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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruan Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Valeria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruan Pott!
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, Apollo Valeria!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Valeria coming out on top.
Pott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Valeria connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Valeria tries a head kick but it misses.
Valeria looks to land a body kick but Pott moved away.
Valeria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valeria has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pott is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Valeria stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valeria is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Valeria checks a leg kick nicely.
Valeria scores with a jab to the head.
Pott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valeria circles away.
Pott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Valeria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Valeria lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valeria tries a head kick but it misses.
Pott wants to land a leg kick but Valeria is out of range.
Valeria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valeria throws a push kick but Pott slaps the foot to one side.
Pott misses with an uppercut.
Valeria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Apollo Valeria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valeria throws a head kick that misses.
Pott tries to land a front kick but Valeria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Valeria looks to land a body kick but Pott moved away.
Valeria throws a body punch but Pott moves out of range.
Valeria throws a shot from downtown. Pott moves away and avoids it.
Pott blocks a head kick by Valeria.
Valeria slips a jab from Pott.
Valeria has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Valeria bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pott gets a takedown into half guard.
Valeria blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pott.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott slips a nice elbow through Valeria's hands, connecting with Valeria's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pott lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pott seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pott winds up and cracks Valeria with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pott is nestled in close to Valeria, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pott not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valeria blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pott.
Pott working over Valeria with some ground and pound. Valeria looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Valeria is rocked!
Pott lands a big elbow - Valeria is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Pott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruan Pott!
Ruan Pott decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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