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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malietoa Feti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feti has chosen Testament - All I Could Bleed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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215 lbs
35 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
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211 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malietoa Feti!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feti lands a nice hook to Boothe's body. Boothe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Boothe is predictable there
and Feti counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Feti avoids the body shot from Boothe.
Boothe lands a glancing blow to the side of Feti's head.
Feti connects with a right hand. Boothe shakes it off.
Boothe throws a sloppy head kick and Feti moves out of range easily.
Feti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boothe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boothe throws a jab but it's blocked by Feti.
Feti avoids the head kick by Boothe.
Jab from Boothe.
It looks like Malietoa Feti has been cut.
Boothe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boothe was well out of range. Poor timing from Feti.
Boothe tried to counter with a leg kick but Feti avoided it.
Feti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boothe.
Feti looks to throw the jab but Boothe is out of range.
Feti connects with a leg kick. Boothe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boothe misses with a low kick.
Feti moves out of range of the body kick from Boothe.
Boothe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Feti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boothe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boothe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Feti can pounce on him.
Boothe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boothe looks to land a combination but Feti avoids it well.
Boothe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Feti. That did some damage!
Boothe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Feti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boothe connects with a right hand. Feti shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boothe throws a head kick that Feti semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boothe drops Feti with a beautiful combination! Feti stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Boothe is looking for the KO!
Feti is rocked!
Thomas Boothe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boothe scores with a shot to the body.
Feti is still on wobbly legs! Can Boothe finish him?
Boothe looks to land a combination but Feti avoids it well.
Feti seems to have recovered his senses.
Feti avoids the body shot from Boothe.
Boothe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Feti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boothe.
That has opened up Malietoa Feti's cut even more.
Boothe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from Feti.
Boothe misses with a right hand
and Feti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Feti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boothe avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe throws a lazy uppercut
and Feti counters with a straight right hand.
Boothe misses with a double jab
and Feti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boothe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boothe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boothe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Feti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick from Boothe.
Boothe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feti.
Boothe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boothe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feti.
Feti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boothe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Feti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feti drops his hands momentarily and Boothe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Feti checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boothe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boothe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boothe lands an overhand right.
Boothe misses with a kick to the body
and Feti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boothe thinking.
Feti scores with a nice strike.
Boothe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boothe, right into the meat.
Feti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boothe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Feti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boothe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Feti throws a head kick but Boothe moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Boothe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malietoa Feti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boothe misses with an uppercut
and Feti counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boothe. Feti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boothe throws the kick towards the body but Feti avoids it.
Feti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Feti might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Boothe has got the better of the exchanges.
Boothe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boothe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boothe misses the body punch
and Feti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boothe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Feti.
Boothe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Boothe backs off Feti throws a huge counter combo but Boothe manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boothe lands a nice hook to Feti's body. Feti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Feti. That's going to slow Boothe down.
Feti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Feti lands with a nice combination. Boothe backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boothe throws a shot to the body.
Boothe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Feti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boothe.
Boothe throws a leg kick
and Feti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Feti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boothe blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Boothe misses its intended target.
Boothe 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.
Feti lands a jab to Boothe's midsection.
Feti throws out a loose jab but Boothe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boothe scores with a sloppy right hand. Feti should have avoided that one.
Boothe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feti moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Feti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boothe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Feti.
Boothe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Feti.
Boothe scores with a jab to the body.
Feti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Feti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boothe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Feti misses with a head kick.
Feti works the jab nicely.
Boothe connects with a crisp jab.
Boothe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas Boothe is winning the standup battle so far.
Feti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boothe's head.
Boothe lands with a hook. Feti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The cut above Malietoa Feti's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boothe wants to land a leg kick but Feti is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Feti.
Boothe lands with a shot to the body.
Feti moves out of range as Boothe strikes.
Feti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boothe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boothe looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Boothe lands with a cross.
Feti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boothe throws a lazy body kick
and Feti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boothe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oooooh!!! Boothe has knocked Feti down with a huge combo! Boothe steps away and waves a wobbly Feti back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Malietoa Feti's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Malietoa Feti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Boothe!
Thomas Boothe retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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