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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lothario De Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lothario De Luca has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel One's chin.
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202 lbs
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191 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lothario De Luca!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One shoots and misses
and De Luca counters with a stiff right hand.
One drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
One has his takedown stuffed
and De Luca counters with a takedown into side control.
One struggling a bit here.
One is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Luca's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
One is trying to maintain the position but De Luca is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
One is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Daniel One just wasn't active enough.
One has his takedown stuffed
and De Luca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from De Luca.
De Luca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Luca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
One tries for a takedown but De Luca circles away easily
and De Luca counters with a head kick. That will keep One thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
One shoots and misses
and De Luca counters by moving into the clinch.
De Luca turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and De Luca manages to end up in side control.
One struggling a bit here.
De Luca wants to control but One is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on One's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Luca tries to stand but One is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
One with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Luca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
One misses with a takedown attempt
and De Luca counters with a right hand to the body.
One fails with the takedown
and De Luca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Luca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Luca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but One moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
One has his takedown stuffed
and De Luca counters with a nice double leg into side control. One won't be happy with that.
De Luca stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lothario De Luca dominated that round.
That's time! One's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
One has his takedown stuffed
and De Luca counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
One is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Luca stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Daniel One is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Luca cracks One with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Luca tries to clinch there but One circles away.
One misses with a takedown
and De Luca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
One gets a takedown into half guard.
De Luca is looking for a sweep. One is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
One is looking to take a break and control but De Luca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Luca wants to improve his position but One is controlling well.
One not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Luca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with One. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One wants to pass the guard but De Luca is defending well.
De Luca wants to get back to his feet.
De Luca is refusing to be controlled, as One sits in half guard.
One tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Luca knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
One not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Luca kicks off One and gets to his feet.
Daniel One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One with a poor takedown
and De Luca counters with a shoot takedown. One fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Luca tries to free his leg and advance position but One is retaining full guard.
De Luca tries to stand but One is controlling from the bottom.
De Luca wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lothario De Luca wasn't active enough on the ground.
One fails with the takedown
and De Luca counters with a two punch combo.
De Luca moves in looking to clinch but One pushes him off.
One tries for a takedown but De Luca circles away easily
and De Luca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Luca misses with a knee strike.
De Luca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Luca has One up against the ropes in a clinch.
De Luca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
One fails to pull the fight into his guard.
One has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Luca avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Luca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Luca fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lothario De Luca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
One with a poor takedown
and De Luca counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Luca.
One fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Luca trying to land knees to the body.
De Luca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One shoots in and bounces De Luca off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Lothario De Luca has got the better of the ground game so far.
One trying to control but De Luca is working from the bottom.
De Luca is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst One is controlling him.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but De Luca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca is trying to keep One in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
One tries for a takedown but De Luca circles away easily
and De Luca counters with a nice double leg into side control. One won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Luca wants to stand but One has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
De Luca trying to control the action but One is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lothario De Luca hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
One shoots in and bounces De Luca off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
One wants to control from the top but De Luca keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Luca is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
One thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
One is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Lothario De Luca just about did enough to take it.
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.
One with a poor takedown
and De Luca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
One tries for a takedown but De Luca circles away easily
and De Luca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
One tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Luca stalling the fight.
De Luca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Luca fails to land with a series of punches.
One has his takedown stuffed
and De Luca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from De Luca does no damage.
De Luca shoots in but no luck this time.
De Luca throws a combination. One tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Luca throws a nice looking combination but One bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One has his takedown stuffed
and De Luca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
De Luca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Luca misses with an elbow strike.
One fails to pull guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Luca - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Luca working One over with knees to the body.
De Luca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Luca connects with a right hand. One shakes it off.
De Luca throws a right hand that One ducks under and follows up with a left that One also avoids with ease.
One doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling De Luca to counter with a crisp jab.
One shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Luca counters with a series of strikes. One will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Luca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by One.
De Luca fails to land with a series of punches.
De Luca fails to land with a series of punches.
One walks into a jab.
De Luca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
One doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Luca counters with a two punch combo.
De Luca closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Luca decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Luca passes to full mount!
De Luca trying to control but One is having none of it.
One wants to control but De Luca is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Luca controlling from mount.
De Luca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
One has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of De Luca's lack of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lothario De Luca dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
One with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Luca moves into the clinch.
De Luca manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Luca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Luca pivots, looking for a leg kick but One is out of range and De Luca settles back down.
One with a poor takedown
and De Luca counters by clinching up.
De Luca breaks the clinch.
One tries for a takedown but De Luca circles away easily
and De Luca counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Luca moves into the clinch.
One is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. De Luca gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Luca lands with a short shot to the head.
De Luca manages to break the clinch.
De Luca has closed the distance and engaged One in a clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One tries to pull guard but De Luca holds him up against the ropes and eventually One drops back down to his feet.
One is fighting off a takedown attempt but De Luca is just too persistent for him and manages to trip One to the mat. One regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
De Luca wanted to stand there but One had control of the position.
One looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Luca throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One with a poor takedown
and De Luca counters with a two punch combo.
One shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Luca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Luca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
One misses with a takedown
and De Luca counters with a two punch combo.
De Luca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
One avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Luca throws a sloppy head kick and One moves out of range easily.
One tries for a takedown but De Luca circles away easily
and One takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Luca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Luca 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.
De Luca bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of One's head.
De Luca misses with the combination.
One with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Luca counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Luca wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Luca tries to stand and escape but One actually recovers to full guard.
One looking to control.
Daniel One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lothario De Luca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
One escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Luca gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lothario De Luca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Luca has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Lothario De Luca!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Lothario De Luca!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Lothario De Luca!
Lothario De Luca wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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