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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa comes to the cage accompanied by Faint. Stark has chosen Cmon Feel The Noise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lee Villa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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187 cm
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215 lbs
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191 cm
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211 lbs
18 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Villa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Stark! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Villa tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Villa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stark throws a low kick but Villa avoids it. Villa slips a straight right by Stark. Villa throws a leg kick that is checked and Stark counters with a stiff right hand. Stark misses with an uppercut
enabling Villa to counter with a crisp jab. Stark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villa counters with a right hand to the body. Stark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stark looks to throw a body kick and Villa counters with a stiff right hand. Villa misses with a low kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Villa, right into the meat.
Villa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice defenses there by Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stark is looking to clinch but Villa is avoiding it.
Villa throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range. Villa misses with a low kick.
Villa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stark. Villa pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Villa swinging wildly here.
Stark lands a right hook to the body.
Stark tries to clinch up and Villa counters with a stiff right hand. Stark avoids the body shot from Villa.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target. Stark cracks Villa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Villa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Stark throws a right hand that misses
and Villa counters with a left and a right that stings Stark. Villa tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range. Villa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Stark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Villa wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance. Villa moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off. Villa throws a leg kick and Stark counters with a good low kick that Villa was not able to check. Stark misses with a leg kick and Villa counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Villa dodges the punch combination from Stark.
The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Stark throws a series of punches but Villa avoids them all with ease. Stark slips a straight right by Villa. Villa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stark counters with a nice kick to the body. Villa closes the distance looking to clinch letting Stark counter with a right hand. Stark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Stark cracks Villa with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A low kick from Villa is predictable there and Stark counters with a one-two to the body. Villa misses with a left hand and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Stark throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Stark throws a big shot that misses. A big left from Stark misses. Villa checks the leg kick. Villa with a body punch. A glancing blow. Stark misses with a lunging right hand
and Villa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Villa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Villa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Stark misses with a hook
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
Stark throws a combination that misses and Villa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Villa dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Villa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stark checks a leg kick. Villa gets off balance looking for a body kick and Stark counters with a nice uppercut. Villa misses with a left hand and Stark counters by moving into the clinch. Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Villa pushes off an throws an elbow but Stark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Stark is trying to stall.
Villa breaks from the clinch.
Villa misses with a leg kick and Stark counters with a nice uppercut. Lee Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Villa wants to slow Stark down by chopping away at his legs. Lee Villa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Villa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stark scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stark looks to land a left hand but Villa moved out of range nicely. Villa scores with a leg kick.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villa.
Villa throws a leg kick and Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Villa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Villa clinches up with Stark and pushes him back against the cage. Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Villa takes an elbow to the temple. Villa is trying to push Stark away but Stark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Stark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stark misses with a knee to the head. Stark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Villa cracks Stark with a nice body shot. Villa tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body. Stark misses with a hook from the clinch. Stark dodges an elbow strike from Villa.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch. Villa working aggressively here.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Villa avoids it. Villa blocks an elbow strike. Villa missing with knees to the body.
Villa has had enough of the clinch but Stark keeps him there for the moment. Stark swings wildly with an uppercut but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it. Villa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Villa is blocking nicely.
Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Villa.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stark takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Villa missing with knees to the body.
Stark misses with an elbow strike.
Villa breaks from the clinch.
Villa swings and misses with a shot to the body and Stark counters with a lovely straight right hand! Stark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. A head kick misses from Stark. Stark tries to clinch there but Villa circles away.
Stark pivots, looking for a leg kick but Villa is out of range and Stark settles back down. Stark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Villa counters with a body kick that stops Stark in his tracks momentarily. Stark slips under a jab from Villa. A punch combination from Villa misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Villa misses with a left hand and Stark counters with an inside leg kick. Villa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villa motions for Stark to come forward. Villa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Villa throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Stark misses with a left hand and Villa counters with a left to the body. Villa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Villa misses with a kick to the body and Stark counters with a straight right hand. Stark defending well as Villa loads up on a big left hand. Stark throws a lazy right hand but Villa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Villa misses with a looping left. Villa throws a leg kick but Stark moved away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Villa dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Stark throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Villa counter with a right hand. Stark moves out of range as Villa throws a body kick.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Villa is just out of range. Good leg kick by Stark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Villa's calf. Stark misses with a head kick.
Villa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Villa wants to land a leg kick but Stark is out of range. Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from Villa. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stark has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Villa finds it's way round the side to connect with Stark's head. Villa ducks right into an uppercut from Stark. Villa misses with a double jab.
