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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between American Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, American Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning moves in looking to clinch but Saint pushes him off.
Lightning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lightning tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lightning wants to clinch.
Saint misses with a double jab.
Lightning shoots for a double leg takedown but Saint sprawls well. He's pushed Lightning's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck for Lightning with that takedown attempt.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saint as he avoids it easily.
American Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Lightning.
Lightning is looking to clinch.
Lightning slips under a jab from Saint.
Lightning tries to clinch but Saint is having none of it.
Lightning is looking to clinch.
Lightning uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Lightning moves in looking to clinch but Saint pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lightning looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lightning tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Lightning pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chuck Lightning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Saint uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lightning.
Lightning throws a nice looking combination but Saint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saint displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lightning.
Lightning lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like American Saint has been cut.
Saint stuffs the takedown.
American Saint is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lightning is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saint sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lightning fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lightning bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lightning.
Saint takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lightning shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saint sprawls well. Saint wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lightning gets slowly back to his feet.
Saint is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lightning.
Lightning is looking to clinch but Saint is avoiding it.
Saint slips under a jab from Lightning.
Lightning moves in looking to clinch but Saint pushes him off.
Nice sprawl there from Saint as Lightning shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning throws a head kick that misses.
Lightning shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saint as he jumps to the side.
Lightning looks gassed!
Saint takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lightning shoots in but no luck this time.
Lightning throws a combination that misses
and Saint connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for Lightning with that takedown attempt.
Saint misses the jab.
Lightning throws a sloppy head kick and Saint moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Lightning dominated that round.
The cut man is working on American Saint's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lightning is defended easily by Saint.
Saint slaps away a takedown attempt from Lightning, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lightning uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint.
Lightning clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lightning manages to break the clinch.
Lightning tries to clinch up.
Saint scores with a sloppy right hand. Lightning should have avoided that one.
Saint is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lightning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint.
No joy there for Lightning, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lightning looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saint dips to his left and cracks Lightning with an uppercut!
Lightning fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lightning is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lightning throws a sloppy head kick and Saint moves out of range easily.
Saint checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lightning tries to clinch up
and Lightning takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lightning. That's going to slow Saint down.
Lightning misses with a takedown attempt - Saint sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
American Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Lightning.
Lightning blocks a jab.
Lightning tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Saint to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a hook but Lightning avoids it easily.
Lightning closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saint circles away.
Lightning is looking to clinch.
Lightning fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lightning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lightning tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lightning staying out of range there.
Lightning tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lightning is looking to clinch but Saint is avoiding it.
Lightning moves in looking to clinch but Saint pushes him off.
Lightning is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lightning misses with a head kick.
Saint keeps the fight on the outside.
Lightning tries to clinch but Saint moves out of range.
Saint throws the left hand but Lightning avoids the punch easily.
Lightning closes the distance but Saint moves to the side
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
American Saint dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on American Saint's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lightning tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Lightning tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lightning gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saint is trying to force a seperation but Lightning has the dominant position.
Lightning landing knees to the body.
Lightning is trying to maintain a safe position but Saint gets an underhook and turns Lightning into the cage.
Saint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lightning has him pressed against the cage.
Lightning lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Lightning.
Lightning has Saint pressed against the cage, preventing Saint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saint tries to break free but Lightning pushes him back against the cage.
Saint can't break the clinch.
Saint gets underhooks to prevent Lightning's takedown attempt.
Saint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saint can't break the clinch.
Saint is trying to break free.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lightning unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saint lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lightning lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lightning is struggling to control the position.
Lightning has Saint pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Saint manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lightning has Saint pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Saint manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
American Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Lightning.
Lightning lands a knee to the head.
Saint letting Lightning take a breather here.
Lightning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightning throws a head kick that half lands.
Lightning looks for a takedown but Saint sprawls well.
Lightning displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint throws out the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lightning is defended easily by Saint.
Saint dodges the punch combination from Lightning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lightning darts in trying to clinch
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
Saint throws a nice looking combination but Lightning bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lightning doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint circles away.
Lightning tries to clinch but Saint moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lightning.
Lightning tries to clinch up
and Saint counters with a left and a right that stings Lightning.
Lightning slips under a jab from Saint.
American Saint is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning throws a nice looking combination but Saint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saint drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saint throws a looping overhand right but Lightning ducks down to avoid it.
Lightning tries to clinch up.
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lightning tries to clinch
and Saint counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lightning tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lightning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightning tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Lightning comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lightning 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Lightning!
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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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