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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gun Slinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Błaszczykowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Augustus Błaszczykowski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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256 lbs
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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gun Slinga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Błaszczykowski!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slinga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Błaszczykowski blocks a head kick by Slinga.
Gun Slinga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Błaszczykowski misses.
Slinga half committed to a counter leg kick.
A lazy left from Błaszczykowski finds it's target.
Slinga lunges at Błaszczykowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Błaszczykowski's hand.
A slow jab from Slinga misses its intended target.
Błaszczykowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Slinga avoids a kick to the body.
Slinga thinks about countering with a body kick.
Błaszczykowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Slinga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Błaszczykowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Slinga.
Slinga looks to throw a body kick
and Błaszczykowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Błaszczykowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Błaszczykowski misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slinga scores with a nice body kick.
Błaszczykowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slinga scores with a nice body kick.
Błaszczykowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slinga throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slinga at a distance.
Błaszczykowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slinga.
Slinga throws a leg kick but Błaszczykowski checks it.
Błaszczykowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slinga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Błaszczykowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Slinga.
Slinga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Slinga misses with a kick to the body.
Błaszczykowski tries a quick counter leg kick but Slinga is wise to it.
Slinga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Błaszczykowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slinga lands with a straight right. Błaszczykowski didn't see that one coming.
Slinga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Błaszczykowski. Slinga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slinga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slinga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Błaszczykowski moves out of range as Slinga throws a body kick.
Błaszczykowski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Błaszczykowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Slinga counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Błaszczykowski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slinga checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Błaszczykowski misses.
Jab from Błaszczykowski.
Slinga scores with a kick to the body.
Slinga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slinga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Slinga misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Slinga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Błaszczykowski misses with a body kick.
Slinga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Błaszczykowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Slinga.
Błaszczykowski avoids the body shot from Slinga.
Błaszczykowski misses with a wild body shot.
Błaszczykowski moves out of range of the body kick from Slinga.
Slinga throws a looping overhand right but Błaszczykowski ducks down to avoid it.
Błaszczykowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slinga pushes Błaszczykowski away with a front kick.
Slinga with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Slinga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice cross by Slinga.
Błaszczykowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slinga counters with a stiff right hand.
Slinga throws the kick towards the body but Błaszczykowski avoids it.
Slinga throws the left hand but Błaszczykowski avoids the punch easily.
Błaszczykowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slinga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Błaszczykowski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slinga had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Błaszczykowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slinga.
Slinga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Slinga checks a low kick from Błaszczykowski.
Błaszczykowski moves away from the strike by Slinga.
Slinga checks a leg kick.
Błaszczykowski misses the body punch
and Slinga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slinga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Błaszczykowski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Błaszczykowski scores with a jab.
Slinga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Błaszczykowski's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Błaszczykowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Błaszczykowski avoids a kick to the body.
Slinga moves out of range of the body kick from Błaszczykowski.
A quick step to the side and Slinga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Błaszczykowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slinga misses with a jab to the body
and Błaszczykowski counters with a straight right hand.
Błaszczykowski avoids the body shot from Slinga.
Błaszczykowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Błaszczykowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slinga avoids a kick to the body.
Slinga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slinga blocks a head kick by Błaszczykowski.
Slinga throws a good cross that connects.
Błaszczykowski is rocked!
Błaszczykowski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Slinga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slinga pushes Błaszczykowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Błaszczykowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Slinga finish him?
Błaszczykowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Slinga.
Błaszczykowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Błaszczykowski tries to break free but Slinga pushes him back against the cage.
Błaszczykowski tries to break the clinch but Slinga is controlling the position.
Błaszczykowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gun Slinga dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Błaszczykowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slinga explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Slinga avoids the body shot from Błaszczykowski.
Błaszczykowski misses with a right hand
enabling Slinga to counter with a crisp jab.
Slinga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slinga moves out of range as Błaszczykowski strikes.
Nice body punch from Slinga.
Slinga avoids the body shot from Błaszczykowski.
Błaszczykowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slinga. Błaszczykowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Błaszczykowski finds it's target.
Slinga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slinga.
Błaszczykowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Slinga misses with a body kick.
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!
Błaszczykowski tests Slinga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Błaszczykowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski throws a hook but Slinga blocks it.
Błaszczykowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slinga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Slinga staying out of range there.
Błaszczykowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slinga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Błaszczykowski on the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Slinga. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slinga.
Slinga walks into a straight right hand from Błaszczykowski.
Błaszczykowski jabs at Slinga's body.
Slinga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Błaszczykowski follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Błaszczykowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Błaszczykowski misses.
It looked like Slinga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Błaszczykowski.
