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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feodor Shemelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wi Tu Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shemelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Feodor Shemelianenko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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214 lbs
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208 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Feodor Shemelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Wi Tu Lo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shemelianenko connects with a leg kick. Lo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Shemelianenko.
Lo cracks the inside of Shemelianenko's front leg.
Shemelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Shemelianenko walks into a straight right hand from Lo.
It looks like Feodor Shemelianenko has been cut.
Shemelianenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shemelianenko throws a hook but Lo avoids it easily.
Lo jabs Shemelianenko right on the nose. Shemelianenko blinks but takes it well.
Shemelianenko lunges at Lo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lo's hand.
Lo misses with a hook to the body
and Shemelianenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Lo throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lo throws out a loose jab but Shemelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shemelianenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shemelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lo throws a leg kick
and Shemelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lo misses with a low kick.
Shemelianenko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko checks a low kick from Lo.
Shemelianenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shemelianenko throws a hook but Lo blocks it.
Lo loads up on a big right hand but Shemelianenko slips the punch.
Shemelianenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shemelianenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shemelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shemelianenko.
Lo lands a lovely overhand right.
Shemelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shemelianenko walks into a left hand.
Feodor Shemelianenko's cut is getting worse.
Lo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shemelianenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wi Tu Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lo lands with a straight right. Shemelianenko didn't see that one coming.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lo 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.
A swing and a miss from Lo.
Shemelianenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shemelianenko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lo loads up on a big right hand but Shemelianenko slips the punch.
Lo blocks a low kick nicely.
Lo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shemelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shemelianenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Feodor Shemelianenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shemelianenko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lo lands with an overhand left.
Shemelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Shemelianenko closes the distance and pushes Lo back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko scores with a hook to the body.
Lo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shemelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Lo moves out of range easily.
Lo misses with a left hand
and Shemelianenko counters with a leg kick.
Shemelianenko lands with a kick to the temple. Lo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shemelianenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lo has time to react.
Lo needs to keep his hands up - Shemelianenko had a free shot at his head there.
Lo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shemelianenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good work by Shemelianenko as he checks the leg kick.
Shemelianenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lo lands a glancing blow to the side of Shemelianenko's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shemelianenko tried to counter with a leg kick but Lo avoided it.
Lo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shemelianenko counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Lo badly! He tries to strike back but Shemelianenko puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Lo out cold! Oh man, Lo will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Feodor Shemelianenko!
A very excited looking Feodor Shemelianenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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