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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Lemieux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
23
168 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Sturm!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sturm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lemieux scores with a nice strike.
Sturm looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sturm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sturm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lemieux sees it coming and defends easily.
Lemieux holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lemieux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lemieux is staying active underneath Sturm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lemieux kicks off Sturm and gets to his feet.
Lemieux scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lemieux darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lemieux lands a left and a right that send Sturm crashing to the mat, dazed. Lemieux thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sturm is rocked!
It looks like Felix Sturm has been cut.
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!
Lemieux walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sturm drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lemieux swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sturm's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Lemieux!
David Lemieux is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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