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Lutte 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Art Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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156 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Art Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black rushes Wilson and presses him up against the cage.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Art Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Black instigates a clinch.
Black leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson stuffs the takedown.
Wilson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Nice body kick there by Wilson.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wilson lands a big head kick that sends Black tumbling to the mat! Wilson takes a step backwards and waves Black back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Black is rocked!
Wilson throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Black tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Wilson has managed to clinch.
Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilson lands a brutal head kick. Black looks out on his feet and Wilson throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Bryce Wilson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Creek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julius Creek!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creek darts in looking for a takedown but Fields gets double underhooks and turns Creek into the cage.
Fields drops down looking for a counter takedown but Creek sprawls and moves away.
Fields shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Creek as he jumps to the side.
Fields misses with a head kick.
Fields tries for a takedown but Creek circles away easily
and Creek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Creek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fields.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Fields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fields gets caught napping as Creek dives in and scores a takedown. Fields manages to retain guard.
Creek looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fields keeping moving, preventing Creek from controlling successfully.
Fields has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fields is pulling down on Creek's head. It's preventing any offense from Creek, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields keeping moving, preventing Creek from controlling successfully.
Fields has his hands on Creek's head, controlling the position.
Fields lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fields's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Creek moves in looking to clinch but Fields pushes him off.
Fields quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fields fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Creek to the ground. Fields is now in Creek's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fields engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Creek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fields trying to control but Creek is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creek trying to keep a closed guard but Fields is proving a slippery customer.
Fields is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fields loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fields working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fields postures up and lands a big shot to Creek's brow.
Fields advances to half guard.
Creek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Creek has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Los Angeles. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Creek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fields.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fields is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fields is looking to take a break and control but Creek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fields lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Creek is refusing to be controlled, as Fields sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fields fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Creek is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fields shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Fields 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.
Creek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Scott Fields is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch but Creek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Creek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fields.
Fields shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Creek tries a quick counter leg kick but Fields is wise to it.
Fields shoots in and bounces Creek off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fields trying to control the position from guard on top but Creek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fields has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fields is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Creek is breathing heavily.
Fields is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fields wants to control from the top but Creek keeps moving.
Fields postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fields throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fields postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Creek covers up, he's hurt! Fields keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Fields and the ref steps in to end the fight! Fields can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Fields!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy McPhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paddy McPhail!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from McPhail.
Nice shot by McPhail.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paddy McPhail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace fails with the takedown
and McPhail counters with a nice uppercut.
McPhail lands a jab to Wallace's midsection.
Wallace tries to clinch there but McPhail circles away.
Wallace takes one to the side of the head.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wallace takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McPhail is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McPhail scores with a jab to the body.
McPhail digs a good body shot into Wallace's ribs.
McPhail bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wallace's head.
McPhail digs a good hook to Wallace's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPhail scores with a jab to the jaw.
McPhail fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wallace looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McPhail throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wallace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
McPhail lands with a straight right. Wallace didn't see that one coming.
McPhail motions for Wallace to come forward. McPhail throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown but McPhail manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wallace's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McPhail lands a nice shot that snaps Wallace's head back.
Wallace is rocked!
McPhail works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
McPhail punishes Wallace's body with a nice straight punch.
McPhail dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McPhail thuds a left hand into Wallace's body.
McPhail lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right followed by a crushing left from McPhail knocks Wallace out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paddy McPhail!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donatello Turtell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harding comes to the cage accompanied by Bitch School. Donatello Turtell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donatello Turtell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding dodges the punch combination from Turtell.
Harding is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Harding misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Turtell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harding lands a nice shot that snaps Turtell's head back.
Harding lands a slapping body shot.
Harding lands a nice hook to Turtell's body. Turtell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turtell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turtell misses with a wild combination.
Harding lands a slapping body shot.
Harding lands a nice hook to Turtell's body. Turtell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turtell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harding just misses with a punch to the body.
Turtell looks to land a combination but Harding avoids it well.
Turtell throws a body punch but Harding moves out of range.
Harding swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harding throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turtell.
Turtell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harding lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding slips a jab and a cross from Turtell.
Harding works the jab nicely.
Harding is looking to wear down Turtell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harding cracks Turtell with a right hand to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Harding finds it's target.
Harding misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turtell counters with a left and a right that stings Harding.
Harding scores with a decent looking hook.
Turtell throws a series of punches but Harding moves out of range.
