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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Luatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luatua comes to the cage accompanied by Puff Daddy feat Jimmy Page - Come with me. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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254 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Luatua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luatua paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luatua counters by moving into the clinch.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Wallace throws a low kick but Luatua moves out of range easily.
Wallace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wallace misses with a hook
letting Luatua counter with a right hand.
Luatua checks the leg kick.
Wallace lands with a good body shot.
Wallace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wallace moves out of range of the strikes.
Wallace feints a counter leg kick.
Wallace misses with a hook.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Luatua slips under a jab.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luatua is looking to counter the offense by Wallace and move into the clinch.
Russell Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Wallace.
Wallace has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Luatua.
Luatua seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wallace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
Luatua throws a counter high kick but Wallace was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw.
Luatua wants to clinch
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luatua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luatua lands a right hook to the body.
Luatua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wallace.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Luatua.
Luatua lands a shot to the body.
Luatua blocks an uppercut.
Luatua tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luatua pushes Wallace back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wallace looks winded!
Luatua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Luatua.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace takes a shot to the head.
Luatua tries to throw a body punch but Wallace avoids it by throwing Luatua back against the cage.
Wallace managing to block the knees to the body from Luatua.
Wallace tries a body shot but Luatua blocks it.
Luatua swings wildly with an uppercut but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wallace throws an elbow but misses.
Luatua misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luatua.
Luatua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luatua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luatua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Luatua.
Luatua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Luatua avoids the elbow strike from Wallace, against the cage.
Luatua can't find room to land a body shot as Wallace controls the action.
Luatua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luatua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Luatua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Luatua's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Luatua lands a nice shot to the body.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Wallace.
Luatua lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luatua lands with a short shot to the head.
Luatua tries to throw a body punch but Wallace avoids it by throwing Luatua back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luatua throws a head punch that misses.
Wallace blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
Wallace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luatua avoids it.
Wallace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Wallace.
Luatua gets through Wallace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luatua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luatua throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Luatua fails to land.
Luatua blocks the elbow strike.
Luatua working aggressively here.
Luatua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luatua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wallace wants to break free but Luatua has control.
Luatua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wallace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Luatua after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Luatua dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luatua lands with a good body shot.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Luatua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luatua tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luatua slips a jab from Wallace.
Luatua slips a straight right by Wallace.
Wallace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luatua.
Luatua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luatua checks a low kick from Wallace.
Luatua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace throws a wild body kick that Luatua sees coming a mile off.
Luatua cracks Wallace with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Luatua has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wallace to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luatua checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace gets tackled into the cage by Luatua. Luatua maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wallace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luatua.
Wallace throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luatuas head.
Luatua throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Luatua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luatua tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Luatua.
Wallace lands an elbow inside that Luatua shrugs off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luatua.
Luatua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Luatua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luatua struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
Luatua scores with a hook to the body.
Luatua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robbie Luatua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luatua lands a body punch.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Luatua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wallace is rocked!
Luatua throws a big uppercut that drops Wallace! More strikes from Luatua and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wallace lies dazed against the cage as Luatua celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Luatua!
Robbie Luatua spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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