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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judge The Law (ranked 4479 p4p, 5162 weight class) and Rocket Man (ranked 438 p4p, 474 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm 19 225 1 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm 19 225 1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns Solid boxing Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns Counter fighter Determined |
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Judge The Law! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocket Man! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Law pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch. Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man can't get the takedown.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Man turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Man manages to end up in side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The Law wants to control but Man postures up. The Law is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Man lands a decent elbow from side control. The Law can't do much from the bottom here. Man tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Man tries for a kimura but The Law is defending well. The Law is trying to buck Man off. The Law is trying to get back to half guard. Man is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Law is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Law manages to work his way to half guard, despite Man's best efforts. Man is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. The Law is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well. The Law controlling the position for now. The Law is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Man is looking for a kimura here.
The Law is positioning himself well to prevent Man advancing to mount. The Law wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Man wants to work for an arm triangle but The Law is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Man wants to work for an arm triangle but The Law is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Law has his hands clasped together around Man's back. He's all about the action. Man is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Law has managed to free his arm - good work. Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Law's head. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Man lands a nice short elbow. The Law slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Man being controlled here momentarily. Man drops back looking for a leg! The Law is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Law manages to kick Man off! Man jumps back into The Law's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Law wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. The Law wants to get back to his feet but Man is in a dominant position and won't allow it. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The Law has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Man is looking to work some ground and pound but The Law has wrist control. The Law looking for a sweep. Not yet The Law, not yet. Man throws a big right hand that misses. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Man trying to control the position from guard on top but The Law is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The Law could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Man postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. The Law wriggles free and stands up. The Law drives through and clinches with Man against the cage.
The Law softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. The Law lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man backwards. The Law lands with a right to the head. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Law. The Law lands an uppercut. The Law scores with a shoulder strike. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Judge The Law will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Law closes the distance and clinches. Man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Law walks away with a smile on his face. Man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. The Law instigates a clinch. Man tries for a takedown but The Law manages to get underhooks.
The Law lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for The Law.
The Law manages to break the clinch.
Judge The Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The Law clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the cage. The Law digs a right hand into Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man's gas tank. The Law prevents a takedown attempt there.
Judge The Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocket Man. Man jumps guard but The Law turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. The Law digs a right hand into Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man's gas tank. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice left hand lands by The Law.
Man is breathing heavily. The Law breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The Law lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively. The Law drives through and clinches with Man against the cage.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Law gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. I was talking to The Law's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The Law gets underhooks to prevent Man's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Law's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Judge The Law has scored more points in the clinch so far. The Law makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. The Law lands a nice uppercut. Man tries for a takedown but The Law manages to get underhooks.
The Law scores with a nice hook to the head. The Law displaying some good clinch control by pressing Man up against the cage. The Law is working Man over against the cage. The Law lands a hook to the side of the head. The Law prevents Man from breaking the clinch. A short left from The Law. Man is trying to drag The Law to the mat but The Law just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. The Law lands a body punch in the clinch. The Law is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around? The Law pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Man is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Law pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short left from The Law. Man takes a shot to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! The Law pushes Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. The Law lands with a short shot to the head. Man has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. The Law seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Man can turn it around. The Law manages to break the clinch.
The Law has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Man has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Law after a bit of a struggle. The Law scores with a shoulder strike. Good body shot from The Law.
The Law lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The Law's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. The Law lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards. The Law lands with a short shot to the head. Man letting The Law take a breather here. Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Law working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The Law pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Man closes the distance and clinches up with The Law, looking for a takedown. Man pushes The Law against the cage but The Law circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Law tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Law to the ground. The Law escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. The Law moves into the clinch. The Law cracks Man with a nice body shot. The Law lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Law pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The Law clinches up against the cage. The Law's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Judge The Law is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The fight moves into the clinch position. The Law lands a right hand. The Law lands with a left to the head. The Law prevents the takedown attempt.
Man turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Man manages to end up in side control. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The Law sneaks back into half guard. Man prevents The Law from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Law is pressing down on Man's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. The Law keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass. Man stopping the sweep attempt from The Law. The Law is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Man is controlling him. Man wants to control from the top but The Law keeps moving. Man throws a big right hand that misses. The Law has control of Man's left arm, preventing Man from doing any damage. The Law wants to stand but Man is controlling the position. The Law keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Judge The Law dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! The Law closes the distance and lands a one-two. The Law has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Law scores with a shoulder strike. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. The Law scores with a nice hook to the head. Man misses with a short punch on the inside. Man jumps guard but The Law turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Law creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Man is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Law to keep the fight standing. With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Law creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The Law lands with a right to the head. The Law escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action! Man gets tackled into the cage by The Law. The Law maintains the clinch. Man misses with a short punch on the inside. Man throws a punch but it's blocked by The Law. The Law lands with a short shot to the head. The Law tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Law lands a right hand. A short left from The Law. Man tries to pull guard but The Law won't allow it.
Judge The Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocket Man. Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. The Law lands with a left to the head. The Law scores with a shoulder strike. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as The Law tries to tie him up. The Law pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The Law tries to clinch up. The Law tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. The Law tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
The Law darts in and clinches Man up against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from The Law. A shot in the inside from The Law. Man is looking to take this one to the mat. The Law effectively controlling the action here. Man drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Law pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Law tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance. Man unleashes a big counter combination but The Law bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Man shoots in but no luck this time. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The Law closes the distance and clinches. The Law lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards. The Law scores with a shot to the side of Man's head. Rocket Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Man can't find room to land a body shot as The Law controls the action.
The Law's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Law gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. The Law manages to break the clinch.
The Law clinches with his opponent.
Come on The Law - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stalling in the clinch from The Law.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man takes a shot to the head. A short right from The Law on the inside. The Law pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Man tries to keep at a distance but The Law has taken the fight into the clinch. Man wants a takedown.
The Law pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A jab lands there for The Law. The Law pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as The Law tries to tie him up. Man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Law walks away with a smile on his face. Man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. The Law drives through and clinches with Man against the cage.
The Law lands a right hand. Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Law escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Law has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Man goes for a takedown attempt but The Law pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Law has managed to clinch.
The Law breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Judge The Law is winning the standup battle so far. Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by The Law. The Law doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Man is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Law with a body shot. The Law tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Man counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. The Law bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Man's guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Judge The Law showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Law, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judge The Law! After the big win, Judge The Law made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Tokzik Dope L.A. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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RATING
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