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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Torso (ranked 1298 p4p, 1528 weight class) and Jokubas Antukis (ranked 180 p4p, 209 weight class). Antukis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Terminator" - Sevendust. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Torso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jokubas Antukis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torso works the jab nicely.
Torso throws a poor cross that misses
and Antukis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mr Torso has been cut.
Torso lands a jab to the nose.
Torso staying out of range there.
Torso throws a poor cross that misses
and Torso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torso moves in looking to clinch but Antukis pushes him off.
Torso rushes Antukis and presses him up against the cage.
Antukis prevents a body shot from Torso.
Torso definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Torso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torso presses Antukis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Torso misses with a punch on the inside.
Torso lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Antukis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Torso.
Antukis breaks from the clinch.
Torso misses with a right hand
letting Antukis counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Torso. That snapped Antukis's head back.
Torso lands an overhand right.
Antukis throws a right hand that misses
letting Torso counter with a right hand.
Torso misses with a left hand
and Torso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antukis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Torso misses with a hook
and Antukis counters with a crisp one two that drops Torso! Antukis thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Torso to his feet! Torso is in big trouble!
Torso is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torso throws a hook but Antukis blocks it.
Torso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Antukis counters with a nice right hand that sends Torso toppling to the canvas! Torso scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Antukis finish him?!
Oh Torso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torso instigates a clinch.
Antukis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Torso seems to have got his legs back now.
Antukis blocks a body shot from Torso.
Good body shot from Antukis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torso misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Antukis misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Torso - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Torso prevents a body shot from Antukis.
Antukis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Antukis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Antukis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torso gets through Antukis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Antukis.
Torso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antukis's elbow.
Torso lands a hook that snaps the head of Antukis backwards.
Torso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antukis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antukis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Torso for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Torso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Antukis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Torso is stalling here.
Antukis lands a right hand.
Antukis breaks from the clinch.
Torso is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Torso looks to throw the jab but Antukis is out of range.
Antukis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Torso throws a poor cross that misses
and Antukis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Torso misses with a lunging right hand
and Antukis counters with a straight right hand.
Mr Torso's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torso throws a leg kick
and Antukis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That kick from Antukis tenderised Torso's leg. Torso is trying to keep his angry face on.
Torso throws a poor cross that misses
and Antukis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torso lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torso throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Antukis to counter with a crisp jab.
Torso throws a lazy uppercut
and Antukis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Torso does it's job there.
Torso closes the distance and pushes Antukis back into the cage.
Torso trying to control the position but instead, Antukis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Torso into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torso tries to throw a body punch but Antukis avoids it by throwing Torso back against the cage.
Antukis blocks a body shot from Torso.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jokubas Antukis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Torso's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Torso.
Torso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antukis gets through Torso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Torso tries to throw a body punch but Antukis avoids it by throwing Torso back against the cage.
Torso misses with a punch to the body.
Antukis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torso keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Antukis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torso.
Torso misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Antukis counters with a one-two to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Antukis.
Torso looks to throw the jab but Antukis is out of range.
Antukis unleashes a big counter combination but Torso bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antukis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Torso misses with a hook
and Antukis counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Antukis lands with a shot to the body.
Antukis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Antukis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Antukis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torso misses with a right hand
and Antukis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Torso! Antukis lets Torso back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
A slow jab from Torso misses its intended target.
Antukis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Antukis counters with a left to the body.
Antukis swats away the attempt to clinch by Torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torso misses with a left hand
and Torso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torso cracks Antukis with a good jab.
Torso wants to clinch
and Antukis counters with a straight right hand.
Torso closes the distance but Antukis moves to the side
and Antukis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mr Torso's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Torso throws an off balance right hand
and Antukis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Torso! Antukis lets Torso back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Torso moves to clinch but Antukis breaks away
and Antukis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Antukis staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Antukis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Torso.
Torso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torso misses with a lunging right hand
and Antukis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mr Torso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antukis takes one to the chin there.
Torso throws a lazy uppercut
and Antukis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antukis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Torso takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antukis scores with a hook to the body. Torso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torso clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Antukis breaks from the clinch.
Torso throws a shot from downtown. Antukis moves away and avoids it.
Torso jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Torso misses with a hook
and Antukis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jeez, Mr Torso's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Torso throws a jab but it's blocked by Antukis.
Antukis thinks about the counter body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antukis cracks a nice hook into Torso's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torso throws out a loose jab but Antukis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torso throws an off balance right hand
and Antukis counters with a left right combination that sends Torso crashing to the mat - Antukis wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Torso out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jokubas Antukis!
During a confident post fight interview, Jokubas Antukis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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