Turtell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turtell misses with a series of wild punches.
Harding does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harding throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Turtell tries to bum rush Harding with a series of wild strikes but Harding uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turtell has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Harding lands with a nice combination. Turtell backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Donatello Turtell has been cut.
Turtell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harding connects with a jab.
Turtell tries to move into range but Harding moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding lands a nice hook to Turtell's body. Turtell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turtell looks winded!
Turtell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harding circles away quickly and effectively.
Harding lands a right hook to the body.
Harding lands with a good body shot.
Turtell walks into a jab.
Harding misses the shot to the body.
Harding pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harding stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turtell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harding works Turtell's body with a nice hook.
Harding is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Harding cracks Turtell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harding misses with a body shot.
Harding scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harding lands a nice looking body shot.
Harding connects with a single shot there.
Turtell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harding throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harding digs a good body shot into Turtell's ribs.
Harding scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harding lands a jab to the head.
Harding is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harding wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harding lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harding swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harding cracks Turtell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harding fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Turtell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harding throws a low kick, looking for Turtell's leg but Turtell calmly moves out of range.
Turtell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Harding misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harding jabs at Turtell's body.
Some wild striking there from Turtell.
Turtell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turtell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harding scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turtell doesn't seem bothered though.
Harding lands with a hook. Turtell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harding lands with an uppercut that bounces Turtell off the cage and back into range.
Turtell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harding tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turtell was well out of range. Poor timing from Harding.
Harding fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harding lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harding lands with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harding dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooh!!! Harding has knocked Turtell down with a huge combo! Harding steps away and waves a wobbly Turtell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Turtell is rocked!
Harding dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turtell is still on wobbly legs! Can Harding finish him?
Harding drops Turtell with a straight right hand, right on the button! Harding follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Harding!
Jonathan Harding made sure to mention his sponsor, MayheM sportswear in his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Zackrisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lachlan Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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159 lbs
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144 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Zackrisson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lachlan Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassidy drives through and clinches with Zackrisson against the cage.
A short left from Cassidy.
Zackrisson blocks a body shot from Cassidy.
Cassidy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cassidy prevents a body shot from Zackrisson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassidy.
Cassidy has a couple of punches blocked by Zackrisson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cassidy.
Cassidy cracks Zackrisson with a nice body shot.
Zackrisson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cassidy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassidy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zackrisson.
Cassidy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zackrisson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zackrisson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Cassidy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy misses with the head strike.
Cassidy tries a body shot but Zackrisson blocks it.
Zackrisson lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassidy has Zackrisson pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cassidy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zackrisson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cassidy stalling in the clinch but Zackrisson improves position.
Zackrisson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zackrisson has Cassidy pressed against the cage.
Cassidy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cassidy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zackrisson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cassidy can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cassidy struggles to land a body shot inside as Zackrisson controls his hands.
Zackrisson slows down the pace here.
Cassidy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zackrisson's elbow.
Cassidy blocks an uppercut.
Zackrisson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cassidy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zackrisson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cassidy has Zackrisson pressed against the cage, preventing Zackrisson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cassidy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cassidy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zackrisson backwards.
Zackrisson misses with some punches.
Cassidy is stalling here.
The referee calls for Cassidy to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zackrisson.
Zackrisson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cassidy throws a hook but Zackrisson blocks it.
Zackrisson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Zackrisson.
Cassidy looks to throw the jab but Zackrisson is out of range.
Cassidy stuns Zackrisson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zackrisson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cassidy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cassidy moves out of range of the strikes.
Zackrisson blocks a jab.
That kick from Zackrisson tenderised Cassidy's leg. Cassidy is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zackrisson jabs at Cassidy's body.
Zackrisson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Cassidy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Cassidy blocks it.
Zackrisson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cassidy takes a swing at Zackrisson's ribcage but misses.
Cassidy takes the fight into the clinch.
Cassidy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassidy scores with a shot to the side of Zackrisson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lachlan Cassidy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zackrisson slips a jab from Cassidy.
Cassidy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zackrisson.
Cassidy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cassidy tries to clinch but Zackrisson moves out of range.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cassidy slips a jab from Zackrisson.
Cassidy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cassidy missing with a left hand there. Zackrisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zackrisson lands a leg kick that knocks Cassidy off balance momentarily.
Zackrisson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cassidy's calf.
Zackrisson throws a body punch but Cassidy moves out of range.
Cassidy missing with a left hand there. Zackrisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zackrisson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy jabs at Zackrisson's body.
