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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Picard (ranked 4105 p4p, 3646 weight class) and Mabahong Tae (ranked 449 p4p, 424 weight class). Picard comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm 22 195 1 - 0 - 0 |
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187 cm 22 195 2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt Dangerous knees Granite chin |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Luc Picard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabahong Tae! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tae has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tae tries to land knees in the clinch but Picard avoids the damage to the body. Tae trying to land knees to the body.
Picard lands with a short head shot on the inside. Picard gets through Tae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Tae connects with a nasty looking knee right to Picard's face.
It looks like Jean Luc Picard has been cut. Picard lands an uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Picard. Picard digs a right hand into Tae's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tae's gas tank. Tae scores with a nice hook to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tae. Tae tries a knee to the head but Picard blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Picard breaks from the clinch.
Picard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tae.
Tae is looking to clinch but Picard is avoiding it.
Tae tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Picard counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Mabahong Tae has been cut. Picard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. We've been told by Picard's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Tae lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Picard at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tae tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Picard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A big left from Tae misses. Picard feinted there with a counter leg kick. Tae doesn't manage to clinch there - Picard circles away.
Tae tries to clinch up but Picard circles away and keeps his distance. Tae throws a hook to the side of Picard's head but Picard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Tae fails in his attempt to clinch. Tae wants to clinch and Picard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Tae takes the fight into the clinch. Tae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Picard blocks it with crossed arms. Tae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Picard lands a left hand.
Tae lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Tae lands with a left to the head. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Picard breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tae looks to clinch and Picard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A nice leg kick lands there from Picard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Picard misses with a body shot.
Picard looks to throw the jab but Tae is out of range. Tae steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Picard. Tae moves in looking to clinch but Picard pushes him off. Mabahong Tae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice uppercut lands for Picard. That snapped Tae's head back.
Tae wants to clinch but Picard slips to the side and Picard counters with a lovely shot to the body. Picard keeps the fight on the outside. Tae is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Picard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tae tries to clinch there but Picard circles away.
Picard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Picard throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Picard thows a left - swing and a miss! Picard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Tae tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Picard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Picard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tae's hands. Picard lands with a right hand. Tae wants to clinch. Tae tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Picard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Tae takes a body punch but keeps moving. Picard has closed the distance and engaged Tae in a clinch.
Tae trying to land knees to the body.
Picard lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Picard. Tae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Picard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Tae looking to throw knees to the head but Picard is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Picard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Picard lands a body shot. Tae looks winded! Picard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Tae takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Picard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Picard lunges at Tae with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tae's hand. Picard scores with a hook to the body. Tae takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Tae closes the distance but Picard moves to the side and Picard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Picard lands with a right hand. Picard scores with a jab. Tae acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Tae needs to keep his hands up - Picard had a free shot at his head there. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tae instigates a clinch. Tae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Picard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Tae misses with a hook from the clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Picard dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. 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. The fighters circle momentarily. Picard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Tae tries to clinch but Picard moves out of range. Tae is looking to clinch but Picard is avoiding it.
Picard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Tae tries to clinch but Picard is having none of it. Picard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Tae doesn't manage to clinch there - Picard circles away.
It looked like Picard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Tae lands with a nice body punch. Tae tries to clinch but Picard moves out of range. Picard keeps the fight on the outside. Picard thuds a left hand into Tae's body. Picard drops Tae with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tae looks back up at him and smiles so Picard waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tae is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tae missing with a left hand there. Picard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. It looked like Picard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tae. Picard lands a big right hand that sends Tae crashing to the mat! Picard stays standing though and waves Tae back to his feet! Tae is still on wobbly legs! Can Picard finish him? Picard with a body punch. A glancing blow. Tae closes the distance but Picard moves to the side and Picard counters with a big left hand that crumples Tae! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean Luc Picard! Jean Luc Picard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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