidharma tries to free his leg and advance position but Hrolf is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Bodhidharma throws a head kick that misses. Bodhidharma tries to land a leg kick but Hrolf saw it coming and moves away.
Hrolf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bodhidharma. That did some damage! Bodhidharma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A combination from Hrolf does no damage. Damo Bodhidharma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A low kick from Hrolf is predictable there and Bodhidharma counters with a lovely straight right hand! Bodhidharma throws a head kick but Hrolf moves out of range.
Bodhidharma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Hrolf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The fighters circling - Hrolf throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bodhidharma is looking to slow Hrolf down with leg kicks. Hrolf shoots in looking for a takedown but Bodhidharma manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hrolf 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Bodhidharma missing with a left hand there. Hrolf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hrolf feints the counter takedown. Hrolf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hrolf darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Hrolf throws a big shot that misses. A good leg kick by Bodhidharma. Bodhidharma lands with a nice body punch. Hrolf 's coach down at Black Hand Vegas was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hrolf 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Hrolf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bodhidharma. Bodhidharma keeps Hrolf at a distance using the push kick. Bodhidharma throws a sloppy head kick and Hrolf moves out of range easily. And Hrolf tries to counter it with a takedown but Bodhidharma pushes his down on his head and steps out. Bodhidharma closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hrolf ! Bodhidharma dives in looking to finish! Hrolf is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damo Bodhidharma! During a confident post fight interview, Damo Bodhidharma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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