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Event:
HFC 62: EVQ vs Cleever
Date: Jan 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Hart moved out of range.
Hart throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Hart cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hart lands the left hand.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.#TD2#
Lewis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hart sprawls well initially but Lewis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lewis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lewis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lewis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB2#
Lewis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hart has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Hart dodges it nicely.
#T1#
Lewis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
Hart regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hart controlling Lewis's posture.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Lewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hart being controlled here, momentarily.
Hart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom. #T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Lewis passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hart tries to get to full guard but Lewis has control of the leg.
Lewis slips a nice elbow through Hart's hands, connecting with Hart's forehead.
Lewis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hart! #T4#
Lewis tries to control but Hart wriggling away.
Lewis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lewis is landing with some decent strikes but Hart is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hart is squirming around, avoiding Lewis's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Hart really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lewis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Hart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lewis in his tracks.
Hart misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Hart. No joy for Lewis on that attempt.
Hart throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
so Lewis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hart has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Hart looking for a sweep. Not yet Hart, not yet.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Lewis drops back looking for a leg! Hart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hart manages to kick Lewis off! Lewis jumps back into Hart's guard. #T1#
Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.
Lewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hart wants to get back to his feet but Lewis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lewis manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T2#
Lewis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hart's guard. #REVB#
Lewis wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Michael Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis connects with a couple of short punches.
Lewis is in close to Hart's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hart's head.
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hart's head.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lewis is working Hart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
Hart had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lewis defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hart keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hart wants to stand up but Lewis is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hart throwing a counter right hand but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hart as he jumps to the side.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Hart.
Lewis swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis shoots for a takedown but Hart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cole Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Lewis.#T1#
Lewis has a takedown stuffed.
Hart throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and Lewis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis scoring with some ground and pound.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom. #T2#
Lewis connects with a couple of short punches.
Hart is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.
Lewis lands a couple of elbows.
Lewis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lewis landing with the ground and pound.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.
Cole Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Lewis landing some decent shots from guard.
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
Hart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lewis is aware though and is defending well.
Lewis is working Hart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB#
Hart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T4#
Lewis stands up over Hart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Lewis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Hart is striking from the bottom but Lewis uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Lewis passes to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lewis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Michael Lewis wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Michael Lewis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
HFC 56: Hunt vs Fermi
Date: Dec 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Mo misses with a looping right.
Mo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lewis.
We've been hearing reports that Lewis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mo slaps away a takedown attempt from Lewis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lewis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#KD2#
and Mo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lewis! Mo lets Lewis back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT2#It looks like Michael Lewis has been cut.#T1#
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mo.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Mo saw that one coming.
Mo lands with a nice body punch.
Mo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown but Mo shows good takedown defense.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mo! But no joy.
Mo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lewis throws an overhand right that lands on Mo's shoulder, as Mo tries to avoid the shot.
Mo throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis. #T2##KD2#
Mo cracks Lewis with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lewis looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mo finish him?
#ROC2#Lewis is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown but Mo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lewis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mo fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Lewis out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Neesum Mo!
Neesum Mo thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
HFC 41: Makani vs Chai
Date: Oct 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Lewis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duran circles away.
Lewis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lewis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duran tries to avoid it but Lewis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duran to the ground. Duran escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duran stuffs the takedown attempt from Lewis. Lewis gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Duran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duran is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duran lands with a nice body punch. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lewis.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran controls the position for a moment.
Lewis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T1#
Lewis working the ground and pound from side control.
Duran parries the strikes from Lewis easily there. Lewis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Duran to escape.
Duran regains half guard, as Lewis was trying to land strikes.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lewis misses with a head shot. Duran uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Duran is keeping the position.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing.
Lewis scoring with punches to the head and body. #T2#
Duran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lewis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duran has Lewis pulled in close to control his posture.
Lewis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Duran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Lewis throws a big elbow that misses.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duran is keeping the position for now.
Lewis throws a big right hand that misses.
Lewis is pushing down on Duran's leg trying to pass to half guard. Duran is fighting to maintain full guard but Lewis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Duran keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Let's hope that Duran has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Duran wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Lewis. #T4#
Duran has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lewis is working away from the top position though.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Duran tries to get to full guard but Lewis has control of the leg.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Duran dodges it nicely.
Lewis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Duran felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duran can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis trying to advance position but Duran counters by regaining guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duran is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis throws a strike but Duran rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lewis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Nice takedown defense from Duran. No joy for Lewis on that attempt.
