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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theodore La Cumber (ranked 5916 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emperor Severus (ranked 7639 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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191 cm
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170 lbs
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190 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theodore La Cumber! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emperor Severus! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! La Cumber tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Severus defends well and La Cumber ends up having to push Severus into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Severus falls off balance throwing a combination
and La Cumber counters into the clinch. Nicely done. La Cumber really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. La Cumber stalling the fight.
La Cumber has Severus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Severus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Severus is trying to break the clinch but La Cumber is controlling him. Severus is trying to push La Cumber away but La Cumber has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. La Cumber displaying some good clinch control by pressing Severus up against the cage. La Cumber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Some wild striking there from Severus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. La Cumber checks a low kick from Severus. Severus 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. Severus throws a series of punches but La Cumber avoids them all with ease. Severus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but La Cumber moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Severus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but La Cumber circles away quickly and effectively. La Cumber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Severus defends it nicely. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore La Cumber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Severus misses with a leg kick and La Cumber counters with a single leg into guard. Severus didn't expect that. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. La Cumber stands up over Severus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Severus wants to stand but La Cumber is controlling the position. Severus being controlled here, momentarily. La Cumber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. La Cumber postures up.
Severus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with La Cumber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round. La Cumber slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. La Cumber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Severus's head. Severus is looking to stand up but La Cumber isn't so interested in that idea. La Cumber sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Severus's guard. La Cumber prevents Severus from improving his position. La Cumber not landing any meaningful shots this time. La Cumber trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. La Cumber works his foot free and advances to mount. La Cumber lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
La Cumber with the ground and pound from mount. La Cumber cracks Severus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
La Cumber controlling from mount. La Cumber jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Severus manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. La Cumber is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Severus will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore La Cumber dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Severus throws a leg kick that misses. Emperor Severus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. No joy there for Severus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Severus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
La Cumber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Severus circles away. A leg kick checked by La Cumber. Severus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but La Cumber circles away quickly and effectively. Severus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Severus tries to bum rush La Cumber with a series of wild strikes but La Cumber uses good footwork to avoid the assault. La Cumber seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Severus misses with a series of wild punches.
La Cumber dodges the punch combination from Severus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. La Cumber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Severus.
Severus leaves La Cumber with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Severus throws a chopping leg kick but La Cumber manages to avoid taking any serious damage. A quick step to the side and La Cumber tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Severus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and La Cumber is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Severus. Those never looked like landing. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Severus!
It looks like Theodore La Cumber has been cut. La Cumber has managed to clinch.
La Cumber jumps guard and drags Severus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Severus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. There's a bit of a scramble here and now La Cumber is on top in guard.
Theodore La Cumber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. La Cumber slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. La Cumber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Severus is keeping the position for now. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. La Cumber sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Severus wants to control but La Cumber passes easily into half guard.
La Cumber slows the pace down in half guard. La Cumber winds up and cracks Severus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. La Cumber decides to return to a standing position. Severus feints a jab promting La Cumber to slip. Severus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. La Cumber slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. La Cumber misses with a takedown attempt - Severus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore La Cumber. That's going to take a lot out of him. Severus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. La Cumber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Severus avoids it really well and circles away. Severus works over La Cumber's head and body with a nice combination. Severus throws a one two combo.
La Cumber closes the distance and clinches up with Severus, looking for a takedown. La Cumber pushes Severus against the cage but Severus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Severus throws a right hand that La Cumber ducks under and follows up with a left that La Cumber also avoids with ease. Severus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces La Cumber back to the cage. Severus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
La Cumber is rocked! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Some bone on bone action there as Severus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Severus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. La Cumber gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! La Cumber tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Severus is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and La Cumber buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves La Cumber!! La Cumber is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Severus throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emperor Severus!
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RATING
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