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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DaMarcus Talofalani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Talofalani might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ka Mate. Talofalani has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. DaMarcus Talofalani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DaMarcus Talofalani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Lashley!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talofalani misses with a double jab.
Lashley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Talofalani is breathing heavily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lashley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lashley wants to control from the top but Talofalani keeps moving.
Lashley works over Talofalani with some ground and pound from guard.
Lashley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Talofalani keeping full guard, as Lashley tries to pass.
Lashley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lashley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lashley stands up over Talofalani, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lashley tries to free his leg and advance position but Talofalani is retaining full guard.
Lashley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lashley forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley is trying to control. Talofalani wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lashley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lashley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lashley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Talofalani is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lashley pulls his head out easily.
Lashley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lashley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lashley is taking a breather. Talofalani says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Lashley.
Lashley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Talofalani does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Talofalani is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lashley pulls his head out easily.
Talofalani looking for submissions off his back.
Lashley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talofalani keeps working.
Nice strikes from Lashley there.
Lashley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lashley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lashley works his way into full mount!
Lashley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talofalani really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lashley is landing with some decent strikes but Talofalani is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lashley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Talofalani is in a horrible position here. Lashley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lashley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Talofalani can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lashley unloading with bombs!
Talofalani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lashley raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lashley landing strikes from the mount and Talofalani is in trouble!
Lashley controlling the pace for now.
Lashley looking to control but Talofalani is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Talofalani?
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!
Talofalani is bucking up trying to escape but Lashley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lashley lands with some strikes.
Talofalani is trying to escape the mount.
Lashley landing punches.
Lashley cracks Talofalani with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Talofalani is looking to improve his position but Lashley isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lashley unloading with bombs!
Lashley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lashley with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lashley dominated that round.
That's time! Talofalani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lashley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Talofalani to the ground. Lashley is now in Talofalani's guard.
Lashley lands a couple of digs.
Lashley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Talofalani is looking for a triangle but Lashley pushes his legs off easily.
Lashley lands a couple of elbows.
Lashley wants to control from the top but Talofalani keeps moving.
Lashley stands and throws Talofalani's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lashley staying calm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lashley is looking to take a break and control but Talofalani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lashley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lashley lands an elbow.
Talofalani is looking for a sweep.
Lashley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lashley trying to control the position but Talofalani is working away.
Lashley is working Talofalani over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lashley landing strikes.
Lashley scoring with punches and elbows.
Lashley lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lashley in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lashley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talofalani keeps working.
Talofalani is being controlled here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lashley advances nicely into full mount.
Talofalani takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Talofalani is desperately trying to improve his position but Lashley has a good base and remains in mount.
Lashley content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talofalani regains half guard.
Lashley is working for a submission of some sort.
Talofalani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lashley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Talofalani actively working from the bottom here.
Talofalani has hold of Lashley's hands but Lashley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lashley is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Talofalani!
Lashley punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bobby Lashley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Talofalani tries to reverse the position but Lashley maintains control.
Lashley controlling from mount.
Lashley prevents Talofalani from getting the reversal.
Lashley landing strikes from the mount and Talofalani is in trouble!
Talofalani is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lashley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lashley working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lashley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lashley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Talofalani manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lashley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Talofalani keeping moving, preventing Lashley from controlling successfully.
Lashley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Talofalani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lashley connects with a couple of short punches.
Lashley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lashley looking to pass the guard.
Lashley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bobby Lashley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Talofalani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley slips a jab and a cross from Talofalani.
Lashley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lashley lands in his opponent's guard.
Talofalani keeping moving, preventing Lashley from controlling successfully.
Talofalani has momentary wrist control but Lashley slips an elbow through the middle.
Lashley trying to control the position from guard on top but Talofalani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talofalani looking for a guillotine here but Lashley defends easily.
Lashley controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talofalani had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lashley defends it easily.
Lashley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lashley shoots in and gets a takedown into Talofalani's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lashley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lashley trying to control but Talofalani is working from the bottom.
Talofalani working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lashley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lashley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talofalani working for submissions but it's allowed Lashley to get to half guard.
Talofalani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Talofalani actively working from the bottom here.
Lashley stalling.
Lashley is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lashley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talofalani manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Talofalani is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lashley pulls his head out easily.
Lashley trying to mount his opponent but Talofalani defends it.
Lashley lands with a punch from half guard.
Talofalani actively working from the bottom here.
Lashley decides to return to a standing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talofalani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lashley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talofalani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
DaMarcus Talofalani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Lashley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lashley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Lashley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lashley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Lashley!
Bobby Lashley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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