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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Raymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy De (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy De has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Howard Raymond's chin.
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279 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Howard Raymond!
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, Tommy De!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De throws a sloppy body shot
and Raymond counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tommy De seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raymond stuffs the takedown.
Raymond half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Raymond shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De's guard.
De wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Raymond manages to pass to side control.
De trying to control but Raymond postures up.
Raymond is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De pushes Raymond off looking to stand but Raymond dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond is trying to work for a kimura but De is defending well.
De trying to control but Raymond postures up.
De avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raymond.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Raymond.
De is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Raymond is standing up over De. De looks to escape but Raymond dives into side control.
Raymond swings around for an armbar but De sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Raymond's guard.
Raymond wants to get back to his feet but De is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Raymond wriggles free and stands up.
De shoots and misses
and Raymond counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De gets a double leg takedown into Raymond's guard.
Raymond wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De dives in and grabs Raymond's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raymond pushes down on De's head and hops out.
Howard Raymond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy De.
A looping hook to the body misses from De. Raymond does a little dance to reset his feet.
As De looks to move away, Raymond throws a big counter combo but De just gets out of the way.
De throws a body punch but Raymond moves out of range.
Raymond went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De just misses with a punch to the body.
De displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Howard Raymond has been cut.
De throws a body punch but Raymond moves out of range.
De looks winded!
Raymond forces De back against the cage and clinches.
De is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Raymond manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
De postures up.
Raymond could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Raymond looking for a sweep. Not yet Raymond, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond keeping moving, preventing De from controlling successfully.
Raymond tries to strike from the bottom.
Raymond looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raymond wants to stand but De is controlling the position.
De trying to control the position from guard on top but Raymond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raymond will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Raymond stuffs the takedown attempt from De. De gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Raymond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howard Raymond's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
De falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raymond counters with a nice kick to the body.
Raymond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De.
Raymond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De lunges at Raymond with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raymond's hand.
De fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De misses with a series of wild punches.
Tommy De seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De throws a body punch but Raymond moves out of range.
Raymond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Howard Raymond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raymond tries for a takedown but De circles away easily
and De counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Raymond!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De wants to pass the guard but Raymond is defending well.
De wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raymond keeps working.
Raymond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Raymond trying to control but De postures up.
Raymond connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Howard Raymond overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Raymond does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De drops an elbow to the side of Raymond's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Raymond manages to escape and get back to his feet!
De ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De, as that shot connected.
De thuds his right hand into Raymond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raymond is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! De ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Raymond clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy De!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
43% |
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