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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ji Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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269 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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204 cm
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260 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ji Lu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Bannon!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannon throws out a loose jab but Lu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lu ducks under a wild hook from Bannon.
Lu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bannon.
Lu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bannon just manages to avoid it.
Bannon looks to land a left hand but Lu moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Bannon coming out on top.
It looks like Ji Lu has been cut.
Bannon tries a low kick but Lu avoids it.
Lu looks to land a left hand but Bannon moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Lu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lu throws an overhand right that lands on Bannon's shoulder, as Bannon tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bannon connects with an inside leg kick.
Bannon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bannon scrambles back to his feet.
Bannon misses with a wild combination.
Bannon throws a body punch but Lu moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bannon swings for the body but Lu moves out of range.
Lu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lu slips a jab from Bannon.
Bannon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some bone on bone action there as Bannon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bannon lands a leg kick that knocks Lu off balance momentarily.
Lu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bannon swings for the body but Lu moves out of range.
Bannon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lu is keen to just control but Bannon is a slippery customer.
Lu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bannon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannon is trying to get back to full guard.
Lu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bannon wants to improve his position but Lu is controlling well.
Bannon wants to control but Lu is keeping busy.
Lu seems to be looking for submissions.
Bannon is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu is looking for a kimura here.
Bannon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lu.
Lu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bannon defending well though.
Bannon trying to control here.
Lu thows a huge punch but Bannon dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bannon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lu is thwarting Bannon's attempts to control the position.
Lu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lu 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.
Lu with the ground and pound but Bannon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ji Lu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ji Lu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bannon throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Lu to counter with a crisp jab.
Lu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A clash of legs there as Lu blocks the low kick.
Bannon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lu.
Bannon lands with an uppercut that bounces Lu off the cage and back into range.
Ji Lu's cut is getting worse.
Bannon misses with a straight right.
Bannon thows a body kick. Lu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Bannon misses.
Lu ducks under a wild hook from Bannon.
A head kick misses from Bannon.
Thomas Bannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bannon throws a head kick but Lu moves out of range.
Lu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bannon throws a sloppy head kick and Lu moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bannon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bannon misses with a kick to the body
letting Lu counter with a right hand.
Bannon is looking to chop away at Lu's legs.
Bannon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bannon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lu will feel that in the morning.
Bannon throws a sloppy head kick and Lu moves out of range easily.
Lu closes the distance and clinches up with Bannon, looking for a takedown. Lu pushes Bannon against the cage but Bannon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bannon moves away from the strike by Lu.
Bannon misses with a body kick.
Lu lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lu. Bannon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bannon throws a leg kick
and Lu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Bannon misses with a head kick.
Bannon throws out a loose jab but Lu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bannon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lu.
Nice defenses there by Lu.
Bannon misses with a head kick.
Bannon misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Lu as he checks the leg kick.
Lu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bannon.
Lu moves away from the strike by Bannon.
Bannon throws an off balance right hand
letting Lu counter with a right hand.
Bannon misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bannon is just out of range.
Bannon unleashes a big counter combination but Lu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bannon takes a swing at Lu's ribcage but misses.
Bannon throws a big shot that misses.
Lu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bannon.
Bannon tries a low kick but Lu avoids it.
Lu slips a jab and a cross from Bannon.
Lu avoids the head kick by Bannon.
Bannon misses with a left hand
and Bannon is countered with a crisp right hand from Lu that sends him to the canvas! Lu follows him to the mat into side control.
It looks like Thomas Bannon has been cut.
Bannon is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lu scoring with punches and elbows.
Lu working away.
Lu in side control, throwing shots but Bannon defends.
Lu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bannon is rocked!
Lu working the ground and pound.
Bannon is still in real trouble! Can Lu finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd goes nuts as Lu knocks Bannon out cold with a massive hammerfist! Lu Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ji Lu!
A victorious Ji Lu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
56% |
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