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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Kubrick (ranked 1057 p4p, 122 weight class) and Sam Spencer (ranked 2370 p4p, 260 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low 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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanley Kubrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer lands with a nice body punch.
Spencer lands with an uppercut that bounces Kubrick off the cage and back into range.
Spencer fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Kubrick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kubrick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spencer.
Kubrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Spencer controls his hands.
Kubrick tries to work over Spencer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spencer breaks the clinch.
Kubrick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spencer finds it's way round the side to connect with Kubrick's head.
Kubrick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spencer's waist but Spencer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kubrick off to one side.
A lazy left from Kubrick finds it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Kubrick has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Spencer misses with a hook. Kubrick ducked under it nicely.
Spencer misses with a combination
and Kubrick counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kubrick punishes Spencer's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Spencer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kubrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spencer lands a really nice looking cross but Kubrick seems unphased.
Spencer stuns Kubrick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spencer throws a wild body kick that Kubrick sees coming a mile off.
Spencer misses with a left hand
letting Kubrick counter with a right hand.
Kubrick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spencer finds it's way round the side to connect with Kubrick's head.
Spencer blocks a jab.
Spencer fakes the leg kick and cracks Kubrick in the body.
Kubrick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spencer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kubrick.
Nice body punch from Spencer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kubrick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kubrick throws a sloppy body shot
and Spencer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubrick blocks a jab.
Spencer throws a right hand that Kubrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Kubrick also avoids with ease.
Spencer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kubrick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spencer defends it nicely.
It seemed like Spencer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Kubrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kubrick misses with a looping left.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kubrick.
Kubrick misses with a looping left.
Kubrick lands with an overhand left.
Kubrick closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Spencer to the mat! Spencer manages to get full guard.
Spencer is trying to control the position but Kubrick postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubrick content to stall in guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kubrick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kubrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kubrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kubrick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kubrick controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Kubrick throwing strikes from guard but Spencer blocks nicely.
Kubrick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kubrick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Spencer misses with a right hand
and Kubrick counters with a nice body shot.
Kubrick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Spencer did well to prevent Kubrick getting side control.
Spencer is looking to improve his position.
Spencer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kubrick.
Spencer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kubrick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spencer has hold of Kubrick's hands but Kubrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Spencer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kubrick darts in and clinches Spencer up against the cage.
Spencer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kubrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kubrick feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Spencer wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kubrick manages to pass to side control.
Kubrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kubrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spencer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubrick lands with a punch from half guard.
Spencer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kubrick.
Kubrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kubrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Kubrick.
Kubrick is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Spencer is trying to maintain the position but Kubrick is very close to passing his half guard.
Kubrick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kubrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spencer is trying to stand.
Spencer is looking to control Kubrick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spencer avoid being mounted?
Kubrick seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Spencer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kubrick.
Spencer is trying to stand up here but Kubrick is controlling him well.
Kubrick lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubrick lands strikes from half guard.
Kubrick drops an elbow to the side of Spencer's head.
Kubrick is looking to take a break and control but Spencer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kubrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spencer can do to turn this around?
Kubrick stalling.
Kubrick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kubrick thows a huge punch but Spencer dodges it nicely.
Kubrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is in trouble now - Kubrick has advanced to mount!
Kubrick postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Spencer looks a forlorn figure.
Spencer is rocked!
You get the feeling that Spencer really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Spencer is still in real trouble! Can Kubrick finish him?
Kubrick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Spencer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kubrick postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Spencer bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kubrick and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Kubrick!
During a confident post fight interview, Stanley Kubrick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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