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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannes Vihannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihannes has chosen For Those About To Rock as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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173 cm
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192 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Luther!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannes Vihannes!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihannes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vihannes wants to clinch up but Luther keeps it at a distance.
Vihannes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luther counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vihannes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vihannes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Luther throws a good cross that connects.
Vihannes tries to clinch up.
Luther uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vihannes.
Luther lands a right hook to the body.
Vihannes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vihannes lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Vihannes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vihannes wants to clinch up but Luther keeps it at a distance.
Vihannes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luther's waist but Luther gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vihannes off to one side.
Vihannes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luther closes the distance and pushes Vihannes back into the cage.
Vihannes tries to pull guard but Luther forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vihannes has had enough of the clinch but Luther keeps him there for the moment.
Vihannes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vihannes has had enough of the clinch but Luther keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther avoids a wild elbow strike from Vihannes.
Vihannes wants to break free but Luther has control.
Vihannes trying to land knees to the body.
Luther breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vihannes lands a really nice looking cross but Luther seems unphased.
Vihannes moves into the clinch.
Luther pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vihannes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vihannes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Luther misses with a series of wild punches.
Luther swats away the attempt to clinch by Vihannes.
Vihannes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vihannes misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Luther misses the target.
Vihannes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luther swivels and escapes.
John Luther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannes Vihannes.
Some wild striking there from Luther.
Jab by Luther.
John Luther is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vihannes has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther swats away the attempt to clinch by Vihannes.
Vihannes tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luther tests Vihannes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luther ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vihannes throws a nice looking combination but Luther bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luther lands a nice looking body shot.
Luther ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luther appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hannes Vihannes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luther lands a jab to Vihannes's midsection.
Luther connects with a nice looking jab.
Vihannes misses with a head kick.
Luther appears to be looking for a big counter.
Luther throws a right hand that Vihannes ducks under and follows up with a left that Vihannes also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Luther.
Luther connects with a crisp jab.
Vihannes misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vihannes needs to keep his hands up - Luther had a free shot at his head there.
Nice takedown defense from Luther. No joy for Vihannes on that attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vihannes.
Vihannes misses with a takedown
and Luther counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Hannes Vihannes has been cut.
Vihannes looks winded!
Luther drops his shoulder and cracks Vihannes with a huge uppercut! Vihannes goes down! Can Luther finish him?
Vihannes is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luther wants to pass the guard but Vihannes is keeping the position.
Vihannes is still in real trouble! Can Luther finish him?
Luther got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vihannes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Luther has managed to get both his arms back between Vihannes's legs - danger averted.
Vihannes seems to have recovered his senses.
Luther wants to pass the guard but Vihannes is keeping the position.
Luther is working hard here to advance position.
Luther works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther is trying to work for a kimura but Vihannes is defending well.
Luther 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.
Vihannes is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luther looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Luther is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vihannes sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Luther dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannes Vihannes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vihannes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vihannes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luther scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vihannes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vihannes moves in looking to clinch but Luther pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Vihannes.
Luther swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
John Luther is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vihannes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luther manages to avoid it.
Luther scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Luther is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vihannes walks into a jab.
Luther feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vihanness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Luther is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vihannes can do to turn this around?
Luther's corner calls for a 1-2. Luther obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vihannes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luther doesn't seem bothered though.
Luther is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihannes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John Luther is winning the standup battle so far.
Luther throws a good cross that connects.
Luther misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luther avoids the head kick by Vihannes.
Vihannes throws a head kick that misses
and Luther counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Vihannes!
Luther is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vihannes defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther wants to pass to mount but Vihannes is defending the position.
Luther 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.
Luther controlling the action here.
Vihannes kicks off Luther and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihannes tries a head kick but it misses.
Luther swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luther moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vihannes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luther is fending him off so far but Vihannes persists. Nope, Luther circles away and we're back to standing.
Vihannes throws a head kick but Luther moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Luther lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vihannes doesn't seem phased though.
Luther throws a left that rocks Vihannes and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Luther dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Vihannes regain composure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vihannes is looking for a sweep.
Luther wants to control but Vihannes is keeping him busy.
Luther is trying to get an arm triangle but Vihannes is defending well.
Luther tries to move into full mount but can't pass Vihannes's legs.
Luther trying to control the action but Vihannes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Luther goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vihannes has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Luther but great work by Vihannes.
Luther is not content to let Vihannes control the position.
Vihannes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vihannes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vihannes working the ground and pound.
Vihannes scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihannes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Luther has escaped the position, nice work there.
Luther is trying to get back to half guard.
Luther sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Luther trying to control from the bottom.
Vihannes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Luther has managed to free his arm - good work.
Luther is concentrating on defense, preventing Vihannes from advancing position.
Luther trying to hold on to Vihannes's head to control him but Vihannes postures up.
Luther looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Luther dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hannes Vihannes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Luther throws a series of punches but Vihannes avoids them all with ease.
Luther misses with a body shot.
Luther avoids a kick to the body.
Vihannes misses with a series of wild punches.
Vihannes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luther needs to keep his hands up - Vihannes had a free shot at his head there.
Vihannes tries to close the distance and clinch but Luther swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luther lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vihannes has managed to clinch.
Luther working aggressively here.
Luther avoids a wild elbow strike from Vihannes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luther breaks from the clinch.
Vihannes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vihannes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vihannes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vihannes scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihannes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luther loads up on a big right hand but Vihannes slips the punch.
Vihannes is looking to clinch but Luther is avoiding it.
Luther avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vihannes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good shot there by Luther.
Luther scores with the left hand. Vihannes knows he should have avoided that one.
Vihannes misses with a body shot.
Vihannes goes for a double leg but Luther avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Luther continues to drive forward.
Vihannes throws a big shot that misses.
Vihannes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vihannes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vihannes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vihannes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luther connects with a right hand. Vihannes shakes it off.
Vihannes throws a head kick but Luther moves out of range.
Luther swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther cracks Vihannes with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vihannes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vihannes or perhaps it was just good defense by Luther, which made it look bad.
John Luther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannes Vihannes.
Luther ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vihannes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luther manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luther is looking to counter the offense by Vihannes and move into the clinch.
Oooh a lovely combination from Luther sends Vihannes down but not out. Luther dives into side control looking to finish.
Luther is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Vihannes looks calm but he's in trouble here. Luther gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Vihannes is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Luther lets go of the hold and Vihannes can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Luther!
John Luther retains his middleweight title!
Hannes Vihannes spoke after the fight, saying 'Got the number of that truck?'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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