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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carney Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salosen Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffy's entrance music is Brawl - Bloody spit. A fine choice. Carney Duffy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Salosen Mara's chin.
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183 cm
28
181 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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186 cm
33
176 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salosen Mara! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Duffy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Duffy throws a right and a left that both miss. Duffy takes a shot right to the bread basket. Mara jabs Duffy to the body, keeping him at a distance. Duffy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duffy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duffy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Duffy misses with a left hand and Mara counters with a good low kick that Duffy was not able to check. Duffy throws a jab when Mara was well out of range. Mara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duffy throws a leg kick but Mara checks it. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mara! But no joy. Mara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duffy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. 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! Duffy throws a head kick that misses. Carney Duffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A chopping leg kick lands by Mara. Mara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mara throws a right and a left that both miss. Duffy lands a nice looking body kick. Duffy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Duffy lands a front kick. Mara lands a head shot. Mara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Duffy throws a right hand that misses
and Mara counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Mara misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mara. That's going to slow Duffy down. Mara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Mara. Duffy tries to land a front kick but Mara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Mara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duffy's head. Mara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duffy rather than just go for the knockout. Mara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. A big left from Mara misses. Duffy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mara lands a jab to the head.
Duffy throws a sloppy head kick and Mara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Good work by Duffy as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Mara. That's going to slow Duffy down. Mara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duffy blocks a head kick by Mara.
Mara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duffy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mara. Mara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duffy. Mara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Duffy misses with the body kick and Mara counters with a low kick, right behind Duffy 's knee. Duffy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mara. Duffy throws a series of punches but Mara moves out of range. Mara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Duffy misses with a head kick.
Mara throws out a counter right but Duffy avoids it with no problem. Mara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. A low kick from Duffy is predictable there and Mara counters with a straight right hand. Mara lands a body shot.
Duffy lands with an uppercut that bounces Mara off the cage and back into range. Duffy moves out of range as Mara throws a body kick.
Duffy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mara slips under a jab from Duffy. Duffy backing away here, and Mara unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Mara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duffy. Mara scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Duffy thows a left - swing and a miss! Mara throws a wild body kick that Duffy sees coming a mile off. Duffy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mara just manages to avoid it. The fighters circling - Mara throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Duffy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mara. Mara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Duffy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Duffy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duffy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mara takes a swing at Duffy's ribcage but misses. Duffy throws a leg kick but Mara moved away. Duffy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Mara cracks Duffy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Duffy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mara tests Duffy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mara pushes Duffy away with a front kick. Duffy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Duffy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Mara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Duffy. That one must have hurt. Mara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Duffy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Mara motions for Duffy to come forward. Mara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Mara tries to land a leg kick but Duffy saw it coming and moves away.
Duffy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Mara misses with a looping right. Good shot there by Mara. Jab by Mara. Mara throws a shot from downtown. Duffy moves away and avoids it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Duffy thows a leg kick but Mara checks it and Mara counters with a series of strikes. Duffy will be more careful next time no doubt. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duffy. The fighters circling - Mara throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Mara moves out of range as Duffy strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salosen Mara dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Mara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mara. Duffy shrugs it off though. Duffy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Duffy. Mara scores with a jab to the jaw. Duffy throws a head kick that misses and Mara counters with a low kick, right behind Duffy 's knee. Duffy throws an off balance right hand
and Mara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duffy is rocked! Duffy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Duffy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Mara misses with a double jab.
Mara lands with an overhand left. Nice jab there from Duffy. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mara.
Duffy walks straight into a right hand from Mara - that's dropped him! Mara jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Duffy from any more punishment! Duffy complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Salosen Mara! After winning the bout, Salosen Mara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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