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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Luatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luatua's entrance music is Puff Daddy feat Jimmy Page - Come with me. A fine choice. Robbie Luatua is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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265 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Luatua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard De Villefort!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luatua connects with a body shot.
De Villefort tries to keep at a distance but Luatua has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Villefort is trying to pull guard but Luatua has him pressed against the cage.
De Villefort lands a hook that snaps the head of Luatua backwards.
Luatua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luatua tries to work over De Villefort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Villefort misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luatua presses De Villefort against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Villefort tries a body shot but Luatua blocks it.
Luatua lands with a short shot to the head.
Luatua has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
De Villefort has a couple of punches blocked by Luatua.
Luatua lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luatua.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Villefort.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luatua.
De Villefort lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luatua backwards.
Luatua swings wildly with an uppercut but De Villefort uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luatua lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort tries to work over Luatua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Luatua fails to land.
Luatua tries to throw a body punch but De Villefort avoids it by throwing Luatua back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Villefort as Luatua tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Luatua.
It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
Luatua lands with a left to the head.
Luatua misses with an elbow strike.
Luatua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luatua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Villefort works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Villefort has a couple of punches blocked by Luatua.
De Villefort blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Villefort throws a head punch that misses.
Luatua struggles to land a body shot inside as De Villefort controls his hands.
De Villefort doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Villefort doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luatua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Villefort's elbow.
Luatua throws a punch but it's blocked by De Villefort.
Luatua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Villefort is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luatua.
Luatua swings wildly with an uppercut but De Villefort uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luatua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luatua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luatua cracks De Villefort with a nice body shot.
Luatua lands with a left to the head.
De Villefort fails to pull guard.
Luatua missing with knees to the body.
Luatua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luatua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luatua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Villefort.
De Villefort manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Luatua wants to pass the guard but De Villefort is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luatua content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luatua is pushing down on De Villefort's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Villefort is fighting to maintain full guard but Luatua has managed to sneak the leg through.
Luatua is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Villefort flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Luatua is trying to control the action in half guard but De Villefort is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Luatua sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Luatua is looking to take a break and control but De Villefort is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Villefort tries to get to full guard but Luatua has control of the leg.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
De Villefort actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Luatua is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Villefort blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Luatua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerard De Villefort's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Luatua swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Villefort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luatua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luatua throws a wild body kick that De Villefort sees coming a mile off.
De Villefort tries to counter with a clinch but Luatua shakes him off and moves away.
Luatua misses with a double jab
letting De Villefort counter with a right hand.
De Villefort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luatua gets a clinch.
Luatua takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luatua.
A head punch on the inside from Luatua fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luatua tries to work over De Villefort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from De Villefort.
Luatua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luatua has a couple of punches blocked by De Villefort.
De Villefort doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luatua misses with the head strike.
De Villefort tries to pull guard but Luatua holds him up against the cage and eventually De Villefort drops back down to his feet.
Nice body punch from Luatua.
De Villefort has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Luatua regains guard immediately.
Luatua seems keen to control De Villefort's posture.
De Villefort postures up in Luatua's guard and throws a big left but Luatua blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort trying to control but Luatua is working from the bottom.
Luatua is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Luatua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Luatua keeping moving, preventing De Villefort from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
De Villefort trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Luatua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luatua missing with a left hand there. De Villefort was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort misses with a few strikes there.
Luatua is looking to counter punch.
Luatua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Villefort.
A little jabbing left from De Villefort on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luatua tries to clinch up but De Villefort circles away and keeps his distance.
De Villefort throws an off balance right hand
and Luatua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Villefort thinking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luatua.
De Villefort on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Villefort slips under a jab from Luatua.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Villefort! But no joy.
A low kick from Luatua misses
and De Villefort counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luatua fails to land with a series of punches.
De Villefort connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Luatua momentarily.
Luatua misses with a right hand
and De Villefort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luatua takes a swing at De Villefort's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Luatua does it's job there.
Luatua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Villefort can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luatua moves out of range of the strikes.
De Villefort connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gerard De Villefort will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gerard De Villefort's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Luatua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Villefort checks it well.
A shot to the body from Luatua misses
and De Villefort counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from De Villefort misses its intended target.
Luatua misses with a body shot
and De Villefort counters with a right hand to the body.
De Villefort might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Luatua closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Luatua fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Luatua.
Luatua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robbie Luatua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luatua has a couple of punches blocked by De Villefort.
De Villefort can't get the takedown.
De Villefort has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Luatua misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort can't find room to land a body shot as Luatua controls the action.
De Villefort has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Luatua regains guard immediately.
Luatua manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Luatua.
That has opened up Gerard De Villefort's cut even more.
De Villefort blocks the elbow strike.
De Villefort lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luatua or not.
A head punch on the inside from Luatua fails to land.
De Villefort doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luatua lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Villefort backwards.
Luatua misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Villefort jumps guard and drags Luatua to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Luatua gets to his feet. De Villefort looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Luatua throws a lazy body kick
and De Villefort cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luatua throws a series of strikes that have De Villefort backpedaling.
Robbie Luatua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luatua tries a head kick but it misses.
Luatua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Villefort.
Robbie Luatua is winning the standup battle so far.
Luatua throws a lazy right hand but De Villefort sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Villefort takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Luatua misses with a looping right.
Luatua looks to land a right hand but De Villefort moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luatua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Villefort manages to avoid it.
Luatua throws a big shot that misses.
Luatua lands a nice shot to the body.
De Villefort has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luatua.
A swing and a miss from Luatua.
Luatua thows a leg kick but De Villefort checks it
and De Villefort cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Villefort misses with a left hand
and Luatua moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Luatua fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luatua has a couple of punches blocked by De Villefort.
Luatua lands an elbow inside that De Villefort shrugs off.
The cut above Gerard De Villefort's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Luatua tries to throw a body punch but De Villefort avoids it by throwing Luatua back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luatua.
De Villefort works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Villefort misses with the head strike.
De Villefort lands with a light punch inside.
Luatua misses with a punch to the body.
De Villefort lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Villefort throws a head punch that misses.
De Villefort misses with a body punch.
Luatua blocks an uppercut.
De Villefort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Villefort.
A head punch on the inside from De Villefort fails to land.
Luatua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Luatua clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gerard De Villefort's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Luatua misses with a hook to the body
and De Villefort counters with a straight right hand.
Luatua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Villefort connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Villefort slips under a jab from Luatua.
De Villefort needs to keep his hands up - Luatua had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by De Villefort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villefort closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Luatua did well to prevent De Villefort getting side control.
De Villefort is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Luatua sees it coming and defends easily.
Luatua is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort with the ground and pound but Luatua uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Luatua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gerard De Villefort has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Villefort trying to control but Luatua is working from the bottom.
De Villefort loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Villefort pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luatua is keeping the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Luatua controlling De Villefort's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Luatua takes a swing at De Villefort's ribcage but misses.
De Villefort closes the distance and clinches.
De Villefort tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luatua just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luatua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luatua swings wildly with an uppercut but De Villefort uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Luatua.
Luatua misses with a punch on the inside.
Luatua misses with the head strike.
De Villefort throws a punch but it's blocked by Luatua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luatua.
De Villefort misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luatua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Villefort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luatua blocks an uppercut.
De Villefort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Villefort blocks an uppercut.
Luatua takes a shot to the head.
Luatua scores with a shoulder strike.
Gerard De Villefort's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Luatua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Luatua.
De Villefort blocks an uppercut.
Luatua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luatua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gerard De Villefort's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robbie Luatua!
Robbie Luatua retains his heavyweight title!
Robbie Luatua decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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