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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Jovanovic (ranked 4717 p4p, 4271 weight class) and Kevin Lassiter (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Lassiter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lassiter closes the distance and clinches.
Jovanovic takes a shot to the head.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lassiter pushes Jovanovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lassiter lands a shot to the body.
Lassiter cracks Jovanovic with a nice body shot.
Jovanovic is trying to drag Lassiter to the mat but Lassiter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lassiter lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Lassiter.
Lassiter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jovanovic's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic gets control of Lassiter's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jovanovic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jovanovic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jovanovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lassiter is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lassiter throws a strike but Jovanovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lassiter has control of Jovanovic's left arm, preventing Jovanovic from doing any damage.
Lassiter wants to sweep here but Jovanovic controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jovanovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Lassiter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jovanovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jovanovic stands up from Lassiter's guard - Jovanovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lassiter closes the distance and pushes Jovanovic back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lassiter.
Jovanovic tries to score a body lock takedown but Lassiter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lassiter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kevin Lassiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lassiter rushes Jovanovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lassiter is working Jovanovic over against the cage.
Lassiter pushes Jovanovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lassiter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lassiter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lassiter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lassiter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lassiter.
Jovanovic is trying to pull guard but Lassiter has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Jovanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jovanovic is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Lassiter.
Lassiter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jovanovic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lassiter can turn it around.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lassiter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lassiter scores with a hook to the body.
Lassiter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Lassiter.
Lassiter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lassiter lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Lassiter.
Lassiter scores with a shot to the side of Jovanovic's head.
Lassiter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lassiter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lassiter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jovanovic is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Lassiter.
Oh Jovanovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lassiter lands a left hand.
Lassiter creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jovanovic's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jovanovic drops to his knees and Lassiter pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Lassiter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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