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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Levan Luddington (ranked 3736 p4p, 5111 weight class) and Manuel Requina (ranked 247 p4p, 305 weight class). Manuel Requina is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Levan Luddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manuel Requina!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luddington misses with a takedown
and Requina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luddington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Requina let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Requina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luddington.
Requina swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luddington shoots and misses
and Requina counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levan Luddington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luddington misses with an uppercut.
Luddington swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Requina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Requina stuffs the takedown attempt from Luddington. Luddington gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Requina thuds a left hand into Luddington's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Requina scores with a four punch combination!
Luddington is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Luddington. Requina does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Requina was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oh Luddington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luddington tries for a takedown but Requina circles away easily
and Requina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luddington changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Requina tries to avoid it but Luddington manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Requina to the ground. Requina escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Requina looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Luddington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Requina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luddington moves away.
Luddington seems to have got his legs back now.
Luddington takes a swing at Requina's ribcage but misses.
Requina is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Luddington with a body shot.
Luddington tries to clinch up but Requina circles away and keeps his distance.
Luddington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Requina manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Requina is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Luddington with a body shot.
Requina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Requina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Requina misses.
Luddington with a poor takedown
and Requina counters with a straight right hand.
Requina ducks under a wild hook from Luddington.
Luddington stuffs the takedown attempt from Requina. Requina gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luddington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Requina is out of range.
Luddington takes a swing at Requina's ribcage but misses.
Luddington could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Requina lands a nice hook to Luddington's body. Luddington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luddington looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Requina scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luddington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Requina makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luddington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Requina paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luddington throws a right hand that Requina ducks under and follows up with a left that Requina also avoids with ease.
Requina is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Luddington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luddington wants to clinch
and Requina counters with a series of strikes. Luddington will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Requina cracks Luddington with a good jab.
Luddington shoots in but Requina avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Requina is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luddington rather than just go for the knockout.
Requina waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Luddington. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Luddington to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Requina lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Requina pushes down on Luddington's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luddington is trying to get back to full guard.
Requina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luddington keeps working.
Requina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Requina trying to control from Luddington's half guard. Luddington has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Requina scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luddington looking for a guillotine here but Requina defends easily.
Requina lands a couple of elbows.
Requina advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Luddington manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Luddington keeping moving, preventing Requina from controlling successfully.
Requina scoring with some ground and pound.
Requina works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Requina is trying to control the action in half guard but Luddington is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Requina working over Luddington with some ground and pound. Luddington looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Luddington wants to get back to full guard.
Requina lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Requina dominated that round.
That's time! Luddington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luddington throws a leg kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Requina counters with a crisp right hand that drops Luddington! Requina lets Luddington back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Requina wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Requina has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Luddington tries a head kick but it misses.
Luddington throws a big shot that misses.
Requina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luddington wants to clinch
and Requina counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luddington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Requina swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luddington shoots in and bounces Requina off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Luddington might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Requina looking for a sweep. Not yet Requina, not yet.
Requina manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luddington manages to get himself to full guard.
Requina pushing down on Luddington's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luddington wants to improve his position but Requina is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luddington is refusing to be controlled, as Requina sits in half guard.
Requina is nestled in close to Luddington, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Requina scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Requina is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Requina landing strikes from the mount and Luddington is in trouble!
Requina wants to control the pace but Luddington is squirming around nicely.
Luddington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Luddington tries to get out of the position.
Luddington defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Requina.
Luddington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Requina connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Requina looking to control but Luddington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Requina scoring with strikes but Luddington is staying in there.
Requina postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Luddington out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Requina goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manuel Requina!
After the fight, Manuel Requina was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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