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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazaros Constantinou (ranked 390 p4p, 486 weight class) and Marshall Praust (ranked 55 p4p, 61 weight class). Praust has chosen Holidays In The Sun as his entrance music. Marshall Praust has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lazaros Constantinou's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lazaros Constantinou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshall Praust!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Praust sizes up Constantinou with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've been told by Constantinou's head coaches at Tokyo All-Stars that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Constantinou misses with a hook
and Praust counters with a nice kick to the body.
Constantinou throws a head kick but Praust moves out of range.
Constantinou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Praust will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Praust misses with the combination.
Praust tries to score a power double leg takedown but Constantinou sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Praust somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Constantinou.
Lazaros Constantinou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praust misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Constantinou on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Constantinou avoids the body shot from Praust.
Nice jab there from Praust.
Constantinou swings for the body but Praust moves out of range.
Praust slips under a jab.
Praust now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Praust misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Constantinou counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Marshall Praust has been cut.
Constantinou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Praust counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Praust lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praust scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Constantinou doesn't seem bothered though.
Praust is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Constantinou rather than just go for the knockout.
Praust lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Constantinou at a distance.
Praust uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Constantinou.
Despite the aggression on Praust's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Praust avoids the body shot from Constantinou.
Constantinou misses with a head kick.
Praust shoots in but no luck this time.
Constantinou thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lazaros Constantinou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Praust.
Constantinou swings for the body but Praust moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Praust.
Constantinou moves out of range of the leg kick from Praust.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou just misses with a punch to the body.
Praust looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Praust shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Constantinou as he avoids it easily.
Constantinou is looking to counter punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Praust.
Constantinou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Praust shoots in but Constantinou avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A quick step to the side and Constantinou tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Praust is trying hard to land a takedown here. Constantinou sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Praust dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Praust fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praust feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Constantinous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Praust uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Constantinou.
Praust lands with a nice body punch.
Praust shoots and misses
letting Constantinou counter with a right hand.
Constantinou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Praust.
Praust throws a wild body kick that Constantinou sees coming a mile off.
Constantinou looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Praust throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marshall Praust will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marshall Praust's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Praust.
Praust takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Praust avoids a kick to the body.
Praust shoots in and drives through. Constantinou sprawls well.
Praust throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Constantinou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Praust scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantinou misses with a head kick.
Constantinou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Praust was well out of range. Poor timing from Constantinou.
Constantinou misses with a wild body shot.
Praust doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinou drops Praust with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Praust looks back up at him and smiles so Constantinou waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Praust is rocked!
Constantinou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Praust can do to turn this around?
Praust misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Constantinou counters with a huge right that knocks Praust out cold! Constantinou is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lazaros Constantinou!
Lazaros Constantinou seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Marshall Praust stepped up to the mic, saying 'No worries. The Athletic Commission has just announced my opponent has once again tested positive for PEDs, so this fight will be declared a 'No-Contest.''.
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hype
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