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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randal Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Lazzarini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pritchard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to English Blood, Irish Heart - By Morrissey. Lazzarini comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Goffredo Mameli - 'Il Canto degli Italiani' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
26 - 18 - 1 |
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201 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Randal Pritchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flavio Lazzarini!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazzarini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Lazzarini is predictable there
and Pritchard counters with a nice body kick.
Pritchard pushes Lazzarini away with a front kick.
Pritchard misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pritchard. Lazzarini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lazzarini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pritchard throws a combination. Lazzarini tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Flavio Lazzarini has been cut.
Lazzarini misses with a wild body shot.
Pritchard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pritchard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lazzarini tries to clinch up but Pritchard circles away and keeps his distance.
Pritchard scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pritchard throws a body punch but Lazzarini moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Pritchard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pritchard misses with a wild body shot.
Lazzarini looks to throw the jab but Pritchard is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazzarini looks to land a body kick but Pritchard moved away.
Pritchard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lazzarini.
Crunch! Pritchard slams his shin into Lazzarini's torso.
Pritchard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Lazzarini finds it's target.
Lazzarini tries to clinch but Pritchard is having none of it.
Pritchard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pritchard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lazzarini's elbow.
Pritchard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pritchard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pritchard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lazzarini backwards.
Lazzarini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pritchard throws a punch but it's blocked by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pritchard lands a right hand.
Pritchard working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Lazzarini.
Lazzarini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lazzarini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pritchard fails to land.
Lazzarini is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lazzarini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pritchard misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pritchard is trying to maintain a safe position but Lazzarini gets an underhook and turns Pritchard into the cage.
Lazzarini tries a body shot but Pritchard blocks it.
Lazzarini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lazzarini controlling the action here for a moment.
Pritchard lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lazzarini.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lazzarini jumps guard but Pritchard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lazzarini has Pritchard pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Pritchard is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Lazzarini - that's hurt Pritchard badly! Oh, another knee lands and Pritchard is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Pritchard doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Flavio Lazzarini!
A pretty intense looking Flavio Lazzarini took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
The defeated Randal Pritchard had this to say: 'Im not sure if I can cut it any more, it's time for me to step a way for a while and think about retirement.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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