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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prinsessa William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lashley comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin. William has chosen Forever as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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136 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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175 cm
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143 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Prinsessa William!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lashley.
Lashley thows a body shot but no joy.
Lashley throws a sloppy head kick and William moves out of range easily.
Lashley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between William's hands.
William tries to keep at a distance but Lashley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lashley tries to break free but William pushes him back against the cage.
William tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
William has a couple of punches blocked by Lashley.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lashley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
William is trying to pull guard but Lashley has him pressed against the cage.
William wants a takedown but no success here.
Luke Lashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prinsessa William.
Lashley breaks the clinch.
Lashley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
William tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lashley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lashley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so William counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
William working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lashley wants to stand up but William is controlling him.
Lashley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
William stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lashley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
William postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lashley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells William's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as William accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
William wants to pass the guard but Lashley is keeping the position.
William lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William throws a big elbow that misses.
William has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
William works a leg free and moves into half guard.
William throws a strike but Lashley avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
William throwing strikes but missing.
Lashley wants to get back to his feet but William is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William postures up in Lashley's guard and throws a big left but Lashley blocks it.
Lashley wants to stand but William is controlling the position.
William trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lashley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from William.
William wants to control from the top but Lashley keeps moving.
William throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
William throws a strike but Lashley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
William is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lashley wants to stand and escape but instead William has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lashley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for William on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William throws an elbow that misses. Lashley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in William's guard. Nice move by Lashley!
Lashley postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prinsessa William dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lashley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but William circles away quickly and effectively.
Lashley is looking to score with low kicks.
Lashley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lashley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lashley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
William on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Lashley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from William misses its intended target.
William avoids a punch combination nicely.
William misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William blocks a head kick by Lashley.
A bone on bone clash there as William blocks the leg kick.
Lashley lands with a nice combination. William backs away looking to recover.
Lashley looks to score with a jab to the body but William is just out of range.
William tries to clinch there but Lashley circles away.
Lashley misses the shot to the body.
William fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lashley to the ground. William is now in Lashley's guard.
Lashley keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
William pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lashley is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
William scoring with punches to the head and body.
William missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lashley is wriggling around but William manages to pass to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
William with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
William drops an elbow to the side of Lashley's head.
William missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William wants to take a breather but Lashley is having none of it.
William prevents Lashley from standing back up.
William thows a huge punch but Lashley dodges it nicely.
William missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
William not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William is keen to just control but Lashley is a slippery customer.
William is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
William not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
William is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lashley has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William working over Lashley with some ground and pound. Lashley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lashley wants to stand back up but William manages to pass into side control.
Lashley defending against the ground and pound.
Lashley defending against the ground and pound.
William tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lashley stops William from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prinsessa William showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
William moves in looking to clinch but Lashley pushes him off.
Luke Lashley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lashley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lashley throws a right hand that William ducks under and follows up with a left that William also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Lashley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
William fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lashley manages to avoid it.
William shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lashley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
William trying to control the action but Lashley is working from the bottom.
Lashley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by William.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from William crashes against the mat.
William cracks Lashley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The strikes coming from William are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
William creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lashley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
William throwing strikes but Lashley manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lashley working away.
William is looking for a sweep.
William regains half guard.
Lashley stands up out of the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lashley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lashley.
William swings for the body but Lashley moves out of range.
William looks for a takedown but Lashley sprawls well.
Lashley tries a head kick but it misses.
Lashley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and William makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
William steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lashley. That one must have hurt.
Luke Lashley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
William misses with a body shot.
Lashley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but William manages to avoid it.
Luke Lashley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Lashley. Those never looked like landing.
Lashley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
William shoots in and drives through. Lashley sprawls well.
William tries to clinch up.
Lashley throws a head kick that misses.
Lashley throws a nice head kick!
William blocks a head kick by Lashley.
Lashley throws a nice looking combination but William bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prinsessa William is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
William tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lashley counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lashley stops a takedown attempt from William.
Luke Lashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prinsessa William.
William fails to pull guard.
Lashley wants to break free but William has control.
Lashley is trying to break free.
William wants to stall.
Lashley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lashley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lashley misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luke Lashley.
I think William 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prinsessa William!
Prinsessa William decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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