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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holla Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makaveli Lexington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lexington is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 1970 Somethin - B.I.G. Holla Back has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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262 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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276 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Holla Back!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Makaveli Lexington!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Back throws a chopping leg kick but Lexington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Back misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lexington.
Back throws a front kick that sends Lexington stumbling back into the cage.
Back throws a lazy uppercut
and Lexington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lexington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Back misses with a shot to the body
and Lexington counters with a nice uppercut.
Back pushes Lexington up against the cage in a clinch.
Lexington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lexington pushes Back back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lexington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Back lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Back with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lexington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lexington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lexington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lexington digs a right hand into Back's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Back's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Back blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lexington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Back tries to throw a body punch but Lexington avoids it by throwing Back back against the cage.
Lexington lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lexington.
Back is breathing heavily.
Lexington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lexington's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lexington misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Lexington.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lexington.
Lexington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Lexington.
Lexington is working Back over against the cage.
Lexington cracks Back with a nice body shot.
Lexington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lexington effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lexington as Back tries to tie him up.
Back tries to throw a body punch but Lexington avoids it by throwing Back back against the cage.
Lexington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lexington presses Back against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lexington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lexington misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lexington.
Lexington lands a damaging elbow.
Lexington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Back backwards.
Lexington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Backs head.
Lexington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lexington lands a right hand.
Lexington lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lexington.
Lexington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lexington is leaning against Back and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lexington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lexington lands with a left to the head.
Lexington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Back blocking some punches.
Back misses with a body punch.
A short right from Lexington on the inside.
Back struggles to land a body shot inside as Lexington controls his hands.
Lexington throws a head punch that misses.
Lexington works on Back's body with a couple of short punches.
Lexington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Back backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lexington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Back.
Lexington lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lexington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Back.
Lexington prevents a body shot from Back.
Lexington wants to get back to striking at distance but Back won't allow it.
Lexington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Back.
Lexington tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Back just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lexington.
Lexington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lexington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lexington misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Lexington as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lexington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Back's elbow.
Lexington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lexington pushes Back back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lexington.
Lexington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lexington cracks Back with a nice body shot.
Lexington tries to throw a body punch but Back avoids it by throwing Lexington back against the cage.
Lexington tries to throw a body punch but Back avoids it by throwing Lexington back against the cage.
Lexington lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Back prevents a body shot from Lexington.
Lexington is stalling here.
Back is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lexington is keeping busy.
Lexington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lexington.
Lexington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lexington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lexington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lexington scores with a shot to the side of Back's head.
Come on Lexington - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Back tries to work over Lexington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lexington.
A short uppercut from Lexington.
Lexington has Back pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lexington has a couple of punches blocked by Back.
Lexington lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lexington.
Lexington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lexington cracks Back with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makaveli Lexington dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lexington connects with a jab.
Lexington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Back.
Back swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lexington counters with a head kick.
A head kick by Back misses
and Lexington counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot by Lexington.
Back swings widly with a right hand
and Lexington counters with a straight right hand.
Lexington tries to bum rush Back with a series of wild strikes but Back uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Back misses with a jab to the body
and Lexington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Back misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holla Back is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Back misses the body punch
and Lexington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Back lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lexington has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Back ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Back misses with a hook to the body
and Lexington counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lexington. Back does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lexington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Back.
Back misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lexington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Back throws a poor cross that misses
and Lexington counters with a big head kick but Back shrugs it off.
Lexington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lexington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makaveli Lexington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Back misses with a body punch
and Lexington counters with a body kick.
Back scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Back misses with a lunging right hand
and Lexington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Back throws a good cross that connects.
Back throws a sloppy body shot
and Lexington counters with a straight right hand.
Lexington swings widly with a right hand
and Back counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexington can't find room to land a body shot as Back controls the action.
Back blocks an uppercut.
Lexington presses Back against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lexington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lexington misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lexington misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lexington.
Lexington has a couple of punches blocked by Back.
Lexington is working Back over against the cage.
Lexington misses with a punch to the body.
Lexington breaks from the clinch.
Lexington connects with a high kick.
Lexington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Back takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Holla Back seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Back throws a series of punches but Lexington avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lexington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lexington cracks Back with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Back clinches.
Lexington misses with a body punch.
Lexington manages to break the clinch.
Lexington punishes Back's body with a nice straight punch.
Back swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lexington counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Back misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lexington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Back moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makaveli Lexington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lexington throws a head kick but Back moves out of range.
Back is looking to wear down Lexington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lexington scores with a nice body kick.
Lexington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lexington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Back, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Back tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Back throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lexington counters with a two punch combo.
Lexington throws an overhand right that lands on Back's shoulder, as Back tries to avoid the shot.
Back fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lexington, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexington tries to throw a body punch but Back avoids it by throwing Lexington back against the cage.
Lexington lands with a left to the head.
Back prevents a body shot from Lexington.
Back is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lexington's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lexington lands a right hand.
Back fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lexington.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Back.
Back taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lexington.
A short right from Lexington on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Back as the two fighters clinch.
Lexington fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lexington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lexington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lexington struggles to land a body shot inside as Back controls his hands.
Lexington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lexington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Back goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lexington is leaning against Back and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Makaveli Lexington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Back misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Back.
Lexington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lexington scores with a shoulder strike.
Holla Back has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lexington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lexington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lexington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lexington lands with a left to the head.
Back can't find room to land a body shot as Lexington controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Lexington.
Lexington scores with a shot to the side of Back's head.
Lexington lands an elbow inside.
Lexington struggles to land a body shot inside as Back controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Lexington.
Lexington working aggressively here.
Lexington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lexington lands a shoulder strike.
Lexington scores with a shoulder strike.
Lexington lands a left hand.
Lexington manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Lexington.
Lexington just leaning against Back, taking a breather.
Lexington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lexington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Back tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lexington's elbow.
Back goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lexington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Lexington.
Lexington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lexington lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Back.
Lexington pressing his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lexington.
Lexington lands a nice shot to the body.
Back goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Lexington.
Lexington lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lexington drags the fight down to the ground.
Lexington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lexington thows a huge punch but Back dodges it nicely.
Makaveli Lexington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lexington performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Back knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lexington on the ground.
Lexington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Back defending well though.
Lexington thows a huge punch but Back dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lexington looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lexington trying to control from half guard but Back is working away.
Lexington throwing shots but Back is blocking nicely.
Lexington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lexington content to control rather than advance.
Back might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lexington throwing shots but Back is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makaveli Lexington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lexington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makaveli Lexington!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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