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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fats Enklmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vick Laston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laston has chosen Tupac- Last Muthafucka Breathin as his entrance music. Fats Enklmann is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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208 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fats Enklmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vick Laston!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laston wants to clinch up but Enklmann keeps it at a distance.
Laston misses with a body shot.
Enklmann thows a body shot but no joy.
Laston has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Enklmann.
Enklmann decides to stand back up. Enklmann steps back and let's Laston get back to his feet.
Laston is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Enklmann gets a double leg takedown into Laston's guard.
Laston keeping moving, preventing Enklmann from controlling successfully.
Enklmann controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fats Enklmann just wasn't active enough.
Enklmann displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laston.
Laston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A left and a right from Enklmann both land. Nice combination.
Enklmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laston moves away from the strike by Enklmann.
Enklmann misses with a jab to the body
and Laston moves into the clinch.
Enklmann is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enklmann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Enklmann is trying to break free.
Enklmann is stalling here.
Stalling in the clinch from Laston.
Laston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laston misses with a head kick.
Enklmann moves in looking to clinch but Laston pushes him off.
Enklmann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laston tries to avoid it but Enklmann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laston to the ground. Laston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good leg kick by Laston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enklmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Enklmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laston moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enklmann throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Laston's waist but Laston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Enklmann off to one side.
Enklmann dives in for a single leg takedown but Laston sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fats Enklmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laston looking for a takedown.
Laston has Enklmann pressed against the cage, preventing Enklmann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Enklmann backs up against the cage.
Enklmann misses with a double jab
and Laston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Enklmann takes a swing at Laston's ribcage but misses.
Laston connects with a body shot that sends Enklmann's belly button to the back.
Laston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Enklmann misses with a double jab
and Laston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Enklmann is breathing heavily.
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!
Enklmann tries to clinch there but Laston circles away.
Laston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Enklmann sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Laston misses with a body kick.
Enklmann wants to clinch up but Laston keeps it at a distance.
Laston swats away the attempt to clinch by Enklmann.
Enklmann misses with an uppercut
and Laston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laston misses with a head kick.
Enklmann misses with a few strikes there.
Laston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Enklmann misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Enklmann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laston moves into the clinch.
Laston tries for a takedown. No joy.
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 Fats Enklmann will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Enklmann or perhaps it was just good defense by Laston which made him look bad.
Enklmann shoots in for a double leg but Laston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Enklmann misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Enklmann tries to bum rush Laston with a series of wild strikes but Laston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Enklmann misses with a double jab
and Laston finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Enklmann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laston shoots for a takedown but Enklmann saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Enklmann has his takedown stuffed
and Laston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laston.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fats Enklmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laston has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Enklmann uses from the top position.
Enklmann stops Laston from standing up.
Enklmann tries to stand but Laston is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enklmann trying to control but Laston is working from the bottom.
Laston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Enklmann controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Enklmann might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fats Enklmann just wasn't active enough.
Laston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laston throws a head kick but Enklmann moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enklmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Enklmann shoots in for a takedown but Laston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Enklmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Laston. No joy for Enklmann on that attempt.
Enklmann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Laston holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Laston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Enklmann with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laston to score with a decent uppercut.
Enklmann lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Laston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vick Laston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Enklmann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Enklmann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Laston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Laston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Enklmann tries to keep at a distance but Laston has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laston jumps guard but Enklmann stands there with Laston around his waist. Laston gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Laston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laston bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Laston working the ground and pound but Enklmann is defending the strikes.
Enklmann tries to improve position but can't.
Enklmann is trying to control Laston's posture but Laston avoids it.
Enklmann takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enklmann is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Laston remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Enklmann tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laston stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Enklmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Laston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Enklmann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vick Laston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Enklmann connects with a nice looking jab.
Enklmann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Enklmann misses with a combination
and Laston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fats Enklmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Enklmann throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Laston tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Enklmann is in Laston's guard.
Laston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Enklmann trying to control but Laston is working from the bottom.
Enklmann is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Laston has a closed guard, preventing Enklmann from standing up.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fats Enklmann wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Enklmann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Horrible takedown by Laston or perhaps it was just good defense by Enklmann which made him look bad.
Enklmann misses with the combination.
Laston slips a jab and a cross from Enklmann.
Laston is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laston thuds a left hand into Enklmann's body.
Laston throws a combination. Enklmann tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Enklmann shoots in but no luck this time.
Enklmann is looking to wear down Laston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Enklmann tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laston swivels and escapes.
Laston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Enklmann looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Enklmann takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laston throws a one two combo.
Enklmann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Laston fails with the takedown.
Enklmann closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Laston did well to prevent Enklmann getting side control.
Laston trying to control but Enklmann postures up.
Enklmann is trying to control. Laston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fats Enklmann wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Laston clinches up with Enklmann and pushes him back against the cage.
Laston jumps guard but Enklmann stands there with Laston around his waist. Laston gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fats Enklmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vick Laston.
Laston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Laston.
Laston stuffs the takedown.
Laston has Enklmann up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Laston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laston tries for a takedown. No joy.
Laston jumps guard but Enklmann stands there with Laston around his waist. Laston gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Laston wants a takedown.
Laston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Enklmann fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Enklmann fails to land with a series of punches.
Enklmann throws a combination that misses
and Laston counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vick Laston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vick Laston!
Post fight, Vick Laston stared into the camera and said 'I will thank my fans, my sponsors, my family, even my opponent for all of this. I am glad to win this fight and I am building up my skills, I am coming for the belt baby. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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