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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laimonas Zemaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zemaitis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Queen - 'Don't Stop Me Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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211 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laimonas Zemaitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Zemaitis lands but Tanaka takes it in his stride.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zemaitis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanaka clinches.
Tanaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemaitis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tanakas head.
Zemaitis blocks a body shot from Tanaka.
Zemaitis lands a right hand.
Zemaitis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanaka.
Zemaitis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zemaitis.
Our sources have told us that Zemaitis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zemaitis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanaka looks winded!
Zemaitis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zemaitis lands with a left to the head.
Zemaitis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zemaitis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zemaitis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zemaitis - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemaitis throws a sloppy head kick and Tanaka moves out of range easily.
Zemaitis lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Zemaitis does no damage.
Zemaitis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zemaitis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zemaitis throws a sloppy head kick and Tanaka moves out of range easily.
That kick from Zemaitis tenderised Tanaka's leg. Tanaka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tanaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zemaitis throws a head kick but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zemaitis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zemaitis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zemaitis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laimonas Zemaitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zemaitis tries to clinch but Tanaka is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemaitis lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zemaitis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zemaitis clinches up against the cage.
Zemaitis with a knee to the head.
Zemaitis lands an uppercut.
Tanaka is rocked!
Zemaitis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Zemaitis finish him?
A short uppercut from Zemaitis.
Zemaitis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanaka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zemaitis is stalling here.
Zemaitis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tanaka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zemaitis lands a big knee! That's hurt Tanaka! Oh, he's all over the place! Zemaitis lands another knee that sends Tanaka to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laimonas Zemaitis!
Laimonas Zemaitis 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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FIGHT
RATING
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