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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Foot Fungus (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class) and Kassim Magufuli I V (ranked 15 p4p, 4 weight class). Fungus comes to the cage accompanied by They say that I'm Crazy. 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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194 cm
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215 lbs
36 - 6 - 0 |
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195 cm
33
216 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
36 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Foot Fungus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kassim Magufuli I V! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fungus throws out a powerful jab. Fungus lands a nice hook to Magufuli I V's body. Magufuli I V takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Magufuli I V misses with an uppercut. Fungus saw that one coming. Magufuli I V looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. A slow jab from Fungus misses its intended target. Magufuli I V walks into a stiff left hand from Fungus. Fungus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Fungus digs a good hook to Magufuli I V's body.
Fungus throws a body kick that misses and Magufuli I V counters with a nice kick to the body. Fungus swings widly with a right hand
and Magufuli I V connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A kick lands to the mid section there for Fungus. Magufuli I V steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fungus. Magufuli I V swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Fungus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fungus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Fungus loads up on a big right hand but Magufuli I V slips the punch. Magufuli I V is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Fungus scores with a jab to the body. Fungus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Magufuli I V avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Fungus throws a big shot that misses. Fungus misses with a leg kick and Fungus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Foot Fungus has been cut. Fungus misses with a left hand and Fungus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Fungus goes for a high kick. It partially lands. A swing and a miss from Fungus. Fungus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Fungus throws a lazy uppercut
and Magufuli I V counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Fungus throws an overhand right that lands on Magufuli I V's shoulder, as Magufuli I V tries to avoid the shot. Fungus misses with a right hand and Magufuli I V counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fungus! Magufuli I V lets Fungus back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fungus is rocked! Fungus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magufuli I V. Fungus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Fungus lands with a shot to the body. Magufuli I V misses with a straight right. Fungus looks to land a right hand but Magufuli I V moved out of range. Magufuli I V throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fungus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Magufuli I V thuds his right hand into Fungus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Magufuli I V takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Fungus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magufuli I V manages to avoid it. Fungus lands with a nice body punch. Magufuli I V avoids the head kick by Fungus.
Magufuli I V misses with an uppercut. Fungus saw that one coming. Fungus cracks Magufuli I V with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Fungus digs a good body shot into Magufuli I V's ribs. Magufuli I V checks the leg kick. Fungus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magufuli I V moves away. Fungus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fungus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magufuli I V cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Fungus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Magufuli I V on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fungus connects with a body shot that sends Magufuli I V's belly button to the back. Magufuli I V blocks a jab. Magufuli I V steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Fungus throws a shot from downtown. Magufuli I V moves away and avoids it. Magufuli I V misses with a hook. Fungus ducked under it nicely. Fungus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fungus misses with a hook. Fungus throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Magufuli I V to counter with a crisp jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foot Fungus dominated that round. The cut man is working on Foot Fungus's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Fungus misses. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Magufuli I V might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fungus has got the better of the exchanges. Magufuli I V misses with a left hand and Fungus counters by clinching up. Magufuli I V breaks from the clinch.
Fungus misses with a body shot.
Fungus misses with a body kick. Fungus misses with a lunging right hand
and Magufuli I V connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Fungus throws an off balance right hand
and Magufuli I V counters with a body kick. Fungus throws a big shot that misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magufuli I V! But no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fungus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fungus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magufuli I V. Foot Fungus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fungus throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Magufuli I V to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fungus lands with a kick to the temple. Magufuli I V shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Fungus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foot Fungus is winning the standup battle so far. Magufuli I V ducks under a wild hook from Fungus. Fungus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magufuli I V can do to turn this around? Fungus throws a right hand that misses
and Magufuli I V counters with a stiff right hand. Magufuli I V doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Fungus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magufuli I V dips to his left and cracks Fungus with an uppercut! Magufuli I V throws an uppercut from hell that sends Fungus clean off his feet! He's out cold! Magufuli I V stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kassim Magufuli I V! Kassim Magufuli I V thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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