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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Me Todo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Szerszen Szerszen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szerszen Szerszen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Me Todo's chin.
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190 cm
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206 lbs
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177 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart |
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Me Todo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Szerszen Szerszen! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Todo clinches. Szerszen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Todo stalls. Szerszen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Szerszen working hard to break the clinch. Szerszen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Todo pulls him back up using the underhooks. Todo lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Szerszen Szerszen has been cut. Todo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Todo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Szerszen fails to pull guard.
Szerszen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Me Todo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Szerszen Szerszen. Todo has Szerszen pressed against the cage.
Szerszen tries to pull guard but Todo holds him up against the cage and eventually Szerszen drops back down to his feet.
Szerszen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Todo missing with knees to the body.
Todo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Szerszen up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Todo misses with a knee strike.
Todo lands a right hand. Todo tries to land knees in the clinch but Szerszen avoids the damage to the body. Todo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Todo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Todo leaning against his opponent.
Todo landing knees to the head.
Todo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Szerszen's defenses. Todo lands a damaging elbow. Todo pressing his opponent against the cage. Todo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Todo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Todo slowing the pace effectively. Todo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Todo scores a nice knee to the body.
Todo lands a nice knee to the body. A bit of stalling here from Todo.
Todo lands a good knee to the midsection. Szerszen won't want to take too many of those. Todo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Szerszen up against the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Me Todo. Szerszen gets tackled into the cage by Todo. Todo maintains the clinch. Todo scores with a hook to the body. Szerszen letting Todo take a breather here. Todo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Todo has Szerszen pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Todo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Todo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Todo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szerszen is defending well for now. Todo landing knees to the head.
Todo stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Me Todo. Todo tries to clinch but Szerszen moves out of range. Todo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Todo moves to clinch but Szerszen breaks away letting Szerszen counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Todo tries to clinch but Szerszen moves out of range. Szerszen shoots in for a takedown but Todo shows good takedown defense. Todo wants to clinch up but Szerszen keeps it at a distance. Todo is looking to clinch but Szerszen is avoiding it.
Szerszen swats away the attempt to clinch by Todo. Todo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szerszen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Todo has Szerszen up against the cage in a clinch.
Todo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Szerszen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Todo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Todo leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Me Todo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Szerszen Szerszen's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Todo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szerszen swats him away and circles back towards the center. Todo tries to clinch there but Szerszen circles away.
Szerszen swats away the attempt to clinch by Todo. Todo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Todo slaps away a takedown attempt from Szerszen, before circling back to the center of the mat. Todo is looking to clinch but Szerszen is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Todo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Todo crunches a lovely knee into Szerszen's ribcage. Todo scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Todo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Szerszen is breathing heavily. Todo connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Todo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Todo tries to land a knee to the head but Szerszen blocks with his arms.
Todo has Szerszen pressed against the cage.
Todo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Todo lands an elbow inside. Todo just leaning against Szerszen, taking a breather. Todo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Szerszen's face.
Todo looking to throw knees to the head but Szerszen is blocking nicely.
Todo is struggling to control the position. Todo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Todo avoiding damage.
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. The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Todo for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Me Todo. Todo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szerszen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Todo wants to clinch. Szerszen keeps the fight on the outside. Szerszen gets tackled into the cage by Todo. Todo maintains the clinch. Todo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Todo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Szerszen is trying to push Todo away but Todo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Todo lands a nice elbow. Todo has Szerszen pressed against the cage, preventing Szerszen from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Todo lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Todo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Stalling in the clinch from Todo.
Szerszen blocks an elbow strike from Todo.
Todo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Me Todo. Todo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Szerszen.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Todo wants to clinch up but Szerszen keeps it at a distance. Szerszen closes the distance and clinches up with Todo, looking for a takedown. Szerszen pushes Todo against the cage but Todo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Me Todo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Szerszen Szerszen. Todo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szerszen swats him away and circles back towards the center. Todo fails in his attempt to clinch. Todo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Me Todo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Szerszen keeps the fight on the outside. Todo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Todo tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Szerszen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Szerszen. Szerszen won't allow Todo to get back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Me Todo dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Szerszen Szerszen's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Szerszen shoots in for a takedown but Todo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Todo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Todo is struggling to control the position. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Me Todo. Todo has Szerszen up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Todo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Todo prevents the takedown attempt.
Todo has Szerszen pressed against the cage.
Todo lands an elbow just above Szerszen 's eye. Szerszen being controlled against the cage. Knees to the body from Todo.
Todo is struggling to control the position. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Me Todo. Szerszen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick by Szerszen misses and Todo counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Todo taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Todo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Todo pressing his opponent against the cage. Szerszen is working for takedown but Todo is calmly controlling the position for now. Me Todo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Szerszen Szerszen. Knees in the clinch landing for Todo.
Todo lands a nice shot to the body. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Todo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Szerszen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Szerszen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Todo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Todo closes the distance but Szerszen moves to the side and Szerszen counters with a shoot takedown. Todo fights it but they end up in guard. Szerszen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. 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. Todo wants to stand up but Szerszen is controlling him. Szerszen wants to pass the guard but Todo is keeping the position. Todo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Szerszen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Todo has a closed guard, preventing Szerszen from standing up. Todo is looking to stand up but Szerszen isn't so interested in that idea. Szerszen Szerszen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Szerszen passes easily into side control. Nice work. Todo wants to get back to his feet. Me Todo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Me Todo. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Todo, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Me Todo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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