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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazaros Constantinou (ranked 2340 p4p, 3437 weight class) and Riptide Young Stallion (ranked 273 p4p, 383 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Riptide Young Stallion enters the cage!
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6 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lazaros Constantinou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riptide Young Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinou looks to score with a jab to the body but Young Stallion is just out of range.
Young Stallion throws a body punch but Constantinou moves out of range.
Young Stallion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Constantinou. Constantinou obviously looking to wear him down.
Constantinou scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Riptide Young Stallion has been cut.
Young Stallion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Constantinou.
Constantinou throws out a loose jab but Young Stallion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinou lands a nice shot to the body.
Constantinou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Constantinou throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've been told by Constantinou's head coaches at Tokyo All-Stars that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantinou throws a hook but Young Stallion blocks it.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Young Stallion clobbers Constantinou with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Young Stallion sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young Stallion avoids a kick to the body.
Constantinou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young Stallion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Constantinou.
Young Stallion is looking to land body kicks.
Young Stallion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young Stallion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Constantinou throws out the jab.
Young Stallion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Constantinou.
Constantinou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Constantinou scores with a jab.
Constantinou throws the kick towards the body but Young Stallion avoids it.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Constantinou pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Constantinou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lazaros Constantinou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Young Stallion misses
and Constantinou counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Constantinou connects with a body shot.
Young Stallion tries to close the distance and clinch but Constantinou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Constantinou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Young Stallion throws a head kick that misses
and Constantinou counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young Stallion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Constantinou throws a nice head kick!
Constantinou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young Stallion defending well as Constantinou loads up on a big left hand.
Young Stallion looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Constantinou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young Stallion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Young Stallion blocks a jab.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Constantinou throws a body punch but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Constantinou throws a poor cross that misses
and Young Stallion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Constantinou throws the kick towards the body but Young Stallion avoids it.
Constantinou throws a hook but Young Stallion blocks it.
Young Stallion throws the left hand but Constantinou avoids the punch easily.
Constantinou throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Young Stallion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Constantinou as he avoids it easily.
Young Stallion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou's jab looks to have found its range, popping Young Stallion under the eye.
That has opened up Riptide Young Stallion's cut even more.
Constantinou connects with a leg kick.
Jab from Constantinou.
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!
Constantinou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Constantinou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Young Stallion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Constantinou avoids it easily.
Young Stallion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Constantinou misses the shot to the body.
Young Stallion lands with an overhand left.
Constantinou misses with a body shot.
Constantinou misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lazaros Constantinou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riptide Young Stallion's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Young Stallion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Constantinou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young Stallion can do to turn this around?
Constantinou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young Stallion throws a sloppy head kick and Constantinou moves out of range easily.
Constantinou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Young Stallion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Constantinou throws a front kick aimed at Young Stallion's knee but Young Stallion avoids it well.
Young Stallion tries a head kick but it misses.
Young Stallion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Constantinou lands a really nice looking cross but Young Stallion seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young Stallion lands with a hook. Constantinou tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Constantinou misses with a wild body shot.
Constantinou looks to score with a jab to the body but Young Stallion is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young Stallion misses with a right hand
letting Constantinou counter with a right hand.
Young Stallion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Constantinou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The cut above Riptide Young Stallion's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Young Stallion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Young Stallion might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Constantinou has got the better of the exchanges.
Young Stallion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Constantinou.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Constantinou defends it well.
Young Stallion tries a head kick but it misses.
Young Stallion looks to throw a body kick
and Constantinou counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Young Stallion takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Young Stallion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Constantinou defends it well.
Constantinou cracks Young Stallion with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou misses with a wild combination.
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!
Young Stallion ducks under a wild hook from Constantinou.
Constantinou with the inside leg kick.
Young Stallion throws a head kick but Constantinou moves out of range.
Young Stallion with a poor takedown
and Constantinou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Constantinou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Riptide Young Stallion's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Constantinou just misses with a punch to the body.
Young Stallion misses with a head kick.
Constantinou lands a nice shot to the body.
Young Stallion goes for a double leg but Constantinou avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Constantinou continues to drive forward.
Young Stallion is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Constantinou misses with a head kick.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Constantinou slips under a jab.
Constantinou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Constantinou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Young Stallion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young Stallion misses with a kick to the body
and Constantinou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Young Stallion takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Constantinou bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Constantinou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young Stallion circles away quickly and effectively.
Young Stallion was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Constantinou lands.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Riptide Young Stallion's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lazaros Constantinou!
An out of breath Lazaros Constantinou thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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