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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Lassiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lassiter comes to the cage accompanied by Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Prime is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Man in the Mirror. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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280 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Lassiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lassiter lands a front kick.
Paul Lassiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lassiter stuns Prime with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Prime looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lassiter throws a right and a left that Prime avoids nicely.
Lassiter throws a front kick that sends Prime stumbling back into the cage.
Lassiter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prime moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lassiter drops Prime with a nice combination! Lassiter dives into Prime's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Optimus Prime has been cut.
Lassiter stands up over Prime, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lassiter trying to control but Prime is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prime can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lassiter throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassiter is looking to work some ground and pound but Prime has wrist control.
Lassiter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lassiter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lassiter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Prime really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lassiter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lassiter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prime.
Lassiter misses with the combination.
Lassiter swinging wildly here.
Lassiter lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter tries to bum rush Prime with a series of wild strikes but Prime uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prime takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lassiter scores with a head kick.
Lassiter scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prime blocks a head kick by Lassiter.
Lassiter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lassiter scores with a sloppy right hand. Prime should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Optimus Prime's cut even more.
Lassiter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prime.
Lassiter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lassiter scores with a head kick.
Lassiter misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The cut above Optimus Prime's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lassiter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prime moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lassiter slips under a jab.
Lassiter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Prime takes a kick to the side of the head.
Prime connects with a single shot there.
Lassiter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lassiter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lassiter throws a hook to the side of Prime's head but Prime sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lassiter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prime tries to bum rush Lassiter with a series of wild strikes but Lassiter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lassiter missing with a left hand there. Prime was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter misses with a hook. Prime ducked under it nicely.
Lassiter thuds his right hand into Prime's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lassiter scores with the left hand. Prime knows he should have avoided that one.
Prime blocks a leg kick.
Lassiter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Prime. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Prime.
Lassiter thumps Prime with a low kick.
Lassiter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lassiter throws a combination that misses
and Prime counters with a straight right hand.
Lassiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lassiter throws a head kick but Prime moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Lassiter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Optimus Prime's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lassiter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prime.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lassiter.
Paul Lassiter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lassiter throws a head kick that misses.
Lassiter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lassiter swinging wildly here.
Prime takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lassiter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paul Lassiter is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Lassiter misses.
Lassiter tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lassiter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Prime throws a series of punches but Lassiter avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime ducks under a wild hook from Lassiter.
Prime blocks a head kick by Lassiter.
Lassiter dodges the punch combination from Prime.
Lassiter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prime can do to turn this around?
Prime misses with a straight left.
Lassiter looks to land a combination but Prime avoids it well.
Lassiter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prime counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lassiter looks to throw the jab but Prime is out of range.
Lassiter avoids the head kick by Prime.
A big left from Prime misses.
Lassiter slips a jab and a cross from Prime.
That's two 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.
Lassiter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lassiter throws a combination that misses
and Prime counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Prime ducks under a wild hook from Lassiter.
Lassiter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lassiter throws a sloppy head kick and Prime moves out of range easily.
Lassiter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Prime showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lassiter.
Lassiter throws a head kick that misses.
Lassiter misses with a series of wild punches.
Prime lands a really nice looking cross but Lassiter seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime stuns Lassiter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lassiter moves out of range of the strikes.
Lassiter throws a head kick but Prime moves out of range.
Prime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lassiter tries to work over Prime's front leg with a kick but Prime checks it.
Prime misses with a wild body shot.
Lassiter throws a sloppy head kick and Prime moves out of range easily.
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prime takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lassiter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prime.
Nice body kick there by Lassiter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter throws the left hand but Prime avoids the punch easily.
Lassiter throws a wild body kick that Prime sees coming a mile off.
Lassiter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Prime in his tracks.
Prime connects with a nice looking jab.
Prime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lassiter.
Lassiter misses with a wild combination.
Lassiter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prime blocks a head kick by Lassiter.
Lassiter throws a body kick that misses.
Lassiter throws a wild body kick that Prime sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Lassiter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Optimus Prime'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Prime lands a jab.
Prime blocks a head kick by Lassiter.
Prime throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lassiter.
Lassiter misses the body punch
and Prime makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lassiter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lassiter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lassiter duly obliges.
Prime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lassiter just misses with a punch to the body.
Lassiter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lassiter throws a hook but Prime blocks it.
Prime scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime blocks a head kick by Lassiter.
Prime throws a looping overhand right but Lassiter ducks down to avoid it.
Prime digs a good body shot into Lassiter's ribs.
Lassiter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lassiter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prime throws a right and a left that Lassiter avoids nicely.
Lassiter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prime counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lassiter thinking.
Prime uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lassiter has time to react.
Lassiter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prime moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lassiter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lassiter misses.
Lassiter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prime circles away quickly and effectively.
Lassiter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prime tries to score with a low kick but Lassiter moves his leg out of the way.
Prime misses with a few strikes there.
Lassiter scores with a kick to the body.
Lassiter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prime on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lassiter falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Prime to counter with a crisp jab.
Lassiter throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lassiter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prime throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lassiter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lassiter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lassiter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lassiter thuds a left hand into Prime's body.
Lassiter misses with a straight left.
Lassiter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prime moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prime lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Prime.
Lassiter throws a looping overhand right but Prime ducks down to avoid it.
Lassiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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.
Lassiter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prime.
Prime will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lassiter throws a series of strikes that have Prime backpedaling.
Optimus Prime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping body kick lands there for Lassiter.
Lassiter throws a sloppy head kick and Prime moves out of range easily.
Lassiter misses with a double jab.
Prime misses with a head kick.
Lassiter throws a combination that misses
and Prime counters with a nice uppercut.
Prime has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lassiter.
Lassiter throws a series of punches but Prime moves out of range.
Paul Lassiter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lassiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Lassiter.
Well Lassiter 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Lassiter!
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RATING
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