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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Christmas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Fist! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fist looks to land a combination but Christmas avoids it well. Christmas has a takedown stuffed. Fist misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christmas. Christmas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christmas manages to avoid it. Fist throws a series of punches but Christmas avoids them all with ease. Fist fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christmas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Fist misses with a hook. Christmas scores with a one two! Fist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Christmas connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fist leaves Christmas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Jack Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Christmas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christmas jabbing away but nothing is landing. Christmas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christmas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fist pinned against the ropes. Fist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Christmas. That's going to take a lot out of him. Fist misses with a shot to the body and Christmas counters with a lovely straight right hand! Christmas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fist was well out of range. Poor timing from Christmas. Christmas throws a hook but Fist blocks it. Jack Fist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Fist works Christmas's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christmas. Fist throws a right hand that Christmas ducks under and follows up with a left that Christmas also avoids with ease. Fist throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Christmas ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Fist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Fist misses. Fist swinging wildly here.
Fist lands with a nice combination. Christmas backs away looking to recover. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christmas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Christmas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Christmas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fist avoids it really well and circles away. Christmas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fist. Fist throws a head kick that misses. Fist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christmas. Fist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christmas works over Fist's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fist. Christmas ducks right into an uppercut from Fist. Christmas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fist swivels and escapes. Fist throws a combination that misses and Christmas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. 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! Christmas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Fist dodges the punch combination from Christmas.
A punch combination from Christmas misses. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Fist throws a head kick but Christmas moves out of range.
Christmas lands a jab-cross combination. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Fist will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fist misses with an uppercut. The fighters circling - Christmas throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A jab from Fist misses. Christmas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fist throws out the jab. Fist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fist misses with a hook. Christmas ducked under it nicely. Christmas scores with a body shot.
Christmas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Jab from Fist. Fist stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fist wants it to stay on the feet. Fist fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Christmas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fist defends it nicely. Fist lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fist.
It looks like Lee Christmas has been cut. Fist fails to land with a series of punches.
Christmas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fist.
Fist tries to move into range but Christmas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Christmas moves out of range as Fist strikes. Christmas lands with a straight right. Fist didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good exchange - Christmas coming out on top. Fist scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fist misses with a hook. Christmas ducked under it nicely. Christmas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fist lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Christmas misses with a takedown attempt and Fist counters with a straight right hand. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Christmas. That's going to take a lot out of him. Christmas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Christmas shoots in and drives through. Fist sprawls well. Fist throws a nice looking combination but Christmas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Christmas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fist but Fist pushes him off and we're back to square one. Fist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Fist misses with a double jab.
Christmas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Fist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Christmas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fist as he avoids it easily. Christmas shoots in looking for a takedown but Fist manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Christmas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fist looks to land a combination but Christmas avoids it well. Christmas cracks Fist with an open hand slap. Fist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Christmas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fist.
Christmas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fist tries to avoid it but Christmas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fist to the ground. Fist escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Fist tries a head kick but it misses.
Christmas shoots in for a takedown but Fist shows good takedown defense. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Lee Christmas's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Christmas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Fist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Christmas counters with a left to the body. Christmas blocks a leg kick. Christmas ducks under a wild hook from Fist. Christmas shoots in looking for a takedown. Fist tries to sprawl out of it but Christmas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Fist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Christmas avoids the head kick by Fist.
Fist shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Christmas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fist moves away. Christmas shoots in for a takedown but Fist shows good takedown defense. Christmas checks a leg kick nicely. Christmas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fist but Fist pushes him off and we're back to square one. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Christmas. That's going to take a lot out of him. Christmas shoots in for a double leg but Fist sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Jack Fist seems to be getting the better of the standup. Christmas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fist sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Christmas somewhat. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Fist tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fist throws a head kick that misses. Fist throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christmas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Fist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fist throws a body punch but Christmas moves out of range. Fist takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fist throws a wild body kick that Christmas sees coming a mile off. Fist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away. A big left from Fist misses. Christmas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fist pinned against the ropes. Fist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Fist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christmas checks a leg kick nicely. Christmas has his takedown stuffed and Fist counters with a straight right hand. Fist misses with a double jab.
Christmas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. A combination from Fist does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fist throws a combination that misses and Christmas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Christmas throwing strikes from guard but Fist blocks nicely. Christmas with a flurry of punches that miss. Christmas landing with the ground and pound. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Christmas throws a strike but Fist rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fist wanted to stand there but Christmas had control of the position.
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 Lee Christmas. I think Fist 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Fist! Jack Fist really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Golden Supplements [O.R.G] logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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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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