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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Diotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laudrup comes to the cage accompanied by U2- Zoo Station. Diotte has chosen Cypress Hill - I Want 2 Get High as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hans Laudrup has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
44 - 31 - 0 |
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190 cm
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220 lbs
21 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
44 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Diotte!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laudrup lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diotte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Diotte misses.
Diotte connects with a body shot.
Laudrup misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diotte.
Diotte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diotte cracks the inside of Laudrup's front leg.
Diotte misses with a hook
and Laudrup counters with a right hand to the body.
Diotte throws the kick towards the body but Laudrup avoids it.
Laudrup stuns Diotte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laudrup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Laudrup.
Laudrup moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Laudrup misses with a hook.
Diotte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laudrup darts in and clinches Diotte up against the cage.
Diotte prevents a body shot from Laudrup.
Laudrup tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laudrup breaks from the clinch.
Laudrup lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diotte's sensitive parts.
Laudrup lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diotte at a distance.
Diotte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laudrup.
Laudrup looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diotte tries to work over Laudrup's front leg with a kick but Laudrup checks it.
Laudrup blocks a jab.
Diotte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laudrup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diotte.
Laudrup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Laudrup.
Diotte scores with a leg kick.
Diotte throws a low kick but Laudrup moves out of range easily.
Laudrup wants to clinch up but Diotte keeps it at a distance.
Diotte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laudrup.
Laudrup takes a swing at Diotte's ribcage but misses.
Diotte tries to land a front kick but Laudrup steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diotte throws a leg kick
and Laudrup counters with a low kick, right behind Diotte 's knee.
A combination from Diotte does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diotte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diotte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diotte gets caught flat footed, as Laudrup shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Laudrup won't allow Diotte to sweep him here.
Diotte keeping moving, preventing Laudrup from controlling successfully.
Laudrup is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Laudrup works over Diotte with some ground and pound from guard.
Laudrup in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Laudrup prevents Diotte from getting back to his feet.
Diotte lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diotte trying to control the position from guard on top but Laudrup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diotte wants to stand but Laudrup has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Laudrup wants to sweep but no luck.
Diotte postures up in Laudrup's guard and throws a big left but Laudrup blocks it.
Diotte won't allow Laudrup to sweep him here.
Laudrup keeping moving, preventing Diotte from controlling successfully.
Diotte cracks Laudrup with a solid left hand.
Diotte is stalling in the full guard.
Laudrup controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diotte trying to control but Laudrup is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laudrup ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laudrup swinging wildly here.
Laudrup shoots in for a double leg but Diotte sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laudrup throws a body shot but no joy.
Laudrup thuds his shin into the meat of Diotte's side.
Laudrup ducks under a wild hook from Diotte.
Diotte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laudrup slips a jab from Diotte.
Laudrup checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laudrup. Diotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diotte looks to score with a jab to the body but Laudrup is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Diotte as Laudrup shoots in.
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 Hans Laudrup will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrew Diotte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diotte lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laudrup takes a step back to recover.
Diotte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laudrup shoots in for a takedown but Diotte shows good takedown defense.
Laudrup walks into a jab.
It looks like Hans Laudrup has been cut.
Diotte throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Laudrup misses with a straight right.
Andrew Diotte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diotte throws a body punch but Laudrup moves out of range.
Laudrup checks a low kick from Diotte.
Laudrup fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diotte manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laudrup slips a straight right by Diotte.
Laudrup pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laudrup takes one on the button.
Diotte throws a leg kick but Laudrup checks it.
Diotte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laudrup misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diotte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laudrup throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diotte lands a nice shot to the body.
Laudrup tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diotte is looking to slow Laudrup down with leg kicks.
Diotte looks to land a right hand but Laudrup moved out of range.
Laudrup throws a lazy right hand but Diotte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diotte scores with a hook to the body. Laudrup takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diotte throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Diotte misses.
Diotte lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Diotte misses the target.
Laudrup swings for the body but Diotte moves out of range.
Diotte thumps Laudrup with a low kick.
Laudrup showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diotte.
Diotte throws a leg kick but Laudrup moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diotte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laudrup.
Diotte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laudrup's head backwards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diotte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laudrup tries to clinch up but Diotte circles away and keeps his distance.
Laudrup gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diotte stuffs the takedown attempt from Laudrup. Laudrup gets slowly back to his feet.
Diotte looks to land a left hand but Laudrup moved out of range nicely.
Andrew Diotte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Laudrup.
Diotte misses with a few strikes there.
A clash of legs there as Laudrup blocks the low kick.
Laudrup is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diotte misses with a body kick.
Diotte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laudrup makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diotte connects with a solid leg kick.
Diotte cracks Laudrup with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup tries to bum rush Diotte with a series of wild strikes but Diotte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laudrup takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laudrup. Diotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diotte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diotte throws a poor cross that misses
and Laudrup counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diotte cracks Laudrup with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diotte cracks the inside of Laudrup's front leg.
A good leg kick by Laudrup.
Laudrup checks a low kick from Diotte.
Laudrup tries to land a leg kick but Diotte saw it coming and moves away.
Laudrup is looking to wear down Diotte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diotte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laudrup misses with a wild body shot.
Laudrup shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diotte sprawls well. Diotte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laudrup gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Laudrup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laudrup throws a shot from downtown. Diotte moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diotte thuds a left hand into Laudrup's body.
Diotte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diotte lands with a cross.
Laudrup takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diotte just misses with a punch to the body.
Diotte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diotte connects with the punch.
Diotte lands a big uppercut and Laudrup crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Laudrup looks OK. Diotte waves Laudrup back to his feet!
Laudrup is rocked!
Diotte steps in with a hook that catches Laudrup right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Diotte follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Laudrup looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Diotte!
In his post fight interview, Andrew Diotte started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Hans Laudrup spoke after the fight, saying 'I still think I won the fight.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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