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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lara Croft (ranked 6205 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Sal (ranked 25376 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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125 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Lara Croft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jun Sal!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sal lands a head kick. Croft smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Croft avoids the head kick by Sal.
Croft fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sal just manages to avoid it.
Sal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Croft is trying to force a seperation but Sal has the dominant position.
Sal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Croft's efforts to push away.
Sal has Croft pressed against the cage, preventing Croft from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sal pulls Croft into guard.
Croft decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sal, up you get!
Sal digs a good hook to Croft's body.
Sal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Croft's head.
Croft swats away the attempt to clinch by Sal.
Croft throws a head kick that misses.
Sal throws a head kick that half lands.
Sal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Croft throws a sloppy head kick and Sal moves out of range easily.
Sal looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sal moves in looking to clinch but Croft pushes him off.
Sal checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sal is looking to clinch.
Sal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Croft paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Croft is looking to land body kicks.
Sal blocks a head kick by Croft.
Jun Sal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sal tries to clinch but Croft is having none of it.
Sal doesn't manage to clinch there - Croft circles away.
Sal clinches with his opponent.
Sal decides to pull guard.
Croft gets to his feet - Sal follows without any prompting.
Sal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sal blocks a head kick by Croft.
Croft swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sal has Croft up against the cage in a clinch.
Croft wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sal keeps control of Croft as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sal pulls guard.
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!
Croft stands up from Sal's guard - Croft perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Croft swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Croft looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Croft throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sal avoids it.
Sal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Croft circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sal scores with a jab to the body.
Croft circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sal is looking to clinch but Croft is avoiding it.
Sal gets a clinch.
Sal pulls guard successfully.
Croft decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sal, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croft circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sal lands a lovely overhand right.
Croft throws a head kick but Sal moves out of range.
Sal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Croft manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Croft tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sal looks winded!
Sal clinches up against the cage.
Croft can't break the clinch.
Croft wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Croft tries to circle away but Sal has him pinned against the cage.
Croft wants to break free but Sal has control.
Sal has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Croft seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sal can turn it around.
Sal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Croft uses from the top position.
Croft decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sal tries to clinch up but Croft circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sal wants to clinch up but Croft keeps it at a distance.
Sal moves in looking to clinch but Croft pushes him off.
Sal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Croft swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sal just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCroft.
Sal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Croft misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sal throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sal scores with a head kick. Croft tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sal wants to clinch up but Croft keeps it at a distance.
Sal avoids a kick to the body.
Sal lands a high kick!
Sal blocks the body kick.
Croft throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Sal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sal misses with a head kick.
Croft is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Croft throws a half hearted mid kick.
Croft moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSal.
Sal lands with a right hand.
Sal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sal is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Sal lands but Croft takes it in his stride.
Sal tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Croft.
Sal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Croft misses with a kick to the body.
Croft throws a sloppy head kick and Sal moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Croft keeps the fight on the outside.
Croft looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Croft throws a leg kick but Sal moved away.
Sal has managed to clinch.
Croft is trying to push Sal away but Sal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croft is trying to break free.
Croft tries to break free but Sal pushes him back against the cage.
Croft tries to break the clinch but Sal is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sal obliges.
Croft wants to break free but Sal has control.
Croft is trying to push Sal away but Sal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Croft wants to break the clinch but can't.
Croft is trying to break free.
Croft tries to circle away but Sal has him pinned against the cage.
Sal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Croft is trying to break free.
Sal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Croft's efforts to push away.
Croft wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sal wants to take the fight to the mat but Croft manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Croft tries to break the clinch but Sal is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Croft tries to break free but Sal pushes him back against the cage.
Croft is trying to break free.
Croft has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Croft's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Croft takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jun Sal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sal checks a leg kick.
Sal shapes to counter with a head kick.
Sal lands a nice shot to the body.
Sal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sal throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Sal.
Sal is breathing heavily.
Croft keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sal moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croft has had enough of the clinch but Sal keeps him there for the moment.
Sal has Croft pressed against the cage, preventing Croft from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Croft is defending well.
Lara Croft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Sal.
Croft is trying to push Sal away but Sal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Croft tries to break the clinch but Sal is controlling the position.
Croft is trying to force a seperation but Sal has the dominant position.
Sal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Croft uses from the top position.
Croft stops Sal from standing up.
Croft gets to his feet - Sal follows without any prompting.
Sal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Croft's head.
Croft tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Croft swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Croft keeps the fight on the outside.
Croft jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sal wants to clinch up but Croft keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croft misses with a head kick.
Sal lands a body shot.
Sal lands with a kick to the temple. Croft shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Croft throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sal scores with a jab.
Croft throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sal.
Sal tries to clinch but Croft is having none of it.
Sal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Croft lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sal moves to clinch but Croft breaks away
and Croft counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sal is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Croft throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sal tries to clinch but Croft moves out of range.
As Sal looks to move away, Croft throws a big counter combo but Sal just gets out of the way.
Croft looks for the body kick but Sal saw that one coming.
Sal moves in looking to clinch but Croft pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Sal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Croft misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Croft doesn't seem bothered though.
Sal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Croft throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Croft takes a kick to the side of the head.
Croft is looking to land body kicks.
Sal tries to clinch up but Croft circles away and keeps his distance.
Croft looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sal wants to clinch up but Croft keeps it at a distance.
Croft misses with a low kick.
Sal fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sal throws a head kick that Croft semi-blocks.
Croft is looking to chop away at Sal's legs.
Croft misses with a kick to the body.
Sal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Croft rather than just go for the knockout.
Sal tries to clinch there but Croft circles away.
Croft throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sal clinches.
Croft has had enough of the clinch but Sal keeps him there for the moment.
Croft is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sal manages to pull guard.
Croft decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sal, up you get!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sal checks a leg kick.
Sal tries to clinch but Croft is having none of it.
Sal blocks a head kick by Croft.
Sal raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sal connects with a high kick.
Sal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Croft throws a head kick that misses.
Croft misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Croft takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Croft looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sal scores with a jab to the head.
Sal closes the distance and pushes Croft back into the cage.
Lara Croft has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croft can't break the clinch.
Croft is trying to push Sal away but Sal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Croft is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Croft lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Croft wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Croft wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sal decides to pull guard.
Jun Sal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Croft with a flurry of punches that miss.
Croft drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sal manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Croft has Sal in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Croft is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croft working a defensive guard here.
Croft wants to sweep but no luck.
Croft is trying to control the position but Sal postures up.
Croft has a closed guard, preventing Sal from standing up.
Croft looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sal is one step ahead there.
Sal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sal postures up.
Croft has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Croft is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Croft is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sal stands up and waves to Croft to follow him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sal plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Sal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Sal!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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