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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin comes into the arena with yes blaring out of the sound system. Lager Assassin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sly Randolph's chin.
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149 lbs
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170 cm
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151 lbs
32 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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TWGC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Lager Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sly Randolph!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randolph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assassin.
Randolph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assassin throws out the jab.
Randolph tries to move into range but Assassin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Assassin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Assassin looks to throw the jab but Randolph is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Assassin misses the target.
Randolph misses with an uppercut. Assassin saw that one coming.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randolph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randolph misses with a body kick.
Randolph misses with a body kick.
Randolph with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Randolph throws a low kick, looking for Assassin's leg but Assassin calmly moves out of range.
Assassin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randolph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assassin moves out of range of the body kick.
Randolph lands a nice shot that snaps Assassin's head back.
Randolph looks to score with a jab to the body but Assassin is just out of range.
Assassin stalks Randolph and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Randolph's face. Randolph staggers backwards, shaken.
Randolph misses with a body kick.
Randolph goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Assassin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randolph.
Assassin misses with a straight right.
Assassin scores with a jab to the head.
Randolph misses with a low kick as Assassin jumps back.
Randolph swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Assassin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Assassin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assassin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assassin preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin pushes down on Randolph's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Assassin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Assassin wants to take a breather but Randolph is having none of it.
Assassin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Randolph controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Randolph is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Assassin pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin with the ground and pound but Randolph uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Assassin wants to control from the top but Randolph keeps moving.
Assassin slips nicely into half guard.
Assassin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Randolph's head.
Randolph wants to improve his position but Assassin is controlling well.
Randolph is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Assassin pulls his head out easily.
Randolph is looking to control Assassin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Randolph avoid being mounted?
Assassin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Randolph blocking the ground and pound attempt from Assassin.
Assassin drops an elbow to the side of Randolph's head.
Assassin thows a huge punch but Randolph dodges it nicely.
Assassin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randolph has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Assassin is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lager Assassin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Randolph misses with a body kick.
Assassin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Randolph.
Randolph slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Randolph clobbers Assassin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Assassin throws a right and a left that Randolph avoids nicely.
Randolph throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Randolph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Assassin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Randolph misses with a body kick.
Randolph staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph throws out a powerful jab.
Randolph lands a front kick.
Randolph throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randolph has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assassin finds it's way round the side to connect with Randolph's head.
Randolph takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Randolph throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A leg kick checked by Assassin.
Randolph slips under a jab.
Assassin misses with a double jab.
Randolph takes one on the button.
Randolph looks for the body kick but Assassin saw that one coming.
Randolph throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assassin.
Assassin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randolph throws a half hearted mid kick.
Assassin connects with a jab.
Assassin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randolph.
Assassin misses with a hook. Randolph ducked under it nicely.
Assassin scores with a nice right hand.
Assassin misses with a looping right.
Sly Randolph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randolph lands a nice looking body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Randolph.
Assassin throws a poor cross that misses
and Randolph counters with a nice uppercut.
Randolph walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin misses with a hook.
Randolph looks to throw the jab but Assassin is out of range.
Randolph throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Randolph lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Assassin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good leg kick by Randolph there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Assassin misses with a looping left.
Assassin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Assassin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Randolph sizes up Assassin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Assassin blocks the low kick.
Randolph misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin misses with a body shot
and Randolph counters with a slapping leg kick.
Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randolph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randolph throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Randolph.
Randolph throws a low kick but Assassin moves out of range easily.
Assassin closes the distance and clinches.
Assassin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Assassin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Assassin stalling in the clinch but Randolph improves position.
Assassin has had enough of the clinch but Randolph keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randolph letting Assassin take a breather here.
Randolph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assassin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lager Assassin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Randolph slips a jab from Assassin.
Assassin checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Randolph.
Randolph is looking to score with low kicks.
Randolph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Randolph.
Randolph looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Assassin closes the distance and clinches.
Randolph tries to stall but Assassin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Assassin is trying to maintain a safe position but Randolph gets an underhook and turns Assassin into the cage.
A short uppercut from Assassin.
Randolph can't find room to land a body shot as Assassin controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Assassin lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Randolph lands with a short shot to the head.
Randolph prevents a body shot from Assassin.
Randolph taking a breather.
Assassin throws a head punch that misses.
Assassin blocks a body shot from Randolph.
Assassin lands with a short shot to the head.
Randolph has a couple of punches blocked by Assassin.
Assassin misses with a body punch.
Randolph throws a head punch that misses.
Assassin blocks a body shot from Randolph.
Assassin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Randolph letting Assassin take a breather here.
Assassin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sly Randolph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph can't find room to land a body shot as Assassin controls the action.
Randolph blocking some punches.
Randolph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assassin tries a body shot but Randolph blocks it.
Assassin blocks an uppercut.
Assassin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Randolph trying to control the position from guard on top but Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randolph must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Assassin tries to strike from the bottom.
Assassin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Randolph is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph trying to control the position from guard on top but Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Assassin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Assassin keeping moving, preventing Randolph from controlling successfully.
Randolph postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sly Randolph.
Randolph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assassin moves away.
Randolph scores with a leg kick.
Assassin throws the left hand but Randolph avoids the punch easily.
Randolph misses with a body kick.
Lager Assassin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph misses with a looping left.
Assassin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Assassin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Assassin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Randolph thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Assassin if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assassin works Randolph's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Randolph.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randolph pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Randolph cracks Assassin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Randolph moves forwards but Assassin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sly Randolph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Assassin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sly Randolph!
Sly Randolph thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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