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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robb Wallace (ranked 3711 p4p, 472 weight class) and Connor Lourens (ranked 5188 p4p, 619 weight class). Wallace's entrance music is Venus - Theatre of Tragedy. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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193 cm
26
210 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robb Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connor Lourens !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace shoots in for a double leg but Lourens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wallace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Robb Wallace has been cut.
Lourens throws a shot to the body.
Lourens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Lourens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wallace wants to clinch
and Lourens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace darts in looking for a takedown but Lourens gets double underhooks and turns Wallace into the cage.
Lourens with a hook.
Wallace is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lourens 's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace is keen to just control but Lourens is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lourens can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wallace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lourens trying to control here.
Lourens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a strike but Lourens avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Lourens keeps moving.
Wallace scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wallace is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wallace controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wallace throws a big right hand that misses.
Wallace throws a strike but Lourens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wallace is looking to stand up but Lourens isn't so interested in that idea.
Wallace wants to sweep here but Lourens controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lourens scores with the left hand. Wallace knows he should have avoided that one.
Wallace bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace is trying to get an arm triangle but Lourens is defending well.
Lourens takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wallace postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lourens wants to control but Wallace postures up.
Wallace lands some shots froms side control.
Lourens is trying to improve his position.
Lourens struggling a bit here.
Wallace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lourens takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lourens felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lourens taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lourens is letting Wallace control him for a moment.
Lourens takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wallace landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wallace scoring with punches from side control.
Lourens taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lourens avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wallace.
Lourens struggling a bit here.
Wallace wants to control but Lourens is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lourens down.
Lourens is not content to let Wallace control the position.
Lourens is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wallace connects with a decent elbow.
Wallace working the ground and pound.
Wallace throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lourens works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Wallace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lourens avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wallace.
Wallace is thwarting Lourens 's attempts to control the position.
Lourens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wallace scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robb Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robb Wallace's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lourens digs a good hook to Wallace's body.
Wallace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lourens counters with a nice uppercut.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Lourens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but Lourens sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lourens slaps away a takedown attempt from Wallace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wallace is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Connor Lourens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wallace misses with a takedown
and Lourens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lourens cracks Wallace with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallace throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lourens .
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Lourens counters with a left to the body.
Lourens throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lourens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wallace throws a leg kick
and Lourens counters with a nice uppercut.
Robb Wallace's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Lourens . That snapped Wallace's head back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lourens scores with a body shot.
Lourens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lourens throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Lourens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Connor Lourens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lourens throws a head kick that misses.
Lourens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wallace finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lourens tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wallace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lourens tries to avoid it but Wallace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lourens to the ground. Lourens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lourens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wallace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lourens counters with a stiff right hand.
Robb Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Lourens both land. Nice combination.
Wallace is rocked!
Robb Wallace's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lourens walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Wallace drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lourens swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Wallace's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Lourens !
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RATING
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