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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Levitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levitt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Waking The Demon - Bullet For My Valetine. Damien Levitt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Luna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damien Levitt!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levitt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luna throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Luna wants to clinch up but Levitt keeps it at a distance.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch but Levitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Levitt looks to land a combination but Luna avoids it well.
Levitt throws a series of punches but Luna moves out of range.
Luna wants to clinch
and Levitt counters with a three punch combo that has Luna backing up. Luna nods at Levitt to acknowledge the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luna, right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Luna is looking to clinch but Levitt is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luna tries to clinch there but Levitt circles away.
Luna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Levitt's sensitive parts.
Luna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luna scores with a shoulder strike.
Levitt is trying to break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luna wants to break the clinch but can't.
Levitt blocks the elbow strike.
Levitt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luna misses with a punch on the inside.
Levitt working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Levitt.
Luna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Levitt backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luna.
Levitt has Luna pressed against the cage, preventing Luna from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Levitt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Levitt does no damage.
Juan Luna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luna doesn't manage to clinch there - Levitt circles away.
Luna is looking to clinch but Levitt is avoiding it.
Levitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Levitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Levitt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Levitt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Levitt looks to land a combination but Luna avoids it well.
Levitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luna wants to clinch up but Levitt keeps it at a distance.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Levitt misses with a few strikes there.
Luna tries to clinch up but Levitt circles away and keeps his distance.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Levitt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luna circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt is having none of it.
Luna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Levitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Levitt misses with a wild combination.
Luna tries to clinch there but Levitt circles away.
Levitt misses with a few strikes there.
Luna tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Levitt counters with a two punch combo.
Levitt looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt moves out of range.
Luna wants to clinch but Levitt slips to the side
and Levitt counters with a left and a right that stings Luna.
Luna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Levitt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Levitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Levitt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luna. Luna obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luna dodges the punch combination from Levitt.
Levitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Levitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Luna.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Levitt throws a right hand that Luna ducks under and follows up with a left that Luna also avoids with ease.
Luna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Levitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luna delivers a nice body kick.
Levitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Levitt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Levitt misses with the combination.
Luna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna wants to clinch up but Levitt keeps it at a distance.
Luna scores with a head kick.
Luna wants to clinch.
Luna is looking to clinch.
Luna throws a leg kick which misses Levitt's front leg but catches the back leg as Levitt tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Levitt's sensitive parts.
Levitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Levitt swinging wildly here.
Luna scores with a leg kick.
Luna is looking to clinch but Levitt is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luna is looking to clinch but Levitt is avoiding it.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt moves out of range.
Levitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Levitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Luna dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Levitt tries to bum rush Luna with a series of wild strikes but Luna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Levitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Luna slips a jab and a cross from Levitt.
Levitt misses with a series of wild punches.
Levitt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Levitt misses with the combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Levitt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Levitt looks to land a combination but Luna avoids it well.
Levitt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Levitt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luna.
Luna wants to clinch up but Levitt keeps it at a distance.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Levitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch but Levitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levitt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luna wants to clinch.
Juan Luna is winning the standup battle so far.
Levitt is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch but Levitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luna tries to clinch up but Levitt circles away and keeps his distance.
Levitt fails to land with a series of punches.
Luna moves in looking to clinch but Levitt pushes him off.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luna.
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Levitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Luna.
Luna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Levitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Luna.
Luna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Levitt.
Luna is looking to clinch.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Levitt.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt moves out of range.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Levitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Levitt.
Luna tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Levitt counters with a one-two to the body.
Luna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!
Luna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Levitt, pushing him back against the cage.
Levitt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Levitt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Levitt blocking some punches.
Luna scores with a shot to the side of Levitt's head.
Luna working aggressively here.
Levitt is trying to push Luna away but Luna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Levitt backwards.
Levitt takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna tries to break free but Levitt pushes him back against the cage.
Levitt working hard to break the clinch.
Luna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luna lands an elbow inside that Levitt shrugs off.
Luna is trying to push Levitt away but Levitt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Levitt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Levitt is trying to push Luna away but Luna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Levitt's elbow.
Levitt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Levitt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luna lands an elbow inside that Levitt shrugs off.
It looks like Damien Levitt has been cut.
Luna keeps control of Levitt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Levitt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luna tries to work over Levitt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luna tries to throw a body punch but Levitt avoids it by throwing Luna back against the cage.
Luna can't break the clinch.
Luna misses with some punches.
Luna has Levitt pressed against the cage, preventing Levitt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levitt is trying to push Luna away but Luna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Levitt has had enough of the clinch but Luna keeps him there for the moment.
Levitt avoiding damage as Luna throws knees to the body.
Luna pushes Levitt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Levitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Levitt misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luna wants to clinch.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damien Levitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luna tries to clinch there but Levitt circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Levitt.
Levitt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Luna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damien Levitt'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!
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt is having none of it.
Luna is looking to clinch but Levitt is avoiding it.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch but Levitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt moves out of range.
Luna dodges the punch combination from Levitt.
Levitt misses with a double jab.
Levitt throws a right and a left that Luna avoids nicely.
Luna moves in looking to clinch but Levitt pushes him off.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luna wants to clinch.
Luna closes the distance looking to clinch
and Levitt counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luna scoring well with a low kick there.
Luna wants to clinch up but Levitt keeps it at a distance.
Levitt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Levitt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Levitt throws a right and a left that Luna avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levitt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luna.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Levitt's sensitive parts.
Levitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luna tries to clinch there but Levitt circles away.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Levitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luna lands a head kick. Levitt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luna doesn't manage to clinch there - Levitt circles away.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Luna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luna is looking to clinch.
Levitt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luna lands a front kick.
Luna is looking to clinch but Levitt is avoiding it.
Levitt throws a series of punches but Luna avoids them all with ease.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Luna.
Levitt swinging wildly here.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Levitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Luna doesn't manage to clinch there - Levitt circles away.
Luna connects with a solid leg kick.
Levitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Levitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Luna throws a head kick that Levitt semi-blocks.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt is having none of it.
Levitt misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna tries to clinch but Levitt is having none of it.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luna lands an overhand right.
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Levitt does no damage.
Levitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Levitt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luna getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Levitt throws a nice looking combination but Luna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Luna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Levitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luna tries to close the distance and clinch but Levitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luna delivers a nice body kick.
Levitt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luna can pounce on him.
Luna wants to clinch up but Levitt keeps it at a distance.
Luna tries to clinch up.
Luna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Levitt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Levitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Luna moves in looking to clinch but Levitt pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luna tries to clinch there but Levitt circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damien Levitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luna slips a jab and a cross from Levitt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Luna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luna 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Luna!
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hype
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RATING
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