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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Slugger (ranked 1369 p4p, 1619 weight class) and Banana Republic (ranked 182 p4p, 209 weight class). Slugger's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lou Slugger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banana Republic!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Republic defending well as Slugger loads up on a big left hand.
Republic throws out a counter right but Slugger avoids it with no problem.
Republic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Republic wants to clinch up but Slugger keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Slugger misses the target.
Slugger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Slugger throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Republic to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slugger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Republic is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Republic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Republic blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slugger misses with a straight right.
Slugger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Republic counters with a stiff right hand.
Republic tries to clinch up.
Slugger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Republic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slugger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Republic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slugger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Slugger misses.
Republic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Slugger lands with a hook. Republic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Banana Republic has been cut.
Slugger looks to score with a jab to the body but Republic is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Republic misses.
Slugger scores with a nice strike.
Republic checks a low kick from Slugger.
Republic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Slugger with a jab.
Slugger wants to land a leg kick but Republic is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Republic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slugger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Slugger throws an off balance right hand
and Republic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Republic slips under a jab.
Republic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Slugger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Republic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slugger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Slugger misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slugger misses with a hook. Republic ducked under it nicely.
Republic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Slugger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Republic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Republic misses with the head strike.
Slugger is looking to break free of the clinch but Republic has double underhooks.
Republic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slugger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy body kick from Slugger
enabling Republic to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slugger misses with a hook.
Republic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Slugger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Banana Republic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Slugger misses with a shot to the body
letting Republic counter with a right hand.
Slugger tests Republic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Slugger!
Republic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slugger.
Republic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Slugger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slugger throws the left hand but Republic avoids the punch easily.
Republic throws out a counter right but Slugger avoids it with no problem.
Slugger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Republic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lou Slugger is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Republic fails with a takedown attempt.
Republic wants to clinch up but Slugger keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Republic.
Slugger throws a poor cross that misses
letting Republic counter with a right hand.
Slugger throws a right hand that misses
and Republic counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Republic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Republic gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slugger.
Slugger manages to break the clinch.
Slugger throws a jab but it's blocked by Republic.
Republic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slugger digs a good body shot into Republic's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slugger. Republic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Republic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slugger misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Republic slips a jab from Slugger.
It seemed like Republic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slugger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Slugger misses with a shot to the body
and Republic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slugger misses with a hook. Republic ducked under it nicely.
Republic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Slugger throws a lazy body kick
and Republic counters with a stiff right hand.
Slugger lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slugger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Republic's sensitive parts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Slugger.
Slugger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Republic moves away.
Republic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slugger.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slugger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Republic! But no joy.
Slugger missing with a left hand there. Republic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Slugger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Banana Republic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Republic clinches up against the cage.
Slugger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Republic manages to break the clinch.
Republic slips a jab from Slugger.
Republic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Slugger misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Republic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slugger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slugger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Republic.
Republic throws out a counter right but Slugger avoids it with no problem.
Republic is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Republic fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Slugger misses the target.
Slugger just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Republic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slugger misses with a wild body shot.
Republic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Republic doesn't manage to clinch there - Slugger circles away.
Banana Republic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Republic moves into the clinch.
Republic blocks an uppercut.
Slugger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Republic can do to turn this around?
Slugger breaks the clinch.
Slugger throws a leg kick
and Republic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lou Slugger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Republic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Republic moves out of range of the body kick from Slugger.
It seemed like Republic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slugger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Republic.
A little jabbing left from Republic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Republic closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Slugger counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Republic moves in looking to clinch but Slugger pushes him off.
Republic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Republic staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Republic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Republic closes the distance but Slugger moves to the side
and Slugger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Slugger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Republic slips under a jab.
Republic slips a jab from Slugger.
Slugger misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Republic checks a leg kick.
Republic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slugger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slugger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Slugger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slugger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Slugger!
Lou Slugger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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