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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Laak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vintage Vodka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laak comes to the cage accompanied by Pain - Shut your mouth. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 cm
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193 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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178 cm
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203 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 11 - 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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vintage Vodka! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Laak swings for the body but Vodka moves out of range.
Vodka lands a slapping body shot.
Laak throws a low kick but Vodka avoids it. Laak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vodka misses with a straight right. Laak takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Vodka has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Laak is landing a low percentage of strikes. A big right from Laak misses. Laak throws a sloppy head kick and Vodka moves out of range easily. Vodka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laak slips under a jab. A nice inside leg kick there by Vodka. That's going to slow Laak down. Vodka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Laak misses and Vodka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Eric Laak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vodka lands a nice shot that snaps Laak's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vodka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vodka connects with an inside leg kick. Laak throws a low kick, looking for Vodka's leg but Vodka calmly moves out of range. Laak throws a leg kick that is checked and Vodka moves into the clinch. Vodka is looking to break free of the clinch but Laak has double underhooks. Vodka lands an uppercut. Vodka tries to work over Laak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Vodka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Laak keeps control of Vodka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Laak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vodka's elbow. Laak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vodka blocks an uppercut.
Laak throws a punch but it's blocked by Vodka. A shot in the inside from Laak. Laak breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Laak misses with a body kick. Laak lands a nice looking body kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Laak misses with a head kick.
Vodka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Vodka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Nice defenses there by Laak. Laak throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Laak throws a quick inside leg kick. Vodka tries to score with a low kick but Laak moves his leg out of the way. Laak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Vodka scores with a spinning back kick! Laak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vodka in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vodka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laak checks it well. Laak throws a hook to the side of Vodka's head but Vodka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Vodka throws the left hand but Laak avoids the punch easily. Laak just misses with a punch to the body.
Laak tried to score with a low kick but Vodka checks it. Laak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Laak misses with the combination.
Vodka throws a sloppy head kick and Laak counters with a slapping leg kick. Laak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vodka moves away. Laak ducks under a wild hook from Vodka. Laak lands with a straight right. Vodka didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A low kick from Vodka misses and Laak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Laak lands a nice shot to the body.
Vodka throws a leg kick but Laak checks it. Good exchange - Vodka coming out on top. 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! Vodka misses with a body kick. Laak misses with a right hand and Vodka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Vodka avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Vodka misses its intended target. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Laak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vintage Vodka will probably get the nod. 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.
Laak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A solid leg kick lands there for Laak.
Laak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laak. Vodka does a little dance to reset his feet. Vodka lands a big head kick that sends Laak tumbling to the mat! Vodka takes a step backwards and waves Laak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Laak is rocked! 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! Vodka misses with an uppercut. Oh Laak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Laak tries to land a front kick but Vodka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Laak avoids the body shot from Vodka.
Laak seems to have got his legs back now. Vodka connects with a high kick. Laak throws a head kick that misses and Vodka counters with a straight right hand. Laak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Vodka throws a head kick that misses and Laak counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laak throws a body punch but Vodka moves out of range. Laak takes a shot right to the bread basket. Vintage Vodka seems to be getting the better of the standup. Laak throws a hook to the side of Vodka's head but Vodka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Vodka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laak. Laak swinging wildly here.
Vodka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laak. Laak circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Vodka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laak's head. Vodka looks to score with a jab to the body but Laak is just out of range. Vodka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Laak tests Vodka's chin there with a solid looking shot. Laak throws the kick towards the body but Vodka avoids it. Laak connects with a jab. Laak thumps Vodka with a low kick. Laak checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vodka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Laak scores with a leg kick.
Laak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vodka.
Vodka moves away from the strike by Laak. Jab by Laak.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Laak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vodka. Vodka moves out of range as Laak throws a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Laak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Laak misses the shot to the body. Laak looks to throw the jab but Vodka is out of range. Laak throws a sloppy head kick and Vodka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laak's guard. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Laak managing to control the position. Laak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vodka won't allow Laak to get back to his feet. Vodka preventing the sweep. Vodka wants to pass the guard but Laak is keeping the position. Vodka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Laak throws a leg kick that is checked and Vodka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Laak thuds his shin into the meat of Vodka's side. Vodka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laak.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Laak slips under a jab from Vodka. Laak throws a lazy body kick and Vodka counters with a low kick, right behind Laak 's knee. Vodka stalks Laak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Laak's face. Laak staggers backwards, shaken. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vintage Vodka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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 misses with a body shot.
Laak misses with a hook
and Vodka counters with a left to the body. Laak lands a glancing blow to the side of Vodka's head. Vodka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Vodka connects with a solid leg kick. Laak misses with a leg kick The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. and Vodka counters with a one-two to the body. Laak misses with a wild body shot. Vodka misses with a body shot.
Laak throws a leg kick which misses Vodka's front leg but catches the back leg as Vodka tries to avoid it. Laak missing with a left hand there. Vodka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Laak bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vodka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Vodka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laak scores with a shot to the body.
Laak lands a really nice looking cross but Vodka seems unphased.
Vodka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laak. Laak connects with a leg kick. Vodka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Laak thumps Vodka with a low kick. Laak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vodka is rocked! Laak lands a leg kick that knocks Vodka off balance momentarily. Vodka is still on wobbly legs! Can Laak finish him? Vodka gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Laak gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Vodka is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Laak! A very excited looking Eric Laak rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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