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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Lane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Not Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy has chosen I'm Not The Guy as his entrance music. 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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185 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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172 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Lane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Not Guy! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Guy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lane moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Lane is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
A combination from Guy does no damage. Guy looks to land a combination but Lane avoids it well. Guy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Lane closes the distance and clinches. Lane scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Not Guy has been cut. Lane lands a knee to the head.
Lane lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lane. Lane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guy looks gassed! A knee to the head by Lane.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guy's brow. Guy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lane walks away with a smile on his face. Guy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guy tests Lane's chin there with a solid looking shot. Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lane takes the fight into the clinch. Lane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Guy wants to break free but Lane has control.
Lane misses with a knee strike.
Lane with a knee to the head.
Lane lands a nice knee to the body. Lane scores a nice knee to the body.
Lane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Lane lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lane.
Lane scores with a knee to the head.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guy jumps guard but Lane stands there with Guy around his waist. Guy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lane lands a knee to the head.
Guy tries to pull guard but Lane won't allow it.
Michael Lane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Not Guy. Guy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lane smiles and moves away.
Guy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Horrible takedown by Guy or perhaps it was just good defense by Lane which made him look bad. Lane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lane misses with a knee strike.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lane prevents Guy from breaking the clinch. Lane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guy is trying to break free. Guy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lane smiles and moves away.
Guy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy throws a nice looking combination but Lane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Michael Lane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lane darts in and clinches Guy up against the cage. Lane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guy tries to break the clinch but Lane is controlling the position. Guy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lane clinches up with Guy and pushes him back against the cage. Lane misses with a knee to the head. Guy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Lane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lane prevents the takedown attempt.
Lane tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guy jumps guard but Lane stands there with Guy around his waist. Guy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Guy is trying to break free. Lane tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Guy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Lane pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Lane tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Guy tries to pull guard but Lane won't allow it.
Guy can't break the clinch.
Guy wants a takedown but no success here.
Lane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Lane tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Lane misses with an elbow over the top. Guy managing to block the knees to the body from Lane.
Guy is trying to break free. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lane dominated that round. The cut man is working on Not Guy's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guy swings for the body but Lane moves out of range.
Guy tries to keep at a distance but Lane has taken the fight into the clinch. Lane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lane crunches a lovely knee into Guy's ribcage. Lane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Guy is working for takedown but Lane is calmly controlling the position for now. Lane scores a nice knee to the body.
Guy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lane just stands there and leans against the cage. Lane tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Guy tries to pull guard but Lane won't allow it.
Michael Lane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Not Guy. Lane tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Guy is working for takedown but Lane is calmly controlling the position for now. Michael Lane has scored more points in the clinch so far. With the fighters up against the cage, Lane throws an elbow but misses. Guy is trying to drag Lane to the mat but Lane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Knees to the body from Lane.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lane misses with an elbow over the top. Guy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guy wants to break free but Lane has control.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guy looking for a takedown. Guy goes for a takedown attempt but Lane pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lane has managed to clinch.
Lane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lane looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Guy can't break the clinch.
Guy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lane has him pressed against the cage. Guy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lane gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two 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. Guy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Lane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Lane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guy wants to get back to striking at distance but Lane won't allow it.
Lane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Guy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lane smiles and moves away.
Guy swinging wilding here.
Guy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lane as he avoids it easily. Lane moves into the clinch. Lane with a knee to the head.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lane gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lane just stands there and leans against the cage. Lane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Lane.
Guy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lane walks away with a smile on his face. Guy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Some wild striking there from Guy.
Some wild striking there from Guy.
Lane slips a jab from Guy. Guy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Guy throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Lane clinches. Lane misses with a knee strike.
Guy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lane smiles and moves away.
Lane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms. A knee to the head by Lane.
Guy looking for a takedown. Guy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lane moves into the clinch. Lane misses with an elbow strike.
Lane trying to land knees to the body.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lane dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Not Guy's cut. That's time! Lane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Guy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Lane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guy. Guy takes a swing at Lane's ribcage but misses. Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michael Lane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Guy looks to throw the jab but Lane is out of range. Lane closes the distance and clinches. Guy wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Guy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Lane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Lane lands an elbow inside that Guy shrugs off. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lane scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms. Guy fails to pull guard.
Michael Lane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Not Guy. Lane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guy fails to pull guard.
Lane connects with a knee to the head.
Lane misses with a knee to the head. Guy avoiding damage as Lane throws knees to the body.
Lane tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Guy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guy jumps guard but Lane stands there with Guy around his waist. Guy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Guy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lane just stands there and leans against the cage. Lane looks to throw an elbow but misses. Lane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guy is trying to drag Lane to the mat but Lane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Lane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two 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. Lane trying to land knees to the body.
Guy tries to pull guard but Lane won't allow it.
Lane tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Guy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lane prevents the takedown attempt.
Lane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guy fails to pull guard.
Lane is pressed up against the cage. Guy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lane down to the mat. Lane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Lane takes the fight into the clinch. Guy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Guy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Guy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Lane wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lane's guard. Guy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lane is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Guy, into his guard. Lane looking to pass the guard. Guy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Not Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guy wants to sweep here but Lane controlling him for the moment. Lane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guy has an active guard here but Lane has managed to pass into half guard.
Guy tries to roll over but Lane keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight! Michael Lane showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lane, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Michael Lane! Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Michael Lane! Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Michael Lane!
Michael Lane wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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