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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lester Neich (ranked 1832 p4p, 3265 weight class) and Darren Elkins (ranked 234 p4p, 358 weight class). Neich comes to the ring accompanied by YKWIM? - Yot club. The crowd seem to be enjoying Elkins's choice of entrance music: Central Cee - Loading. Lester Neich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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18 - 11 - 0 |
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170 cm
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5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Neich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Elkins!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkins slips a jab from Neich.
Elkins tries to counter with a clinch but Neich shakes him off and moves away.
Elkins misses with a wild combination.
Neich catches Elkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Neich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Neich throws a jab when Elkins was well out of range.
Neich clobbers Elkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Neich scores with the left hand. Elkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Neich misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Neich. That snapped Elkins's head back.
Neich digs a good body shot into Elkins's ribs.
Lester Neich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elkins takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neich scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Elkins momentarily.
Neich throws a right and a left that Elkins avoids nicely.
Elkins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Neich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Neich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Neich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Neich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Elkins eats them both and turns towards Neich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lester Neich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neich.
Neich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Neich throws a shot from downtown. Elkins moves away and avoids it.
Elkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Elkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Neich duly obliges.
Elkins slips under a jab.
Elkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Elkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Neich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Elkins scrambles back to his feet.
Neich cracks Elkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neich lands a right hook to the body.
Elkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Neich throws an overhand right that lands on Elkins's shoulder, as Elkins tries to avoid the shot.
Neich misses with a straight left.
Elkins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from Neich.
Elkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Neich misses.
Elkins moves forwards but Neich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Neich stalks Elkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Elkins's face. Elkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Neich misses with the combination.
Elkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neich lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neich loads up on a big right hand but Elkins slips the punch.
A jab from Neich does it's job there.
Neich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Elkins. Elkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Neich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Neich throws a hook to the side of Elkins's head but Elkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Elkins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A swing and a miss from Neich.
Elkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Neich misses with an uppercut.
Elkins ducks under a wild hook from Neich.
Elkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Neich cracks Elkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Elkins takes one to the chin there.
Elkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neich.
Elkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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 scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Neich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Elkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neich closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Neich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Neich.
Neich misses with a straight right.
Neich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Elkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Neich with a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Neich misses.
Neich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Elkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Neich does it's job there.
Elkins is rocked!
Elkins walks into a jab.
Elkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Neich finish him?
Jab by Neich.
Neich connects with a body shot that sends Elkins's belly button to the back.
Elkins walks into a straight right hand from Neich.
Elkins walks straight into a right hand from Neich - that's dropped him! Neich jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Elkins from any more punishment! Elkins complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lester Neich!
A relieved looking Lester Neich thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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