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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Skelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skelter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Helter Skelter. Anton Lewandowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 cm
25
146 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
24
144 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Anton Lewandowski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Skelter! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lewandowski misses with a straight left. Skelter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skelter circles away. Lewandowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Skelter to score with a decent uppercut. Lewandowski misses with an uppercut. Lewandowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skelter paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lewandowski shoots in for a takedown but Skelter shows good takedown defense. Skelter slips under a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Skelter loads up on a big right hand but Lewandowski slips the punch. A right-left combo lands from Skelter. Jimmy Skelter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Skelter slips under a jab from Lewandowski. Lewandowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skelter as he jumps to the side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Lewandowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lewandowski on the wrong end of a nice hook. Lewandowski blocks a jab. Skelter lands a lovely overhand right. Lewandowski is looking to clinch but Skelter is avoiding it.
The crowd cheers as Skelter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lewandowski doesn't seem phased though. Skelter looks to land a combination but Lewandowski avoids it well. Skelter stalks Lewandowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lewandowski's face. Lewandowski staggers backwards, shaken. Skelter throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Lewandowski shoots in but Skelter avoids the takedown attempt easily. Lewandowski wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lewandowski has a takedown stuffed. Skelter connects with a nice looking jab.
Skelter moves out of range as Lewandowski strikes. The fight stays on the outside here - Lewandowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Lewandowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Skelter. Lewandowski walks into a straight right hand from Skelter.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lewandowski fails with a takedown attempt. Nice straight punches there by Skelter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skelter. Skelter throws out a loose jab but Lewandowski uses good head movement to avoid it. Lewandowski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Skelter's half guard. Skelter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lewandowski. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Lewandowski is looking for a kimura here.
Lewandowski is breathing heavily. Skelter is trying to maintain the position but Lewandowski is very close to passing his half guard. Skelter manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Skelter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Skelter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Lewandowski regains full guard. Nicely done. Skelter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Skelter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewandowski swivels though and keeps the full guard. Skelter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Lewandowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Skelter tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewandowski is retaining full guard. Skelter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Skelter trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewandowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Skelter preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Skelter lands a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Skelter dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Skelter throws a series of punches but Lewandowski avoids them all with ease. Horrible takedown by Lewandowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Skelter which made him look bad. Lewandowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skelter. Lewandowski misses with a looping right. Lewandowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skelter. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lewandowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Lewandowski looks for a takedown but Skelter sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Lewandowski. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nice defenses there by Lewandowski.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lewandowski tries to clinch up but Skelter circles away and keeps his distance. Lewandowski throws an overhand right that lands on Skelter's shoulder, as Skelter tries to avoid the shot. Skelter 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. Skelter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lewandowski. Jimmy Skelter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Skelter 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.
Lewandowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skelter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Skelter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skelter lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Skelter. Skelter misses with a double jab
and Lewandowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done. A short right hand to the side of the head by Skelter. Skelter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lewandowski is working Skelter over against the cage. Skelter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewandowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skelter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Skelter is trying to break the clinch but Lewandowski is controlling him. Skelter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lewandowski has picked Skelter up - he's going for a ride! Lewandowski dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Skelter controlling the position well. Skelter works his way to full guard. Good work. Lewandowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Skelter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Skelter wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Skelter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Skelter managing to control the position. Skelter tries to land a sweep but no joy. Lewandowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Lewandowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Lewandowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewandowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Skelter pulls Lewandowski in to control the position. Skelter trying to control the position.
Lewandowski with a nice head shot there. Skelter tries to land a sweep but no joy. Skelter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lewandowski lands a couple of elbows. Skelter pulls Lewandowski in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lewandowski landing with the ground and pound. Lewandowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Skelter has wrist control. Lewandowski throwing strikes but missing. Lewandowski wants to pass the guard but Skelter is keeping the position. Skelter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Skelter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Lewandowski thows a body shot but no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Lewandowski dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Skelter dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lewandowski misses with a looping right. Lewandowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skelter moves away. Lewandowski ducks under a wild hook from Skelter. Skelter misses with the combination.
Lewandowski throws a hook but Skelter avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Skelter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Lewandowski tries to roll over but Skelter keeps him under control. Lewandowski is not content to let Skelter control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lewandowski is trying to get back to full guard. Lewandowski gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lewandowski is on top in guard.
Skelter is trying to control the position but Lewandowski postures up. Lewandowski with a flurry of punches that miss. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Skelter is on top in guard.
Lewandowski 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. Skelter looking to pass the guard. Lewandowski keeping moving, preventing Skelter from controlling successfully. Lewandowski keeping full guard, as Skelter tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lewandowski looking to control.
Skelter wants to pass the guard but Lewandowski is keeping the position. Skelter stopping the sweep attempt from Lewandowski. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lewandowski is on top in guard.
Lewandowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Skelter keeping full guard, as Lewandowski tries to pass. Skelter is controlling Lewandowski's posture. Lewandowski stopping the sweep attempt from Skelter.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Skelter trying to keep a closed guard but Lewandowski is proving a slippery customer.
Lewandowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Lewandowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Skelter looking to control.
Skelter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Skelter wants to sweep here but Lewandowski controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skelter. A combination from Skelter does no damage. Lewandowski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Skelter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lewandowski scores with a couple of nice shots. Skelter tries to roll over but Lewandowski keeps him under control. Lewandowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Skelter trying to control here.
Lewandowski throwing shots but Skelter is blocking nicely. Lewandowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Lewandowski misses with a head shot. Skelter uses the momentum to regain guard. Lewandowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Skelter is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Anton Lewandowski showed his dominance in that final round. I think Lewandowski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Jimmy Skelter! Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Jimmy Skelter! Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Jimmy Skelter!
Jimmy Skelter wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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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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