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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deafcon Kangaskhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturridge comes to the cage accompanied by Know That - By: Mos Def ft. Talib Kweli. Deafcon Kangaskhan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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192 cm
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217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Deafcon Kangaskhan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturridge wants to clinch up but Kangaskhan keeps it at a distance.
Kangaskhan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Kangaskhan.
Kangaskhan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sturridge half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sturridge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kangaskhan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch lands to the side of Kangaskhan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kangaskhan. Sturridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturridge lands an overhand right.
Kangaskhan misses with a low kick.
Kangaskhan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kangaskhan gets tackled into the cage by Sturridge. Sturridge maintains the clinch.
Kangaskhan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Kangaskhan.
It looks like Isaiah Sturridge has been cut.
Kangaskhan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturridge taking a breather.
Kangaskhan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kangaskhan tries to work over Sturridge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kangaskhan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sturridge misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturridge just leaning against Kangaskhan, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sturridge throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangaskhan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kangaskhan misses with a body punch.
Kangaskhan blocking some punches.
Kangaskhan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kangaskhan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sturridge blocking some punches.
Kangaskhan tries to work over Sturridge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kangaskhan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kangaskhan prevents Sturridge from breaking the clinch.
Sturridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kangaskhan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sturridge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kangaskhan wants to counter the offense by Sturridge and move into the clinch position.
Kangaskhan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sturridge throws a lazy right hand but Kangaskhan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kangaskhan slips a jab from Sturridge.
Kangaskhan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturridge.
Sturridge moves in looking to clinch but Kangaskhan pushes him off.
Nice cross by Kangaskhan.
Sturridge misses with a looping left.
Sturridge misses with an uppercut
and Kangaskhan counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kangaskhan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sturridge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangaskhan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sturridge will feel that in the morning.
Kangaskhan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sturridge under the eye.
Kangaskhan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Deafcon Kangaskhan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kangaskhan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sturridge throws a looping overhand right but Kangaskhan ducks down to avoid it.
Kangaskhan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kangaskhan tests Sturridge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sturridge throws a good cross that connects.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kangaskhan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kangaskhan looks to throw the jab but Sturridge is out of range.
Sturridge wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sturridge misses with a looping left.
Kangaskhan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, jab by Sturridge - just one landing.
Kangaskhan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some bone on bone action there as Sturridge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sturridge tries to close the distance and clinch but Kangaskhan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sturridge misses with an uppercut.
Kangaskhan scores with a jab to the body.
Sturridge throws a hook to the side of Kangaskhan's head but Kangaskhan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kangaskhan thuds his shin into the meat of Sturridge's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangaskhan misses the jab.
Kangaskhan moves out of range as Sturridge strikes.
Kangaskhan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturridge.
Kangaskhan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sturridge if he has to take too many more of those.
Sturridge is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Sturridge misses.
Sturridge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sturridge is breathing heavily.
Sturridge throws a jab when Kangaskhan was well out of range.
Sturridge closes the distance and pushes Kangaskhan back into the cage.
Sturridge pushes off an throws an elbow but Kangaskhan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kangaskhan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sturridge's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kangaskhan as Sturridge tries to tie him up.
Kangaskhan lands with a left to the head.
Kangaskhan blocks the elbow strike.
Kangaskhan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kangaskhan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sturridge backwards.
Kangaskhan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kangaskhan.
A short right from Kangaskhan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kangaskhan cracks Sturridge with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangaskhan lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Kangaskhan as the two fighters clinch.
Kangaskhan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sturridge is rocked!
A short right from Kangaskhan.
Oh Sturridge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kangaskhan presses Sturridge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Kangaskhan.
Kangaskhan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kangaskhan is leaning against Sturridge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kangaskhan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sturridge backwards.
Kangaskhan creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sturridge's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sturridge drops to his knees and Kangaskhan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deafcon Kangaskhan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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