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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wi Tu Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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215 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wi Tu Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Lo catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Devon Smith has been cut.
Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Lo backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lo throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Lo slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Lo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wi Tu Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Lo misses.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith prevents a body shot from Lo.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lo tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lo. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Lo.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Lo misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lo stalling against the cage.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lo misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Lo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith avoids the body shot from Lo.
Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lo was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Lo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lo misses the target.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Lo wants to break free but Smith has control.
Lo lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lo.
Lo working aggressively here.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Lo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Lo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Lo is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Lo is out of range.
Lo swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lo is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Lo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lo throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lo. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Lo's shoulder, as Lo tries to avoid the shot.
Lo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lo works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Lo swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Lo's head back.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lo manages to avoid it.
Lo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Lo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up Devon Smith's cut even more.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Lo.
Lo scores with a nice head shot.
The cut above Devon Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Lo misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lo misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith stuns Lo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lo. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lo lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Devon Smith's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lo.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lo.
Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Lo misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lo lands with a shot to the body.
Lo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith takes a swing at Lo's ribcage but misses.
Smith lands a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Devon Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wi Tu Lo!
Wi Tu Lo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Arcticus University: London logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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