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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Lloyd (ranked 1276 p4p, 2522 weight class) and Lester Neich (ranked 173 p4p, 313 weight class). Lloyd's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Woke up this Morning- Alabama 3. Jamal Lloyd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Neich!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lloyd counters with a straight right hand.
Neich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Neich throws a jab when Lloyd was well out of range.
Neich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lloyd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lloyd moves away.
Lloyd moves in looking to clinch but Neich pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Neich misses.
Lloyd is looking to clinch.
Nice jab there from Neich.
Neich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lloyd on the side of the head.
Neich lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Neich connects with a single shot there.
Neich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lloyd momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Neich misses the target.
Neich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Neich.
Lloyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lloyd counters with a crisp one two that drops Neich! Lloyd thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Neich to his feet! Neich is in big trouble!
Neich is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lloyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neich is still on wobbly legs! Can Lloyd finish him?
Neich takes a swing at Lloyd's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lloyd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Neich seems to have recovered his senses.
Neich throws a body shot but no joy.
Lloyd forces Neich back against the cage and clinches.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Neich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neich misses with a series of wild punches.
Neich scores with a decent looking hook.
Neich lands a nice 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!
Neich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Neich cracks Lloyd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Neich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Neich.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neich misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Lloyd misses the target.
Neich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lloyd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lloyd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Neich.
Lloyd is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Neich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neich slips a jab from Lloyd.
Neich misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Lloyd misses its target.
Neich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neich lands with a nice body punch.
Neich swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.
As Lloyd backs off Neich throws a huge counter combo but Lloyd manages to avoid it all.
Neich lands with a right hand.
Neich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Neich.
Lloyd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Neich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Neich misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Lloyd misses the target.
Neich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lloyd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lloyd is looking to clinch but Neich is avoiding it.
Neich throws a jab but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Neich looks to land a right hand but Lloyd moved out of range.
Neich misses with a hook to the body
and Lloyd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neich jabs Lloyd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neich lands an overhand right.
A big right from Neich misses.
Neich looks to score with a jab to the body but Lloyd is just out of range.
Lloyd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Neich dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Neich throws an overhand right that lands on Lloyd's shoulder, as Lloyd tries to avoid the shot.
Lloyd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Neich looks to score with a jab to the body but Lloyd is just out of range.
It looked like Lloyd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Neich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lloyd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lloyd is looking to clinch but Neich is avoiding it.
Neich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Lloyd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neich.
Lester Neich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lloyd tries to clinch there but Neich circles away.
Neich catches Lloyd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd tries to clinch there but Neich circles away.
Neich throws out a counter right but Lloyd avoids it with no problem.
Neich tests Lloyd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Neich missing with a left hand there. Lloyd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lloyd tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich feints a jab promting Lloyd to slip. Neich then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lloyd slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lloyd dodges the punch combination from Neich.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lloyd wants to clinch up but Neich keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Neich.
Nice defenses there by Lloyd.
A left and a right from Neich both land. Nice combination.
Lloyd rushes Neich and presses him up against the cage.
Neich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neich lands a shot to the body.
Neich avoids a wild elbow strike from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich works the jab nicely.
Neich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neich throws a one two combo.
Good shot there by Lloyd.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Neich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Neich's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Neich stuns Lloyd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab from Neich.
Lloyd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lloyd tries to stall but Neich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lloyd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neich backwards.
Lloyd wants to stall.
Lloyd pushes Neich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lloyd.
A quick step to the side and Lloyd tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neich throws a lazy uppercut
and Lloyd counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Neich does no damage.
Neich missing with a left hand there. Lloyd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
Lloyd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Neich misses.
Neich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lloyd walks into a stiff left hand from Neich.
Neich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lloyd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lloyd blocks a jab.
Lloyd appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Lloyd misses its target.
Neich throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Lloyd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Neich lands with a good body shot.
Neich swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.
Neich throws an off balance right hand
and Lloyd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Neich throws a right hand that Lloyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Lloyd also avoids with ease.
Lloyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lloyd walks into a jab.
Lloyd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Neich in his tracks.
It looks like Lester Neich has been cut.
Neich throws a right and a left that Lloyd avoids nicely.
Lloyd seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Neich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lester Neich's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Neich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Neich.
Lloyd slips under a jab from Neich.
It looked like Lloyd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Neich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Neich lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheers as Neich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lloyd doesn't seem phased though.
Lester Neich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Neich.
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Neich.
Neich keeps the fight on the outside.
Lloyd defending well as Neich loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lloyd counters with a series of strikes. Neich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Neich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lloyd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lloyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Lloyd was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neich lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Neich finds it's target.
Neich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lloyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lloyd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neich throws a looping overhand right but Lloyd ducks down to avoid it.
Neich throws a lazy right hand but Lloyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lloyd counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Neich.
Lloyd is looking to counter punch.
Lloyd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lloyd gets a clinch.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lloyd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd lands a left hand.
Neich breaks the clinch.
Neich throws a body punch but Lloyd moves out of range.
Neich slips a jab from Lloyd.
A nice side step and Neich releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lloyd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Neich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Neich.
Lloyd throwing a counter right hand but Neich manages to avoid it.
Neich misses with a hook. Lloyd ducked under it nicely.
Neich throws a lazy right hand but Lloyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Neich swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Neich is having none of it.
Lloyd ducks right into an uppercut from Neich.
Lloyd works the jab nicely.
Neich misses with a body shot.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Neich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Neich releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Neich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Neich throws a hook to the side of Lloyd's head but Lloyd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lloyd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Neich misses with an uppercut.
Neich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lloyd throwing a counter right hand but Neich manages to avoid it.
Lloyd takes one to the side of the head.
Lloyd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neich is looking to break free of the clinch but Lloyd has double underhooks.
Lloyd trying to control the position but instead, Neich has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lloyd into the cage.
Lloyd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lloyd pushes Neich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Neich fails to land.
Neich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neich swings wildly with an uppercut but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyd lands a body shot.
Neich is trying to push Lloyd away but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lloyd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neich backwards.
Neich tries to work over Lloyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lloyd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jamal Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lloyd has a couple of punches blocked by Neich.
Neich manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Neich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Neich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Neich!
Lester Neich really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Knock Out Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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