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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemmy Lawless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lemmy Lawless!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawless works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Zack Daniels has been cut.
Lawless lands with a shot to the body.
Lawless bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daniels's head backwards.
Daniels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lemmy Lawless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Lawless as Daniels shoots in.
Lawless bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daniels's head.
Lawless scores with a one two! Daniels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawless throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawless darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Daniels is staying active underneath Lawless, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Daniels taking some punishment here, with Lawless in his half guard.
Lawless is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless wants to take a breather but Daniels is having none of it.
Lawless lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lawless wants to pass to mount but Daniels is defending the position.
Lawless lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lawless is thwarting Daniels's attempts to control the position.
Daniels wants to improve his position but Lawless is controlling well.
Daniels is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawless shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Daniels is trying to defend but Lawless finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lawless frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daniels manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lawless is pressing down on Daniels's thigh, looking to free his foot. Daniels is holding on for now.
Lawless scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lawless drops an elbow to the side of Daniels's head.
Daniels looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lawless lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawless stalling.
Daniels looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lawless lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Lawless there.
Lawless has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lawless slows the pace down in half guard.
Daniels has hold of Lawless's hands but Lawless slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Daniels is not content to let Lawless control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Daniels is not content to let Lawless control the position.
Daniels gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lawless's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lawless is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lawless wants to pass the guard but Daniels is keeping the position.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Lawless from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Daniels is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lemmy Lawless dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zack Daniels's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lawless lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lawless shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawless is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniels looking for submissions off his back.
Lawless trying to control from half guard but Daniels is working away.
Lawless is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Daniels looking for submissions off his back.
Lawless tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawless misses with a two punch combination.
Lawless catches Daniels with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawless scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lawless throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawless misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawless misses with a body kick.
Lawless lands a jab to Daniels's midsection.
Daniels has his takedown stuffed
and Lawless counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lawless.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawless not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lawless chips away with some ground and pound.
Daniels 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawless stands up over Daniels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Daniels is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lawless scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lawless landing some decent shots from guard.
Daniels looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniels, not yet.
Lawless connects with a couple of short punches.
Lawless works over Daniels with some ground and pound from guard.
Lawless got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daniels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lawless has managed to get both his arms back between Daniels's legs - danger averted.
Lawless forces his way into half guard.
Lawless stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless misses with a few strikes there.
Lawless gets a takedown into half guard.
Daniels tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lawless stalling.
Daniels manages to get to full guard.
Daniels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lemmy Lawless showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zack Daniels's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Lawless.
A right-left combo lands from Lawless.
Lawless scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Daniels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawless counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawless lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lawless throws a series of strikes that have Daniels backpedaling.
Daniels misses with a takedown
and Lawless makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lawless's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lawless duly obliges.
Zack Daniels's cut is getting worse.
Lawless lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lawless is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daniels rather than just go for the knockout.
Lawless looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Daniels!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawless looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lawless trying to control but Daniels is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawless takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Daniels really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lawless working Daniels over with strikes here.
Lawless postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Daniels looks a forlorn figure.
Lawless lands a heavy elbow.
Lawless pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lawless is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Daniels bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lawless controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Lawless trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Daniels is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Lawless tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lawless pulls Daniels in to control the position.
Lawless is trying to control the position but Daniels postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lawless fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawless rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A combination from Lawless does no damage.
Daniels misses with a takedown
and Lawless counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zack Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lawless postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lawless sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lawless trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels striking off his back but it's not causing Lawless any problems.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawless lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lemmy Lawless is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawless tries to free his leg and advance position but Daniels is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lemmy Lawless comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawless has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lemmy Lawless!
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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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