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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Cramer (ranked 4270 p4p, 4096 weight class) and Vasily Lomechenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 cm 25 210 0 - 0 - 0 |
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194 cm 25 216 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Basic striking Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Solid chin |
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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 The Island, Billy Cramer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vasily Lomechenko! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lomechenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Lomechenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Cramer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cramer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Come on Lomechenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lomechenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cramer walks away with a smile on his face. Lomechenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Lomechenko has a takedown stuffed. Cramer is looking to counter punch. Billy Cramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cramer lands with a straight right. Lomechenko didn't see that one coming. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cramer misses the shot to the body. Cramer throws a series of punches but Lomechenko avoids them all with ease. Cramer misses with an uppercut. Lomechenko saw that one coming. Cramer throws a hook but Lomechenko avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cramer scores with a hook. Cramer throws a hook but Lomechenko avoids it easily. Lomechenko feints the counter takedown. Lomechenko moves into the clinch. Cramer misses with some punches.
Cramer leaning his opponent against the cage. Lomechenko blocks a body shot from Cramer. Cramer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Cramer misses with a short punch on the inside. Lomechenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cramer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Billy Cramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasily Lomechenko. Lomechenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cramer stalling the fight.
Lomechenko has had enough of the clinch but Cramer keeps him there for the moment. Cramer misses with a short punch on the inside. Cramer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cramer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lomechenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cramer looking to slow down the pace here. Cramer throws a head punch that misses. Lomechenko is trying to break free. Cramer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lomechenko backwards. Cramer misses with the head strike.
Cramer cracks Lomechenko with a nice body shot. Lomechenko looks winded! Lomechenko letting Cramer take a breather here. Lomechenko has Cramer pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cramer breaks from the clinch.
Cramer throws a big shot that misses. A swing and a miss from Cramer. Cramer lands a nice shot that snaps Lomechenko's head back.
Cramer thows a left - swing and a miss! Lomechenko fails with a takedown attempt. Lomechenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Lomechenko moves out of range as Cramer strikes. Despite the aggression on Lomechenko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Cramer misses with a body shot.
Cramer throws a big shot that misses. Lomechenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lomechenko ducks under a wild hook from Cramer. Cramer forces Lomechenko back against the cage and clinches. Cramer lands a hook that snaps the head of Lomechenko backwards. Cramer misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cramer avoids a wild elbow strike from Lomechenko. Cramer swings wildly with an uppercut but Lomechenko uses good head movement to avoid it. Cramer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cramer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cramer has a couple of punches blocked by Lomechenko.
Cramer lands on the inside with an uppercut. Cramer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cramer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Cramer misses with the head strike.
Cramer presses Lomechenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Cramer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cramer dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! A big right from Cramer misses. Cramer misses with an uppercut. Lomechenko saw that one coming. Vasily Lomechenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Nice shot lands for Cramer. Lomechenko rushes Cramer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Lomechenko tries to score a body lock takedown but Cramer shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Cramer swings wildly with an uppercut but Lomechenko uses good head movement to avoid it. Lomechenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cramer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cramer misses with a hook from the clinch. Both guys are working to get underhooks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cramer. Lomechenko fails to pull guard.
Cramer scores with an uppercut up the middle. Cramer leaning against his opponent.
Lomechenko blocks an uppercut.
Lomechenko is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lomechenko wants to take the fight to the mat but Cramer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Billy Cramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasily Lomechenko. Cramer misses with a hook from the clinch. Cramer has a couple of punches blocked by Lomechenko.
Cramer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lomechenko can do to turn this around? Cramer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Cramer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lomechenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cramer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cramer slows down the pace here.
Cramer tries to work over Lomechenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Lomechenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cramer misses with a punch on the inside.
Cramer lands a shot to the body. Cramer is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cramer swings wildly with an uppercut but Lomechenko uses good head movement to avoid it. Cramer lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Cramer.
Cramer lands with a light punch inside. Cramer throws a head punch that misses. Lomechenko prevents a body shot from Cramer. Cramer tries to throw a body punch but Lomechenko avoids it by throwing Cramer back against the cage. Cramer manages to break the clinch.
Cramer throws a wild combination but nothing lands. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cramer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lomechenko at a distance.
