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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 11 p4p, 1 weight class) and Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 109 p4p, 7 weight class). Boagrius comes to the cage accompanied by Akkadian Empire . Frankels comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dawn....Summer Solstice... 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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42 - 10 - 0 |
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275 lbs
37 - 11 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankels throws a right hand that misses
and Boagrius counters with a nice body shot.
Frankels throws a right hand that misses
and Boagrius counters with a body kick that stops Frankels in his tracks momentarily.
Frankels throws an overhand right that lands on Boagrius's shoulder, as Boagrius tries to avoid the shot.
Frankels misses with a body kick.
Boagrius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boagrius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frankels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Boagrius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankels tries to land a leg kick but Boagrius saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Boagrius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A cross from Boagrius lands.
It looks like Rocket Bob Frankels has been cut.
Boagrius cracks Frankels with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Boagrius has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Frankels to stand back up!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Frankels.
Rocket Bob Frankels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boagrius throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Frankels counters with a stiff right hand.
Frankels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boagrius throws out the jab.
Boagrius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frankels ducks under a wild hook from Boagrius.
Frankels tries a low kick but Boagrius avoids it.
Boagrius fires out a quick counter leg kick but Frankels just manages to avoid it.
Frankels cracks Boagrius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boagrius moves out of range as Frankels throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Boagrius misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Frankels as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frankels darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boagrius throws a shot to the body.
Frankels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boagrius's sensitive parts.
Boagrius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boagrius is looking to chop away at Frankels's legs.
Boagrius looks to land a left hand but Frankels moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Boagrius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Frankels scores with a sloppy right hand. Boagrius should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boagrius was well out of range. Poor timing from Frankels.
Boagrius throws a hook but Frankels avoids it easily.
Frankels only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big left from Frankels misses.
It looked like Boagrius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boagrius misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Frankels moves out of range of the strikes.
Frankels misses with a jab to the body
and Boagrius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frankels scores with a body shot.
Frankels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Boagrius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Frankels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Frankels fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius misses with a punch on the inside.
Boagrius swings wildly with an uppercut but Frankels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boagrius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boagrius misses with a body punch.
Frankels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Rocket Bob Frankels's cut even more.
Frankels swings wildly with an uppercut but Boagrius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boagrius misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frankels.
Frankels blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boagrius blocks a body shot from Frankels.
Boagrius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boagrius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frankels backwards.
Boagrius lands an uppercut.
The cut above Rocket Bob Frankels's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Frankels lands a shot to the body.
Frankels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boagrius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frankels backwards.
Boagrius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boagrius misses with a punch on the inside.
Boagrius swings wildly with an uppercut but Frankels uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orpheus Boagrius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocket Bob Frankels's cut.
That's time! Boagrius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boagrius. Frankels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frankels thinks about the counter body kick.
Boagrius ducks under a wild hook from Frankels.
Boagrius is looking to counter punch.
Frankels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boagrius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boagrius clinches up against the cage.
Frankels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frankels takes a shot to the head.
Frankels misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankels lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boagrius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frankels blocking some punches.
Frankels working aggressively here.
Boagrius throws a punch but it's blocked by Frankels.
Frankels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels tries to work over Boagrius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frankels lands a shot to the body.
Frankels breaks the clinch.
Frankels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boagrius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frankels moves out of range of the strikes.
Frankels throws a jab when Boagrius was well out of range.
It looked like Boagrius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch combination from Boagrius misses.
Frankels was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Frankels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frankels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Boagrius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Frankels.
Boagrius throws a series of punches but Frankels moves out of range.
Frankels swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankels misses with a head kick.
Boagrius feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Orpheus Boagrius is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Frankels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good work by Boagrius as he checks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Boagrius misses its target.
Boagrius slips a straight right by Frankels.
Boagrius throws a lazy right hand but Frankels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boagrius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frankels can do to turn this around?
Boagrius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boagrius throws a jab when Frankels was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frankels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Boagrius.
Frankels is looking to slow Boagrius down with leg kicks.
Boagrius throws a hook but Frankels avoids it easily.
Frankels throws out a loose jab but Boagrius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frankels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boagrius throws a jab when Frankels was well out of range.
Frankels just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius connects with the punch.
Frankels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boagrius.
Boagrius takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Frankels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Frankels slips a straight right by Boagrius.
Frankels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boagrius throws out the jab.
Frankels follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Frankels ducks under a wild hook from Boagrius.
Frankels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Orpheus Boagrius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocket Bob Frankels's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Frankels ducks under a wild hook from Boagrius.
Boagrius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frankels counters with a crisp one two that drops Boagrius! Frankels thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Boagrius to his feet! Boagrius is in big trouble!
Boagrius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boagrius throws a jab but it's blocked by Frankels.
Frankels staying out of range there.
Frankels lands a nice hook to Boagrius's body. Boagrius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankels moves forwards but Boagrius connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frankels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frankels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels is looking to slow Boagrius down with leg kicks.
Boagrius throws a body kick that misses.
Frankels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boagrius misses with an uppercut. Frankels saw that one coming.
Frankels swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boagrius misses the jab.
Boagrius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frankels counters with a one-two to the body.
Boagrius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frankels.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frankels! But no joy.
Boagrius slips a straight right by Frankels.
Boagrius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boagrius counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocket Bob Frankels's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Boagrius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frankels drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boagrius doesn't manage to clinch there - Frankels circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frankels darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Frankels scores with a jab to the jaw.
Frankels connects with a nice looking jab.
Boagrius lands with an uppercut that bounces Frankels off the cage and back into range.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rocket Bob Frankels's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Orpheus Boagrius!
Orpheus Boagrius retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Orpheus Boagrius 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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