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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Little Grasshopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taranga Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little Grasshopper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Grasshopper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taranga Avalon!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grasshopper darts in and clinches Avalon up against the ropes.
Grasshopper tries to land knees in the clinch but Avalon avoids the damage to the body.
Grasshopper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Taranga Avalon has been cut.
Avalon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grasshopper misses with a knee to the head.
Grasshopper being controlled against the ropes.
Avalon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Avalon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grasshopper lands a nice knee to the body.
Grasshopper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Avalon is defending well for now.
Avalon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grasshopper or not.
Grasshopper tries a knee to the head but Avalon blocks it.
Grasshopper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grasshopper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Avalon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grasshopper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Avalon prevents a body shot from Grasshopper.
Grasshopper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Avalon.
Grasshopper misses with some punches.
Grasshopper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Avalon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grasshopper backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasshopper tries to land knees in the clinch but Avalon avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Avalon as the two fighters clinch.
Avalon cracks Grasshopper with a nice body shot.
Grasshopper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grasshopper trying to land knees to the body.
Avalon stalls.
Grasshopper trying to land knees to the body.
Grasshopper tries to land a knee to the head but Avalon blocks with his arms.
Grasshopper tries a body shot but Avalon blocks it.
Grasshopper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Avalon avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Avalon.
Grasshopper is trying to stall.
Avalon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Avalon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grasshopper backwards.
Grasshopper missing with knees to the body.
Grasshopper looking to throw knees to the head but Avalon is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Avalon.
Grasshopper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasshopper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grasshopper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grasshopper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avalon lands with a light punch inside.
Grasshopper looking to slow down the pace here.
Grasshopper can't find room to land a body shot as Avalon controls the action.
Avalon manages to break the clinch.
Avalon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grasshopper is breathing heavily.
Avalon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avalon tries a head kick but it misses.
Avalon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Avalon breaks from the clinch.
Grasshopper takes one to the side of the head.
Grasshopper tries to clinch
and Avalon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grasshopper walks into a jab.
Avalon drops Grasshopper with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Grasshopper looks back up at him and smiles so Avalon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Grasshopper is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon has Grasshopper up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oh Grasshopper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Avalon lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Grasshopper to his knees! Avalon keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taranga Avalon! Taranga Avalon retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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