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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Boyfriend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Boyfriend has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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194 cm
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240 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Boyfriend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Rush!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Rush.
Boyfriend misses with a double jab.
Rush drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boyfriend defends it well.
Boyfriend throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rush misses with a hook to the body
and Rush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyfriend dodges the punch combination from Rush.
Daniel Boyfriend seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyfriend keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rush has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Boyfriend misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyfriend swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyfriend feints a jab promting Rush to slip. Boyfriend then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rush slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rush misses with an uppercut. Boyfriend saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyfriend lands a left and a right that send Rush crashing to the mat, dazed. Boyfriend thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rush is rocked!
Rush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rush is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyfriend finish him?
Rush slips under a jab from Boyfriend.
Rush seems to have recovered his senses.
A cross from Rush lands.
It looks like Daniel Boyfriend has been cut.
Boyfriend scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rush throws a wild body kick that Boyfriend sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyfriend throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rush feints the counter takedown.
Rush throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boyfriend counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boyfriend throws a series of punches but Rush avoids them all with ease.
Daniel Boyfriend is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyfriend swings for the body but Rush moves out of range.
Rush is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyfriend throws a right and a left that Rush avoids nicely.
Rush dodges the punch combination from Boyfriend.
Rush connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boyfriend's hands.
Nice jab there from Boyfriend.
Oooooh!!! Boyfriend has knocked Rush down with a huge combo! Boyfriend steps away and waves a wobbly Rush back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rush is rocked!
It looks like Kevin Rush has been cut.
Boyfriend fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Rush square on the jaw! Damn, Rush is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Boyfriend!
In his post fight interview, Daniel Boyfriend started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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
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