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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Coholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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209 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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189 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Improved boxing
Big right hand |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Coholic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coholic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Connor tries to avoid it but Coholic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Connor to the ground. Connor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Coholic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coholic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Coholic.
Horrible takedown by Coholic or perhaps it was just good defense by Connor which made him look bad.
Coholic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coholic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coholic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Connor's waist but Connor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coholic off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Coholic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Coholic both land. Nice combination.
Connor misses with a left hand
and Coholic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connor is holding on to half guard well.
Connor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Connor controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Coholic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coholic stops Connor from getting back to his feet.
Connor makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
John Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Coholic.
Connor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coholic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor pulls Coholic in close to prevent any damage.
Coholic wants to pass the guard but Connor is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coholic trying to control the position from guard on top but Connor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Connor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Connor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Coholic stops Connor from standing up.
Coholic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coholic won't allow Connor to get back to his feet.
Connor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coholic's guard.
Coholic trying to keep a closed guard but Connor is proving a slippery customer.
Connor passes Coholic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Connor tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Coholic.
Coholic regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
John Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connor looks gassed!
Connor throws a combination that misses
and Coholic counters with a nice uppercut.
Coholic cracks Connor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coholic misses with a takedown attempt - Connor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice combination there by Coholic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coholic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Coholic.
Connor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Connor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Connor blocks a head kick by Coholic.
Coholic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
Connor throws out a leg kick but Coholic moves out of range and Connor only half commits.
Coholic shoots for a double leg takedown but Connor sprawls well. He's pushed Coholic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Coholic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Coholic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Connor pinned against the cage. Connor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Connor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Coholic counter with a right hand.
Connor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coholic counters with a single leg into guard. Connor didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor is controlling Coholic's posture.
Coholic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Connor is keeping the position for now.
Coholic stops Connor from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Coholic tries to free his leg and advance position but Connor is retaining full guard.
Connor controlling Coholic's posture.
Coholic passes Connor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Coholic wants to work for an arm triangle but Connor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Connor controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Connor is trying to stand.
It looks like Coholic is going to stand back up.
Connor is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Connor 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.
Coholic trying to control the action but Connor is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor kicks off Coholic and gets to his feet.
Coholic tries to clinch up but Connor circles away and keeps his distance.
Connor swings widly with a right hand
and Coholic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coholic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Coholic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coholic looks for a takedown but Connor sprawls well.
Connor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coholic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Coholic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coholic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Connor breaks the clinch.
Coholic tries to clinch but Connor is having none of it.
Connor misses with a lunging right hand
and Coholic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coholic shoots for a takedown but Connor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good work by Coholic as he checks the leg kick.
Connor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coholic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Coholic scores with a four punch combination!
Connor looks to land a body kick but Coholic moved away.
Connor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coholic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coholic.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Connor kicks Coholic off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Coholic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Connor misses with a few strikes there.
Connor throws a combination that misses
and Coholic counters with a series of strikes. Connor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Coholic cracks Connor with a good jab.
Connor misses with a left hand
letting Coholic counter with a right hand.
Coholic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Coholic wants to control from the top but Connor keeps moving.
Coholic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Connor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Coholic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coholic trying to control the position from guard on top but Connor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coholic prevents Connor from getting back to his feet.
Connor keeping moving, preventing Coholic from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Coholic fails with the takedown.
Connor misses with a lunging right hand
and Coholic counters with a shoot takedown. Connor fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor pushes Coholic off and gets back to his feet.
A jab from Connor misses.
Coholic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Coholic's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Coholic duly obliges.
Connor is rocked!
Coholic cracks Connor with a hook to the temple - Connor is on wobbly legs here! Coholic swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Connor falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Coholic wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Al Coholic!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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