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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Laak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Vieira Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laak comes to the cage accompanied by Pain - Shut your mouth. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 cm
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208 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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193 cm
25
220 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Laak! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Vieira Moreira! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laak misses with a wild body shot. A nice leg kick lands there from Moreira. Moreira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Eric Laak has been cut. Moreira takes a swing at Laak's ribcage but misses. Moreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Moreira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laak. That one must have hurt. Moreira misses with a right hand and Laak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Laak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Laak moves away from the strike by Moreira. Laak looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreira is just out of range. Moreira avoids the body shot from Laak.
Moreira throws a wild body kick that Laak sees coming a mile off. Moreira feints and then cracks Laak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laak down. Laak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Daniel Vieira Moreira has been cut. Moreira tries to clinch up but Laak circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laak is looking to land body kicks. Daniel Vieira Moreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Laak tests Moreira's chin there with a solid looking shot. Laak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moreira. That's going to slow Laak down. Moreira misses with a looping left. Moreira throws a series of punches but Laak avoids them all with ease. Moreira throws an overhand right that lands on Laak's shoulder, as Laak tries to avoid the shot. Moreira misses with a straight left. A solid leg kick lands there for Moreira.
Moreira swings for the body but Laak moves out of range.
Moreira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moreira looks for the body kick but Laak saw that one coming. Moreira throws a leg kick that misses. Laak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moreira moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Moreira landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moreira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land. Moreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Laak uses good head movement to avoid it. Moreira pushes Laak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Laak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Moreira misses with a hook from the clinch. Laak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moreira backwards. Laak working aggressively here.
Moreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Laak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laak blocks an uppercut.
Laak blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A frustrated look appears on Laak's face as he tries to break the clinch. Moreira blocking some punches.
Laak misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Moreira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moreira has a couple of punches blocked by Laak.
Laak trying to land knees to the body.
Moreira misses with some punches.
Moreira is trying to maintain a safe position but Laak gets an underhook and turns Moreira into the cage. Moreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laak lands with a light punch inside. A short right from Laak. Laak pushes Moreira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Moreira lands a shoulder strike. Laak lands a shoulder strike. This has been an exciting period of action! Moreira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laak backwards. Moreira misses with the head strike.
Moreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Laak controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moreira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laak's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moreira misses with an elbow over the top. Laak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Laak uses good head movement to avoid it. Laak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Moreira pushes Laak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land. Moreira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laak is keeping busy. Moreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Laak uses good head movement to avoid it. Laak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moreira or not. Moreira scores with an uppercut up the middle. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Laak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laak or not. Moreira has a couple of punches blocked by Laak.
Laak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Knees in the clinch landing for Moreira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Vieira Moreira dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Laak. Laak jabbing away but nothing is landing. Laak throws a half hearted mid kick. Moreira wants to slow Laak down by chopping away at his legs. Laak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Laak thows a body kick. Moreira tries to catch it but that hurt him. Moreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laak was well out of range. Poor timing from Moreira. Moreira tries to score with a low kick but Laak moves his leg out of the way. Daniel Vieira Moreira seems to be getting the better of the standup. Moreira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Moreira takes a kick to the side of the head. Laak slips a straight right by Moreira. Laak misses with a left hand and Moreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Moreira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Nice defenses there by Laak.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moreira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Laak avoids the head kick by Moreira.
Moreira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moreira. Good leg kick by Moreira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moreira. Jab by Moreira. Moreira misses with a body shot
and Laak counters with a nice body kick. Moreira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A slapping leg kick lands for Laak.
Laak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Laak throws a leg kick but Moreira sees it coming and checks it nicely. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Laak throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Laak cracks Moreira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Laak.
Moreira tries to clinch but Laak is having none of it. Laak avoids the body shot from Moreira.
Laak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moreira. Laak works Moreira's body with a nice hook. Laak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moreira throws a shot to the body.
Moreira misses with a wild body shot. Moreira throws a jab when Laak was well out of range. Laak looks to land a right hand but Moreira moved out of range. A solid leg kick lands there for Moreira.
Laak misses with a wild body shot. Laak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Moreira misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Laak is looking to land body kicks. Moreira misses with a leg kick and Laak counters with a nice body shot. Moreira missing with a left hand there. Laak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Laak blocks the body kick.
Moreira thows a body shot but no joy. Moreira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laak's sensitive parts. Moreira throws a lazy uppercut
and Laak counters with an outside leg kick.
Laak throws a head kick but Moreira moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Moreira misses the target. A solid leg kick lands there for Moreira.
Moreira swings away with a leg kick that misses. Laak misses with a looping left. Moreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laak manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A left and a right from Moreira both land. Nice combination. Laak misses with a right hand and Moreira counters with a good, hard body kick but Laak shrugs it off. Laak blocks a head kick by Moreira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Laak checks a leg kick. Moreira looks to land a body kick but Laak moved away. A slapping body kick lands there for Laak. Laak moves out of range of the leg kick from Moreira. Moreira checks a low kick from Laak. Nice straight punches there by Moreira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moreira. Laak lands a lovely overhand right. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Laak misses with an uppercut. Moreira saw that one coming. Laak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Moreira throws a body kick that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Vieira Moreira will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Laak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A punch lands to the side of Moreira 's head but he takes it in his stride. Moreira looks to land a body kick but Laak moved away. A leg kick checked by Laak. Laak scores with a nice head shot. Laak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Some bone on bone action there as Laak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Laak closes the distance and clinches. Moreira misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Moreira to work.
Laak blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laak. Laak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Moreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laak tries a body shot but Moreira blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moreira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Laak misses with a short punch on the inside. Moreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Moreira.
Moreira dodges an elbow strike from Laak.
Laak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moreiras head. Moreira misses with a short punch on the inside. Moreira lands with a light punch inside. Moreira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laaks head. Laak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Moreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Laak. Laak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moreira has him pressed against the cage. Laak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moreira backwards. Moreira misses with some punches.
Laak working aggressively here.
Moreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Laak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreira misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Laak lands a right hand. Moreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Laak.
Laak tries to work over Moreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Laak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moreira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Moreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land. Moreira scores with a shot to the side of Laak's head. Still in the clinch, Laak scores with a nice short uppercut. Moreira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laak backwards. Laak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Eric Laak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Daniel Vieira Moreira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Moreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Moreira takes a shot to the head. Laak scores with an uppercut up the middle. Laak gets through Moreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Moreira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land. Laak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moreira throws a head punch that misses. A short right from Laak on the inside. A head punch on the inside from Moreira fails to land. Moreira working aggressively here.
Laak manages to break the clinch.
Laak tests Moreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moreira is rocked! Both fighters circling a little - Laak finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Moreira is still on wobbly legs! Can Laak finish him? Moreira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laak. A nice inside leg kick there by Laak. That's going to slow Moreira down. Moreira seems to have recovered his senses. Laak throws a sloppy head kick and Moreira moves out of range easily. Laak scores with a decent looking hook. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Moreira moves away from the strike by Laak. Laak tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moreira. Laak cracks Moreira with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Moreira tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Laak pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Moreira is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Laak! Eric Laak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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