Tatupu's face is burger meat, and there is blood on the camera. Big heart by Tatupu though. Very entertaining fight too. Might not be a high skill level, but very fun. Eh, okay, Tatupu's face isn't that bad, but he has a big lump under his left eye, and a bloody up nose.
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyy! Am I that out of the loop? I didn't even know this was today. atsch Dan, is this your inaugural official RBR?
Tua interview: "Great camp....great team....looking forward to the fight...Tua laughs....can't wait for the fight...."
Did he say, he took a 6 year break? or 6 month break? If he said 6 year break... that's not a break...that's a vacation.
Daniel McKinnon-Kashif Mumtaz 6 rounder, Light Heavyweights Round 1 starts. Both feeling each other out. Couple of jabs from each, McKinnon backing up Mumtaz a bit. Nice snapping jab, they get close, slap a bit. McKinnon slips. Right hand by Mumtaz, McKinnon fires a left hook to the body. McKinnon paws with the jab. Mumtaz grabbing McKinnon's head. McKinnon coming in left hand lands. Jab, Mumtaz sticks his face out and sticks his tounge out WOAH! BIG RIGHT HAND DROPS MUMTAZ AND HE IS HURT. HE GETS UP BUT HE IS SAVED BY THE BELL!
Nice right hand by Daniel McKinnon to drop Kashif Mumtaz at the end of the round. Will teach Mumtaz to showboat again. Tounge out and gets dropped.
Start of round 2, McKinnon not really coming out, still being patient. Moving slowly forward. Left hook by McKinnon lands. Mumtaz grabs McKinnon's head. Mumtaz fires a right hand, misses, grabs McKinnon's head. McKinnon jabs. Mumtoz grabs his head. Ref warns, no more holding. Nice right hand by McKinnon inside. They trade jabs in the center. Jab, right hand by Mumtaz, falls in and holds McKinnon. Right hand lands by McKinnon. Left hook by McKinnon misses. Right hand by Mumtoz misses and holds.
Mumtaz starts out and holds McKinnon. Mumtaz holds, McKinnon tries hitting him with his free right hand. McKinnon backs up, Mumtaz falls in and holds. Left hook by Mumtaz lands, and he holds...and the ref stops it. Mumtaz is getting a point taken away. Action resumes, they trade rights and hold. Mumtaz falling in, eats a counter left hand. And he holds. They break up, and Mumtaz holds right back.
Nothing much between these two but the point deduction and knockdown likely to be the difference in McKinnons favour
McKinnon now pressing forward a little bit more quickly. Left hand, right hand by McKinnon lands. Mumtaz holds. McKinnon tries to work, but Mumtaz just wants to tie up. They both do a little work inside. McKinnon makes Mumtaz miss, and they hold. Mumtaz holds, falls in, and holds. Mumtaz swings and misses with a right hand. One-two misses, and holds. And, uh, McKinnon drops the head and now McKinnon gets a point taken away. Why? He's just making him miss. That's the darnest thing. Right hand by McKinnon lands and they hold to end the round.
McKinnon presses forwards. Jabs. Hold. Right hand lands by Mumtaz. Left hook by Mumtaz, and now Mumtaz, a bit buzzed, backs up. And holds. McKinnon jab, right hand to the body, and they hold. Inside, McKinnon backs up. left hook, right hand lands. Mumtaz lands a slapping left. Mumtaz backs up, McKinnon pumping the jab, and they hold. Mumtaz backing up, McKinnon nice right hand in the corner, and they hold.