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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Wagstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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193 cm
25
216 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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187 cm
23
217 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Wagstaff! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shawn Thornton! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thornton misses with the combination.
Wagstaff just misses with a punch to the body.
Wagstaff is looking to clinch but Thornton is avoiding it.
Thornton looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagstaff is just out of range. Wagstaff throws out a loose jab but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it. Thornton throws a series of punches but Wagstaff avoids them all with ease. Thornton swats away the attempt to clinch by Wagstaff. The fighters circle momentarily. Thornton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. A chopping leg kick lands by Wagstaff. Wagstaff slips under a jab. Lester Wagstaff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wagstaff takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thornton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Shawn Thornton has been cut. Wagstaff plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wagstaff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thornton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Thornton throws a leg kick but Wagstaff moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wagstaff clobbers Thornton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thornton is rocked! The fight stays on the outside here - Wagstaff looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Thornton is still on wobbly legs! Can Wagstaff finish him? Nice defenses there by Wagstaff. Wagstaff scores with a nice body kick.
Thornton seems to have recovered his senses. Thornton looks gassed! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Thornton blocks a head kick by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff tries to close the distance and clinch but Thornton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nice body kick from Wagstaff. Wagstaff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Wagstaff explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Wagstaff fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Thornton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Wagstaff changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Wagstaff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thornton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wagstaff.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wagstaff lands a nice looking body shot.
Thornton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That has opened up Shawn Thornton's cut even more. Wagstaff fails in his attempt to clinch. Wagstaff lands a front kick. Wagstaff scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Wagstaff lands a jab to Thornton's midsection. Thornton drops his hands momentarily and Wagstaff needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Thornton just on the top of the head. Thornton drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Thornton - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lester Wagstaff!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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