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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Rumlow (ranked 189 p4p, 25 weight class) and Biggie Righty Handy (ranked 246 p4p, 36 weight class). Handy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. National Anthem of USSR kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Rumlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Biggie Righty Handy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumlow connects with an inside leg kick.
Handy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rumlow lands with a nice body kick.
Rumlow misses with a straight left.
Handy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Brock Rumlow has been cut.
Rumlow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rumlow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rumlow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been told by Rumlow's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Handy.
Nice cross by Handy.
Handy throws a jab when Rumlow was well out of range.
Biggie Righty Handy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumlow avoids the head kick by Handy.
Rumlow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Handy misses with a low kick as Rumlow jumps back.
Rumlow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Handy looks to throw a body kick
and Rumlow counters by moving into the clinch.
Rumlow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rumlow blocks an uppercut.
Handy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rumlow scores with a nice strike.
Handy moves out of range as Rumlow throws a body kick.
Rumlow tries to land a front kick but Handy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rumlow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumlow has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Handy.
Handy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Handy misses with an uppercut
and Rumlow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Handy throws a leg kick which misses Rumlow's front leg but catches the back leg as Rumlow tries to avoid it.
Handy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rumlow missing with a left hand there. Handy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Rumlow.
Handy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Handy misses with a body punch
and Rumlow counters with a nice uppercut.
Handy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Handy misses with a double jab
and Rumlow counters by clinching up.
Rumlow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Handy.
Rumlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Handy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rumlow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Handy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Handy on the inside.
Rumlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rumlow has Handy up against the cage in a clinch.
Handy wants to get back to striking at distance but Rumlow won't allow it.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Handy.
Handy blocking some punches.
Handy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Handy throws a jab when Rumlow was well out of range.
Rumlow wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rumlow moves out of range as Handy throws a body kick.
Handy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Handy throws a lazy right hand but Rumlow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rumlow throws a body kick that misses.
Rumlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Handy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rumlows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Handy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rumlow on the side of the head.
Handy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Handy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Handy needs to keep his hands up - Rumlow had a free shot at his head there.
Rumlow scores with a nice strike.
Handy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Handy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow lands a nice shot to the body.
Handy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rumlow throws out the jab.
Rumlow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Handy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rumlow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rumlow slips under a jab.
Rumlow digs a good hook to Handy's body.
Rumlow misses with a low kick.
Rumlow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Handy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab from Rumlow.
Rumlow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rumlow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rumlow moves out of range as Handy throws a body kick.
Handy swings for the body but Rumlow moves out of range.
Rumlow is looking to counter with head kicks.
Handy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rumlow moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rumlow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handy's elbow.
Rumlow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumlow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Rumlow.
Rumlow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rumlow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Handy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
Rumlow prevents a body shot from Handy.
Rumlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Handy controls his hands.
Rumlow lands a left hand.
Handy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Rumlow as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rumlow.
Handy looks winded!
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumlow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Handy or not.
Rumlow lands a nice uppercut.
Rumlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Rumlow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Rumlow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rumlow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handy! But no joy.
Handy stuns Rumlow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rumlow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Handy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rumlow.
Rumlow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rumlow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Rumlow.
Handy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rumlow lands a leg kick that knocks Handy off balance momentarily.
Rumlow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rumlow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Handy on the side of the head.
Rumlow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handy misses with a hook.
Rumlow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Handy doesn't seem bothered though.
Rumlow sizes up Handy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Handy finds it's way through Rumlow's defenses.
Handy misses with an uppercut.
Rumlow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rumlow connects with an inside leg kick.
Handy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rumlow.
Rumlow is looking to counter with a body kick.
Handy misses with a body shot.
Rumlow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handy manages to avoid it.
Rumlow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Handy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rumlow.
Handy slips under a jab from Rumlow.
Rumlow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rumlow connects with a leg kick. Handy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rumlow tries to land a front kick but Handy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rumlow checks the leg kick.
Rumlow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Handy to score with a decent uppercut.
Rumlow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Handy's sensitive parts.
Handy throws a leg kick that misses.
As Handy tries to get set, Rumlow tries to push him back and clinch up but Handy manages to avoid the attempt.
Rumlow with a jab.
Rumlow ducks under a wild hook from Handy.
