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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuha Ottelee (ranked 4757 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Lazarus (ranked 7190 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kuha Ottelee has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kuha Ottelee seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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238 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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195 cm
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265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuha Ottelee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazarus throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ottelee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lazarus is in Ottelee's guard.
Ottelee looking to control.
Lazarus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lazarus throws a big elbow that misses.
Lazarus chips away with some ground and pound.
Lazarus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ottelee keeping moving, preventing Lazarus from controlling successfully.
Lazarus stays in close to Ottelee's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazarus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lazarus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ottelee looking for a guillotine here but Lazarus defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarus wants to control from the top but Ottelee keeps moving.
Lazarus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lazarus throws a head kick but Ottelee moves out of range.
Ottelee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lazarus shoots and misses
and Ottelee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ottelee stalling against the cage.
Ottelee stalls.
Ottelee seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lazarus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lazarus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ottelee has him pressed against the cage.
Ottelee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ottelee controlling the action here for a moment.
Ottelee controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kuha Ottelee.
Ottelee dives in for a single leg takedown but Lazarus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lazarus rushes Ottelee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ottelee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lazarus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ottelee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kuha Ottelee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Lazarus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus wants to stall.
Ottelee controlling the action here for a moment.
Lazarus is trying to push Ottelee away but Ottelee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ottelee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Come on Ottelee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lazarus looking for a takedown.
Lazarus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ottelee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ottelee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ottelee is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kuha Ottelee.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ottelee enables Lazarus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ottelee manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lazarus works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ottelee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lazarus avoids the attempt from Ottelee to control.
Lazarus manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ottelee to take his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ottelee trying to control the hands but Lazarus won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
What can Ottelee do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Lazarus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ottelee shoots in and drives through. Lazarus sprawls well.
Lazarus shoots in looking for a takedown but Ottelee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lazarus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ottelee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lazarus as he jumps to the side.
Ottelee with a poor takedown
and Lazarus counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuha Ottelee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Ottelee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lazarus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ottelee avoiding damage.
Lazarus gets control of Ottelee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lazarus will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ottelee preventing the sweep.
Ottelee trying to control the position from guard on top but Lazarus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lazarus lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottelee controls Lazarus momentarily but Lazarus frees himself.
Lazarus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lazarus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lazarus gets to his feet - Ottelee follows without any prompting.
Ottelee slips a jab and a cross from Lazarus.
Ottelee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lazarus avoids it really well and circles away.
Ottelee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lazarus pinned against the cage. Lazarus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottelee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lazarus pinned against the cage. Lazarus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ottelee shoots in for a double leg but Lazarus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lazarus lands a high kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ottelee is defended easily by Lazarus.
Lazarus shoots in for a takedown but Ottelee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lazarus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ottelee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lazarus tries to avoid it but Ottelee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lazarus to the ground. Lazarus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Ottelee backs off Lazarus throws a huge counter combo but Ottelee manages to avoid it all.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ottelee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottelee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ottelee wants it to stay on the feet.
Ottelee shoots for a takedown but Lazarus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ottelee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lazarus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lazarus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lazarus has his takedown stuffed
and Ottelee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ottelee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ottelee.
Ottelee is pushing Lazarus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lazarus should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ottelee stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottelee keeps control of Lazarus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lazarus is trying to pull guard but Ottelee has him pressed against the cage.
Ottelee stalling the fight.
Lazarus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kuha Ottelee.
Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ottelee is just out of range.
Ottelee shoots in and drives through. Lazarus sprawls well.
Lazarus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ottelee circles away.
Lazarus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ottelee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lazarus with a poor takedown
and Ottelee moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Ottelee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ottelee.
Ottelee stalls.
Lazarus is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Lazarus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lazarus shoots in for a double leg but Ottelee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lazarus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lazarus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ottelee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ottelee tries to get out of the position.
Lazarus cracks Ottelee with a big elbow.
Ottelee is letting Lazarus control him for a moment.
Lazarus tries for a kimura but Ottelee is defending well.
Ottelee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lazarus on the ground.
Lazarus lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ottelee is looking to regain half guard here but Lazarus keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarus trying to control the position but Ottelee is working away.
Lazarus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ottelee is trying to get back to his feet.
Ottelee is looking to regain half guard here but Lazarus keeps moving and retains side control.
Lazarus controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lazarus lands an elbow.
Ottelee wants to get back to his feet but Lazarus drags him back down.
Lazarus gets to mount! Ottelee was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kuha Ottelee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lazarus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lazarus looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottelee wants to hold on but Lazarus pushes him away.
Lazarus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lazarus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ottelee is working to get back to half guard.
Lazarus tries to control but Ottelee wriggling away.
Ottelee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lazarus looking to finish Ottelee with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ottelee!
Ottelee's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus avoids the attempt from Ottelee to control.
Lazarus is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Lazarus misses with a takedown
and Ottelee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ottelee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ottelee.
Ottelee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lazarus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ottelee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kuha Ottelee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Lazarus.
Lazarus pushes Ottelee up against the cage in a clinch.
Kirk Lazarus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ottelee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Lazarus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lazarus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Lazarus!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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