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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emilio Izturis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Lord!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izturis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lord avoids it really well and circles away.
Izturis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lord throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Izturis just misses with a punch to the body.
Izturis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Izturis throws a poor cross that misses
and Lord counters with an inside leg kick.
Izturis connects with a nice looking jab.
Lord lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lord motions for Izturis to come forward. Lord throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Izturis with a hook.
Crunch! Lord slams his shin into Izturis's torso.
Izturis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izturis takes a swing at Lord's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Izturis blocks the low kick.
Izturis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lord throws a leg kick but Izturis moved away.
Izturis thows a body shot but no joy.
Izturis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Izturis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lord swivels and escapes.
Izturis checks a leg kick.
Izturis misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Izturis misses.
Lord misses with a leg kick.
Izturis misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Izturis blocks the leg kick.
Lord misses with a low kick as Izturis jumps back.
Lord throws a jab when Izturis was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis misses the shot to the body.
Izturis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Izturis 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.
Izturis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lord's head.
Lord avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Izturis.
Well, if Izturis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Izturis trying to control the action but Lord is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord blocking the ground and pound attempt from Izturis.
Izturis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Izturis trying to control the action but Lord is working from the bottom.
Lord is looking to control Izturis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lord avoid being mounted?
Izturis slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lord forces Izturis back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Izturis looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Izturis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lord lands a left hand.
Lord breaks the clinch.
Izturis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Izturis misses with a hook. Lord ducked under it nicely.
Lord fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Izturis.
Lord throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lord.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Izturis misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Lord lands a head kick. Izturis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Lord dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Izturis takes a swing at Lord's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lord.
Lord throws the kick towards the body but Izturis avoids it.
Izturis lands a glancing blow to the side of Lord's head.
Izturis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Izturis throws a jab when Lord was well out of range.
Lord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Izturis misses.
Izturis missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Izturis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lord slips under a jab from Izturis.
Nice uppercut lands for Izturis. That snapped Lord's head back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lord.
Izturis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Izturis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Izturis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emilio Izturis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lord tries to close the distance and clinch but Izturis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Izturis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lord throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Izturis is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Lord uses the oldest trick in the book to send Izturis tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Lord is absolutely delighted - when Izturis wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). William Lord!
William Lord is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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