Stark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Villa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Villa scores with a punch to the head. Villa jabbing away but nothing is landing. Stark lands a head kick. Villa smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Stark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.
Stark misses with a double jab.
Villa misses with a body shot
and Stark counters with a lovely straight right hand! Villa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target. Stark misses with a kick to the body and Villa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stark thinking. Stark thumps Villa with a low kick. Nice defenses there by Villa. Villa throws a poor cross that misses
and Stark moves into the clinch. Villa lands a shot to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Villa working hard to break the clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Villa. Villa blocks an elbow strike. Stark is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Villa tries to circle away but Stark has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Stark working aggressively here.
Villa blocks an uppercut.
Villa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Villa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A shot to the body from Villa misses and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Villa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Villa misses with an uppercut
and Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Villa is looking to chop away at Stark's legs. Villa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Villa counters with a straight right hand. Villa swings away with a leg kick that misses. Villa throws a sloppy body shot
and Stark counters with a three punch combo that has Villa backing up. Villa nods at Stark to acknowledge the strikes. The fight stays on the outside here - Villa looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Stark lands with an uppercut that bounces Villa off the cage and back into rage. Villa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Stark misses with a hook
and Villa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Stark swings widly with a right hand
and Villa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. 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! Villa checks a leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Villa clearly takes that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A combination from Villa does no damage. Villa misses with a shot to the body and Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Villa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Stark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Villa. Villa misses with a body shot
and Stark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Stark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Stark throws a leg kick and Villa counters with a nice uppercut. Villa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stark counters with a stiff right hand. Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
Stark scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Villa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villa manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice cross by Stark. Stark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Stark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark. Villa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it. Stark throws a lazy body kick and Villa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Villa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Villa throws an off balance right hand
and Stark counters by clinching up. Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stark manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Villa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Villa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A head punch on the inside from Villa fails to land. Villa scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Villa.
Stark misses with some punches.
Villa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Stark misses with a hook from the clinch. Stark avoids a wild elbow strike from Villa. Villa scores a nice knee to the body.
Villa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stark is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stark works on Villa's body with a couple of short punches. Stark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Villa has had enough of the clinch but Stark keeps him there for the moment. Villa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Villa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Villa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stark's calf. Villa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Villa tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range. Stark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
Villa misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stark has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Villa throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark. Stark tries to clinch but Villa moves out of range. Villa misses with a hook
enabling Stark to counter with a crisp jab. Stark scores with a jab. Villa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Stark misses with a right hand and Villa counters with a lovely straight right hand! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Villa misses with a combination
and Stark counters with a big head kick but Villa shrugs it off. Villa throws an off balance right hand
and Villa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark dominated that fourth round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stark throws a leg kick that misses. Villa misses with a double jab
and Stark counters with a head kick. That will keep Villa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villa swats him away and circles back towards the center. Stark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. With the fighters up against the cage, Villa throws an elbow but misses. Villa tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Villa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sloppy strikes from Stark. Those never looked like landing. Stark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by Villa. Stark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stark misses with a hook. Villa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Villa eats them both and turns towards Stark to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Stark throws a series of punches but Villa moves out of range. Villa scores with the left hand. Stark knows he should have avoided that one. Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villa manages to avoid it. Nice shot lands for Villa. Villa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away. Villa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stark counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Villa throws a head kick that misses and Stark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Villa rushes Stark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A body shot lands from Stark.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Villa blocks it with crossed arms. Stark lands an elbow that stopped Villa in his tracks for a moment. Villa letting Stark take a breather here. Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villa obliges. Stark works on Villa's body with a couple of short punches. Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. 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! Stark trying to control the position but instead, Villa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stark into the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stark. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Villa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stark's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stark stalling in the clinch but Villa improves position. A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land. Lee Villa has scored more points in the clinch so far. Stark lands a nice uppercut. Stark looks to throw an elbow but misses. Villa is trying to maintain a safe position but Stark gets an underhook and turns Villa into the cage. Villa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Villa wants to stall.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Villa blocks with his arms.
Stark digs a right hand underneath Villa's ribcage. Villa let out a lung full of air as it connected. Villa blocks a body shot from Stark. Villa lands with a light punch inside. Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark taking a breather. Stark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Villa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stark lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Villa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villa.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Villa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Villa wants to break free but Stark has control.
Villa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Villa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stark darts in and clinches Villa up against the cage. Villa tries to stall but Stark uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Villa tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body. Villa trying to land knees to the body.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Villa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villa.
Stark misses with a punch to the body.
Villa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight! Thomas Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Villa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Lee Villa! Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Thomas Stark! Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Lee Villa!
Lee Villa wins by split decision!
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energy
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