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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zelg Galesic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuppu Lupaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zelg Galesic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zelg Galesic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nuppu Lupaus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupaus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lupaus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Galesic defending well though.
Lupaus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Galesic's head.
Lupaus is taking a breather. Galesic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lupaus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Lupaus seems content to control.
Lupaus prevents Galesic from standing back up.
Lupaus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Galesic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lupaus on the ground.
Galesic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lupaus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupaus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lupaus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lupaus controlling the position easily from mount.
Lupaus looking to control but Galesic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lupaus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lupaus controlling the pace for now.
Galesic's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lupaus looking to ground and pound but Galesic is blocking nicely.
Galesic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lupaus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lupaus with a couple of short strikes.
Lupaus with shots to the head and body - Galesic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Galesic is rocked!
Lupaus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lupaus misses with a head shot.
Galesic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lupaus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lupaus controlling his opponent.
Lupaus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Galesic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lupaus looking to control but Galesic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galesic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Galesic wants to hold on but Lupaus pushes him away.
Lupaus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lupaus wants to control the pace but Galesic is squirming around nicely.
Lupaus looking to finish Galesic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Galesic!
Lupaus content just to control the position here.
Lupaus tries to control but Galesic wriggling away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nuppu Lupaus just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Galesic moves in looking to clinch but Lupaus pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Galesic tries to clinch up.
Galesic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lupaus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lupaus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lupaus lands in his opponent's guard.
Lupaus drops back looking for a leg! Galesic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Galesic manages to kick Lupaus off! Lupaus jumps back into Galesic's guard.
Lupaus looks gassed!
Lupaus wants to control from the top but Galesic keeps moving.
Lupaus is pushing down on Galesic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Galesic is fighting to maintain full guard but Lupaus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lupaus is trying to control the action in half guard but Galesic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Galesic tries to kick Lupaus off but Lupaus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lupaus wants to pass to mount but Galesic is defending the position.
Lupaus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Galesic defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuppu Lupaus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Galesic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zelg Galesic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lupaus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lupaus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lupaus thows a big elbow that misses.
Lupaus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Galesic's guard.
Lupaus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Lupaus 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.
Lupaus's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lupaus is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupaus working Galesic over with strikes.
Lupaus thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Galesic to regain full guard.
Lupaus trying to control but Galesic is working from the bottom.
Lupaus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lupaus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Galesic keeping moving, preventing Lupaus from controlling successfully.
Lupaus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nuppu Lupaus just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lupaus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Galesic to the mat! Galesic manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus looking to pass the guard.
Lupaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Galesic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galesic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lupaus is controlling him.
Lupaus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lupaus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lupaus throwing shots but Galesic is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lupaus working the head and body with strikes.
Lupaus slows the pace down in half guard.
Lupaus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus trying to mount his opponent but Galesic defends it.
Lupaus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lupaus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lupaus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lupaus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lupaus controlling the action here.
Nuppu Lupaus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lupaus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lupaus uses his free foot to push down on Galesic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Galesic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus throws some wild stikes that Galesic manages to avoid easily.
Lupaus scoring with strikes but Galesic is staying in there.
Lupaus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lupaus controlling from mount.
Lupaus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Galesic?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuppu Lupaus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Galesic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Galesic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Galesic tries to clinch but Lupaus is having none of it.
No joy there for Lupaus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Galesic is looking to clinch.
Galesic connects with a high kick.
Galesic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lupaus shoots in and bounces Galesic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lupaus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lupaus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lupaus wants to control from the top but Galesic keeps moving.
Lupaus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lupaus works over Galesic with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupaus passes Galesic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lupaus controlling the action here.
Lupaus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Galesic's head.
Lupaus is taking a breather. Galesic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Galesic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lupaus thows a huge punch but Galesic dodges it nicely.
Lupaus controlling the action here.
Lupaus is trying to control the action in half guard but Galesic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nuppu Lupaus just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Galesic tries to clinch up but Lupaus circles away and keeps his distance.
Galesic slips a jab from Lupaus.
Lupaus misses with a looping left.
Lupaus swats away the attempt to clinch by Galesic.
Galesic misses with a straight right.
Galesic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Galesic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Lupaus.
Galesic tries a head kick but it misses.
Lupaus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lupaus showed some decent athleticism there.
Lupaus trying to control the action but Galesic is working from the bottom.
Lupaus slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nuppu Lupaus just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Galesic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lupaus.
Lupaus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Galesic.
Lupaus throws a nice looking combination but Galesic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Galesic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Galesic. No joy for Lupaus on that attempt.
Lupaus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Galesic's guard.
Lupaus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lupaus postures up in Galesic's guard and throws a big left but Galesic blocks it.
Lupaus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lupaus trying to control but Galesic is working from the bottom.
Lupaus tries to free his leg and advance position but Galesic is retaining full guard.
Galesic is trying to control the position but Lupaus postures up.
Lupaus is looking to work some ground and pound but Galesic has wrist control.
Lupaus content to stall in guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lupaus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zelg Galesic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galesic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick by Galesic - that's a beauty! Lupaus is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Galesic can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zelg Galesic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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