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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Haar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by It's a Fight -Three 6 Mafia. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerard Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Haar!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haar shoots for a takedown but Lewis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lewis scores with a takedown into Haar's guard.
Haar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Haar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lewis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Haar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Haar has wrist control.
Haar has his foot on Lewis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lewis works his way back into a safe position though.
Lewis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Haar wants to control but Lewis postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Haar lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haar wants to stand but Lewis is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lewis is on top in guard.
Haar wants to get back to his feet but Lewis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Haar looks gassed!
Lewis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gerard Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haar.
A jab from Lewis misses.
Lewis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis landing some decent shots from guard.
Lewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Haar controlling Lewis's posture.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haar is keeping the position for now.
Haar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis lands a couple of elbows.
Lewis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis stands up over Haar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis stands up over Haar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Haar blocks nicely.
Lewis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Haar keeps moving.
Lewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lewis gets to his feet. Haar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lewis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis closes the distance but Haar moves to the side
and Haar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lewis's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haar tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Haar's half guard.
Haar wants to get back to full guard.
Lewis stops Haar from getting back to his feet.
Haar is refusing to be controlled, as Lewis sits in half guard.
Haar tries to get to full guard but Lewis has control of the leg.
Lewis is thwarting Haar's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Lewis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Haar circles away and keeps his distance.
Haar shoots in but no luck this time.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Haar counters with a head kick. That will keep Lewis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lewis misses with a combination
and Haar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lewis looks for a takedown but Haar sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left and a right from Haar both land. Nice combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis has his takedown stuffed
and Haar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lewis!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerard Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis is squirming around, avoiding Haar's attempts to control the action.
Lewis tries to hold on but Haar pushes him away.
Lewis is looking to improve his position but Haar isn't that keen on the idea.
Lewis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haar's head.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Haar blocks nicely.
Lewis passes into half guard.
Haar is trying to control but can't.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Lewis there.
Lewis wants to work for an arm triangle but Haar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lewis throwing shots but Haar is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lewis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Haar is looking to improve his position but Lewis isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Haar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gerard Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haar tries to buck Lewis off but he can't manage it.
Lewis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lewis cracks Haar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Haar taking shots to the head.
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.
Lewis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lewis lands a big elbow.
Haar is desperately trying to improve his position but Lewis has a good base and remains in mount.
Haar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lewis with shots to the head and body - Haar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Haar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lewis trying to control but Haar is having none of it.
Lewis with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Haar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Haar misses with a takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lewis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis is just content to waste time from the top position. Haar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Haar wants to sweep here but Lewis controlling him for the moment.
Haar keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis cracks Haar with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haar keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Haar is trying to keep Lewis in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A left and a right from Lewis both land. Nice combination.
Lewis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Haar is trying to defend but Lewis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lewis is nestled in close to Haar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lewis wants to free his trapped foot but Haar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Haar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lewis pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is nestled in close to Haar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Haar is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
Lewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis prevents Haar from standing back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Haar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lewis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lewis stands up from half guard.
Haar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Gerard Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Haar circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to clinch up
and Haar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Haar won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Lewis managing to control the position.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Haar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
Lewis working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis controlling the pace.
Haar trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lewis 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Lewis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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