Zackrisson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cassidy! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Zackrisson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zackrisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zackrisson misses with a looping left.
Zackrisson needs to keep his hands up - Cassidy had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Cassidy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cassidy works Zackrisson's body with a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cassidy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cassidy catches Zackrisson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zackrisson misses with a body shot
and Cassidy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zackrisson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cassidy is able to avoid easily.
Cassidy throws a shot to the body.
Zackrisson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zackrisson misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Cassidy.
Zackrisson swings for the body but Cassidy moves out of range.
Zackrisson walks into a stiff left hand from Cassidy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut. Cassidy saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Cassidy misses its intended target.
Cassidy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zackrisson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zackrisson. Cassidy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassidy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cassidy! But no joy.
Zackrisson works the jab nicely.
Lachlan Cassidy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cassidy lands a nice hook to Zackrisson's body. Zackrisson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cassidy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cassidy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zackrisson.
Cassidy throws out a counter right but Zackrisson avoids it with no problem.
Zackrisson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cassidy walks into a left hand.
Zackrisson lands an overhand right.
Cassidy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zackrisson.
A jab from Cassidy does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zackrisson. Cassidy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassidy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zackrisson manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson ducks under a wild hook from Cassidy.
Zackrisson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zackrisson looks to land a body kick but Cassidy moved away.
Cassidy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cassidy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Zackrisson.
Cassidy blocks a jab.
Zackrisson staying out of range there.
Zackrisson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cassidy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cassidy needs to keep his hands up - Zackrisson had a free shot at his head there.
Cassidy misses with a few strikes there.
Cassidy misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zackrisson lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cassidy misses the target.
Zackrisson defending well as Cassidy loads up on a big left hand.
Cassidy misses with a right hand
and Zackrisson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cassidy slips under a jab.
Cassidy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zackrisson moves away from the strike by Cassidy.
Zackrisson tries to score with a low kick but Cassidy moves his leg out of the way.
Zackrisson misses with the combination.
Zackrisson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zackrisson throws a shot from downtown. Cassidy moves away and avoids it.
Cassidy avoids the body shot from Zackrisson.
Cassidy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lachlan Cassidy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zackrisson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cassidy.
Cassidy misses with a straight left.
Cassidy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zackrisson dips to his left and cracks Cassidy with an uppercut!
A big right from Zackrisson misses.
Cassidy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zackrisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cassidy.
Zackrisson scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Cassidy misses.
Cassidy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zackrisson.
Nice defenses there by Cassidy.
Cassidy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zackrisson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cassidy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zackrisson scores with a jab. Cassidy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zackrisson lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Cassidy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Cassidy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cassidy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zackrisson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cassidy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Cassidy misses the target.
Zackrisson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cassidy misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Zackrisson misses the target.
Cassidy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson takes one to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cassidy, as that shot connected.
Zackrisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassidy moves away.
Zackrisson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cassidy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Zackrisson with a jab.
Zackrisson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zackrisson connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zackrisson avoids the body shot from Cassidy.
Zackrisson lands a jab to the nose.
Cassidy misses the jab.
Cassidy tries to clinch there but Zackrisson circles away.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Cassidy blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Cassidy misses.
Cassidy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zackrisson.
A combination from Zackrisson does no damage.
No joy there for Cassidy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cassidy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zackrisson moves away.
Cassidy misses with a hook.
Cassidy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cassidy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cassidy misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zackrisson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cassidy misses with an uppercut. Zackrisson saw that one coming.
Zackrisson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cassidy misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Zackrisson.
Cassidy tries to close the distance and clinch but Zackrisson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Zackrisson.
A left lands for Zackrisson.
Cassidy misses with an uppercut.
Zackrisson looks to throw the jab but Cassidy is out of range.
Zackrisson misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Cassidy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zackrisson blocks a jab.
Cassidy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zackrisson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lachlan Cassidy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassidy misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Zackrisson.
A nice side step and Cassidy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cassidy takes a swing at Zackrisson's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassidy lands a nice hook to Zackrisson's body. Zackrisson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zackrisson gets tackled into the cage by Cassidy. Cassidy maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cassidy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cassidy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cassidy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lachlan Cassidy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zackrisson tries to work over Cassidy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zackrisson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassidy misses with some punches.
Cassidy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cassidy avoids the elbow strike from Zackrisson, against the cage.
