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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Lorenz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorenz comes to the cage accompanied by Face the Pain. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Lorenz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano S!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorenz shoots in and drives through. S sprawls well.
S stuffs the takedown attempt from Lorenz. Lorenz gets slowly back to his feet.
Lorenz shoots for a takedown but S saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Lorenz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
S moves into the clinch successfully.
S pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lorenz jumps guard but S stands there with Lorenz around his waist. Lorenz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lorenz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
S has Lorenz pressed against the cage, preventing Lorenz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
S throws an elbow that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lorenz tries to pull guard but S won't allow it.
S lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Thomas Lorenz has been cut.
Lorenz tries to pull guard but S won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorenz dodges an elbow strike from S.
Lorenz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
S throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lorenz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. S gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lorenz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
S lands a damaging elbow.
Lorenz fails to pull guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, S just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lorenz's brow.
Lorenz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lorenz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by S.
Lorenz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lorenz tries to break free but S pushes him back against the cage.
Lorenz avoids the elbow strike from S, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lorenz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
S gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
S comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lorenz is trying to break the clinch but S is controlling him.
Lorenz successfully pulls guard.
S wants to stand but Lorenz is controlling his posture from full guard.
S must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lorenz controlling S's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenz has a closed guard, preventing S from standing up.
Lorenz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but S can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lorenz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lorenz is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
S wants to stand but Lorenz is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lorenz closes the distance and clinches up with S, looking for a takedown. Lorenz pushes S against the cage but S circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lorenz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has S pinned against the cage. S gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from S as Lorenz shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano S dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Lorenz'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.
The fight stays on the outside here - S looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lorenz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick from S lands but Lorenz takes it in his stride.
A solid body kick from S.
A decent looking body kick lands there for S.
S goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
S circles away from the clinch attempt
and S counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
S lands with a kick to the temple. Lorenz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
S explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
S lands with a cross.
Nice body kick there by S.
Romano S is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
S closes the distance but Lorenz moves to the side
and Lorenz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for S!
S tries to buck Lorenz off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorenz lands with some strikes.
S wants to try and get back to his feet.
S is squirming around, avoiding Lorenz's attempts to control the action.
S is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenz wants to control the pace but S is squirming around nicely.
S is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lorenz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
S is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lorenz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as S is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano S showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Lorenz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lorenz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lorenz misses with the combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
S keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lorenz's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
S lands an elbow inside that Lorenz shrugs off.
Lorenz blocks an elbow strike.
Lorenz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lorenz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorenz misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lorenz blocks the elbow strike.
S has Lorenz pressed against the cage, preventing Lorenz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, S throws an elbow but misses.
Lorenz tries for a takedown but S manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Lorenz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
S comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lorenz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lorenz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as S walks away with a smile on his face. Lorenz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
S connects with a high kick.
Lorenz closes the distance and clinches up with S, looking for a takedown. Lorenz pushes S against the cage but S circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
S throws a hook to the side of Lorenz's head but Lorenz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
S has Lorenz up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
S lands an elbow just above Lorenz 's eye.
Lorenz dodges an elbow strike from S.
S lands an elbow that stopped Lorenz in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, S just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lorenz's brow.
S creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lorenz jumps guard but S stands there with Lorenz around his waist. Lorenz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
S lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lorenz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but S pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lorenz dodges an elbow strike from S.
Nice elbow from S.
Lorenz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but S has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenz avoids a wild elbow strike from S.
Lorenz manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from S.
S tries to close the distance and clinch but Lorenz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
S clinches up with Lorenz and pushes him back against the cage.
S lands an elbow inside that Lorenz shrugs off.
S gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lorenz dodges an elbow strike from S.
S lands a damaging elbow.
S creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lorenz's defenses.
Lorenz blocks the elbow strike.
S creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lorenz's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
S throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from S.
S lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lorenz misses with a knee strike.
S lands an elbow that stopped Lorenz in his tracks for a moment.
S lands an elbow just above Lorenz 's eye.
S throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
S lands an elbow inside that Lorenz shrugs off.
Lorenz is rocked!
S lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Lorenz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, S just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lorenz's brow.
Lorenz takes an elbow to the forehead.
S misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas Lorenz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romano S is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lorenz fails to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romano S comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got S 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano S!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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