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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramin Laulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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173 cm
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225 lbs
27 - 24 - 1 |
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185 cm
24
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent 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
27 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Peter Walter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramin Laulu! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Walter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Laulu napping and manages to drive through into side control! Walter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Walter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laulu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Walter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Laulu wants to get back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Laulu is looking for a sweep. Laulu can't do much from the bottom here. Laulu is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laulu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Walter lands a decent elbow from side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Walter lands a few punches from side control. Laulu is pushing Walter's head away, looking to escape. Walter manages to hold on to the position though. Laulu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Walter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Walter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Laulu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Laulu dodges the ground and pound from Walter.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walter in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Laulu wants to control but Walter postures up. Walter is putting a hurting on Laulu here, landing some big shots from side control. Walter in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Walter cracks Laulu with a big right hand but Laulu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Walter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Laulu tries to bench press Walter off him but Walter keeps the position. Walter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Laulu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Walter throwing shots but missing, from side control. Laulu tries to buck Walter off but Walter is having none of it. Walter lands an elbow. Walter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Laulu is looking for a sweep. Laulu dodges the ground and pound from Walter. Walter in side control lands a decent elbow. Walter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Laulu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Laulu has hold of Walter's hands but Walter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Walter seems to be working for a kimura but Laulu defends the submission attempt. Walter throwing shots but Laulu is blocking nicely. Laulu is looking for a sweep. Walter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Walter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Walter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Walter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Laulu sees it coming and defends easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Walter dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Laulu closes the distance and clinches. Walter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Laulu just stands there and leans against the cage. Walter is working for takedown but Laulu is calmly controlling the position for now. Our sources have told us that Walter has been working on his elbows in the gym. Laulu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Laulu misses with a straight left. Walter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Walter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laulu as he avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him. Walter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Nice straight punches there by Laulu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laulu. Laulu cracks Walter with an open hand slap. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Walter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Laulu is trying to defend but Walter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. The fighters are battling for position here. Laulu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laulu wants to sweep here but Walter controlling him for the moment. Walter distracts Laulu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Laulu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Walter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laulu can do to turn this around? Laulu thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Walter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Walter throws a big right hand that misses. Walter 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. Laulu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Walter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Walter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Walter throws a big elbow that misses. Walter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Peter Walter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Walter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Laulu is rocked! Walter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Walter postures up.
Walter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Laulu's head. Laulu is still in real trouble! Can Walter finish him? Walter gets to his feet and stands over Laulu, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Laulu felt that one! Walter unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Laulu from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Walter! Peter Walter 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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