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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Szymanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szymanski comes to the cage accompanied by Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Szymanski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Rose!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szymanski lands with a hook. Rose tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Szymanski misses.
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Szymanski misses with a straight left.
Lukasz Szymanski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Szymanski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rose avoids the body shot from Szymanski.
Szymanski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rose eats them both and turns towards Szymanski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Szymanski misses with a straight right.
Szymanski lands a nice looking body kick.
Szymanski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Szymanski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Szymanski.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Szymanski can pounce on him.
Rose digs a good body shot into Szymanski's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Szymanski there.
Szymanski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose thows a body kick. Szymanski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rose walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Szymanski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Szymanski scores with a jab. Rose acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Szymanski does it's job there.
Szymanski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose blocks a head kick by Szymanski.
Szymanski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Szymanski saw that one coming.
Szymanski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Szymanski misses the shot to the body.
Rose throws a half hearted mid kick.
Szymanski lands a nice shot to the body.
Szymanski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Szymanski misses with a wild body shot.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Szymanski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Szymanski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Szymanski.
Szymanski is rocked!
Rose staying out of range there.
Szymanski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Szymanski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Szymanski throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rose blocks a low kick nicely.
Szymanski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Szymanski staying out of range there.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Szymanski is out of range.
Rose falls off balance throwing a combination
and Szymanski counters with a leg kick.
Szymanski throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Szymanski throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Szymanski counters with a straight right hand.
Szymanski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Szymanski moved out of range.
Szymanski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rose will feel that in the morning.
Good work by Szymanski as he checks the leg kick.
Rose takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
An inside leg kick lands from Szymanski.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose throws a jab when Szymanski was well out of range.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Szymanski.
Szymanski works the jab nicely.
A leg kick checked by Szymanski.
Szymanski scoring well with a low kick there.
Rose misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Szymanski is able to avoid easily.
Szymanski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Szymanski works the jab nicely.
Szymanski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Szymanski misses the shot to the body.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Szymanski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rose on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Szymanski scores with a head kick. Rose tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Szymanski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rose scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Szymanski lands a slapping body shot.
Szymanski forces Rose back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Szymanski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Szymanski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Szymanski throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Szymanski cracks the inside of Rose's front leg.
Szymanski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Szymanski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szymanski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rose in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Szymanski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Szymanski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Szymanski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose throws a body punch but Szymanski moves out of range.
Szymanski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A cross from Szymanski lands.
A jab lands there for Szymanski.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Szymanski scores with a leg kick.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Szymanski.
Szymanski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Rose checks a leg kick.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szymanski swings widly with a right hand
and Rose counters with a left to the body.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Szymanski scores with a leg kick.
Szymanski tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rose with a nice cross.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Szymanski counters with a nice leg kick.
Szymanski looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Szymanski.
Szymanski misses with a double jab
and Rose counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.
Lukasz Szymanski is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Szymanski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Szymanski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rose looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rose wants to land a leg kick but Szymanski is out of range.
Szymanski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Szymanski stalks Rose and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rose's face. Rose staggers backwards, shaken.
Szymanski looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Szymanski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Szymanski seems unphased.
Rose tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Szymanski counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rose cracks the inside of Szymanski's front leg.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Szymanski moves out of range of the strikes.
Szymanski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Szymanski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Szymanski.
Rose cracks a nice hook into Szymanski's ribs.
Szymanski connects with a single shot there.
Szymanski moves out of range as Rose throws a body kick.
Szymanski misses with a straight left.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szymanski manages to avoid it.
Rose moves out of range as Szymanski throws a body kick.
Szymanski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rose checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Szymanski is just out of range.
Rose misses with the combination.
Szymanski avoids the head kick by Rose.
Rose connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szymanski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Szymanski.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose throws a push kick but Szymanski slaps the foot to one side.
Rose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Szymanski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Szymanski throws a leg kick but Rose checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Szymanski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Szymanski.
Rose takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lukasz Szymanski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Szymanski drives through and clinches with Rose against the cage.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Rose.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Szymanski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szymanski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose cracks Szymanski with a nice body shot.
Rose creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Szymanski's defenses.
Rose taking a breather.
Szymanski struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Rose.
Szymanski tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Szymanski lands a nice uppercut.
Szymanski lands a hook that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Szymanski is trying to force a seperation but Rose has the dominant position.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Szymanski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose tries to work over Szymanski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Szymanski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Szymanski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Szymanski avoiding damage.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Szymanski.
It looks like Hunter Rose has been cut.
Szymanski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Szymanski is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Szymanski jabs at Rose's body.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose clobbers Szymanski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Szymanski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Szymanski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Szymanski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Szymanski throws a leg kick but Rose moved away.
Szymanski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
A head kick misses from Szymanski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Szymanski can pounce on him.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Szymanski tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rose tried to score with a low kick but Szymanski checks it.
Rose tries to land a leg kick but Szymanski saw it coming and moves away.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunter Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Szymanski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rose's head.
Szymanski looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Rose takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Szymanski moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose takes a swing at Szymanski's ribcage but misses.
Szymanski fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Szymanski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rose cracks Szymanski with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Szymanski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Szymanski checks a low kick from Rose.
Szymanski 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.
Szymanski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Szymanski lands a nice looking body shot.
Szymanski cracks Rose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rose sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rose throws a hook but Szymanski avoids it easily.
Szymanski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Szymanski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Szymanski misses with the combination.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lukasz Szymanski.
Well Szymanski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lukasz Szymanski!
A relieved looking Lukasz Szymanski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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