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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hollywood Hitter (ranked 24381 p4p, 6977 weight class) and Maris Lakis (ranked 634 p4p, 542 weight class). Hollywood Hitter has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hollywood Hitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maris Lakis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitter closes the distance and clinches.
Lakis jumps guard but Hitter stands there with Lakis around his waist. Lakis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hitter tries to pull guard but Lakis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lakis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hitter just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've been informed that Lakis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lakis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lakis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lakis clinches.
Lakis cracks Hitter with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lakis lands a shoulder strike.
Lakis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Hitter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hitter passes to side control.
Lakis pushes Hitter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hitter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lakis can't do much from the bottom here.
Hitter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lakis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hitter seems to be working for a kimura but Lakis defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lakis gets back to full guard.
Hitter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lakis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hitter has managed to get both his arms back between Lakis's legs - danger averted.
Hitter stands up over Lakis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hitter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lakis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hitter has managed to get both his arms back between Lakis's legs - danger averted.
Lakis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lakis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter trying to control the position from guard on top but Lakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hitter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hitter is fighting to break Lakis's control of his arms but Lakis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lakis manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lakis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hitter shoots in but no luck this time.
Hitter shoots in for a takedown but Lakis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hollywood Hitter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lakis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hitter takes a step back to recover.
Hitter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lakis circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lakis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lakis showed some decent athleticism there.
Lakis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lakis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitter is looking for a sweep. Lakis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maris Lakis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lakis shoots in and bounces Hitter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hitter pushes Lakis off and gets back to his feet.
Hitter gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitter trying to control the action but Lakis is working from the bottom.
Hitter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lakis tries to bench press Hitter off him but Hitter keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakis stops Hitter from passing to mount.
Hitter throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lakis works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nice strikes from Hitter there.
Hitter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lakis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hitter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lakis is just riding it out for now. Hitter eventually gives up the hold.
Lakis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hitter is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hitter prevents Lakis from improving his position.
Lakis wants to control but Hitter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hitter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nice strikes from Hitter there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hitter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hitter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hitter not doing much here.
Hitter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lakis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hitter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lakis is doing well to control the position and prevent Hitter from advancing to side control.
Lakis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hitter.
Lakis is looking to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lakis thows a body kick. Hitter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lakis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hitter as he avoids it easily.
Hitter keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hitter goes for a double leg but Lakis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lakis continues to drive forward.
Lakis throws a counter combo.
Lakis avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hollywood Hitter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hitter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lakis circles away.
Lakis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lakis moves into range and clinches up with Hitter.
Lakis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Lakis finds it's way through Hitter's defenses.
Hitter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lakis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hitter shoots in for a double leg but Lakis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hitter shoots in and drives through. Lakis sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hollywood Hitter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Hitter as Lakis shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitter gets tackled into the cage by Lakis. Lakis maintains the clinch.
Lakis lands a takedown into guard.
Hitter wants to sweep here but Lakis controlling him for the moment.
Lakis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hitter's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakis 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.
Hitter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hitter, not yet.
Lakis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hitter is proving hard to escape from.
Lakis stands up from Hitter's guard - Lakis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hitter shoots for a takedown but Lakis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lakis closes the distance and clinches.
Lakis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hollywood Hitter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lakis defends well and Hitter ends up having to push Lakis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hitter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lakis slows down the pace here.
Lakis jumps guard but Hitter stands there with Lakis around his waist. Lakis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lakis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter blocks the body kick.
Hitter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lakis closes the distance and clinches up with Hitter, looking for a takedown. Lakis pushes Hitter against the cage but Hitter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hitter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lakis manages to circle out of the way.
Lakis throws a sloppy head kick and Hitter moves out of range easily.
Hitter tries to counter by clinching up but Lakis breaks away and moves out of range.
Hitter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lakis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maris Lakis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hitter throws a series of punches but Lakis avoids them all with ease.
Hitter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lakis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hitter was covering up waiting for the punch and Lakis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hitter controls Lakis momentarily but Lakis frees himself.
Lakis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakis stopping the sweep attempt from Hitter.
Lakis stays in close to Hitter's body and controls the position.
Hitter has Lakis pulled in close to control his posture.
Lakis trying to control but Hitter is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lakis tries to free his leg and advance position but Hitter is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maris Lakis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lakis 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maris Lakis!
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energy
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hype
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