|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Shota (ranked 879 p4p, 120 weight class) and Nuke Laloosh (ranked 1132 p4p, 153 weight class). Shota kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Panther Theme by Stephen James Taylor . Nuke Laloosh is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
40
202 lbs
31 - 16 - 1 |
|
200 cm
36
218 lbs
30 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Adrian Shota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuke Laloosh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laloosh looks to land a left hand but Shota moved out of range nicely.
Laloosh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shota.
Laloosh thuds his right hand into Shota's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laloosh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laloosh 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.
Shota throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laloosh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laloosh clinches with his opponent.
Shota struggles to land a body shot inside as Laloosh controls his hands.
Laloosh jumps guard but Shota turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Laloosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laloosh breaks the clinch.
Laloosh slips a jab from Shota.
Shota throws a leg kick that misses.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Laloosh checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shota makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Laloosh jumps into guard, dragging Shota to the mat.
Shota wants to get up but he can't break Laloosh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shota might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota gets to his feet. Laloosh looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Laloosh ducks right into an uppercut from Shota.
Laloosh tries to close the distance and clinch but Shota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laloosh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Laloosh.
Shota fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laloosh is out of range.
Shota has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Laloosh moves into the clinch.
Shota lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laloosh backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laloosh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shota.
Laloosh pulls guard effortlessly.
Shota wants to stand but Laloosh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shota stops Laloosh from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota wants to stand and escape but instead Laloosh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Laloosh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laloosh prevents Shota from getting back to his feet.
Laloosh postures up in Shota's guard and throws a big left but Shota blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shota is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shota utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Laloosh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laloosh postures up in Shota's guard and throws a big left but Shota blocks it.
Shota wants to stand up but Laloosh is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laloosh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Laloosh tries to clinch up but Shota circles away and keeps his distance.
Shota swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shota moves out of range as Laloosh throws a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Shota.
Laloosh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Shota.
Laloosh tries to move into range but Shota moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shota throws a jab when Laloosh was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shota. Laloosh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laloosh works over Shota's head and body with a nice combination.
Laloosh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good shot there by Shota.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laloosh throws a low kick, looking for Shota's leg but Shota calmly moves out of range.
Shota throws a leg kick
and Laloosh counters with a leg kick.
Laloosh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota misses with a low kick as Laloosh jumps back.
Shota lands a jab to Laloosh's midsection.
Shota keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laloosh throws the kick towards the body but Shota avoids it.
Laloosh doesn't manage to clinch there - Shota circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laloosh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shota has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shota and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shota misses with a hook.
Shota throws a body shot but no joy.
Laloosh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shota throws a body shot but no joy.
Laloosh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shota swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shota clinches up with Laloosh and pushes him back against the cage.
Shota misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Shota.
Shota is fighting off a takedown attempt but Laloosh is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shota to the mat. Shota regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Shota manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Laloosh instigates a clinch.
A short right from Shota.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adrian Shota will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Laloosh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shota, pushing him back against the cage.
Shota misses with a punch to the body.
Laloosh prevents a body shot from Shota.
Laloosh lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shota.
Laloosh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shota walks away with a smile on his face. Laloosh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shota throws a looping overhand right but Laloosh ducks down to avoid it.
Shota jabs at Laloosh's body.
Laloosh avoids the body shot from Shota.
Laloosh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shota throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laloosh manages to avoid it.
Adrian Shota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota connects with a body shot.
Laloosh is looking to clinch.
Shota has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laloosh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laloosh tries a body shot but Shota blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shota doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota can't find room to land a body shot as Laloosh controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laloosh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laloosh.
Laloosh blocks an uppercut.
Shota misses with the head strike.
Laloosh controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shota.
Shota tries a body shot but Laloosh blocks it.
Laloosh lands a nice uppercut.
Shota tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laloosh's elbow.
A body shot lands from Shota.
Laloosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shota throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Laloosh on the inside.
Shota is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laloosh is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laloosh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laloosh.
Shota can't find room to land a body shot as Laloosh controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Laloosh fails to land.
Shota misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laloosh manages to pull guard.
Shota has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Laloosh is proving hard to escape from.
Shota gets to his feet - Laloosh follows without any prompting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shota stuns Laloosh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shota uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Shota.
Laloosh misses with an uppercut. Shota saw that one coming.
