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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marc Dutroux (ranked 820 p4p, 97 weight class) and Pascal Letaivu (ranked 473 p4p, 58 weight class). 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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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc Dutroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutroux throws a right hand that misses
enabling Letaivu to counter with a crisp jab.
Dutroux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Letaivu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Dutroux misses its target.
Dutroux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Letaivu.
Letaivu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dutroux can pounce on him.
Letaivu ducks under a wild hook from Dutroux.
A right-left combo lands from Dutroux.
A big right from Letaivu misses.
Letaivu dodges the punch combination from Dutroux.
Letaivu wants to counter the offense by Dutroux and move into the clinch position.
Dutroux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Letaivu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dutroux has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Letaivu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Letaivu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dutroux was well out of range. Poor timing from Letaivu.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
Dutroux connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dutroux misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Letaivu counters with a stiff right hand.
Letaivu throws a hook but Dutroux blocks it.
Letaivu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dutroux misses with a body shot.
Letaivu blocks a head kick by Dutroux.
Letaivu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dutroux slips a straight right by Letaivu.
Letaivu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Letaivu 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.
Dutroux slips a jab from Letaivu.
Letaivu scores with a hook.
Letaivu lands a nice shot that snaps Dutroux's head back.
Dutroux throws an off balance right hand
and Letaivu counters with a stiff right hand.
Letaivu swings for the body but Dutroux moves out of range.
A big right from Letaivu misses.
Letaivu dodges the punch combination from Dutroux.
A slow jab from Letaivu misses its intended target.
Letaivu slips under a jab from Dutroux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Letaivu counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letaivu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dutroux throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dutroux takes a swing at Letaivu's ribcage but misses.
Dutroux displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dutroux ducks under a wild hook from Letaivu.
Dutroux throws a chopping leg kick but Letaivu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dutroux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dutroux defending well as Letaivu loads up on a big left hand.
Dutroux misses with a combination
and Letaivu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Letaivu misses with a hook.
Dutroux lands a jab-cross combination.
Dutroux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Letaivu.
Dutroux throws a series of punches but Letaivu avoids them all with ease.
Dutroux misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice side step and Letaivu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux defending well as Letaivu loads up on a big left hand.
Letaivu throws a shot from downtown. Dutroux moves away and avoids it.
Letaivu throws out a loose jab but Dutroux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dutroux appears to be looking for a big counter.
Letaivu misses with a straight left.
Letaivu jabs Dutroux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Letaivu misses with a looping left.
Dutroux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Letaivu counters with a straight right hand.
Dutroux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Letaivu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dutroux throws a right hand that Letaivu ducks under and follows up with a left that Letaivu also avoids with ease.
Letaivu jabs Dutroux right on the nose. Dutroux blinks but takes it well.
Dutroux lands with an overhand left.
Letaivu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dutroux misses with a low kick.
Letaivu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dutroux connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Letaivu scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letaivu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Letaivu checks a leg kick.
Letaivu lands a nice looking body shot.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Letaivu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dutroux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dutroux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dutroux slips under a jab from Letaivu.
Dutroux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dutroux looks to land a right hand but Letaivu moved out of range.
Letaivu throws an overhand right that lands on Dutroux's shoulder, as Dutroux tries to avoid the shot.
Dutroux throws a big shot that misses.
Letaivu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Letaivu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Letaivu loads up on a big right hand but Dutroux slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Letaivu looks to land a left hand but Dutroux moved out of range nicely.
Letaivu ducks right into an uppercut from Dutroux.
Dutroux connects with a looping right hand.
Letaivu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dutroux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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 Marc Dutroux will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dutroux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dutroux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Letaivu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dutroux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dutroux scores with a jab.
Marc Dutroux is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Letaivu checks a leg kick.
Dutroux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dutroux catches Letaivu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Letaivu is rocked!
A lazy left from Letaivu finds it's target.
Letaivu misses with a looping left.
Dutroux lands a nice shot that snaps Letaivu's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dutroux misses with a body shot.
Dutroux misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Dutroux misses its intended target.
Letaivu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Letaivu swings for the body but Dutroux moves out of range.
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Dutroux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dutroux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutroux throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Letaivu crashing down! Letaivu tries to stagger back to his feet but Dutroux just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Letaivu asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Dutroux!
A very excited looking Marc Dutroux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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