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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Don (ranked 3238 p4p, 2621 weight class) and Charlie Potthast (ranked 96 p4p, 67 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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12 - 9 - 0 |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Monty Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Potthast!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Don throws a head kick that misses.
Potthast tries to counter with a clinch but Don shakes him off and moves away.
Potthast misses with a takedown attempt
and Don counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Don does it's job there.
Don has his takedown stuffed
and Potthast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potthast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Don drops down looking for a counter takedown but Potthast sprawls and moves away.
Potthast looks to score with a jab to the body but Don is just out of range.
Don appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Don misses with a low kick.
Potthast on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potthast throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Don feinted with a counter takedown.
Potthast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Potthast has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Charlie Potthast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Don lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potthast throws a hook but Don avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Don as he connects with a hook.
Potthast fails with a takedown attempt.
Potthast misses the body punch
and Don counters with a nice uppercut.
Potthast just misses with a punch to the body.
Don lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Potthast throws a right hand that misses
enabling Don to counter with a crisp jab.
Don keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potthast throws a jab but it's blocked by Don.
Potthast misses with a lunging right hand
and Don connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Potthast throws a predictable looking body shot
and Don connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potthast with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Don looks to throw the jab but Potthast is out of range.
Don connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Don lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Potthast shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Don sprawls well. Don wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Potthast gets slowly back to his feet.
Monty Don has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Potthast.
Don slaps away a takedown attempt from Potthast, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Potthast throws a lazy uppercut
and Don counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Don slips a jab and a cross from Potthast.
Potthast looks to score with a jab to the body but Don is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don scores with the left hand. Potthast knows he should have avoided that one.
Don is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Don lands with a shot to the body.
Potthast slips a jab from Don.
Potthast lands with a good body shot.
Potthast walks into a straight right hand from Don.
Potthast is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Don rather than just go for the knockout.
Potthast takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Potthast misses with a body shot
and Don counters with a nice uppercut.
Potthast works Don's body with a nice hook.
Potthast throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potthast looks to land a combination but Don avoids it well.
Don lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potthast shoots in for a double leg but Don sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potthast changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Potthast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Don manages to avoid it.
Potthast misses with a jab to the body
and Don counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Don scores with a body shot.
Potthast gets a takedown into half guard.
Potthast is trying to control. Don wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Don wants to improve his position but Potthast is controlling well.
Potthast scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monty Don dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Don tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potthast was well out of range. Poor timing from Don.
Potthast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Don.
Don cracks Potthast with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Potthast walks into a jab.
Potthast manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Don on his heels. He'll look to pass Don's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potthast throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Potthast trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Don tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Don working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Don has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Potthast can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Potthast content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potthast scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Potthast with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Potthast's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Potthast won't allow Don to sweep him here.
Potthast missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Don is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Potthast has his hands clasped together but Don extends and breaks Potthast's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Don.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Monty Don!
During a confident post fight interview, Monty Don thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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