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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between MF Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James La Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Grande has chosen Gemini Club-Sparklers as his entrance music. James La Grande is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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184 lbs
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, MF Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James La Grande!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom takes a swing at La Grande's ribcage but misses.
La Grande throws a counter combo.
Doom lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Doom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doom.
MF Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Grande takes one to the side of the head.
Doom misses with a hook.
La Grande is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
La Grande takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doom misses with a body shot.
La Grande drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Doom defends it well.
Doom scores with a jab. La Grande acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doom.
Doom misses with an uppercut.
La Grande changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Doom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doom has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Doom swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom misses with a looping right.
Doom lands a right hook to the body.
Doom loads up on a big right hand but La Grande slips the punch.
La Grande with the counter takedown but Doom avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Doom.
La Grande drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Doom defends it well.
Doom lands a right hook to the body.
La Grande moves away from the strike by Doom.
La Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MF Doom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doom misses with a double jab.
La Grande throws a counter combo.
Doom thuds a left hand into La Grande's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Doom.
La Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
La Grande misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doom takes a swing at La Grande's ribcage but misses.
La Grande throws a fast counter high kick but Doom manages to duck under it in time.
Doom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Grande sees it coming and avoids it easily.
La Grande drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Doom defends it well.
Doom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Grande.
Doom throws a hook but La Grande blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Grande slips under a jab from Doom.
And La Grande tries to counter it with a takedown but Doom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Doom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doom scores with a punch to the head.
Doom lands with a good body shot.
Doom connects with a good right hand that stumbles La Grande. La Grande circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
La Grande shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doom but Doom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doom swats away the attempt to clinch by La Grande.
Doom looks to score with a jab to the body but La Grande is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws a shot from downtown. La Grande moves away and avoids it.
La Grande is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A left and a right from Doom both land. Nice combination.
Doom throws the left hand but La Grande avoids the punch easily.
And La Grande tries to counter it with a takedown but Doom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Doom misses with an uppercut. La Grande saw that one coming.
La Grande is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Doom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Doom throws a body shot but no joy.
Doom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Doom misses with a low kick.
La Grande is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
La Grande has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Doom lunges at La Grande with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by La Grande's hand.
Doom misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on La Grande's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MF Doom 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.
La Grande avoids the body shot from Doom.
Doom lands a slapping body shot.
La Grande closes the distance and clinches up with Doom, looking for a takedown. La Grande pushes Doom against the cage but Doom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Doom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Grande sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doom looks to land a right hand but La Grande moved out of range.
La Grande feints the counter takedown.
La Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
Doom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MF Doom is winning the standup battle so far.
Doom throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And La Grande tries to counter it with a takedown but Doom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Doom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
La Grande fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom misses the shot to the body.
La Grande moves out of range as Doom strikes.
And La Grande tries to counter it with a takedown but Doom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Doom lands a nice looking body shot.
Doom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Grande feints the counter takedown.
James La Grande is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Grande manages to avoid it.
La Grande tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Doom just misses with a punch to the body.
La Grande is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
La Grande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doom.
La Grande is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doom with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but La Grande might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Doom has got the better of the exchanges.
Doom throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Grande slips a jab from Doom.
Doom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but La Grande circles away quickly and effectively.
La Grande feints the counter takedown.
Doom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Doom thuds a left hand into La Grande's body.
Doom looks to throw the jab but La Grande is out of range.
Doom connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doom looks to throw the jab but La Grande is out of range.
La Grande is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
MF Doom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James La Grande.
Sloppy strikes from Doom. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Grande.
La Grande changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. La Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Grande drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Doom defends it well.
Doom wants to slow La Grande down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Doom misses.
La Grande feints the counter takedown.
La Grande checks a low kick from Doom.
La Grande with the counter takedown but Doom avoids it easily.
Doom dips to his left and cracks La Grande with an uppercut!
Doom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by La Grande.
Doom throws a body punch but La Grande moves out of range.
Doom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Doom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doom wants to land a leg kick but La Grande is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Doom.
Doom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as La Grande backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but La Grande circles away quickly and effectively.
La Grande defending well as Doom loads up on a big left hand.
Doom misses with a body shot.
La Grande drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Doom defends it well.
Doom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by La Grande.
No joy there for Doom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MF Doom dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Doom lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Doom misses the shot to the body.
Doom jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Doom misses.
And La Grande tries to counter it with a takedown but Doom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
La Grande shoots in but Doom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom with a nice cross.
La Grande tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doom swivels and escapes.
Doom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom throws a right hand that La Grande ducks under and follows up with a left that La Grande also avoids with ease.
Doom looks to land a combination but La Grande avoids it well.
Doom misses with a two punch combination.
La Grande takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
La Grande shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doom seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
MF Doom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James La Grande.
Doom scores with a punch to the head.
La Grande shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Doom sprawls well. Doom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. La Grande gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom stuns La Grande with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Doom.
La Grande feints the counter takedown.
La Grande checks a leg kick.
La Grande with the counter takedown but Doom avoids it easily.
Doom throws a right hand that misses
and La Grande counters with a takedown into side control.
Doom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Grande can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Grande is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doom knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
La Grande is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Doom looks calm but he's in trouble here. La Grande gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Doom is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! La Grande lets go of the hold and Doom can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James La Grande!
After winning the bout, James La Grande thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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