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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Laak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamar Outing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Outing's choice of entrance music: Eminem - Syllables. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Laak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamar Outing!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laak works Outing's body with a nice hook.
Laak is looking to clinch.
Laak works the jab nicely.
Outing fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Outing shoots in and gets a takedown into Laak's guard.
Laak keeping moving, preventing Outing from controlling successfully.
Laak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outing won't allow Laak to get back to his feet.
Laak wants to sweep but no luck.
Laak pulls Outing in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laak is looking to slow Outing down with leg kicks.
Laak throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Outing gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laak lands with an uppercut that bounces Outing off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Laak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laak.
Laak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laak wants it to stay on the feet.
Outing shoots in for a double leg but Laak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eric Laak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shamar Outing.
Outing looks gassed!
Outing walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Laak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laak.
Laak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Laak lands with a kick to the temple. Outing shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Shamar Outing has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laak tries to clinch but Outing moves out of range.
Laak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laak.
Laak lands a head kick. Outing smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick by Outing misses
and Laak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Outing thinking.
Laak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Outing's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laak lands a glancing blow to the side of Outing's head.
Eric Laak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Outing's calf.
Laak misses with a double jab.
Outing chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laak can pounce on him.
Eric Laak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laak connects with an inside leg kick.
Laak scores with a leg kick.
Laak connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laak connects with a leg kick. Outing looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laak throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Laak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shamar Outing's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Outing can't get the takedown.
Laak slowing the pace effectively.
A right hook to the body lands for Laak.
Laak is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Laak.
Nice body punch from Laak - that landed with a thud.
Laak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laak lands a body punch.
Laak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Laak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Outing is breathing heavily.
Laak lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laak pushes Outing back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laak scores with a hook to the body.
Laak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Outing can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laak.
Laak digs a right hand underneath Outing's ribcage. Outing let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Laak as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laak lands a body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Laak.
Laak has Outing pressed against the cage.
Outing wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laak scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Laak.
Eric Laak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Laak.
A nice left hand lands by Laak.
Laak pushes Outing back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Laak.
Laak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Laak lands a body punch.
Laak working Outing over with knees to the body.
Laak is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Laak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Laak - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Laak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Outings head.
Laak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Outing backwards.
Laak presses Outing against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laak lands a nice shot to the body.
Laak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laak lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Laak.
Laak lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laak works on Outing's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laak.
Laak lands a hook that snaps the head of Outing backwards.
Outing's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Outing or not.
Laak presses Outing against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laak scores with a hook to the body.
Laak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laak digs a right hand into Outing's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Outing's gas tank.
Outing being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Laak.
Laak holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Laak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laak is working Outing over against the cage.
Laak cracks Outing with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Laak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shamar Outing's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Laak connects with a nice looking jab.
Laak jabs Outing right on the nose. Outing blinks but takes it well.
Outing misses with a takedown attempt
and Laak counters with a nice body shot.
Outing on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eric Laak is winning the standup battle so far.
Laak doesn't manage to clinch there - Outing circles away.
Laak wants to clinch up but Outing keeps it at a distance.
Laak moves in looking to clinch but Outing pushes him off.
Outing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laak tries to clinch up but Outing circles away and keeps his distance.
Outing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laak cracks Outing with an open hand slap.
Laak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Outing walks into a jab.
Laak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laak scores with a kick to the body.
A left and a right from Laak both land. Nice combination.
Outing throws a head kick that misses
and Laak counters with a good, hard body kick but Outing shrugs it off.
Outing swats away the attempt to clinch by Laak.
Outing has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laak.
Laak works Outing's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outing takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice uppercut there from Laak.
Nice jab there from Laak.
Outing swats away the attempt to clinch by Laak.
Laak wants to clinch.
Laak lands a nice hook to Outing's body. Outing takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outing on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eric Laak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laak scores with a head kick. Outing tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Outing circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laak moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Laak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:24
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Laak!
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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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