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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bary Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Legstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legstrong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sable - Surf. 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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211 lbs
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188 cm
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bary Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Legstrong!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Allen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Allen as Legstrong shoots in.
Legstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Legstrong shoots in for a double leg but Allen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Allen misses with a straight left.
Legstrong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Legstrong looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
Legstrong fails with the takedown
and Allen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bary Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Legstrong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
Legstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Legstrong feints the counter takedown.
Legstrong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen is looking to improve his position.
Legstrong is looking to take a break and control but Allen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Allen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Legstrong.
Allen works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Legstrong trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Allen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legstrong tries to free his leg and advance position but Allen is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Allen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Legstrong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Allen finds it's way through Legstrong's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bary Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legstrong avoids a kick to the body.
Legstrong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Legstrong shoots in for a takedown but Allen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allen.
Horrible takedown attempt by Legstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Allen, which made it look bad.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allen misses with a leg kick
and Legstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legstrong darts in looking for a takedown but Allen gets double underhooks and turns Legstrong into the cage.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Legstrong is just out of range.
Legstrong scores with a punch to the head.
Allen moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Legstrong slips the punch.
Allen scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Legstrong.
Allen keeps Legstrong at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Legstrong moves out of range of the body kick from Allen.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Allen misses.
Legstrong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Allen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Allen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Legstrong's calf.
Legstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legstrong.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
Allen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Legstrong to counter with a crisp jab.
Allen's corner calls for a 1-2. Allen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bary Allen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A leg kick checked by Legstrong.
Allen takes one to the side of the head.
Allen misses with a head kick.
Legstrong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Allen swivels and escapes.
Legstrong closes the distance and clinches up with Allen, looking for a takedown. Legstrong pushes Allen against the cage but Allen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Legstrong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Allen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Allen is looking to counter punch.
Bary Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Legstrong.
Legstrong missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Allen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Legstrong dives in for a single leg takedown but Allen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Legstrong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Legstrong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen stuffs the takedown attempt from Legstrong. Legstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
Allen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Allen throws a low kick but Legstrong moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen stuffs the takedown attempt from Legstrong. Legstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
Legstrong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Allen circles away.
Legstrong dives in and scores a takedown into Allen's guard.
Allen working a defensive guard here.
Allen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Legstrong passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen is looking for a sweep.
Legstrong trying to control the action but Allen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Legstrong's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Allen is looking for a sweep. Legstrong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Allen is in trouble now - Legstrong has advanced to mount!
Legstrong looking for a guillotine from mount but Allen is having none of it.
Allen working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong avoids the attempt from Allen to control.
Legstrong seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Allen is holding on tight.
Allen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Legstrong looking for a guillotine from mount but Allen is having none of it.
Allen is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Allen wants to control but Legstrong is having none of it.
Legstrong looking to secure an arm triangle but Allen defends it well.
Allen wants to hold on but Legstrong pushes him away.
Legstrong goes for an armbar but Allen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Allen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Legstrong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lance Legstrong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Legstrong fails with the takedown
and Allen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Allen throws a series of strikes that have Legstrong backpedaling.
Allen tries to land a front kick but Legstrong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Legstrong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Legstrong misses with an uppercut
and Allen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Legstrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.
Bary Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Legstrong.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legstrong.
Allen tries to work over Legstrong's front leg with a kick but Legstrong checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen misses with a straight left.
Legstrong moves out of range as Allen throws a body kick.
Legstrong throws out a counter right but Allen avoids it with no problem.
A leg kick checked by Legstrong.
Legstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Allen tries to sprawl out of it but Legstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Allen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Allen does it's job there.
Allen misses with a hook.
Allen jabs Legstrong right on the nose. Legstrong blinks but takes it well.
Legstrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
A low kick from Allen is predictable there
enabling Legstrong to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Legstrong is defended easily by Allen.
Allen is looking to counter punch.
Legstrong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Allen is trying to defend but Legstrong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to improve his position but Legstrong is controlling well.
Legstrong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
Legstrong trying to mount his opponent but Allen defends it.
Legstrong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen won't allow Legstrong to pass to mount.
Legstrong wants to take a breather but Allen is having none of it.
Allen trying to control but Legstrong postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Allen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Legstrong counters with a straight right hand.
Legstrong shoots in for a takedown but Allen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Legstrong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legstrong can do to turn this around?
Allen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Legstrong.
Allen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Legstrong. That snapped Allen's head back.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Legstrong looks for a takedown but Allen sprawls well.
Allen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Legstrong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Legstrong moved away.
A big left from Allen misses.
Legstrong feints the counter takedown.
Legstrong has a takedown stuffed.
Allen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Legstrong. That did some damage!
Legstrong drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Legstrong puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Legstrong trying to control the action but Allen is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bary Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Allen 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bary Allen!
Bary Allen 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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mgr
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RATING
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