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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Lutz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Shea misses the target.
Shea connects with a nice looking jab.
#CUT2#
It looks like Matthew Lutz has been cut.
Shea waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lutz.
Lutz tries to clinch up.
Shea throws a hook but Lutz avoids it easily.
Lutz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lutz moves in looking to clinch but Shea pushes him off.
Lutz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shea circles away.
Shea misses with an uppercut. Lutz saw that one coming.
Shea throws the left hand but Lutz avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Shea misses.
Shea scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shea takes one on the button.
Shea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shea ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shea looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shea misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lutz slips under a jab.#T1#
Shea looks to throw the jab but Lutz is out of range.
Shea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shea swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shea fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lutz on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Shea.
Shea might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shea checks a leg kick.
Shea misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lutz.
Lutz wants to clinch.
Shea doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lutz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shea.
Lutz has his takedown stuffed
and Shea counters with a stiff right hand.
Lutz on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T2#
Lutz takes one on the button.
Shea ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shea looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shea stuffs the takedown attempt from Lutz. Lutz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Lutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lutz moves away.
Shea looks to throw the jab but Lutz is out of range.
Shea swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lutz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shea.
Shea throws a hook to the side of Lutz's head but Lutz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lutz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lutz fails with a takedown attempt.
Lutz wants to slow Shea down by chopping away at his legs.
Lutz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lutz is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lutz throws a head kick but Shea moves out of range.
#T3#
A jab from Shea misses.
Lutz tries to counter with a takedown but Shea is quick to defend against it.
Lutz misses with a leg kick.
Shea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lutz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lutz dives in and grabs Shea's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shea pushes down on Lutz's head and hops out.
Shea throws out a counter right but Lutz avoids it with no problem.
Lutz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shea swivels and escapes.
A shot to the liver by Shea. Beautiful body shot.
Shea with a nice cross.
Shea dips to his left and cracks Lutz with an uppercut!
Lutz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shea scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lutz has his takedown stuffed
and Shea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shea is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lutz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lutz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T4#
Shea lands a slapping body shot.
A jab lands there for Shea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lutz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shea connects with a body shot.
Nico Shea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shea lands a lovely overhand right.
Lutz walks into a straight right hand from Shea.
Nice straight punches there by Shea. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shea.
Shea thuds a left hand into Lutz's body.
Lutz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lutz drops his hands momentarily and Shea takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lutz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lutz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shea lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Shea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Lutz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Shea keeps the fight on the outside.
Nico Shea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shea cracks Lutz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lutz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lutz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lutz shoots in for a takedown but Shea shows good takedown defense.
Lutz misses with the combination.
Shea lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lutz tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lutz ducks under a wild hook from Shea.
Lutz moves in looking to clinch but Shea pushes him off.
Shea missing with a left hand there. Lutz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lutz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Shea misses with a looping left.
Lutz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Lutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lutz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shea slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matthew Lutz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lutz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shea scores with a shot to the body.
Lutz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nico Shea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutz shoots and misses
enabling Shea to counter with a crisp jab.
Shea fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shea cracks Lutz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shea fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lutz on the side of the head.
Shea with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lutz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shea to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Lutz misses.
Shea uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lutz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shea catches Lutz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lutz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lutz or perhaps it was just good defense by Shea, which made it look bad.
Shea scores with a jab. Lutz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lutz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lutz closes the distance but Shea moves to the side
and Shea counters with a right hand to the body. #T3#
Shea connects with a body shot that sends Lutz's belly button to the back.
Lutz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shea connects with a crisp jab.
Lutz wants to clinch up but Shea keeps it at a distance.
Lutz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shea finds it's way round the side to connect with Lutz's head.
Lutz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shea tries to avoid it but Lutz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shea to the ground. Shea escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lutz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lutz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Shea lands a jab-cross combination.
Shea is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shea changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lutz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lutz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shea.
Lutz misses with a body kick.#T4#
Lutz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lutz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lutz misses with a takedown
and Shea counters with a straight right hand.
Shea connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lutz momentarily.
Lutz tries to clinch but Shea moves out of range.
Lutz throws a leg kick
and Shea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lutz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shea punishes Lutz's body with a nice straight punch.
Shea digs a good body shot into Lutz's ribs.
A big right from Shea misses.
Lutz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shea sprawls well. Shea wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lutz gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Shea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matthew Lutz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Lutz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shea connects with a looping right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Shea there.
Shea scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Shea.
Shea waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lutz.
Lutz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lutz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shea misses with a hook.
Shea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lutz tries for a takedown but Shea sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shea connects with a looping right hand.
#T1#
Lutz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lutz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lutz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shea counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Lutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shea connects with a body shot that sends Lutz's belly button to the back.
Shea throws a shot to the body.
Shea lands a slapping body shot.
Shea throws a series of punches but Lutz avoids them all with ease.
Shea works Lutz's body with a nice hook.
Lutz shoots in but no luck this time.
Shea lands with a right hand.
Shea throws a hook to the side of Lutz's head but Lutz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Lutz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lutz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lutz moves out of range as Shea strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shea misses the jab.
Lutz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shea as he jumps to the side.
Nico Shea is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shea thuds a left hand into Lutz's body.
Lutz fails with a takedown attempt.
Shea scores with a shot to the body.
#T3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lutz.
Shea works the jab nicely.
Lutz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lutz has his takedown stuffed
and Shea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lutz takes one to the chin there.
A left lands for Shea.
Lutz takes one to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Shea. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shea.#T4#
Shea fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lutz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shea cracks Lutz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Shea. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lutz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shea throws out a powerful jab.
Shea scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shea lands a jab-cross combination.
Shea swings for the body but Lutz moves out of range.
Lutz tries to clinch but Shea moves away
enabling Shea to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthew Lutz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shea displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lutz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nico Shea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shea has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 24:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nico Shea!
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