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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Lanier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lanier comes to the cage accompanied by Sage Francis-Sea Lion. Tiger Shark will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 Sydney, Andrew Lanier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiger Shark!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lanier looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shark.
The strikes coming from Shark are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lanier parries the strikes from Shark easily there. Shark is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lanier to escape.
Shark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lanier keeps working.
Shark tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Shark trying to control the position but Lanier is working away.
Lanier tries to bench press Shark off him but Shark keeps the position.
Lanier parries the strikes from Shark easily there. Shark is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lanier to escape.
Shark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lanier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shark shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shark showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark wants to stand up but Lanier is controlling the position.
Shark escapes and gets back to his feet.
Shark gets a clinch.
Shark avoiding damage.
Shark scores with a knee to the head.
Lanier prevents the takedown attempt.
Shark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shark tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lanier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Andrew Lanier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiger Shark.
Lanier tries to pull guard but Shark holds him up against the cage and eventually Lanier drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shark.
Shark tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lanier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shark drags the fight down to the ground.
Lanier's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shark is on top in guard.
Lanier controlling the position.
Shark tries to free his leg and advance position but Lanier is retaining full guard.
Shark thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lanier keeping moving, preventing Shark from controlling successfully.
Lanier bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shark's guard.
Shark is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shark can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lanier controls the pace.
Lanier looking to pass the guard.
Lanier advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanier is looking to take a break and control but Shark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lanier content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Shark is trying to control Lanier's posture but Lanier avoids it.
Shark tries to bench press Lanier off him but Lanier keeps the position.
Lanier is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Shark's shoulder. That is not cool.
Shark is not content to let Lanier control the position.
Lanier throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Shark dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shark shoots in looking for a takedown. Lanier tries to sprawl out of it but Shark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lanier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shark shoots in looking for a takedown. Lanier tries to sprawl out of it but Shark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lanier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Lanier. No joy for Shark on that attempt.
Andrew Lanier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiger Shark.
Nice takedown defense from Lanier. No joy for Shark on that attempt.
Shark shoots in for a takedown but Lanier shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Lanier as Shark shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Lanier. No joy for Shark on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lanier closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lanier lands in his opponent's guard.
Shark looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lanier puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanier seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lanier wants to control but Shark is keeping him busy.
Lanier is looking for a kimura here.
Lanier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shark keeps working.
Lanier is looking for a kimura here.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lanier is thwarting Shark's attempts to control the position.
Shark is controlling Lanier's trapped leg to prevent Lanier from advancing to side control.
Lanier keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lanier prevents Shark from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shark shoots and misses
and Lanier counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shark's guard now.
Shark controls Lanier momentarily but Lanier frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanier controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lanier stopping the sweep attempt from Shark.
Lanier controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four 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.
Lanier has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lanier trying to control but Shark is working from the bottom.
Shark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lanier controlling from the top position.
Shark has his foot on Lanier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lanier works his way back into a safe position though.
Lanier pushing down on Shark's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lanier content to control rather than advance.
Lanier prevents Shark from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Lanier dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shark misses with a takedown
and Lanier counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shark's guard now.
Lanier trying to control but Shark is working from the bottom.
Shark trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Shark throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Shark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shark looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lanier controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shark will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lanier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shark is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shark misses with a takedown
and Lanier counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shark is trying to get back to full guard.
Shark is trying to maintain the position but Lanier is very close to passing his half guard.
Lanier wants to free his trapped foot but Shark is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lanier is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shark defends it well.
Lanier takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shark tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanier trying to control the action but Shark is working from the bottom.
Shark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lanier is working away from the top position though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lanier closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shark is trying to improve his position.
Shark trying to remain calm as Lanier controls from the top position.
Shark is trying to improve his position.
Lanier taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shark tries to improve position but can't.
Shark is being controlled here.
Lanier trying to control the position but Shark is working away.
Lanier is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shark knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lanier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shark keeps working.
Shark is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lanier asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lanier closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lanier lands in his opponent's guard.
Shark kicks Lanier off and gets to his feet.
Lanier misses with a kick to the body.
Lanier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shark circles away quickly and effectively.
Shark with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lanier counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lanier.
Andrew Lanier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiger Shark.
Lanier wants to control from the top but Shark keeps moving.
Lanier is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Lanier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lanier 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Lanier!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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