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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody Lake (ranked 2761 p4p, 3256 weight class) and Luca Meuneix (ranked 358 p4p, 410 weight class). Meuneix comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Paul Hertzog - Kumite kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cody Lake is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luca Meuneix!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meuneix throws out a loose jab but Lake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meuneix throws a hook but Lake avoids it easily.
Lake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lake moves into the clinch.
Lake lands a shoulder strike.
Lake misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meuneix.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lake.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lake.
Lake throws a punch but it's blocked by Meuneix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meuneix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lake tries to close the distance and clinch but Meuneix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meuneix tests Lake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meuneix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meuneix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lake tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Meuneix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luca Meuneix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lake has closed the distance and engaged Meuneix in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meuneix.
Lake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meuneix's elbow.
Meuneix wants to break free but Lake has control.
Meuneix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Lake.
Lake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meuneix's elbow.
Meuneix is trying to break the clinch but Lake is controlling him.
Meuneix blocks an uppercut.
Meuneix blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meuneix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lake has a couple of punches blocked by Meuneix.
Meuneix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lake lands an uppercut.
Lake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lake swings wildly with an uppercut but Meuneix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meuneix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meuneix lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lake takes a step back to recover.
Lake gets a clinch.
Meuneix has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Meuneix can turn it around.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lake keeps control of Meuneix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meuneix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meuneix.
Lake swings wildly with an uppercut but Meuneix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meuneix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Lake.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lake throws an elbow but misses.
Meuneix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Meuneix.
Nice shot lands for Meuneix.
Lake fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake wants to clinch.
Lake steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Meuneix. That one must have hurt.
Meuneix misses with an uppercut
and Meuneix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meuneix is rocked!
Lake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lake has managed to clinch.
Meuneix is still on wobbly legs! Can Lake finish him?
Lake pushes Meuneix against the ropes. Lake is working some dirty boxing. Lake pushes off with a quick right hook! Meuneix goes down! Meuneix tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lake moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Lake!
Cody Lake looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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