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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Tel� (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Forclit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tel�'s entrance music is Michel Telo - Ai se eu te pego. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 cm
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209 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
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195 cm
28
211 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Tel�! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Happy Forclit! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tel� dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Forclit drives through with a takedown into guard. Forclit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Tel� has control of Forclit's left arm, preventing Forclit from doing any damage. Forclit scoring with punches to the head and body. Tel� is looking to sweep but instead, Forclit has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Forclit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tel� defending well though. Forclit seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Forclit is thwarting Tel�'s attempts to control the position. Tel� wants to get back to full guard. Forclit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Tel� is trying to maintain the position but Forclit is very close to passing his half guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Forclit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tel�'s head. Forclit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Forclit working Tel� over with strikes. Forclit landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Tel� avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Forclit. Tel� keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Forclit throwing shots but Tel� is blocking nicely.
Forclit wants to work for an arm triangle but Tel� is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Forclit misses with a head shot. Tel� uses the momentum to regain guard. Forclit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Forclit throws a big right hand that misses. Forclit is pushing down on Tel�'s leg trying to pass to half guard. Tel� is fighting to maintain full guard but Forclit has managed to sneak the leg through. Tel� is trying to control but can't.
Tel� wants to get back to full guard but Forclit has mounted him! Tel� wants to hold on but Forclit pushes him away. Forclit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tel� hang on? Forclit looking to ground and pound but Tel� is blocking nicely. Tel� is in all sorts of trouble here.
Forclit thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Forclit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Forclit unloading with bombs! Tel� tries to reverse the position but Forclit maintains control. Tel� wants to control but Forclit is having none of it. Forclit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Forclit with good strikes from the mount here! Forclit connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Forclit lands a nice shot to the head. Tel� has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Forclit's lack of action.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Tel� is trying to maintain the position but Forclit is very close to passing his half guard. Tel� is staying active underneath Forclit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Forclit looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Forclit trying to control the action but Tel� is working from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Forclit dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tel�. Tel� throws a shot to the body.
Forclit has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Forclit lands a nice looking body shot.
Forclit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tel�. Forclit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tel� will feel that in the morning. Forclit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Tel� looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Forclit takes a swing at Tel�'s ribcage but misses. Michel Tel� seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tel� swings away with a leg kick that misses. Tel� connects with a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tel� connects with a body shot that sends Forclit's belly button to the back. Tel� does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Tel� turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Tel� lands a body shot.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Forclit getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Tel� scores with a hook to the body. Forclit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Forclit swings widly with a right hand
and Tel� counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Tel� lands the left hand.

It looks like Happy Forclit has been cut. No joy there for Tel�, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Forclit takes a swing at Tel�'s ribcage but misses. Tel� throws a lazy right hand but Forclit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Tel� lands a nice leg kick that just misses Forclit's sensitive parts. A clash of legs there as Forclit blocks the low kick. Forclit only half commits to the counter leg kick. Tel� throws the kick towards the body but Forclit avoids it. Forclit lands with a nice combination. Tel� backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Michel Tel� has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Forclit throws a leg kick which misses Tel�'s front leg but catches the back leg as Tel� tries to avoid it. Forclit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Forclit connects with a body shot that sends Tel�'s belly button to the back.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Tel� moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Tel� is rocked! Forclit connects with a solid leg kick. Tel� misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forclit.
Forclit throws a chopping leg kick but Tel� manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Tel� lands a jab to Forclit's midsection. Tel� throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Tel� avoids the body shot from Forclit.
Tel� scores with a nice right hand.
Tel� lands with a right hand. Forclit with a body punch. A glancing blow. Forclit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Tel� finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Forclit scores with a decent looking hook.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Forclit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Tel� is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Forclit lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Tel� falls backwards - clearly groggy! Forclit dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Happy Forclit! Our winner, Happy Forclit, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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