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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qoeu Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qoeu Xu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Qoeu Xu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Xu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Locke misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Locke postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Xu to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Locke is looking to counter punch.
Xu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Locke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Locke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Xu sprawls well initially but Locke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Locke's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke decides to return to a standing position.
Locke avoids the head kick by Xu.
Xu throws a head kick but Locke moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Xu.
Xu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu throws a head kick but Locke moves out of range.
Locke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Locke showed some decent athleticism there.
Xu looks winded!
Locke stands up and beckons Xu to join him on the feet.
Locke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Xu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Locke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Locke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Xu sprawls well initially but Locke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Locke postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Xu to stand up.
Xu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Locke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Locke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Xu quickly recovers to half guard.
Locke decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Locke lands a huge takedown. Xu is out but the ref is slow to react and Locke lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Xu lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Locke!
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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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