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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 641 p4p, 619 weight class) and Scott John (ranked 82 p4p, 81 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 cm 38 285 23 - 20 - 0 |
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203 cm 37 256 26 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling Dangerous knees Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Alzado! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Alzado swings away with a leg kick that misses. Alzado with a poor takedown enabling John to counter with a crisp jab. John has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. John listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. John scores with the left hand. Alzado knows he should have avoided that one. Alzado drops his hands momentarily and John takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
John drives through and clinches with Alzado against the cage.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alzado wants to take the fight to the mat but John manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. John looks to throw an elbow but misses. John trying to land knees to the body.
John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. John lands with a straight right. Alzado didn't see that one coming. Alzado lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action! John slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Alzado walks into a stiff left hand from John. Alzado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alzado misses with an uppercut
and John counters with a stiff right hand.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked2.gif) Alzado is rocked!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Alzado darts in looking for a takedown but John gets double underhooks and turns Alzado into the cage. Oh Alzado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyle Alzado. That's going to take a lot out of him. Alzado with a lazy takedown attempt and John scores with a counter punch that sends Alzado to the canvas! John smells blood - he's punishing Alzado with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Alzado has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott John! Scott John very nearly forgot to thank Core Combat amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
78% |
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