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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donny Laston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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162 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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165 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donny Laston! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sensei! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Laston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sensei. Sensei shoots for a takedown but Laston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Laston moves out of range of the strikes. Laston misses with the combination.
Donny Laston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sensei takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Sensei rushes Laston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Laston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Laston. No joy for Sensei on that attempt. Laston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sensei backs up against the cage.
Laston swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action! Laston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sensei. Laston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laston throws a nice looking combination but Sensei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Laston throws a series of punches but Sensei avoids them all with ease. Laston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sensei closes the distance and clinches up with Laston, looking for a takedown. Sensei pushes Laston against the cage but Laston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Donny Laston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sensei. Laston avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Laston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sensei. Laston throws a series of punches but Sensei moves out of range. Laston drops Sensei with a beautiful combination! Sensei stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Laston is looking for the KO!
Sensei is rocked! No luck with that takedown attempt from Sensei. Sensei is still on wobbly legs! Can Laston finish him? Laston looks to land a combination but Sensei avoids it well. Sensei seems to have recovered his senses. Laston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sensei back to the cage. Laston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. This has been an exciting period of action! Laston defending well as Sensei loads up on a big left hand. Laston misses with a two punch combination.
Sensei dodges the punch combination from Laston.
Sensei loads up on a big right hand but Laston slips the punch. Laston lands a two punch combo.
Laston slaps away a takedown attempt from Sensei, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sensei dodges the punch combination from Laston.
Laston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sensei. Laston throws a right and a left that both miss. Laston misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Laston misses. Laston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sensei drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Laston defends it well. A punch combination from Laston misses. Laston is breathing heavily. Laston gets caught napping as Sensei dives in and scores a takedown. Laston manages to retain guard. Laston kicks Sensei off and gets to his feet. Laston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sensei counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Sensei looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sensei tries to pass to full mount but Laston defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sensei is trying for a kimura here. Laston looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sensei wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Sensei!
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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
73% |
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