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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Comrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Ioannou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mike Comrie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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217 lbs
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188 cm
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Comrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukas Ioannou!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Comrie misses its intended target.
Comrie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ioannou slips a straight right by Comrie.
Ioannou avoids the body shot from Comrie.
Comrie misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ioannou counter with a right hand.
Comrie tries to clinch but Ioannou moves out of range.
Ioannou fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Comrie avoids it really well and circles away.
Comrie lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comrie tries to clinch but Ioannou is having none of it.
Comrie scores with a decent looking hook.
Mike Comrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Comrie misses with a hook
and Ioannou counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Comrie lands with a straight right. Ioannou didn't see that one coming.
Comrie connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comrie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ioannou shoots in looking for a takedown. Comrie tries to sprawl out of it but Ioannou keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Comrie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Comrie connects with a right hand. Ioannou shakes it off.
Comrie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ioannou looking to score a takedown here. Comrie is defending well but Ioannou drives through and ends up in Comrie's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ioannou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ioannou is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ioannou throwing strikes from guard but Comrie blocks nicely.
Comrie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Comrie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Comrie tries to get out of the position.
Ioannou throwing strikes from guard but Comrie blocks nicely.
Ioannou postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ioannou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Comrie wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Comrie throws an overhand right that lands on Ioannou's shoulder, as Ioannou tries to avoid the shot.
Comrie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ioannou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ioannou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Comrie defends it nicely.
Mike Comrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Ioannou.
Comrie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Comrie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Comrie scores with a sloppy right hand. Ioannou should have avoided that one.
Comrie throws the left hand but Ioannou avoids the punch easily.
Comrie lands a glancing blow to the side of Ioannou's head.
Comrie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ioannou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Comrie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ioannou under the eye.
Comrie connects with a crisp jab.
Comrie throws a lazy right hand but Ioannou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannou defending well as Comrie loads up on a big left hand.
Ioannou with a lazy takedown attempt
and Comrie counters with a straight right hand.
Comrie is looking to clinch but Ioannou is avoiding it.
Comrie punishes Ioannou's body with a nice straight punch.
Mike Comrie is winning the standup battle so far.
Comrie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ioannou to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Comrie is looking to stand up but Ioannou isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou throwing strikes from guard but Comrie blocks nicely.
Comrie pushes Ioannou off and gets back to his feet.
Comrie wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comrie works Ioannou's body with a nice hook.
Comrie is looking to clinch.
Ioannou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Comrie.
Comrie throws a poor cross that misses
and Ioannou counters with a stiff right hand.
Comrie scores with a jab. Ioannou acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ioannou.
Comrie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Comrie misses with an uppercut.
Comrie takes a swing at Ioannou's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Comrie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Comrie looks to clinch
and Ioannou counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Comrie misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Comrie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Comrie misses with an uppercut
and Ioannou counters with a nice uppercut.
Comrie connects with a looping right hand.
Ioannou takes one to the chin there.
Comrie digs a good body shot into Ioannou's ribs.
Comrie tests Ioannou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Comrie swings widly with a right hand
and Comrie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Comrie takes a swing at Ioannou's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comrie tries to close the distance and clinch but Ioannou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ioannou gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Comrie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Comrie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ioannou keeps the fight on the outside.
Comrie throws the left hand but Ioannou avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comrie is looking to clinch but Ioannou is avoiding it.
Ioannou fails with a takedown attempt.
Comrie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ioannou on the side of the head.
Comrie rushes Ioannou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mike Comrie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou looking for a takedown.
Mike Comrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Ioannou.
Comrie tries to circle away but Ioannou has him pinned against the cage.
Comrie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lukas Ioannou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Comrie throws a good cross that connects.
Comrie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Comrie scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comrie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Comrie does it's job there.
Comrie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ioannou momentarily.
Comrie clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ioannou tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ioannou manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Comrie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Comrie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Comrie!
In his post fight interview, Mike Comrie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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