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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Embiid (ranked 4158 p4p, 2220 weight class) and Tui Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joel Embiid has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joel Embiid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tui Keith!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Embiid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Keith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Embiid.
Tui Keith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Embiid throws a lazy uppercut
and Keith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Embiid is trying to keep Keith in close.
Keith should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Keith tries to stand but Embiid is controlling from the bottom.
Keith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Embiid working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith wants to stand but Embiid is controlling his posture from full guard.
Embiid is working an open guard so Keith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Keith. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Keith as Embiid shoots in.
Embiid throws a jab when Keith was well out of range.
Keith loads up on a big right hand but Embiid slips the punch.
Embiid appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Embiid misses with a hook.
Keith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Embiid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith scores with a one two! Embiid had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Embiid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Embiid dives in and scores a takedown into Keith's guard.
Embiid sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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!
Keith kicks Embiid off and gets to his feet.
Keith just misses with a punch to the body.
Embiid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Embiid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Embiid's corner calls for a 1-2. Embiid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Embiid slips a jab and a cross from Keith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Embiid dodges the punch combination from Keith.
Embiid throws a poor cross that misses
and Keith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Embiid trying to control but Keith postures up.
Keith gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Keith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Embiid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Embiid lands a right hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Keith as Embiid shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Embiid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Embiid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Keith feints the counter takedown.
Embiid misses with a right hand
and Keith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Embiid!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keith decides to stand back up.
Embiid misses with a hook to the body
and Keith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Embiid's guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Keith has eaten all the pies!
Keith wanted to stand there but Embiid had control of the position.
Embiid wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Keith is looking to stand up but Embiid won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tui Keith dominated that round.
That's time! Embiid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Keith lands with a cross.
Keith lands a nice looking body shot.
Keith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Embiid circles away quickly and effectively.
Keith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Embiid fails with a takedown attempt.
Embiid scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keith defending well as Embiid loads up on a big left hand.
Embiid fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith tries to bum rush Embiid with a series of wild strikes but Embiid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Embiid misses the target.
Embiid looks to land a left hand but Keith moved out of range nicely.
Tui Keith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Embiid appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Keith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Embiid has his takedown stuffed
and Keith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Embiid won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Embiid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keith decides to stand up, so the ref orders Embiid to his feet.
Embiid walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Keith finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Embiid shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Embiid!
Keith stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Keith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Keith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Embiid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Keith fails to land with a series of punches.
Embiid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Embiid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keith counters with a single leg into guard. Embiid didn't expect that.
Keith stands up from Embiid's guard - Keith perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith looks to score with a jab to the body but Embiid is just out of range.
Tui Keith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Embiid.
Keith is breathing heavily.
Embiid misses with a body shot.
And Keith tries to counter it with a takedown but Embiid pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Embiid 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.
It looks like Tui Keith has been cut.
Keith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Embiid.
Keith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Embiid avoids the body shot from Keith.
Embiid moves forwards but Keith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Embiid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Embiid slips a jab and a cross from Keith.
A swing and a miss from Embiid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Embiid misses with a two punch combination.
Embiid misses with a wild combination.
Keith with the counter takedown but Embiid avoids it easily.
Keith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Embiid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Embiid misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Embiid shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keith as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Embiid with that takedown attempt.
Keith misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tui Keith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tui Keith's cut.
That's time! Embiid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Keith throws a series of punches but Embiid avoids them all with ease.
Keith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Embiid counters with a nice uppercut.
Keith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Embiid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keith was well out of range. Poor timing from Embiid.
Embiid missing with a left hand there. Keith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Embiid misses with a hook.
Embiid avoids the body shot from Keith.
Keith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Embiid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keith throws a jab when Embiid was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keith looks to land a combination but Embiid avoids it well.
Keith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Embiid rather than just go for the knockout.
Embiid misses with a looping right.
Keith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Embiid throws an off balance right hand
and Keith counters with a single leg into guard. Embiid didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Embiid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Embiid has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Keith doesn't defend quickly enough and Embiid has managed to lock this one up! Can Keith escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Embiid on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joel Embiid!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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