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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beast Of The East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beast Of The East could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Wayne's chin.
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178 cm
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162 lbs
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168 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beast Of The East! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Wayne! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Wayne blocks a head kick by The East.
The East throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A jab from Wayne does it's job there. Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The East. Wayne gets the takedown into side control. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Wayne landing strikes. The East taking a bit of punishment here - Wayne scoring with strikes. Wayne landing strikes. Wayne wants to lay and pray for a moment but The East keeps working. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wayne lands some shots froms side control. Wayne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wayne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! The East on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. The East regains half guard. Wayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The East wants to get back to his feet.
Wayne wants to work for an arm triangle but The East is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The East wants to get back to full guard. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Wayne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. The East is looking to control Wayne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The East avoid being mounted? The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Wayne is just content to waste time from the top position. The East takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Wayne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Wayne is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. The East not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wayne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wayne scoring with some ground and pound. The East preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The East looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The East keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully. Wayne tries to free his leg and advance position but The East is retaining full guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wayne's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Wayne is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! The East is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! The East has escaped and now he's on top! Wayne keeping moving, preventing The East from controlling successfully. The East avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The East drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wayne manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now The East has Wayne in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wayne passes into half guard. Wayne looks to score some points with some ground and pound. The East looking for submissions off his back. The East on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Wayne slips a nice elbow through The East's hands, connecting with The East's forehead. Wayne lands with a punch from half guard. The East is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wayne scores with a couple of nice shots. The East is looking for a sweep. Wayne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The East looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The East is looking to get back to full guard here but Wayne has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The East is trying to improve his position. Wayne working the ground and pound from side control. The East taking a bit of punishment here - Wayne scoring with strikes. Wayne controlling from side mount. Wayne wants to lay and pray for a moment but The East keeps working. Wayne working the ground and pound. Wayne lands a few punches from side control. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! The East manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wayne's best efforts. The East is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Wayne is nestled in close to The East, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne dominated that round. 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.
The East walks into a left hand. Beast Of The East is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The East misses with a wild body shot. Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. The East throws a series of punches but Wayne moves out of range. A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot. A decent looking cross lands there for Wayne. The East throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it. The East takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A head kick by The East misses letting Wayne counter with a right hand. The East takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. The East takes a body punch but keeps moving. Wayne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wayne. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wayne. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Horrible takedown by Wayne or perhaps it was just good defense by The East which made him look bad. Wayne lands with a good body shot. The East uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily. The East gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. The East is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wayne is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wayne wants to pass the guard but The East is keeping the position. Wayne chips away with some ground and pound. The East keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The East preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Wayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The East is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wayne is aware though and is defending well. The East has momentary wrist control but Wayne slips an elbow through the middle. John Wayne has got the better of the ground game so far. Wayne postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! The East is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wayne, into his guard. Wayne has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. The East doesn't defend quickly enough and Wayne has managed to lock this one up! Can The East escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Wayne on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Wayne! A relieved looking John Wayne thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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