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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pound comes to the cage accompanied by Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop. The crowd seem to be enjoying Samuel's choice of entrance music: Bring The Goons Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezra Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pound. Pound obviously looking to wear him down.
Pound tries to clinch there but Samuel circles away.
Pound shoots for a takedown but Samuel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Samuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pound sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Samuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pound looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Samuel misses with a low kick.
Pound tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pound is looking to land body kicks.
Pound throws a half hearted mid kick.
Samuel moves out of range of the leg kick from Pound.
Samuel throws a shot to the body.
Samuel lands the left hand.
Pound fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pound throws a leg kick which misses Samuel's front leg but catches the back leg as Samuel tries to avoid it.
Samuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pound is looking to clinch.
Pound throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Samuel's head.
It looks like Eli Samuel has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Samuel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pound lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Samuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Samuel avoids a kick to the body.
Samuel misses with a wild body shot.
Pound lands with a kick to the temple. Samuel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pound avoids the body shot from Samuel.
Samuel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pound rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Samuel misses.
Samuel misses with a body shot.
Pound chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Samuel!
Pound goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Samuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samuel.
Pound throws a sloppy head kick and Samuel moves out of range easily.
Pound keeps Samuel at a distance using the push kick.
Ezra Pound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samuel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pound moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Samuel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pound thuds his shin into the meat of Samuel's side.
Samuel looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pound goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pound shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Samuel defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezra Pound. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samuel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Samuel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pound throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Pound.
Samuel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pound throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Pound.
Pound lands with a kick to the temple. Samuel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Samuel is rocked!
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!
Samuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pound.
Pound drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Samuel wants to get back to his feet but Pound is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pound landing some decent shots from guard.
Pound postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pound accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pound controls the pace.
Samuel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pound. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pound lands a couple of digs.
Pound postures up in Samuel's guard and throws a big left but Samuel blocks it.
Pound won't allow Samuel to get back to his feet.
Samuel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pound is in close to Samuel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pound slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Pound dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Samuel's cut.
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.
Pound throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Samuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pound.
Samuel misses with an uppercut.
Samuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pound.
Pound keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samuel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eli Samuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pound was well out of range. Poor timing from Samuel.
Pound slips a jab and a cross from Samuel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pound thows a body kick. Samuel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Samuel misses with a series of wild punches.
Samuel is breathing heavily.
Pound fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pound ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Samuel counters with a right hand to the body.
Samuel takes a swing at Pound's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Pound.
Pound delivers a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pound, right into the meat.
Pound connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Samuel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pound.
Pound throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pound is looking to slow Samuel down with leg kicks.
Ezra Pound is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pound!
Pound throws a head kick that half lands.
Samuel is still on wobbly legs! Can Pound finish him?
Samuel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pound lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Samuel seems to have recovered his senses.
Pound dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Samuel. That did some damage!
Pound moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Samuel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pound can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound clinches with his opponent.
Pound comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pound - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Samuel tries to pull guard but Pound won't allow it.
Pound gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Samuel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pound smiles and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pound, right into the meat.
Pound connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Samuel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pound. That one must have hurt.
Samuel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pound. That one must have hurt.
Pound lands with a kick to the temple. Samuel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pound turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pound - that will leave a mark!
Pound has Samuel up against the cage in a clinch.
Pound is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samuel can do to turn this around?
Pound landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pound lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pound lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Samuel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Come on Pound - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pound tries a knee to the head but Samuel blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pound.
Pound trying to land knees to the body.
Samuel tries for a takedown but Pound manages to get underhooks.
Ezra Pound has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Samuel.
Pound displaying some good clinch control by pressing Samuel up against the cage.
Pound landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel trying to control the position but instead, Pound has worked for underhooks and has pushed Samuel into the cage.
Pound misses with a knee to the head.
Pound lands a nice elbow.
Samuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samuel goes for a takedown attempt but Pound pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Samuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pound. Pound obviously looking to wear him down.
Pound tries to land a body kick
and Samuel counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pound.
Pound does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid body kick from Pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Pound dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eli Samuel's cut.
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!
Samuel misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pound.
Pound lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Samuel tries to bum rush Pound with a series of wild strikes but Pound uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pound throws a head kick but Samuel moves out of range.
Pound looks to land a body kick but Samuel moved away.
Pound gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Samuel counters with a series of strikes. Pound will be more careful next time no doubt.
Samuel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pound moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pound. That's going to slow Samuel down.
Pound looks to land a body kick but Samuel moved away.
Samuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pound throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Samuel defends it nicely.
Eli Samuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samuel throws a lazy body kick
and Pound counters with a low kick, right behind Samuel 's knee.
Samuel looks to land a right hand but Pound moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Samuel.
Pound takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pound throws a head kick but Samuel moves out of range.
Samuel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Samuel avoids a kick to the body.
Pound misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samuel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Samuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samuel scores with a one two! Pound had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Samuel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound lets loose with a powerful body kick. Samuel will feel that in the morning.
Pound moves out of range of the body kick from Samuel.
Samuel stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezra Pound. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samuel with a hook.
A combination from Samuel does no damage.
Samuel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pound lands with a thumping leg kick.
Samuel misses with a kick to the body
and Pound counters with an inside leg kick.
Samuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pound was well out of range. Poor timing from Samuel.
Pound swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pound avoids the body shot from Samuel.
Samuel throws a series of punches but Pound avoids them all with ease.
Pound tries to close the distance and clinch but Samuel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound lands a nice looking kick to the body. Samuel takes a step back to recover.
Samuel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pound gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Pound.
Pound scores with a knee to the head.
Samuel being controlled against the cage.
Pound throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samuel blocks it with crossed arms.
Samuel gets control of Pound's arms and successfully pulls guard. Samuel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Samuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pound trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pound will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Samuel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Samuel motions for Pound to come forward. Samuel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pound looking to pass the guard.
Pound throwing strikes from guard but Samuel blocks nicely.
Samuel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Samuel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eli Samuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ezra Pound is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pound content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezra Pound showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pound 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezra Pound!
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