Shota motions for Laloosh to come forward. Shota throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shota throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laloosh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shota jabs Laloosh right on the nose. Laloosh blinks but takes it well.
Adrian Shota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Shota.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laloosh. Shota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laloosh thuds a left hand into Shota's body.
Shota thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shota swats away the attempt to clinch by Laloosh.
Shota tests Laloosh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shota looks to score with a jab to the body but Laloosh is just out of range.
Shota connects with a body shot.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Shota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shota scores with a jab to the head.
Laloosh throws a good cross that connects.
Laloosh looks to land a body kick but Shota moved away.
Laloosh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shota at a distance.
Laloosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shota.
Shota finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Shota lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laloosh doesn't seem phased though.
Laloosh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh's corner calls for a 1-2. Laloosh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laloosh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shota tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laloosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shota has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laloosh.
Laloosh moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shota.
Shota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laloosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laloosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laloosh tries a body shot but Shota blocks it.
Laloosh has had enough of the clinch but Shota keeps him there for the moment.
Laloosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laloosh.
Shota blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shota tries to work over Laloosh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shota tries a body shot but Laloosh blocks it.
Shota tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adrian Shota will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shota looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laloosh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laloosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shota throws out the jab.
Laloosh throws out a powerful jab.
Shota moves out of range of the leg kick from Laloosh.
Laloosh moves out of range as Shota strikes.
Laloosh changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Laloosh misses with an uppercut. Shota saw that one coming.
Shota was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laloosh is looking to clinch.
Laloosh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Shota counter with a right hand.
Laloosh tries to clinch there but Shota circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Shota on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laloosh misses with a low kick.
Shota drops his hands momentarily and Laloosh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Laloosh throws a body shot but no joy.
Shota scores with a shot to the body.
Shota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laloosh was well out of range. Poor timing from Shota.
Shota swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laloosh fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Shota misses.
Laloosh is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laloosh.
Shota gets tackled into the cage by Laloosh. Laloosh maintains the clinch.
Shota misses with a punch to the body.
Laloosh can't find room to land a body shot as Shota controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Laloosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laloosh blocks an uppercut.
Shota tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laloosh's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Laloosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shota prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shota working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shota can't find room to land a body shot as Laloosh controls the action.
Shota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laloosh blocking some punches.
Shota cracks Laloosh with a nice body shot.
Laloosh breaks the clinch.
Laloosh wants to clinch.
Nuke Laloosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota misses with a straight left.
Laloosh slips under a jab from Shota.
Shota scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laloosh doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shota swings for the body but Laloosh moves out of range.
A jab from Shota misses.
Laloosh loads up on a big right hand but Shota slips the punch.
Shota throws a body shot but no joy.
Shota cracks Laloosh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Laloosh moves in looking to clinch but Shota pushes him off.
Shota tried to counter with a leg kick but Laloosh avoided it.
Shota feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lalooshs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Shota misses its intended target.
Shota feints and then cracks Laloosh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laloosh down.
Shota misses with a looping left.
Laloosh defending well as Shota loads up on a big left hand.
Laloosh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab lands there for Laloosh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh rushes Shota and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shota blocks a body shot from Laloosh.
Laloosh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laloosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shota tries to work over Laloosh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shota tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Shota.
Shota tries a knee to the head but Laloosh blocks it.
Nuke Laloosh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laloosh scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Laloosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laloosh gets through Shota's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laloosh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laloosh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shota bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laloosh's head backwards.
Shota defending well as Laloosh loads up on a big left hand.
Shota throwing a counter right hand but Laloosh manages to avoid it.
Laloosh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laloosh.
Laloosh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shota cracks Laloosh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laloosh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laloosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shota throws out the jab.
Shota connects with a body shot that sends Laloosh's belly button to the back.
Shota pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Laloosh releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shota scores with a jab.
Laloosh moves to clinch but Shota breaks away
and Shota counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shota slips a straight right by Laloosh.
Adrian Shota is winning the standup battle so far.
Shota connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laloosh's hands.
Laloosh moves into the clinch.
Laloosh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shota tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laloosh tries to throw a body punch but Shota avoids it by throwing Laloosh back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laloosh.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adrian Shota.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shota, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adrian Shota!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Adrian Shota made sure he mentioned King of Fists, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
71% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
