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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mer Lo (ranked 912 p4p, 2122 weight class) and Steven Christie (ranked 86 p4p, 179 weight class). Christie has chosen Amityville as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steven Christie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 cm
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145
23 - 22 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mer Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Lo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christie looks to land a left hand but Lo moved out of range nicely.
Christie throws a looping overhand right but Lo ducks down to avoid it.
Lo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christie tries to clinch there but Lo circles away.
Christie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christie's coach down at Wolfpack Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Christie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Christie thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Christie.
Lo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lo clinches up with Christie and pushes him back against the cage.
Lo prevents the takedown attempt.
Lo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lo lands a body shot.
Lo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lo misses with some punches.
Lo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lo.
Christie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lo tries to throw a body punch but Christie avoids it by throwing Lo back against the cage.
Christie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lo lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lo.
A hook to the body from Lo.
Lo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Christie tries a body shot but Lo blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Lo.
Lo presses Christie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Lo.
Lo pushes Christie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lo has a couple of punches blocked by Christie.
Lo throws a punch but it's blocked by Christie.
Christie takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Lo.
Lo throws a punch but it's blocked by Christie.
Lo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christie is trying to break free.
The referee calls for Lo to work.
Christie blocks an uppercut.
Lo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lo misses with some punches.
Lo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christie blocking some punches.
Lo pushes Christie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Christie blocking some punches.
Christie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christie lands a takedown into guard.
Christie is fighting to break Lo's control of his arms but Lo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Christie throws a strike but Lo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Christie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Christie is trying to control the position but Lo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Christie's guard.
Lo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Christie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lo.
Christie is trying to maintain the position but Lo is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Christie wants to sweep but Lo has passed to side control!
Lo trying to control the position but Christie is working away.
Lo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mer Lo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lo blocks a jab.
Christie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Christie finds it's target.
Christie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Christie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Christie tries to clinch up
and Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Christie misses with a right hand
and Lo counters with a right hand to the body.
Lo connects with a body shot.
Lo lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie lands an overhand right.
Steven Christie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lo wants to clinch up but Christie keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Christie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christie looks to clinch
and Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christie can do to turn this around?
Lo jabs at Christie's body.
Mer Lo is winning the standup battle so far.
Christie looks to score with a jab to the body but Lo is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Lo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lo is looking to wear down Christie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Christie misses with an uppercut
and Lo counters with a stiff right hand.
Christie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lo.
Mer Lo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christie throws a right hand that misses
and Lo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Christie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Christie thinking.
Christie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lo counters with a nice uppercut.
Christie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lo throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie misses with a right hand
letting Lo counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lo.
Christie misses with a left hand
and Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christie throws a lazy uppercut
and Lo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lo throws a looping overhand right but Christie ducks down to avoid it.
Christie misses with a lunging right hand
and Lo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lo works Christie's body with a nice hook.
Christie misses with a hook
and Lo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lo under the eye.
The fighters circling - Christie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Lo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Christie.
Lo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lo counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie misses with a body shot
and Lo counters with a nice uppercut.
Lo throws out a loose jab but Christie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Lo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Christie.
Christie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Christie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mer Lo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Christie tries to score a body lock takedown but Lo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lo throws a head punch that misses.
Lo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lo misses with a punch to the body.
Christie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Christie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Christie misses with a hook. Lo ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Lo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lo misses with a two punch combination.
Lo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lo counters with a nice uppercut.
Christie throws a body kick that misses
and Lo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Christie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christie throws a poor cross that misses
and Lo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Christie misses with an uppercut. Lo saw that one coming.
Christie looks to clinch
and Lo counters with a right hand to the body.
Christie misses with a hook. Lo ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Christie misses the target.
Lo is looking for a counter combo.
A jab from Christie does it's job there.
Christie misses with a lunging right hand
and Christie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mer Lo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steven Christie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christie throws an off balance right hand
and Lo counters with a nice uppercut.
Christie closes the distance but Lo moves to the side
and Lo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christie closes the distance but Lo moves to the side
and Lo counters with a straight right hand.
Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christie.
Christie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lo.
Lo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christie.
Lo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Christie gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lo counters with a three punch combo that has Christie backing up. Christie nods at Lo to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo scores with a one two! Christie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Christie is rocked!
Christie lands a jab to the head.
Christie is still on wobbly legs! Can Lo finish him?
Lo lunges at Christie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Christie's hand.
Lo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Lo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Christie.
Lo cracks Christie on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Christie falls backwards against the cage. Lo follows up with more strikes that drop Christie to his knees. Lo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Christie! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mer Lo!
Mer Lo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Steven Christie had this to say: 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'.
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