Lomechenko blocks a jab. Lomechenko slips a jab from Cramer. Cramer stuns Lomechenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Cramer takes a swing at Lomechenko's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lomechenko ducks under a wild hook from Cramer. Cramer throws a jab when Lomechenko was well out of range. Cramer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Cramer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Lomechenko slips a straight right by Cramer. Billy Cramer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nice defenses there by Lomechenko. Lomechenko moves away from the strike by Cramer. Cramer throws the left hand but Lomechenko avoids the punch easily. Lomechenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lomechenko defending well as Cramer loads up on a big left hand. A slow jab from Cramer misses its intended target. The fight stays on the outside here - Cramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Cramer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Lomechenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cramer misses with an uppercut. Lomechenko saw that one coming. Cramer loads up on a big right hand but Lomechenko slips the punch. Cramer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lomechenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lomechenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lomechenko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Cramer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lomechenko sees it coming and avoids it easily. A jab from Cramer misses. Cramer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lomechenko. Cramer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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! Lomechenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lomechenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cramer throws out the jab. A big right from Cramer misses. Lomechenko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Cramer throws a right and a left that both miss. The crowd cheers as Cramer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lomechenko doesn't seem phased though. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cramer dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round! Cramer throws out a loose jab but Lomechenko uses good head movement to avoid it. Lomechenko wants to counter the offense by Cramer and move into the clinch position. The fighters circling - Cramer throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Lomechenko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Lomechenko throws a series of punches but Cramer avoids them all with ease. Cramer lands with a good body shot. Cramer keeps the fight on the outside. Lomechenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Lomechenko tries to clinch there but Cramer circles away.
Lomechenko ducks under a wild hook from Cramer. Lomechenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cramer. Cramer throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cramer throws a hook to the side of Lomechenko's head but Lomechenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Cramer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Left hook, right uppercut from Cramer. Lomechenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cramer throws out the jab. Lomechenko blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lomechenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Lomechenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Lomechenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cramer throws out the jab. Cramer lands a nice hook to Lomechenko's body. Lomechenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Cramer looks to land a right hand but Lomechenko moved out of range. Lomechenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lomechenko slips under a jab from Cramer. Cramer tries to clinch up but Lomechenko circles away and keeps his distance. Cramer misses with a hook. Lomechenko wants to counter the offense by Cramer and move into the clinch position. Billy Cramer is winning the standup battle so far. Lomechenko slips under a jab. Lomechenko slips under a jab. Cramer misses with a wild body shot. Lomechenko tries to counter by closing the distance. Cramer misses with a straight left. Cramer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cramer scores with a jab to the jaw. Lomechenko moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cramer looks to throw the jab but Lomechenko is out of range. Lomechenko moves out of range of the strikes. Cramer throws a hook to the side of Lomechenko's head but Lomechenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Lomechenko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Nice jab there from Cramer. This has been an exciting period of action! Lomechenko slips under a jab. Lomechenko tries to keep at a distance but Cramer has taken the fight into the clinch. Cramer scores with a nice hook to the head. Lomechenko takes a shot to the head. Cramer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cramer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. A decent looking cross lands there for Cramer. Cramer closes the distance and clinches. Cramer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lomechenko slips a jab from Cramer. Cramer misses with a two punch combination.
Cramer missing with a left hand there. Lomechenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Lomechenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cramer throws out the jab. Lomechenko slips a straight right by Cramer. Lomechenko slips a jab from Cramer. Cramer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lomechenko. Cramer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lomechenko.
Lomechenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cramer throws a shot from downtown. Lomechenko moves away and avoids it. Cramer throws a hook but Lomechenko blocks it. Cramer loads up on a big right hand but Lomechenko slips the punch. Cramer jabbing away but nothing is landing. A jab from Cramer misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cramer misses the shot to the body. Cramer throws a jab but it's blocked by Lomechenko. Cramer throws a wild combination but nothing lands. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cramer. Cramer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lomechenko tries to counter by closing the distance. Cramer throws a body punch but Lomechenko moves out of range. Lomechenko throws a counter combo. Lomechenko moves away from the strike by Cramer. Lomechenko avoids the body shot from Cramer.
Lomechenko is looking for the big counter here. Cramer throws a jab when Lomechenko was well out of range. Lomechenko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. This has been an exciting period of action! Lomechenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cramer throws out the jab. A swing and a miss from Cramer. Cramer misses with a looping right. Cramer tries to clinch but Lomechenko is having none of it. Vasily Lomechenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Billy Cramer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Cramer misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Billy Cramer showed his dominance in that final round. Well Cramer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:25 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25 Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Cramer!
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energy
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