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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balder Bull (ranked 365 p4p, 54 weight class) and Jackson Boone (ranked 725 p4p, 99 weight class). Jackson Boone will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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172 cm
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185 lbs
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187 cm
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186 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Balder Bull! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Boone! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boone looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range. Boone throws an overhand right that lands on Bull's shoulder, as Bull tries to avoid the shot. Bull throwing a counter right hand but Boone manages to avoid it. Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boone is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bull with a body shot. Boone takes one to the chin there. Boone moves away from the strike by Bull. Boone connects with a looping right hand.
We've been informed that Boone has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Bull throws a lazy right hand but Boone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jackson Boone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boone scores with the left hand. Bull knows he should have avoided that one. Boone loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch. An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boone throws a jab when Bull was well out of range. Bull misses the shot to the body. Bull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boone. Bull defending well as Boone loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bull on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bull misses with a hook
and Boone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A swing and a miss from Boone. Bull avoids the body shot from Boone.
Bull definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Good standup being displayed there by Boone as he connects with a hook. Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boone moves away. Bull slips under a jab from Boone. Bull slips a straight right by Boone. Boone thows a left - swing and a miss! Bull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Boone scores with a jab to the jaw. Bull blocks a jab. Boone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Bull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Boone. Boone throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily. A swing and a miss from Boone. Boone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice straight punches there by Boone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boone. Bull avoids the body shot from Boone.
Bull is looking to counter punch. Boone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Boone throws a looping overhand right but Bull ducks down to avoid it. Bull cracks a nice hook into Boone's ribs. Bull is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Boone's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Nice cross by Bull.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boone defending well as Bull loads up on a big left hand. Boone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Boone lands a jab-cross combination.
Bull is rocked! Bull slips a jab from Boone. Bull slips under a jab. Boone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Boone. An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target. Boone blocks a jab. Boone lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Boone throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Boone looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range. A slow jab from Boone misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boone misses with a straight left. Bull takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Boone walks into a left hand. Boone throws a jab when Bull was well out of range. Bull's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bull duly obliges. Boone throws an overhand right that lands on Bull's shoulder, as Bull tries to avoid the shot. Bull connects with the punch.
Boone is rocked! Boone throws the left hand but Bull avoids the punch easily. Boone is still on wobbly legs! Can Bull finish him? Bull defending well as Boone loads up on a big left hand. Boone misses with a right hand and Bull counters with a big right hand! Oh Boone is in trouble here! Bull follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balder Bull! Balder Bull retains his middleweight title! A relieved looking Balder Bull thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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