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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Libby Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Onderek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 cm
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145 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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168 cm
24
145 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Libby Face! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukas Onderek! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Onderek misses with a right hand and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Face throws a lazy head kick and Onderek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Face takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Face will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Onderek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Onderek misses with a wild body shot. A jab from Onderek finds it's way through Face's defenses. Some wild striking there from Onderek.
Onderek misses with a double jab
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Onderek ducks under a wild hook from Face. Face tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lukas Onderek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Onderek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab. Onderek throws a hook to the side of Face's head but Face sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Onderek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Face uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Face pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Onderek throws a lazy uppercut
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Onderek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Face manages to avoid it. Onderek throws a sloppy body shot
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Libby Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Face misses with an uppercut. Onderek saw that one coming. Onderek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Onderek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Onderek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Face tries to avoid it but Onderek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Face to the ground. Face escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Onderek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Face.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Face tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Face goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Onderek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Onderek controlling the pace for now. Onderek thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Onderek. Onderek scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Onderek controlling from the full mount. Face is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Onderek controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Onderek scoring with strikes but Face is staying in there. Onderek won't let Face get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Onderek controlling the position easily from mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Onderek 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.
Onderek misses with a hook to the body
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Onderek moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Onderek misses with a left hand and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand! Onderek throws a right and a left that both miss. Face lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Onderek throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Face counter with a right hand. Face really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Face defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Onderek. A big left from Face misses. Onderek cracks Face with a right hand to the side of the head. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Onderek checks a leg kick. Face connects with a jab. Onderek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Onderek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Onderek misses with a jab to the body
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand! Onderek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Onderek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Onderek misses with a double jab
and Face counters with a series of strikes. Onderek will be more careful next time no doubt. Onderek throws a right hand that misses
enabling Face to counter with a crisp jab. Onderek avoids a kick to the body.
Onderek misses with a looping right. Onderek looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Onderek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Face is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Onderek lands a couple of digs. Onderek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Onderek controls from within his opponent's guard. Onderek's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Let's hope that Onderek has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Onderek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Face keeping full guard, as Onderek tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lukas Onderek hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Onderek throws out a loose jab but Face uses good head movement to avoid it. Libby Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Onderek misses with an uppercut
and Face counters with a stiff right hand. Face lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Onderek pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Onderek shoots for a double leg takedown but Face sprawls well. He's pushed Onderek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Face showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Onderek.
Onderek bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Onderek works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Onderek tries to score with some ground and pound. Face controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Onderek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Face dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Onderek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Face counters with a one-two to the body. Face darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Onderek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Onderek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Onderek throws a lazy uppercut
and Face counters with a nice uppercut. Face is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Face misses the body punch and Onderek counters with a single leg into guard. Face didn't expect that. Onderek seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukas Onderek has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Onderek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Face manages to avoid it. Onderek misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Face makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Face slaps away a takedown attempt from Onderek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Face scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Onderek tries to bum rush Face with a series of wild strikes but Face uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Face is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Onderek throws a predictable looking body shot
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Onderek misses with a right hand and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Onderek jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Face is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Onderek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Face counters with a lovely shot to the body. Onderek throws a poor cross that misses
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Onderek misses with a lunging right hand
and Face counters with a stiff right hand. Onderek misses with a shot to the body and Face counters with a stiff right hand. Onderek misses with a left hand and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Face slips a jab and a cross from Onderek.
Face avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Onderek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Face counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Onderek thinking. Some wild striking there from Onderek.
Onderek misses with a body punch
and Face counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Face misses with a wild combination.
Onderek throws out a loose jab but Face uses good head movement to avoid it. Face gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Onderek. Onderek misses with a lunging right hand
and Face counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Face uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Onderek has time to react. Onderek swings widly with a right hand
and Face makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Onderek throws a hook but Face blocks it. Onderek misses with a hook
and Face counters with a stiff right hand. Nice sprawl there from Face as Onderek shoots in. Onderek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Onderek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Onderek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Face pinned against the cage. Face gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Libby Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Onderek. Onderek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Face avoids it really well and circles away. Face throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight! Libby Face showed his dominance in that final round. I think Onderek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29 Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Onderek!
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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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