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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Loughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loughlin has chosen Metallica - Damage Inc. as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 cm
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216 lbs
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189 cm
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212 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Damato! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Laurent Loughlin! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Some bone on bone action there as Loughlin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Damato throws a leg kick and Loughlin counters with a slapping leg kick. Damato looks for the body kick but Loughlin saw that one coming. Damato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loughlin manages to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Damato throws the kick towards the body but Loughlin avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Loughlin misses with a looping left. Loughlin misses with a hook
and Damato counters with a right hand to the body. Damato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damato moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Loughlin misses with a leg kick and Damato counters with an inside leg kick. Damato works the jab nicely. Damato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A big left from Damato misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Damato scoring well with a low kick there.
Loughlin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damato. Damato obviously looking to wear him down.
Loughlin swings and misses with a shot to the body enabling Damato to counter with a crisp jab. Loughlin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Damato checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Loughlin missing with a left hand there. Damato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Loughlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Damato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Loughlin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damato counters with a good, hard body kick but Loughlin shrugs it off. Damato misses with a body punch
and Loughlin counters with a left to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Damato dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Loughlin misses with a leg kick and Damato counters with a lovely straight right hand! Damato scores with a shot to the body.
Good work by Loughlin as he checks the leg kick. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. A telegraphed right hand from Loughlin misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round. An inside leg kick from Damato misses. Loughlin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Loughlin thows a left - swing and a miss! Loughlin swings widly with a right hand
and Damato counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Damato misses with a left hand and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Loughlin drops his hands momentarily and Damato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Damato clobbers Loughlin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Damato throws out a leg kick but Loughlin moves out of range and Damato only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Damato misses with a head kick.
Loughlin lands a nice looking body shot.
Damato throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Damato throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Damato throws a wild body kick that Loughlin sees coming a mile off. Loughlin throws an off balance right hand
and Damato counters with a nice uppercut. Loughlin looks to throw the jab but Damato is out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Damato dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Loughlin.
Loughlin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. The fighters circle momentarily. Damato darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Damato throws a head kick that misses and Loughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Damato throws a leg kick and Damato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Loughlin throws a lazy uppercut
and Damato counters with a thumping low kick. Damato throws a leg kick that is checked and Loughlin counters with a nice uppercut. Pete Damato is winning the standup battle so far. Loughlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Damato misses with an uppercut. A good leg kick by Damato. Damato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Loughlin. Damato does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A lazy body kick from Damato and Loughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Loughlin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Damato thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four 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. Loughlin throws an off balance right hand
and Damato counters with a slapping leg kick. Loughlin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Damato counter with a right hand. Damato lands with a shot to the body. Loughlin checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Laurent Loughlin. Well Damato has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Damato!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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