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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Lupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Foster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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196 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elmo Lupe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Foster!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lupe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lupe.
Foster tries to clinch up but Lupe circles away and keeps his distance.
Lupe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foster circles away quickly and effectively.
Foster shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lupe as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Lupe misses.
Foster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lupe was well out of range. Poor timing from Foster.
Foster looks to throw the jab but Lupe is out of range.
Foster has a takedown stuffed.
Elmo Lupe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Foster.
Horrible takedown by Foster or perhaps it was just good defense by Lupe which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Foster looks gassed!
Lupe avoids the head kick by Foster.
Lupe misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foster manages to avoid it.
Lupe blocks a head kick by Foster.
Foster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lupe but Lupe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lupe lands with a shot to the body.
Lupe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lupe misses with a body shot.
Lupe throws a shot to the body.
Foster gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Ben Foster has been cut.
Lupe lands a nice looking body shot.
Lupe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster slips a jab and a cross from Lupe.
Lupe swinging wildly here.
Foster shoots in but no luck this time.
Lupe scores with a sloppy right hand. Foster should have avoided that one.
Lupe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foster.
Lupe misses with a hook.
Foster tries to clinch there but Lupe circles away.
Lupe avoids the head kick by Foster.
Lupe lands a slapping body shot.
Lupe scores with a one two! Foster had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lupe lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lupe scores with a one two! Foster had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Foster shoots in for a takedown but Lupe shows good takedown defense.
Foster misses with a double jab
and Lupe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Foster closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lupe counters with a right hand to the body.
Elmo Lupe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Foster lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lupe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lupe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Foster tries to clinch up
and Lupe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lupe counters with a series of strikes. Foster will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lupe throws a nice looking combination but Foster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lupe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foster throws out the jab.
Lupe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foster was well out of range. Poor timing from Lupe.
Nice body punch from Foster.
Jab, jab by Foster - just one landing.
Lupe blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Foster is defended easily by Lupe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lupe scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmo Lupe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Foster's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foster throws the kick towards the body but Lupe avoids it.
Foster tries to clinch but Lupe moves away
and Lupe counters with a nice uppercut.
Foster throws a right and a left that Lupe avoids nicely.
Foster is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lupe is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Foster.
Lupe throws a hook to the side of Foster's head but Foster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foster misses with a body shot.
Foster misses with a takedown
and Lupe counters with a straight right hand.
Foster ducks right into an uppercut from Lupe.
That has opened up Ben Foster's cut even more.
Ben Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Lupe catches Foster right on the button with a cross.
Lupe lands a hook that stumbles Foster back into the cage. Lupe follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Foster to the canvas! Lupe pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Foster has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Elmo Lupe!
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hype
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