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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tug Violet (ranked 1445 p4p, 1429 weight class) and Judo Don (ranked 184 p4p, 181 weight class). Judo Don has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tug Violet's chin.
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194 cm 27 205 7 - 5 - 0 |
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182 cm 25 220 4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Very strong |
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Good wrestler Counter fighter Determined |
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tug Violet! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Judo Don! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Violet throws a right hand that misses
and Don counters with a takedown into side control. Violet is trying to improve his position. Don tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Don throws an elbow but Violet slips to the side and avoids it well. You can see the frustration on Violet's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Don in side control, throwing shots but Violet defends. The strikes coming from Don are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Don working the ground and pound from side control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Don creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Violet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Don on the ground. Violet takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Don fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Violet on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Don misses with the ground and pound. Don working the ground and pound but Violet is defending the strikes. Sloppy strikes there by Don. Violet can't do much from the bottom here. Don postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Don misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Violet on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Violet tries to get out of the position. Don working the ground and pound from side control. Don creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Violet sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Don tries to score with some ground and pound. Violet controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Violet gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Don thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Don landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Don missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Violet taking some punishment here, with Don in his half guard. Violet wants to improve his position but Don is controlling well.
Violet trying to control here.
Violet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Don working the head and body with strikes. Don throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Don missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Don thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Violet's head. Don takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Don looks to score some points with some ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Violet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Violet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Violet won't allow Don to pass to mount. Violet has hold of Don's hands but Don slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Don throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Don has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Don connects with a nice short shot to Violet's temple. Don thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Violet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Violet is breathing heavily. Don thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Violet taking some punishment here, with Don in his half guard. Violet has hold of Don's hands but Don slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Don thows a huge punch but Violet dodges it nicely.
Don thows a huge punch but Violet dodges it nicely.
Don not landing any meaningful shots this time. Don thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Violet's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Don lands with a punch from half guard. Don lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Don missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Don trying to control the action but Violet is working from the bottom. Don winds up and cracks Violet with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Don is nestled in close to Violet, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Violet is refusing to be controlled, as Don sits in half guard. Don looks to score some points with some ground and pound. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Don thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Don winds up and cracks Violet with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Don seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Violet does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Judo Don dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Violet misses with an uppercut
and Don counters with a nice double leg into side control. Violet won't be happy with that. Don working the ground and pound but Violet is defending the strikes. Don creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Violet sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Don creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Violet sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Don in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Violet tries to improve position but can't. Don lands a few punches from side control. Don fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Violet managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Don.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Don working the body and head with strikes. Don in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Don looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Violet is avoiding damage well.
Don is working Violet over with some ground and pound from side control. Don lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Violet down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Don tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Don working the body and head with strikes.
Violet is rocked! Violet takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Oh Violet is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Don lands a nice forearm strike. Don lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Violet down.
Don cracks Violet with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Don immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Violet is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Don!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judo Don!
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