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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Luvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
30 - 16 - 0 |
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150 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Pleasures!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Luvi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleasures takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pleasures slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Luvi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pleasures looks for a takedown but Luvi sprawls well.
Luvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pleasures fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luvi.
Luvi cracks the inside of Pleasures's front leg.
Luvi scores with a punch to the head.
Crunch! Luvi slams his shin into Pleasures's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvi misses with a few strikes there.
Luvi moves out of range as Pleasures strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pleasures lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luvi misses with a straight right.
Pleasures shoots in looking for a takedown. Luvi tries to sprawl out of it but Pleasures keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luvi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luvi drops his hands momentarily and Pleasures takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luvi avoids the head kick by Pleasures.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luvi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pleasures cracks Luvi with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pleasures misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pleasures misses with a body punch
and Luvi counters with a nice leg kick.
Pleasures ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luvi moves away.
Luvi misses with a double jab.
Pleasures misses with a left hand
and Luvi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pleasures throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luvi counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pleasures. Luvi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luvi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luvi ducks right into an uppercut from Pleasures.
Luvi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luvi lands a high kick!
Luvi misses with a low kick as Pleasures jumps back.
Luvi gets caught napping as Pleasures dives in and scores a takedown. Luvi manages to retain guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pleasures accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pleasures has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pleasures wants to control from the top but Luvi keeps moving.
Pleasures sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luvi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luvi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pleasures throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Luvi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luvi controls Pleasures momentarily but Pleasures frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Luvi throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pleasures dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luvi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pleasures.
Nice takedown defense from Luvi. No joy for Pleasures on that attempt.
Luvi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like John Pleasures has been cut.
Pleasures misses with a hook.
Luvi slaps away a takedown attempt from Pleasures, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pleasures.
An inside leg kick lands from Luvi.
Luvi takes a swing at Pleasures's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Luvi thuds a left hand into Pleasures's body.
Luvi leaves Pleasures with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pleasures. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luvi slaps away a takedown attempt from Pleasures, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Luvi moves away from the strike by Pleasures.
Pleasures slips a jab and a cross from Luvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Luvi sprawls well initially but Pleasures persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pleasures trying to control from Luvi's half guard. Luvi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Luvi keeping moving, preventing Pleasures from controlling successfully.
Pleasures won't allow Luvi to sweep him here.
Luvi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pleasures trying to control but Luvi is working from the bottom.
Pleasures tries to free his leg and advance position but Luvi is retaining full guard.
Pleasures won't allow Luvi to sweep him here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pleasures throws a right hand that Luvi ducks under and follows up with a left that Luvi also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures looks to throw the jab but Luvi is out of range.
Pleasures tries to bum rush Luvi with a series of wild strikes but Luvi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luvi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pleasures.
Luvi looks to score with a jab to the body but Pleasures is just out of range.
Pleasures moves out of range of the strikes.
Pleasures chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luvi can pounce on him.
Luvi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pleasures checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Pleasures misses
and Luvi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luvi misses with a series of wild punches.
Luvi slips a jab from Pleasures.
Luvi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pleasures was well out of range. Poor timing from Luvi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pleasures tries to score a power double leg takedown but Luvi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pleasures somewhat.
Luvi lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Luvi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Pleasures's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pleasures throws a leg kick but Luvi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luvi is looking to chop away at Pleasures's legs.
Luvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pleasures gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luvi.
Pleasures scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Pleasures misses.
Pleasures takes one on the button.
Pleasures lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvi looks to score with a jab to the body but Pleasures is just out of range.
Luvi connects with a body shot.
Pleasures scores with a leg kick.
Pleasures takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luvi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pleasures is rocked!
Luvi sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Pleasures's defenses. It connects perfectly with Pleasures's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Luvi!
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energy
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hype
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