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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Lenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariuz Taurosevicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lenny might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Convoy. 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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181 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mick Lenny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mariuz Taurosevicius!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurosevicius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Taurosevicius.
Taurosevicius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lenny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taurosevicius.
Taurosevicius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lenny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taurosevicius lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taurosevicius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lenny avoids the head kick by Taurosevicius.
Taurosevicius throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Mick Lenny has been cut.
Lenny keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lenny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taurosevicius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taurosevicius can pounce on him.
Taurosevicius misses with a head kick.
Taurosevicius throws a leg kick which misses Lenny's front leg but catches the back leg as Lenny tries to avoid it.
Lenny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taurosevicius.
Lenny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taurosevicius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taurosevicius throws a shot from downtown. Lenny moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Taurosevicius.
Lenny scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taurosevicius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lenny throws out a loose jab but Taurosevicius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lenny slips a jab and a cross from Taurosevicius.
Taurosevicius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taurosevicius thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurosevicius misses with the combination.
Taurosevicius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lenny circles away quickly and effectively.
Taurosevicius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taurosevicius throws a low kick but Lenny avoids it.
Taurosevicius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taurosevicius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taurosevicius throws a leg kick which misses Lenny's front leg but catches the back leg as Lenny tries to avoid it.
Lenny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taurosevicius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lenny to the mat! Lenny manages to get full guard.
Taurosevicius trying to control but Lenny is working from the bottom.
Lenny keeping full guard, as Taurosevicius tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taurosevicius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lenny wants to stand but Taurosevicius is controlling the position.
Taurosevicius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Taurosevicius preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taurosevicius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taurosevicius lands a two punch combo.
Lenny misses with a wild combination.
Taurosevicius tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lenny sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taurosevicius somewhat.
Taurosevicius fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mick Lenny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariuz Taurosevicius.
Taurosevicius throws a front kick aimed at Lenny's knee but Lenny avoids it well.
Lenny throws the left hand but Taurosevicius avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariuz Taurosevicius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Lenny's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taurosevicius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lenny counters with a left and a right that stings Taurosevicius.
Taurosevicius throws a chopping leg kick but Lenny manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lenny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taurosevicius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lenny makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lenny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taurosevicius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taurosevicius thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Taurosevicius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lenny checks a low kick from Taurosevicius.
Taurosevicius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lenny counters with a nice uppercut.
Mariuz Taurosevicius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taurosevicius fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Lenny.
Lenny throws a series of punches but Taurosevicius moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Lenny does no damage.
Taurosevicius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mick Lenny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lenny fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taurosevicius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lenny counters with a nice uppercut.
Lenny throws a big shot that misses.
Lenny misses with a hook. Taurosevicius ducked under it nicely.
Mariuz Taurosevicius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taurosevicius avoids the body shot from Lenny.
Lenny misses with the combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taurosevicius.
Lenny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taurosevicius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lenny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taurosevicius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenny misses with a two punch combination.
Taurosevicius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lenny counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taurosevicius scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Taurosevicius.
Taurosevicius throws a leg kick which misses Lenny's front leg but catches the back leg as Lenny tries to avoid it.
Lenny is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taurosevicius is defended easily by Lenny.
Taurosevicius throws a nice looking combination but Lenny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurosevicius's corner calls for a 1-2. Taurosevicius obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lenny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lenny scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taurosevicius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taurosevicius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lenny circles away quickly and effectively.
Lenny throws a jab when Taurosevicius was well out of range.
Mariuz Taurosevicius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taurosevicius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Lenny blocks the leg kick.
Lenny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taurosevicius.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taurosevicius!
Nice defenses there by Taurosevicius.
Taurosevicius looks to land a body kick but Lenny moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lenny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taurosevicius moves away.
Taurosevicius jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lenny slaps away a takedown attempt from Taurosevicius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lenny stuffs the takedown attempt from Taurosevicius. Taurosevicius gets slowly back to his feet.
Mick Lenny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariuz Taurosevicius.
Lenny moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taurosevicius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taurosevicius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Lenny counter with a right hand.
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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Some wild striking there from Taurosevicius.
Taurosevicius takes a swing at Lenny's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariuz Taurosevicius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mick Lenny's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick misses from Taurosevicius.
Taurosevicius dips to his left and cracks Lenny with an uppercut!
Taurosevicius misses with a jab to the body
and Lenny counters with a left and a right that stings Taurosevicius.
Taurosevicius lands a jab.
A clash of legs there as Lenny blocks the low kick.
Taurosevicius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lenny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taurosevicius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lenny just misses with a punch to the body.
Lenny misses with a wild combination.
Taurosevicius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lenny's waist but Lenny gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taurosevicius off to one side.
Taurosevicius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taurosevicius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurosevicius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lenny ducks under a wild hook from Taurosevicius.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taurosevicius, right into the meat.
Taurosevicius throws the left hand but Lenny avoids the punch easily.
Taurosevicius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lenny tries to avoid it but Taurosevicius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lenny to the ground. Lenny escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Lenny finds it's way through Taurosevicius's defenses.
Lenny lands a jab to Taurosevicius's midsection.
Lenny misses with a few strikes there.
Lenny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taurosevicius was well out of range. Poor timing from Lenny.
Lenny connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lenny thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Taurosevicius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurosevicius fails with a takedown attempt.
Mick Lenny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariuz Taurosevicius.
Taurosevicius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lenny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taurosevicius swinging wildly here.
Taurosevicius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lenny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taurosevicius walks into a jab.
Lenny smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Taurosevicius.
Lenny dodges the punch combination from Taurosevicius.
Lenny lands a head shot.
A head kick misses from Taurosevicius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurosevicius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lenny.
Taurosevicius tries to bum rush Lenny with a series of wild strikes but Lenny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taurosevicius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lenny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lenny misses with a body shot.
Taurosevicius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lenny.
Taurosevicius throws a big shot that misses.
Lenny connects with the punch.
Lenny takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taurosevicius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lenny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taurosevicius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lenny.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lenny finds it's way through Taurosevicius's defenses.
Taurosevicius misses with a hook. Lenny ducked under it nicely.
Taurosevicius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lenny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lenny lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taurosevicius throws a combination that misses
and Lenny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Lenny misses.
Taurosevicius misses with a wild combination.
Taurosevicius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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 Mick Lenny.
Well Taurosevicius 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mariuz Taurosevicius!
Mariuz Taurosevicius is the new welterweight champion!
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