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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juodasis Vaiduoklis (ranked 1152 p4p, 965 weight class) and Georges Moxley (ranked 141 p4p, 118 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Moxley's choice of entrance music: Andre Nickatina - Color of the Benz. This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaiduoklis misses with a wild body shot.
Moxley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moxley throws a body shot but no joy.
Vaiduoklis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moxley lands an overhand right.
Moxley scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've been informed that Moxley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Moxley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Moxley misses with a body shot.
Vaiduoklis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moxley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vaiduoklis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaiduoklis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moxley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vaiduoklis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moxley moves away from the strike by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley connects with a nice looking jab.
Moxley takes one to the chin there.
Vaiduoklis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moxley checks it well.
Vaiduoklis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moxley lands a jab.
Moxley just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Vaiduoklis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moxley.
Moxley throws the left hand but Vaiduoklis avoids the punch easily.
Moxley throws an off balance right hand
enabling Vaiduoklis to counter with a crisp jab.
Moxley with a hook.
Moxley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaiduoklis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moxley lands with a cross.
Moxley works Vaiduoklis's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Moxley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley works the jab nicely.
A clash of legs there as Moxley blocks the low kick.
Moxley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vaiduoklis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moxley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaiduoklis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis ducks under a wild hook from Moxley.
Vaiduoklis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vaiduoklis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moxley. That did some damage!
Moxley misses with a right hand
and Vaiduoklis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vaiduoklis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vaiduoklis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moxley ducks under a wild hook from Vaiduoklis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vaiduoklis throws a leg kick which misses Moxley's front leg but catches the back leg as Moxley tries to avoid it.
Moxley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vaiduoklis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vaiduoklis throws a leg kick which misses Moxley's front leg but catches the back leg as Moxley tries to avoid it.
Georges Moxley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moxley lands with an overhand left.
Vaiduoklis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moxley.
Moxley scores with a nice strike.
Moxley swings for the body but Vaiduoklis moves out of range.
Vaiduoklis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moxley misses the shot to the body.
Moxley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaiduoklis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vaiduoklis.
Moxley scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxley blocks a leg kick.
Vaiduoklis lands with a nice combination. Moxley backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaiduoklis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A bone on bone clash there as Moxley blocks the leg kick.
Vaiduoklis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moxley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vaiduoklis misses with a hook. Moxley ducked under it nicely.
Vaiduoklis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moxley manages to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moxley.
Vaiduoklis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vaiduoklis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaiduoklis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vaiduoklis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moxley throws out the jab.
Vaiduoklis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Moxley dominated that round.
That's time! Vaiduoklis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vaiduoklis throws a right hand that Moxley ducks under and follows up with a left that Moxley also avoids with ease.
Moxley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vaiduoklis has time to react.
Moxley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vaiduoklis walks into a stiff left hand from Moxley.
Moxley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vaiduoklis throws a counter high kick but Moxley was just alert enough to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moxley cracks a nice hook into Vaiduoklis's ribs.
A slow jab from Vaiduoklis misses its intended target.
Moxley misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley avoids a kick to the body.
Jab from Vaiduoklis.
A low kick from Vaiduoklis misses
enabling Moxley to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moxley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaiduoklis moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moxley takes one on the button.
Moxley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis misses with a low kick as Moxley jumps back.
Vaiduoklis lands with a right hand.
Moxley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vaiduoklis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vaiduoklis looks to land a body kick but Moxley moved away.
Moxley misses with a shot to the body
and Vaiduoklis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vaiduoklis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vaiduoklis ducks under a wild hook from Moxley.
Moxley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vaiduoklis misses with an uppercut. Moxley saw that one coming.
Vaiduoklis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moxley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vaiduoklis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaiduoklis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moxley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Georges Moxley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Moxley.
Vaiduoklis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moxley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moxley misses with a hook to the body
and Vaiduoklis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Vaiduoklis misses.
Vaiduoklis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moxley lands a left and a right that sends Vaiduoklis crashing to the canvas! Moxley dives into mount looking to finish!
Vaiduoklis is rocked!
It looks like Juodasis Vaiduoklis has been cut.
A big strike lands for Moxley! That's really hurt Vaiduoklis and he's turned his back - Moxley keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Moxley jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georges Moxley!
Georges Moxley decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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