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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuke Laloosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nuke Laloosh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gabriel Dahl!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahl lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laloosh takes a step back to recover.
Dahl staying out of range there.
Dahl lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laloosh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laloosh slips a jab from Dahl.
A slow jab from Dahl misses its intended target.
A low kick from Dahl misses
and Laloosh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dahl tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dahl has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dahl prevents a body shot from Laloosh.
Laloosh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dahl up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Laloosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Laloosh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Laloosh.
Laloosh tries to throw a body punch but Dahl avoids it by throwing Laloosh back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dahl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dahl being controlled against the cage.
Laloosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dahl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laloosh.
Laloosh throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Laloosh on the inside.
Dahl fails to pull guard.
Nuke Laloosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Dahl.
Laloosh lands with a right to the head.
Dahl tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Laloosh just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dahl.
Nice body punch from Dahl.
Dahl is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Laloosh to keep the fight standing.
Dahl blocks a body shot from Laloosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laloosh looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Laloosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Dahl fails to pull guard.
Dahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laloosh's elbow.
Laloosh presses Dahl against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dahl misses with a punch to the body.
Laloosh tries to work over Dahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laloosh lands a right hand.
Laloosh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laloosh's elbow.
Dahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laloosh working aggressively here.
Dahl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dahl tries to pull guard but Laloosh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dahl tries a body shot but Laloosh blocks it.
Laloosh lands a nice shot to the body.
Dahl looks winded!
Laloosh stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laloosh.
Laloosh has Dahl pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh presses Dahl against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dahl - that landed with a thud.
Dahl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laloosh gets through Dahl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laloosh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dahl misses with a punch to the body.
Dahl throws a head punch that misses.
Laloosh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Laloosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laloosh blocks a body shot from Dahl.
Laloosh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Laloosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dahl pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahl has a closed guard, preventing Laloosh from standing up.
Dahl has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Laloosh is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dahl.
Dahl trying to control but Laloosh flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Laloosh really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Dahl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dahl just trying to survive but Laloosh is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dahl is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuke Laloosh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Laloosh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laloosh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laloosh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Laloosh backs off Dahl throws a huge counter combo but Laloosh manages to avoid it all.
Dahl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laloosh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laloosh clinches with his opponent.
Dahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nuke Laloosh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laloosh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dahl tries to pull guard but Laloosh won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahl manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Laloosh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dahl working for submissions but it's allowed Laloosh to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahl looking for submissions off his back.
Laloosh moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Dahl.
Laloosh controls the position.
Laloosh has control of an arm but Dahl manages to advance to Laloosh's back!
Dahl has got one arm under Laloosh's chin. This could be trouble... Laloosh trying to control the other hand but Dahl gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Laloosh has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Dahl!
Gabriel Dahl is the new light heavyweight champion!
Gabriel Dahl decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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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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