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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garaile Lban (ranked 882 p4p, 633 weight class) and Luke Neil (ranked 142 p4p, 95 weight class). Neil has chosen Linkin Park - In the end as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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17 - 7 - 0 |
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13 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garaile Lban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Neil!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil lands a jab to Lban's midsection.
Lban defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neil.
Lban was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Lban misses the target.
We've been told by Lban's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garaile Lban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lban misses with a few strikes there.
Neil feints and then cracks Lban's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lban down.
Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lban swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neil tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neil manages to avoid it.
Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lban.
Lban swings widly with a right hand
enabling Neil to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil tries a low kick but Lban avoids it.
Lban went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Both fighters circling a little - Neil finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Neil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lban counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Neil takes one to the chin there.
A lazy left from Lban finds it's target.
A big left from Lban misses.
Lban drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lban moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neil moves away.
A nice side step and Neil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lban connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lban throws a jab when Neil was well out of range.
Garaile Lban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neil scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lban lands a jab to Neil's midsection.
A jab from Neil does it's job there.
Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neil misses with a body kick.
Neil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lban lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neil at a distance.
Neil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neil unleashes a big counter combination but Lban bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lban digs a good body shot into Neil's ribs.
Lban walks into a left hand.
Lban takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neil misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil misses with a jab to the body
letting Lban counter with a right hand.
Neil looks for the body kick but Lban saw that one coming.
Lban fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Neil on the side of the head.
Neil thows a leg kick but Lban checks it
and Neil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Luke Neil has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lban's head backwards.
Lban looks to land a right hand but Neil moved out of range.
Lban misses with a hook
letting Neil counter with a right hand.
Neil shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Neil will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Neil's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lban misses the shot to the body.
Lban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lban avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lban comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neil throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lban blocks a jab.
Neil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lban.
Neil looks to land a left hand but Lban moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lban looks to score with a jab to the body but Neil is just out of range.
Lban looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Lban.
Neil misses with a looping right.
Lban tries to counter by clinching up but Neil breaks away and moves out of range.
Neil drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Neil working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Neil in side control, throwing shots but Lban defends.
Neil misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil wants to control but Lban is keeping him busy.
Lban prevents Neil from improving position.
Check out the look on Neil's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Neil controlling the position.
Neil tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Neil has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Neil tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Neil is looking to take a break and control but Lban is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lban taking a bit of punishment here - Neil scoring with strikes.
Neil trying to control the action but Lban is working from the bottom.
Neil lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neil working the head with strikes.
Neil in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Neil is looking to take a break and control but Lban is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neil throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Neil is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lban knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Neil tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lban's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Neil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Neil's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Neil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Neil looks to land a combination but Lban avoids it well.
Neil tried to score with a low kick but Lban checks it.
Lban is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lban with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neil to score with a decent uppercut.
Neil has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Some wild striking there from Lban.
Neil is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil throws a combination that misses
and Lban counters with a nice uppercut.
Lban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neil moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lban misses with a right hand
and Neil counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neil seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lban does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neil throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lban is not content to let Neil control the position.
Neil is looking to stall here but Lban recovers full guard.
Lban keeping moving, preventing Neil from controlling successfully.
Neil not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Garaile Lban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil trying to control but Lban is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Lban misses the target.
Garaile Lban is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Neil.
Neil jabs Lban to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lban throws a series of punches but Neil avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil avoids the body shot from Lban.
Lban throws an off balance right hand
and Neil counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Neil looks for the body kick but Lban saw that one coming.
Lban misses with a wild body shot.
Neil looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lban taking some punishment here, with Neil in his half guard.
Neil throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neil working Lban over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil stalling.
Lban looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neil is trying to control the action in half guard but Lban is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neil thows a huge punch but Lban dodges it nicely.
Lban keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neil lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Neil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Neil winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Neil!
Luke Neil thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Garaile Lban had this to say: 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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