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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lashley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hustlin. The crowd seem to be enjoying Paul's choice of entrance music: Hell & Back. Luke Lashley had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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153 lbs
21 - 23 - 0 |
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148 lbs
24 - 19 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Les Paul!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lashley keeps the fight on the outside.
Lashley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Paul to the mat! Paul manages to get full guard.
Lashley stopping the sweep attempt from Paul.
Lashley wants to stand but Paul is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lashley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paul avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lashley landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paul is on top in guard.
Lashley keeping full guard, as Paul tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lashley is on top in guard.
Paul avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paul utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lashley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lashley postures up.
Lashley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lashley throws an elbow that misses. Paul uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lashley's guard. Nice move by Paul!
Lashley wants to stand but Paul is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley wants to sweep here but Paul controlling him for the moment.
Paul tries to stand but Lashley is controlling from the bottom.
Lashley is looking to stand up but Paul isn't so interested in that idea.
Paul works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lashley is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at 11th Planet Fitness ($350/wk), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lashley is refusing to be controlled, as Paul sits in half guard.
Paul is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley is in trouble now - Paul has advanced to mount!
Paul stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Paul tries to sprawl but Lashley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lashley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paul's head.
Paul controlling the position for now.
Lashley wants to stand but Paul has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Lashley throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Paul to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul trying to control the position.
Lashley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paul pushes Lashley off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lashley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paul decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lashley's guard.
Paul drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lashley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lashley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lashley!
You can see the frustration on Paul's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lashley stands up and beckons Paul to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luke Lashley will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Lashley. Those never looked like landing.
Lashley takes the fight into the clinch.
Paul prevents a takedown attempt there.
Paul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paul tries to keep at a distance but Lashley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lashley has hold of one of Paul's legs. Paul is fighting the takedown attempt but Lashley gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lashley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lashley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lashley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lashley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paul is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lashley throws a strike but Paul rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul wants to stand and escape but instead Lashley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lashley landing with the ground and pound.
Lashley trying to move into half guard but instead Paul has managed to sweep!
Paul is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Paul trying to control but Lashley is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paul is controlling him.
Paul trying to control the position from guard on top but Lashley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luke Lashley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Les Paul was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lashley ducks under a wild hook from Paul.
Lashley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Paul counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lashley darts in looking for a takedown but Paul gets double underhooks and turns Lashley into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paul decides to pull guard.
Paul working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lashley.
Lashley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lashley connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lashley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paul wants to get back to his feet but Lashley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Paul controlling Lashley's posture.
Lashley cracks Paul with a solid left hand.
Paul wants to sweep here but Lashley controlling him for the moment.
Lashley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lashley scoring with some ground and pound.
Lashley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley throws a strike but Paul rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lashley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Paul is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Lashley manages to break the clinch.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lashley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lashley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paul.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lashley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lashley misses with a takedown attempt - Paul sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Luke Lashley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lashley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lashley forces Paul back against the cage and clinches.
Paul changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lashley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lashley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paul makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Lashley dominated that second round.
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!
Lashley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paul but Paul pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lashley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paul avoids it really well and circles away.
Lashley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paul cracks Lashley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paul misses with a body kick.
Lashley misses with a takedown attempt
and Paul counters with a single leg into guard. Lashley didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lashley wants to stand but Paul is controlling the position.
Paul looking to sit in guard and control but Lashley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paul seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley wants to stand but Paul has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lashley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lashley throwing strikes but missing.
Lashley prevents Paul from getting back to his feet.
Lashley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lashley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lashley landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paul is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lashley gets to his feet. Paul looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lashley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Paul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lashley rushes Paul and presses him up against the cage.
Lashley pulls Paul into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul gets to his feet - Lashley follows without any prompting.
Paul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lashley has a takedown stuffed.
Lashley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley misses with a takedown attempt
and Paul counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paul jumps guard but Lashley stands there with Paul around his waist. Paul gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paul is trying to force a seperation but Lashley has the dominant position.
Lashley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paul pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paul tries for a takedown but Lashley manages to get underhooks.
Lashley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lashley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paul keeps control of Lashley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lashley wants a takedown.
Paul is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lashley is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Paul to the mat. Paul regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lashley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lashley postures up and lands a big shot to Paul's brow.
Lashley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul keeping moving, preventing Lashley from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lashley.
Lashley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paul had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lashley defends it easily.
Lashley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Luke Lashley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paul utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lashley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lashley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paul swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Lashley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lashley 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Lashley!
Luke Lashley made sure to mention his sponsor, Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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