Cassidy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cassidy misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gabriel Zackrisson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cassidy throws a combination. Zackrisson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zackrisson works Cassidy's body with a nice hook.
Zackrisson takes a swing at Cassidy's ribcage but misses.
Cassidy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cassidy throws a shot from downtown. Zackrisson moves away and avoids it.
Cassidy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Zackrisson misses its intended target.
Zackrisson moves away from the strike by Cassidy.
Cassidy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zackrisson connects with a body shot.
Zackrisson ducks under a wild hook from Cassidy.
Zackrisson is looking to counter punch.
Zackrisson misses with a kick to the body.
Cassidy just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Zackrisson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Cassidy. Beautiful body shot.
Zackrisson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassidy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson lands with a cross.
Zackrisson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassidy.
Cassidy tries to clinch up
and Cassidy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cassidy wants to clinch.
Zackrisson lands a jab to the nose.
Zackrisson misses with a straight left.
Zackrisson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cassidy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy cracks Zackrisson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cassidy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zackrisson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zackrisson moves away from the strike by Cassidy.
Cassidy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cassidy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zackrisson connects with a single shot there.
Cassidy throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassidy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zackrisson takes a swing at Cassidy's ribcage but misses.
Cassidy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zackrisson. Cassidy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Cassidy misses.
Cassidy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cassidy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zackrisson. Cassidy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zackrisson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cassidy on the side of the head.
A big right from Zackrisson misses.
Cassidy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cassidy missing with a left hand there. Zackrisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cassidy. Zackrisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Zackrisson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cassidy wants to clinch.
Cassidy cracks Zackrisson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zackrisson throws a sloppy body shot
and Cassidy counters with a nice uppercut.
Cassidy takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy connects with a jab.
Cassidy loads up on a big right hand but Zackrisson slips the punch.
Zackrisson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zackrisson throws a lazy right hand but Cassidy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Cassidy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cassidy closes the distance and clinches.
Cassidy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zackrisson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassidy works on Zackrisson's body with a couple of short punches.
Zackrisson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zackrisson.
Cassidy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cassidy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zackrisson fails to pull guard.
Cassidy misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lachlan Cassidy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Zackrisson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zackrisson throws a good cross that connects.
Zackrisson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cassidy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Cassidy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zackrisson misses with a wild body shot.
Zackrisson moves away from the strike by Cassidy.
Zackrisson thumps Cassidy with a low kick.
Cassidy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zackrisson manages to avoid it.
Zackrisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Zackrisson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cassidy swings widly with a right hand
and Zackrisson counters with a stiff right hand.
Zackrisson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cassidy.
Nice cross by Cassidy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy throws a body punch but Zackrisson moves out of range.
Zackrisson needs to keep his hands up - Cassidy had a free shot at his head there.
Zackrisson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cassidy throws a hook but Zackrisson blocks it.
Cassidy rushes Zackrisson and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson blocking some punches.
Zackrisson blocks a body shot from Cassidy.
Zackrisson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cassidy has him pressed against the cage.
Cassidy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zackrisson up against the cage.
Cassidy misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cassidy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassidy lands a left hand.
Zackrisson lands with a right to the head.
Gabriel Zackrisson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy trying to control the position but instead, Zackrisson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cassidy into the cage.
Zackrisson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cassidy prevents a body shot from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassidy throws a head punch that misses.
Cassidy lands a right hand.
Zackrisson jumps guard but Cassidy stands there with Zackrisson around his waist. Zackrisson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cassidy swings wildly with an uppercut but Zackrisson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zackrisson lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson being controlled against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cassidy in his tracks.
Cassidy stalks Zackrisson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zackrisson's face. Zackrisson staggers backwards, shaken.
Zackrisson just misses with a punch to the body.
Zackrisson throws a looping overhand right but Cassidy ducks down to avoid it.
Zackrisson misses the jab.
A big left from Zackrisson misses.
Cassidy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zackrisson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cassidy.
A slow jab from Cassidy misses its intended target.
Zackrisson misses with a leg kick.
Cassidy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zackrisson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassidy avoids the body shot from Zackrisson.
Cassidy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cassidy moves out of range as Zackrisson throws a body kick.
Cassidy cracks a nice hook into Zackrisson's ribs.
Cassidy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cassidy! But no joy.
Cassidy moves out of range as Zackrisson strikes.
Cassidy fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lachlan Cassidy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cassidy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:50
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lachlan Cassidy!
Lachlan Cassidy is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Lachlan Cassidy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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