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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chester Laroux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laroux's entrance music is welfare love. A fine choice. Michael Sullivan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chester Laroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sullivan throws a hook but Laroux blocks it.
Sullivan avoids a kick to the body.
Michael Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laroux rushes Sullivan and presses him up against the cage.
Sullivan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laroux prevents a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sullivan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laroux blocks an uppercut.
Sullivan's coach down at Weed Nation was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sullivan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sullivan tries to throw a body punch but Laroux avoids it by throwing Sullivan back against the cage.
Sullivan prevents Laroux from breaking the clinch.
Laroux wants to get back to striking at distance but Sullivan won't allow it.
Sullivan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan lands a nice shot to the body.
Laroux blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laroux tries to circle away but Sullivan has him pinned against the cage.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sullivan tries to throw a body punch but Laroux avoids it by throwing Sullivan back against the cage.
Laroux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sullivan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Laroux.
Sullivan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laroux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sullivan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan.
Laroux wants to break free but Sullivan has control.
Sullivan works on Laroux's body with a couple of short punches.
Laroux blocks an uppercut.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sullivan lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laroux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sullivan lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laroux backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sullivan fails to land.
Laroux is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan has him pressed against the cage.
Sullivan misses with the head strike.
Sullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laroux manages to pull guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sullivan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sullivan won't allow Laroux to get back to his feet.
Sullivan throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laroux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Laroux has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sullivan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan presses Laroux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan tries to throw a body punch but Laroux avoids it by throwing Sullivan back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sullivan.
Laroux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laroux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laroux tries to break the clinch but Sullivan is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sullivan.
Laroux is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laroux can't break the clinch.
Sullivan misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sullivan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laroux drives through and clinches with Sullivan against the cage.
Michael Sullivan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sullivan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laroux or not.
Laroux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sullivan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Laroux.
Laroux tightens his grip and picks Sullivan up, before dumping him to the ground. Sullivan manages to land in guard.
Laroux throws a big elbow that misses.
Laroux wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
Laroux stopping the sweep attempt from Sullivan.
Laroux looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to sweep here but Laroux controlling him for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sullivan being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chester Laroux just wasn't active enough.
Laroux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laroux slips under a jab from Sullivan.
A punch combination from Laroux misses.
Sullivan looks to throw the jab but Laroux is out of range.
Sullivan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laroux.
Chester Laroux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laroux's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laroux duly obliges.
Sullivan misses with a left hand
and Laroux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sullivan throws a jab when Laroux was well out of range.
Sullivan connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan misses with an uppercut.
Sullivan misses with an uppercut. Laroux saw that one coming.
Laroux has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sullivan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laroux wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan.
A short uppercut from Sullivan.
Sullivan works on Laroux's body with a couple of short punches.
Sullivan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sullivan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laroux's elbow.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sullivan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sullivan prevents Laroux from breaking the clinch.
Sullivan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laroux is rocked!
Sullivan lands a shot to the body.
Laroux gets control of Sullivan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Laroux will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sullivan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sullivan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sullivan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sullivan postures up in Laroux's guard and throws a big left but Laroux blocks it.
Sullivan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laroux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throwing strikes but missing.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Laroux keeps moving.
Sullivan cracks Laroux with a solid left hand.
Sullivan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh Laroux is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sullivan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sullivan postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Laroux covers up, he's hurt! Sullivan keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Sullivan and the ref steps in to end the fight! Sullivan can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Sullivan!
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