Handy throws a leg kick which misses Rumlow's front leg but catches the back leg as Rumlow tries to avoid it.
Handy throws a right hand that misses
and Rumlow counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumlow loads up on a big right hand but Handy slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Handy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rumlow!
Rumlow throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Handy.
Rumlow clinches up with Handy and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Handy swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Handy.
Handy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
Handy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Handy.
Brock Rumlow is winning the standup battle so far.
Handy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rumlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Biggie Righty Handy has been cut.
Jab by Handy.
Rumlow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice combination there by Handy.
Rumlow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Handy is breathing heavily.
Rumlow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow tries to clinch there but Handy circles away.
Rumlow connects with an inside leg kick.
Rumlow misses the shot to the body.
Handy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rumlow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Handy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Handy scores with a punch to the head.
Rumlow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rumlow scores with a body shot.
Handy throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rumlow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rumlow tries to clinch up.
Rumlow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Handy lands a body shot.
Rumlow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handy manages to avoid it.
Handy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rumlow.
Rumlow misses with a body shot.
Rumlow blocks a jab.
Rumlow 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.
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!
Rumlow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rumlow throws a leg kick but Handy moved away.
Rumlow throws a leg kick but Handy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Handy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rumlow was well out of range. Poor timing from Handy.
Rumlow feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rumlow ducks under a wild hook from Handy.
Rumlow half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rumlow tries to clinch there but Handy circles away.
Rumlow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Handy misses with a lunging right hand
and Rumlow counters with a good low kick that Handy was not able to check.
Handy misses with a low kick.
Handy misses with a looping right.
Rumlow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Handy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rumlow.
Rumlow swings for the body but Handy moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rumlow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumlow misses with a few strikes there.
Handy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rumlow makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Handy really felt that one!
Nice uppercut lands for Handy. That snapped Rumlow's head back.
Handy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Rumlow dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Rumlow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rumlow clinches up against the cage.
Rumlow lands a left hand.
Rumlow scores with a shoulder strike.
Handy blocks an uppercut.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
Rumlow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rumlow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rumlow is leaning against Handy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Handy breaks the clinch.
Rumlow moves out of range as Handy throws a body kick.
Rumlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rumlow slips a straight right by Handy.
Rumlow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handy.
Rumlow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rumlow just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Handy misses.
Handy throws a low kick but Rumlow avoids it.
Rumlow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Handy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rumlow scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Handy throws a right hand that Rumlow ducks under and follows up with a left that Rumlow also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumlow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Handy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rumlow throws a front kick that sends Handy stumbling back into the cage.
Rumlow scores with a leg kick.
Rumlow feints and then cracks Handy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Handy down.
Rumlow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Handy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rumlow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rumlow.
Handy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Handy throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Handy.
A swing and a miss from Rumlow.
Rumlow cracks the inside of Handy's front leg.
Handy swings widly with a right hand
and Handy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rumlow scores with a spinning back kick!
Rumlow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Handy can do to turn this around?
Rumlow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A cross from Handy lands.
Handy throws out a loose jab but Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handy swings widly with a right hand
and Rumlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Biggie Righty Handy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rumlow blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Rumlow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rumlow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rumlow feints and then cracks Handy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Handy down.
Rumlow misses with a body kick.
Handy misses with a hook.
Handy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handy. Rumlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rumlow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rumlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Handy with a nice cross.
A left lands for Rumlow.
Handy throws a body punch but Rumlow moves out of range.
Handy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Handy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Handy throws a body kick that misses.
Rumlow takes a swing at Handy's ribcage but misses.
Rumlow throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Handy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumlow.
Rumlow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Handy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Handy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Handy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rumlow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rumlow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Handy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rumlow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Handy.
Rumlow lands a shoulder strike.
Rumlow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Handy.
Handy lands with a left to the head.
Rumlow takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy is trying to break free.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Handy.
Handy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brock Rumlow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Handy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Handy backwards.
Handy swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Handy blocks a body shot from Rumlow.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
Rumlow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rumlow lands a nice shot to the body.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Handy.
Handy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
Handy misses with a punch on the inside.
Handy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Handy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Rumlow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rumlow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Rumlow!
After winning the bout, Brock Rumlow 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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