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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between My Luther Your Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vekkuli Toveri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Your Luther has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 cm
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250 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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193 cm
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231 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, My Luther Your Luther! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vekkuli Toveri! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Your Luther keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toveri misses with a wild body shot. Toveri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Your Luther is breathing heavily. No joy there for Toveri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Your Luther takes a body punch but keeps moving. Toveri lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like My Luther Your Luther has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Toveri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Your Luther. Vekkuli Toveri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Toveri throws a head kick but Your Luther moves out of range.
Toveri throws the kick towards the body but Your Luther avoids it. Toveri lands a front kick. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Toveri throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Toveri scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A jab-cross combination lands for Toveri and sends Your Luther crashing to the mat! Toveri follows him down to the mat - Your Luther regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Toveri scoring with strikes to the body and head. Toveri looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Toveri scoring with strikes to the body and head. Toveri is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Toveri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Toveri slows the pace down in half guard. Let's hope that Toveri has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Toveri wants to stand up but Your Luther has a hold of him and won't allow it. Toveri not landing any meaningful shots this time. Toveri performing his best blanket impression for a moment. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vekkuli Toveri dominated that round. The cut man is working on My Luther Your Luther's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Toveri throws a front kick that sends Your Luther stumbling back into the cage. Your Luther is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Toveri. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Toveri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Toveri thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Toveri throws a head kick that misses. Good leg kick by Toveri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Toveri goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Toveri lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Your Luther sprawling to the canvas. Toveri follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Your Luther hang on?
Your Luther is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Toveri decides to return to a standing position. Toveri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Toveri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Vekkuli Toveri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Toveri cracks the inside of Your Luther's front leg. Your Luther avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toveri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Toveri throws a head kick that Your Luther semi-blocks.
Toveri is looking to slow Your Luther down with leg kicks. Toveri throws a series of punches but Your Luther avoids them all with ease. Toveri throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Toveri lands a right hook to the body.
Toveri throws a right and a left that Your Luther avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A left lands for Toveri. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Toveri tries a head kick but it misses.
Toveri cracks Your Luther with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Toveri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Toveri throws a series of punches but Your Luther moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vekkuli Toveri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on My Luther Your Luther's cut. 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. This is the final round!
Toveri throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Toveri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vekkuli Toveri seems to be getting the better of the standup. Toveri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Your Luther could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Toveri looks to land a combination but Your Luther avoids it well. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Toveri lands a head kick. Your Luther smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Whack! Toveri lands a heavy head kick that drops Your Luther. The ref tackles Toveri to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Your Luther was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Vekkuli Toveri!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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