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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scottie Tarantino (ranked 1871 p4p, 2228 weight class) and Samuel Summers (ranked 260 p4p, 296 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scottie Tarantino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Summers!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarantino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Summers doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Tarantino misses.
Summers throws a hook but Tarantino blocks it.
Summers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tarantino.
Tarantino tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Summers swivels and escapes.
Tarantino drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tarantino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Summers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tarantino scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tarantino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Summers is keeping the position for now.
Tarantino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarantino throws a strike but Summers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tarantino looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Summers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tarantino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarantino has control of Summers's left arm, preventing Summers from doing any damage.
Tarantino wants to sweep but no luck.
Summers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tarantino wants to sweep but no luck.
Tarantino is controlling Summers's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Summers preventing the sweep.
Summers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Summers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarantino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Tarantino.
Tarantino closes the distance and pushes Summers back into the cage.
Tarantino tries to work over Summers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarantino is trying to trip Summers. He has hold of a leg but Summers is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tarantino persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Tarantino throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Tarantino from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tarantino.
Tarantino stopping the sweep attempt from Summers.
Tarantino lands a couple of digs.
Tarantino with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarantino content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Summers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tarantino is working Summers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tarantino looking to sit in guard and control but Summers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tarantino pulls Summers in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers looking to pass the guard.
Tarantino is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tarantino wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Summers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Tarantino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tarantino dives in for a single leg takedown but Summers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tarantino slowing the pace effectively.
Tarantino misses with a punch to the body.
Tarantino tries a body shot but Summers blocks it.
Summers is trying to stall.
Summers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tarantino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarantino taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Summers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Summers.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tarantino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tarantino misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Summers.
Tarantino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Summers can do to turn this around?
Tarantino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Summers or not.
Tarantino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarantino tries to score a body lock takedown but Summers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tarantino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarantino takes a shot to the head.
Summers misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers swings wildly with an uppercut but Tarantino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Summers struggles to land a body shot inside as Tarantino controls his hands.
Tarantino struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
Summers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tarantino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarantino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Summers is pressed up against the cage. Tarantino has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Summers down to the mat. Summers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scottie Tarantino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarantino tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Summers defends well and Tarantino ends up having to push Summers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Summers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tarantino backwards.
A short uppercut from Summers.
Summers tries a body shot but Tarantino blocks it.
Tarantino drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Summers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Summers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers lands a body shot.
Tarantino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Summers.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
Tarantino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Summers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Summers misses the jab.
Summers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarantino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Summers.
It looks like Scottie Tarantino has been cut.
Summers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tarantino is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarantino misses with a takedown
and Summers counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Tarantino off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Summers follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Tarantino was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samuel Summers!
During a confident post fight interview, Samuel Summers thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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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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