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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joerome Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonel Lutsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 cm
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195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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200 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joerome Strong! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonel Lutsky! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Strong looks to clinch letting Lutsky counter with a right hand. Strong misses with a hook. Lutsky ducked under it nicely. Lutsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Lutsky digs a good body shot into Strong's ribs. Strong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lutsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Strong throws a sloppy head kick and Lutsky moves out of range easily. Lutsky lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lutsky throws a series of punches but Strong moves out of range. Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lutsky digs a good hook to Strong's body.
Strong takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Joerome Strong has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lutsky's corner calls for a 1-2. Lutsky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Strong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lutsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. The fighters circling - Lutsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Strong checks a low kick from Lutsky. Strong blocks a head kick by Lutsky.
Lutsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strong.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lutsky misses the shot to the body. Strong tries to clinch but Lutsky is having none of it. Lutsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Good exchange - Lutsky coming out on top. The fight stays on the outside here - Strong looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Strong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Lutsky throws a quick inside leg kick. Strong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lutsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Strong is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lutsky looks to land a combination but Strong avoids it well. Strong tries to move into range but Lutsky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Strong wants to clinch but Lutsky slips to the side and Lutsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lutsky swings for the body but Strong moves out of range.
Lutsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Lutsky - just one landing. Joerome Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Lutsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A head kick by Strong misses and Lutsky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Strong's knee momentarily. Lutsky lands a nice looking body kick. Lutsky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Lutsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lutsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Lutsky lands a really nice looking cross but Strong seems unphased.
Strong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lutsky lands a head shot. Strong is looking to clinch. A decent looking cross lands there for Lutsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lutsky lands with a nice body punch. Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lutsky paws at him with a jab and circles away. Strong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lutsky. Lutsky avoids the head kick by Strong.
Lutsky pushes Strong away with a front kick. Strong tries to clinch but fails miserably and Lutsky counters with a nice uppercut. Lutsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Strong lands with a nice body kick. Lutsky cracks Strong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Strong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lutsky. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lutsky works Strong's body with a nice hook. Strong looks for the body kick but Lutsky saw that one coming. Lutsky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Strong tries to clinch up but Lutsky circles away and keeps his distance. Lutsky connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Strong has Lutsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Strong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lutsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lutsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strong avoids it. A body shot lands from Lutsky.
Strong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lutsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Nice shot lands for Strong. Lutsky cracks Strong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Lutsky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Strong takes one to the side of the head.
Strong throws a head kick that misses and Lutsky counters with an inside leg kick. Strong is breathing heavily. The fighters circle momentarily. Lutsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Lutsky lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Lutsky dominated that round. The cut man is working on Joerome Strong's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Strong moves in looking to clinch but Lutsky pushes him off. Leonel Lutsky seems to be getting the better of the standup. Strong tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Lutsky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. The crowd cheers as Lutsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strong doesn't seem phased though.
Joerome Strong's cut is getting worse. Strong tries to bum rush Lutsky with a series of wild strikes but Lutsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Lutsky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Strong is rocked! Strong moves to clinch but Lutsky breaks away and Lutsky counters with a thumping low kick. Oh Strong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strong seems to have got his legs back now. Lutsky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Strong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Lutsky connects with a leg kick. Strong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. This has been an exciting period of action! Lutsky lands a head shot. Strong wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Strong closes the distance but Lutsky moves to the side and Lutsky counters with a nice uppercut. Strong throws a sloppy body shot
and Lutsky counters with a left to the body. Lutsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lutsky. Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Nice cross by Lutsky. Lutsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Lutsky cracks Strong with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lutsky has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Strong to stand back up!
Joerome Strong's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. 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! Lutsky circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Strong to the canvas! Strong doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Lutsky keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonel Lutsky! Leonel Lutsky seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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