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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clessie Cummins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Losefa Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clessie Cummins looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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200 lbs
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187 cm
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194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clessie Cummins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Losefa Tuilagi!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummins tries for a takedown but Tuilagi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Tuilagi with that takedown attempt.
Cummins with a lazy takedown attempt
so Tuilagi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tuilagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tuilagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cummins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuilagi throwing strikes from guard but Cummins blocks nicely.
Cummins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tuilagi is stalling in the full guard.
Tuilagi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cummins keeping moving, preventing Tuilagi from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuilagi looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cummins instigates a clinch.
Tuilagi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cummins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cummins manages to break the clinch.
Tuilagi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cummins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cummins is breathing heavily.
Tuilagi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tuilagi cracks Cummins with a big right hand but Cummins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cummins wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tuilagi is trying to get an arm triangle but Cummins is defending well.
Tuilagi advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tuilagi scoring with strikes but Cummins is staying in there.
Tuilagi cracks Cummins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tuilagi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tuilagi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tuilagi with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi prevents Cummins from getting the reversal.
Tuilagi controlling from mount.
Tuilagi landing strikes from the mount and Cummins is in trouble!
Tuilagi controlling the pace for now.
Tuilagi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tuilagi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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.
Tuilagi lands a big elbow.
Tuilagi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tuilagi controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuilagi with a couple of short strikes.
Tuilagi controlling his opponent.
Tuilagi lands a big shot there that rocks Cummins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tuilagi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Losefa Tuilagi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tuilagi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cummins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tuilagi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tuilagi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Clessie Cummins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Losefa Tuilagi.
Tuilagi has had enough of the clinch but Cummins keeps him there for the moment.
Cummins has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tuilagi is trying to keep an underhook but Cummins manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tuilagi wants to improve his position but Cummins is controlling well.
Cummins wants to pass the guard but Tuilagi is defending well.
Tuilagi kicks off Cummins and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuilagi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cummins as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tuilagi counters with a takedown into side control.
Tuilagi cracks Cummins with a big right hand but Cummins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Losefa Tuilagi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tuilagi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tuilagi lands a few punches from side control.
Cummins is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Tuilagi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tuilagi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cummins to see if he's OK.
Cummins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tuilagi connects with a decent elbow.
Tuilagi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cummins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tuilagi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tuilagi controls the position.
Cummins stops Tuilagi from passing to mount.
Cummins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tuilagi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tuilagi is working to tighten is grip on Cummins's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Cummins has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Tuilagi is really squeezing tight and eventually Cummins passes out! Tuilagi breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Losefa Tuilagi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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