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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gauss Elimination (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gauss Elimination has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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174 cm
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175 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauss Elimination!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuilagi checks a leg kick.
Gauss Elimination seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuilagi throws a leg kick that misses.
Tuilagi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Elimination finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tuilagi takes a swing at Elimination's ribcage but misses.
Elimination wants to land a leg kick but Tuilagi is out of range.
Elimination looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tuilagi blocks the body kick.
Elimination connects with a body shot that sends Tuilagi's belly button to the back.
Elimination throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tuilagi.
It looks like Manu Tuilagi has been cut.
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!
Tuilagi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elimination manages to avoid it.
Tuilagi lands a jab to the nose.
Elimination is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tuilagi.
Elimination misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elimination.
Elimination shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Elimination tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuilagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Elimination.
Elimination scoring well with a low kick there.
Elimination tries a low kick but Tuilagi avoids it.
Tuilagi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tuilagi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Elimination's sensitive parts.
Elimination getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Elimination walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Elimination cracks the inside of Tuilagi's front leg.
Tuilagi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Elimination misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elimination lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Elimination throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elimination. Tuilagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elimination scores with a takedown into Tuilagi's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tuilagi keeping full guard, as Elimination tries to pass.
Elimination with a nice head shot there.
Tuilagi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tuilagi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tuilagi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Elimination chips away with some ground and pound.
Tuilagi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elimination won't allow Tuilagi to sweep him here.
Tuilagi looking to control but Elimination passes into half guard.
Tuilagi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Elimination with a nice head shot there.
Elimination postures up and lands a big shot to Tuilagi's brow.
Tuilagi pulls Elimination in close to his closed guard and prevents Elimination from doing any damage or advancing position.
Elimination scoring with punches to the head and body.
Elimination stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tuilagi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tuilagi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elimination's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuilagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Elimination is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elimination thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Elimination is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuilagi is controlling Elimination's trapped leg to prevent Elimination from advancing to side control.
Tuilagi moves into full guard.
Elimination won't allow Tuilagi to sweep him here.
Tuilagi working a defensive guard here.
Tuilagi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Elimination has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elimination is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tuilagi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tuilagi has his hands on Elimination's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauss Elimination dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manu Tuilagi'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.
Elimination misses with an uppercut. Tuilagi saw that one coming.
Elimination lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Elimination pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tuilagi is out of range and Elimination settles back down.
Tuilagi checks the leg kick.
Tuilagi throws a leg kick but Elimination checks it.
Elimination throws a head kick that misses.
Elimination throws a leg kick
and Tuilagi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Elimination's guard now.
Tuilagi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Elimination being controlled here, momentarily.
Tuilagi looking to sit in guard and control but Elimination gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tuilagi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Elimination working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tuilagi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Elimination is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Elimination trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Elimination wants to pass the guard but Tuilagi is keeping the position.
Elimination throwing strikes but missing.
Tuilagi looking to control.
Tuilagi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gauss Elimination overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elimination trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tuilagi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tuilagi won't allow Elimination to sweep him here.
Tuilagi trying to control but Elimination is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elimination being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tuilagi stopping the sweep attempt from Elimination.
Tuilagi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elimination keeping full guard, as Tuilagi tries to pass.
Elimination is trying to control the position but Tuilagi postures up.
Tuilagi is looking to work some ground and pound but Elimination has wrist control.
Tuilagi wants to pass the guard but Elimination is keeping the position.
Tuilagi trying to control but Elimination is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Manu Tuilagi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Elimination misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tuilagi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elimination throws a leg kick but Tuilagi checks it.
Elimination throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Elimination swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elimination lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuilagi is looking to score with low kicks.
Elimination moves out of range of the strikes.
Tuilagi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Elimination throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elimination lands with a right hand.
Elimination attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Elimination throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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 Gauss Elimination will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manu Tuilagi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Elimination lands with a straight right. Tuilagi didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elimination is defended easily by Tuilagi.
Tuilagi misses with a low kick.
Elimination lands with a kick to the temple. Tuilagi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Elimination scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Elimination misses with a low kick as Tuilagi jumps back.
Tuilagi tries to land a leg kick but Elimination saw it coming and moves away.
Tuilagi misses with a series of wild punches.
Elimination works Tuilagi's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elimination takes one on the button.
Elimination throws the kick towards the body but Tuilagi avoids it.
A good leg kick by Elimination.
Decent striking displayed by Tuilagi there.
Tuilagi throws a hook but Elimination avoids it easily.
Tuilagi stuffs the takedown attempt from Elimination. Elimination gets slowly back to his feet.
Tuilagi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tuilagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Elimination is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuilagi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi trying to control but Elimination is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Manu Tuilagi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Elimination ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuilagi moves away.
Elimination throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elimination shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tuilagi sprawls well. Tuilagi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Elimination gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gauss Elimination. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuilagi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elimination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elimination dives in and grabs Tuilagi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tuilagi pushes down on Elimination's head and hops out.
Tuilagi feints and as Elimination raises his hands in defense, Tuilagi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Elimination thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tuilagi wants to control from the top but Elimination keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elimination looking for a sweep. Not yet Elimination, not yet.
Tuilagi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Elimination is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tuilagi wants to control from the top but Elimination keeps moving.
Tuilagi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manu Tuilagi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tuilagi misses with a straight right.
Tuilagi misses with an uppercut. Elimination saw that one coming.
Elimination throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuilagi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Elimination pinned against the cage. Elimination gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Elimination throws a sloppy head kick
and Tuilagi counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuilagi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tuilagi misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuilagi blocking some punches.
Manu Tuilagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elimination misses with a short punch on the inside.
Elimination is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gauss Elimination.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Elimination, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauss Elimination!
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hype
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pop
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