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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amir Lohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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130 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
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160 cm
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135 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Lohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Lohan as Cherry shoots in.
Lohan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cherry is pressed up against the cage. Lohan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cherry down to the mat. Cherry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lohan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cherry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lohan swivels and escapes.
Lohan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cherry throws a body punch but Lohan moves out of range.
Cherry shoots in looking for a takedown. Lohan tries to sprawl out of it but Cherry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lohan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Amir Lohan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Cherry.
Lohan tries to clinch but Cherry moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry shoots in but no luck this time.
Lohan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cherry misses with a leg kick
and Lohan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cherry won't be happy with that.
Lohan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cherry down.
Lohan lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lohan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry is trying to control Lohan's posture but Lohan avoids it.
Cherry gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cherry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cherry wants to sweep but no luck.
Lohan is stalling in the full guard.
Lohan tries to free his leg and advance position but Cherry is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lohan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lohan is stalling in the full guard.
Lohan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lohan trying to control but Cherry is working from the bottom.
Lohan is working Cherry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lohan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cherry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lohan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cherry on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lohan wants to control but Cherry is keeping him busy.
Cherry can't do much from the bottom here.
Lohan tries to advance to mount but Cherry denies him.
Lohan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cherry keeps working.
Lohan is chipping away with strikes.
Lohan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lohan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cherry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry holds on to Lohan's head and controls the position momentarily.
Cherry has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lohan wants to control but Cherry is keeping him busy.
Cherry is looking to reverse the position.
Lohan taking a breather here.
Cherry throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lohan trying to control the position but Cherry is working away.
Lohan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cherry, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Lohan dominated that 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.
Cherry fails with the takedown
and Lohan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lohan wants to clinch.
Cherry tries to keep at a distance but Lohan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lohan wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lohan pushes Cherry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cherry is trying to drag Lohan to the mat but Lohan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lohan is pressed up against the cage. Cherry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lohan down to the mat. Lohan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Amir Lohan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Cherry.
Jab, jab by Cherry - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lohan trying to hold on to Cherry's head to control him but Cherry postures up.
Lohan is controlling Cherry's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cherry prevents Lohan from improving his position.
Lohan is staying active underneath Cherry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cherry prevents Lohan from improving his position.
Cherry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lohan tries to roll over but Cherry keeps him under control.
Lohan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cherry is working away from the top position though.
Lohan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lohan trying to control the position here.
Lohan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cherry can do to turn this around?
Lohan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cherry controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lohan tries to clinch but Cherry is having none of it.
Cherry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lohan circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Cherry.
Lohan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cherry.
Lohan wants to clinch up but Cherry keeps it at a distance.
Cherry feints the counter takedown.
Cherry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lohan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown but Lohan shows good takedown defense.
Cherry lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lohan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cherry has a hand on Lohan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lohan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cherry manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lohan trying to control from half guard but Cherry is working away.
Lohan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lohan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cherry defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cherry tries to get to full guard but Lohan has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cherry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lohan shoots for a takedown but Cherry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lohan slips a jab and a cross from Cherry.
Lohan attempts a counter takedown but Cherry avoids it well and moves away.
Cherry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lohan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lohan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lohan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cherry stays in close to Lohan's body and controls the position.
Lohan 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lohan keeping full guard, as Cherry tries to pass.
Lohan looking for a sweep. Not yet Lohan, not yet.
Cherry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lohan trying to control the position.
Cherry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lohan looking to control.
Lohan keeping full guard, as Cherry tries to pass.
Lohan working for a triangle but Cherry defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lohan controlling the position.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but Lohan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cherry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lohan circles away.
Lohan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cherry shoots and misses
and Lohan counters by moving into the clinch.
Cherry gets underhooks to prevent Lohan's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry avoiding damage as Lohan throws knees to the body.
Lohan looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Lohan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cherry turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lohan struggling a bit here.
Lohan is trying to get back to half guard.
Cherry is looking to take a break and control but Lohan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry working the strikes but Lohan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Cherry is thwarting Lohan's attempts to control the position.
Cherry content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Cherry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cherry 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Cherry!
Jack Cherry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Amir Lohan spoke after the fight, saying 'Não é mais para mim. Eu vou voltar em breve. Obrigado a todos'.
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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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