A nice side step and Duran releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lewis fails to land the takedown.
Lewis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duran lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duran misses the body punch #TD#
and Lewis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis throws a big elbow that misses.
Lewis throws a strike but Duran rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1##SUB#
Lewis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duran sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Lewis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duran defends well.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Duran not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duran doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duran manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lewis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Duran puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T3##SUB#
Lewis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Duran pulls his head out easily.
Duran takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lewis tries to roll over but Duran keeps him under control.
Duran content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Michael Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lewis gets back to full guard.
#SUB#
Lewis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Duran is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lewis.
Lewis is looking to reverse the position.#T4#
Lewis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Duran off and has taken his back!
Lewis is hanging on to Duran's back as he tries to escape.
Lewis is working the ground and pound. Can Duran escape?
The referee is taking a good look at Duran as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Lewis!
Lewis throwing sloppy strikes.
Lewis is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Duran up.
Lewis missing with punches from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis misses with punches from the back.
Lewis is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Lewis connects with a big shot to the side of Duran's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lewis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Lewis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lewis darts in looking for a takedown but Duran gets double underhooks and turns Lewis into the cage.
Duran stops a takedown attempt from Lewis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Duran manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
Lewis looking to score a takedown here. Duran is defending well but Lewis drives through and ends up in Duran's guard.
Lewis lands a couple of elbows.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
Lewis is looking to pass into half guard but Duran pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Duran is in guard.#REVB##SUB#
Lewis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duran is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB#
Lewis is looking for a triangle here but Duran uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
#T1#
Lewis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lewis is working hard here to advance position.
Duran gets to mount! Lewis was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lewis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bo Duran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lewis looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Lewis wants to escape the position.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duran can do to turn this around?
Lewis breaks Duran's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Duran blocks nicely.
Lewis throws a big right hand that misses.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Duran has wrist control.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Duran seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Michael Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Duran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lewis looking to sit in guard and control but Duran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Lewis has his foot on Duran's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duran works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lewis is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Lewis trying to control but Duran is working from the bottom.
Duran has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Duran keeps moving.
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 Michael Lewis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lewis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Michael Lewis wins by unanimous decision!
Michael Lewis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
Big Wave Big Man Tournament R1
Date: Apr 30, 2022 |
#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hawk. #TD2#
Lewis shoots in and bounces Hawk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lewis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lewis landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Lewis stands up from Hawk's guard - Lewis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis throws a leg kick that misses. #T1#
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Lewis counters with a single leg into guard. Hawk didn't expect that.
Hawk is looking to stand back up but Lewis counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hawk. #REVR##SUB2#
Hawk is trying to control Lewis's posture. Lewis takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Hawk! Lewis is rotating here... this could be the end... Hawk is out! Lewis has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michael Lewis!
An out of breath Michael Lewis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
USFR1
Date: Apr 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Michael Lewis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dontrel Lewis.
Michael Lewis fails with a takedown attempt.
Michael Lewis dodges the punch combination from Dontrel Lewis.
Dontrel Lewis looks to land a combination but Michael Lewis avoids it well.
Michael Lewis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Michael Lewis is looking to clinch but Dontrel Lewis is avoiding it.
Michael Lewis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dontrel Lewis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Michael Lewis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dontrel Lewis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Michael Lewis is in Dontrel Lewis's guard.
Michael Lewis advances position into side control!
Michael Lewis is chipping away with strikes.
#SUB#
Michael Lewis tries for a kimura but Dontrel Lewis is defending well.
Michael Lewis wants to stand but Dontrel Lewis is controlling his arm.#T1#
Dontrel Lewis defending against the ground and pound.
Dontrel Lewis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Michael Lewis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Michael Lewis wants to pass to mount but Dontrel Lewis is defending the position.
Dontrel Lewis is refusing to be controlled, as Michael Lewis sits in half guard.
Dontrel Lewis keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Michael Lewis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dontrel Lewis gets full guard.
Michael Lewis wants to get up but he can't break Dontrel Lewis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Michael Lewis working some strikes from top position.
Dontrel Lewis pulls Michael Lewis in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michael Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Dontrel Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Michael Lewis.
I think Michael Lewis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Dontrel Lewis!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Dontrel Lewis!
Dontrel Lewis wins by split decision!
After winning the bout, Dontrel Lewis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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