Slinga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Błaszczykowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slinga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Błaszczykowski.
Błaszczykowski throws a hook but Slinga blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Błaszczykowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Błaszczykowski misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Slinga misses the target.
Błaszczykowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Błaszczykowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slinga ducks under a wild hook from Błaszczykowski.
Błaszczykowski throws an overhand right that lands on Slinga's shoulder, as Slinga tries to avoid the shot.
Slinga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slinga connects with a body shot.
Slinga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Błaszczykowski.
Slinga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Błaszczykowski.
Slinga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Błaszczykowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slinga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Błaszczykowski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from Błaszczykowski.
Slinga looks for the body kick but Błaszczykowski saw that one coming.
Błaszczykowski misses with an uppercut
and Slinga counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski misses with a body shot.
Błaszczykowski jabs at Slinga's body.
Błaszczykowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Błaszczykowski throws a body punch but Slinga moves out of range.
Slinga lands a body shot.
Slinga throws a hook to the side of Błaszczykowski's head but Błaszczykowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slinga.
Błaszczykowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slinga.
Slinga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slinga scores with a kick to the body.
Jab from Błaszczykowski.
Błaszczykowski moves out of range of the body kick from Slinga.
Slinga lands with a cross.
Błaszczykowski throws a hook but Slinga avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slinga 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slinga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Slinga.
Błaszczykowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slinga ducks under a wild hook from Błaszczykowski.
Slinga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Błaszczykowski.
Błaszczykowski throws a hook but Slinga avoids it easily.
Slinga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Błaszczykowski. Błaszczykowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Błaszczykowski avoids a kick to the body.
Slinga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slinga 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.
Błaszczykowski takes a swing at Slinga's ribcage but misses.
Błaszczykowski takes a swing at Slinga's ribcage but misses.
It appears Slinga was looking to counter with a kick there.
Slinga dips to his left and cracks Błaszczykowski with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Błaszczykowski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Slinga. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gun Slinga dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Slinga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Błaszczykowski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Slinga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Błaszczykowski misses with a two punch combination.
Błaszczykowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slinga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters circling a little - Slinga finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Slinga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Błaszczykowski moves away.
Slinga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slinga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Błaszczykowski.
Slinga connects with the punch.
Błaszczykowski throws a leg kick but Slinga moved away.
Błaszczykowski moves out of range as Slinga throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Slinga.
Slinga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Błaszczykowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Slinga.
Slinga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Błaszczykowski moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski misses with an uppercut.
Slinga misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Błaszczykowski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Slinga takes one to the side of the head.
Błaszczykowski misses with a looping right.
Slinga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Slinga pushes Błaszczykowski away with a front kick.
Slinga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Błaszczykowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slinga's sensitive parts.
Błaszczykowski looks to throw the jab but Slinga is out of range.
Slinga misses with a body kick.
Błaszczykowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Błaszczykowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slinga moves away.
Błaszczykowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slinga.
Slinga is looking to land body kicks.
Slinga throws a body kick that misses.
Błaszczykowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slinga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Augustus Błaszczykowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Slinga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slinga explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Błaszczykowski misses with a low kick as Slinga jumps back.
Slinga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Slinga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slinga looks for the body kick but Błaszczykowski saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Slinga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Błaszczykowski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Slinga - that will leave a mark!
Błaszczykowski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Slinga.
Slinga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slinga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Błaszczykowski throws out the jab.
Błaszczykowski throws out a loose jab but Slinga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Błaszczykowski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Błaszczykowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slinga dips to his left and cracks Błaszczykowski with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski throws the left hand but Slinga avoids the punch easily.
Slinga swings for the body but Błaszczykowski moves out of range.
Slinga digs a good hook to Błaszczykowski's body.
Slinga lands a right hook to the body.
Slinga throws a head kick that Błaszczykowski semi-blocks.
Błaszczykowski throws a looping overhand right but Slinga ducks down to avoid it.
Błaszczykowski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Slinga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slinga misses with a body shot.
Błaszczykowski throws a lazy right hand but Slinga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slinga appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Błaszczykowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Błaszczykowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Błaszczykowski misses the target.
Slinga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slinga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Błaszczykowskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Błaszczykowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Slinga thuds his right hand into Błaszczykowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Błaszczykowski scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Slinga
and Błaszczykowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Błaszczykowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slinga.
Błaszczykowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Błaszczykowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slinga moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Błaszczykowski.
Slinga lands a nice shot to the body.
Slinga slips under a jab.
Slinga tries to clinch but Błaszczykowski is having none of it.
Gun Slinga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slinga misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gun Slinga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slinga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gun Slinga!
An out of breath Gun Slinga thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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