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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between HL Mencken (ranked 539 p4p, 67 weight class) and Charles Bronson (ranked 1046 p4p, 123 weight class). Bronson has chosen Charles Bronson - Youth Attack as his entrance music. 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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261 lbs
33 - 13 - 0 |
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242 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Bronson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Mencken.
Bronson connects with a body shot that sends Mencken's belly button to the back.
Bronson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mencken lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bronson will feel that in the morning.
Bronson throws a lazy right hand but Mencken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mencken throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bronson on the side of the head.
It looks like Charles Bronson has been cut.
Bronson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mencken tests Bronson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mencken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mencken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bronson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mencken scrambles back to his feet.
Bronson misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson misses with a hook. Mencken ducked under it nicely.
Mencken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mencken misses with a hook.
Bronson throws a right hand that misses
and Mencken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bronson.
Mencken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bronson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mencken scrambles back to his feet.
Bronson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mencken.
Mencken looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range.
Bronson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bronson misses with a right hand
enabling Mencken to counter with a crisp jab.
Mencken is looking to land body kicks.
Bronson throws a hook but Mencken avoids it easily.
Mencken scores with the left hand. Bronson knows he should have avoided that one.
Bronson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bronson tries to work over Mencken's front leg with a kick but Mencken checks it.
Mencken appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mencken throws a sloppy head kick and Bronson moves out of range easily.
Bronson moves out of range of the body kick.
Mencken throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mencken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Mencken moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mencken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mencken lands a head shot.
That has opened up Charles Bronson's cut even more.
Mencken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bronson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Mencken moves away and avoids it.
Bronson looks to throw the jab but Mencken is out of range.
Bronson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bronson tests Mencken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Mencken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bronson punishes Mencken's body with a nice straight punch.
Bronson 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.
Bronson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mencken had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bronson swings for the body but Mencken moves out of range.
Bronson drops Mencken with a beautiful combination! Mencken stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bronson is looking for the KO!
It looks like HL Mencken has been cut.
Bronson lands with a hook. Mencken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mencken walks into a jab.
Mencken is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bronson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mencken at a distance.
Mencken on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mencken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mencken is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bronson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mencken.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Mencken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson throws a big shot that misses.
Mencken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bronson misses with a head kick.
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mencken throws out the jab.
Mencken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Bronson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bronson.
Bronson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Mencken moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mencken throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson throws a nice looking combination but Mencken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mencken drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mencken.
Bronson lands a head kick. Mencken smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mencken momentarily.
Mencken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bronson misses with a body kick.
Bronson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mencken counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mencken swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bronson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mencken circles away.
Bronson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mencken misses the shot to the body.
Mencken backing away here, and Bronson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mencken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away.
Bronson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Bronson.
Mencken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronson blocks the body kick.
Mencken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Charles Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mencken walks into a left hand.
Mencken throws a body punch but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Mencken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mencken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bronson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mencken scrambles back to his feet.
Bronson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Mencken was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bronson.
Bronson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mencken takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mencken ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson loads up on a big right hand but Mencken slips the punch.
Mencken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bronson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bronson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab from Bronson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mencken. Bronson shrugs it off though.
Bronson is breathing heavily.
Mencken connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mencken lands a nice hook to Bronson's body. Bronson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bronson connects with a leg kick. Mencken looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mencken misses with a right hand
and Bronson counters with a stiff right hand.
Mencken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
A little feinted left hand from Mencken on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bronson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mencken is trying to break the clinch but Bronson is controlling him.
Mencken looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mencken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mencken misses with a hook
and Bronson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Mencken saw that one coming.
Mencken lands with an uppercut that bounces Bronson off the cage and back into range.
The cut above Charles Bronson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Charles Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson misses with a shot to the body
and Mencken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronson lands a head shot.
Mencken loads up on a big right hand but Bronson slips the punch.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Mencken ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson throws a sloppy head kick and Mencken moves out of range easily.
Bronson throws a head kick but Mencken moves out of range.
Mencken throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Bronson tumbling to the canvas!
Bronson is rocked!
Charles Bronson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles Bronson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). HL Mencken!
A very excited looking HL Mencken made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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