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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emile Frye (ranked 5150 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kell Lewis (ranked 5147 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lewis 's choice of entrance music: all of the lights . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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197 cm
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278 lbs
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200 cm
19
234 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Emile Frye! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kell Lewis ! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lewis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Frye avoids it really well and circles away. Lewis moves into range and clinches up with Frye. Lewis jumps guard but Frye stands there with Lewis around his waist. Lewis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lewis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Frye avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Emile Frye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kell Lewis . We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Frye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Frye appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lewis moves out of range of the body kick. Lewis scores with a decent looking hook. Lewis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Frye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frye sprawls well. Frye wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lewis gets slowly back to his feet. Lewis has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Frye stalls. A frustrated look appears on Lewis 's face as he tries to break the clinch. Lewis is trying to drag Frye to the mat but Frye just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Lewis stalling.
Lewis wants to take the fight to the mat but Frye manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Lewis wants a takedown.
Frye has Lewis pressed against the cage.
Frye is pressed up against the cage. Lewis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frye down to the mat. Frye avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Frye slaps away a takedown attempt from Lewis , before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Frye looks to land a body kick but Lewis moved away. Lewis looks to land a body kick but Frye moved away. Frye throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side. Lewis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Lewis rushes Frye and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Frye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.
Frye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk. Lewis catches Frye right on the button with a cross. Lewis looks to land a combination but Frye avoids it well. Frye is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lewis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Frye sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lewis somewhat. Lewis looks winded! Lewis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frye pinned against the cage. Frye gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. As Lewis looks to move away, Frye throws a big counter combo but Lewis just gets out of the way. Lewis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frye defends it nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kell Lewis will probably get the nod. 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.
Frye clinches with his opponent.
Frye could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Frye manages to break the clinch.
Lewis is looking to clinch. Lewis shoots in for a double leg but Frye sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Frye misses with a body kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Frye circles away from the clinch attempt and Frye counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lewis !
That's one minute gone in the round. Frye lands some shots froms side control. Frye scores with a couple of short elbows. Frye tries for a kimura but Lewis is defending well. Frye trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom. Frye working away. Lewis is looking to regain half guard here but Frye keeps moving and retains side control. Frye is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lewis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. You can see the frustration on Lewis 's face as Frye controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Frye sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lewis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Frye working the body and head with strikes. Frye looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Lewis tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. Lewis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lewis tries to lock up and control but Frye gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Frye scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lewis ?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lewis is desperately trying to improve his position but Frye has a good base and remains in mount. Frye controlling from the full mount. Frye avoids the attempt from Lewis to control. Frye cracks Lewis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Frye lands a big elbow. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The referee warns Lewis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lewis is breathing heavily. Lewis is looking to improve his position but Frye isn't that keen on the idea. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Frye cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Frye landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Frye lands a nice shot to the head. Frye looking to control and managing it successfully. Frye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around? Frye lands a big elbow. Frye controlling from the full mount. Lewis is looking to get to half guard. Frye controlling the pace for now. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Frye landing strikes from the mount. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Frye lands a big elbow. Frye lands with some strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emile Frye dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Frye has managed to clinch.
Lewis pulls guard effortlessly. Frye is in close to Lewis 's body, working some short punches and elbows. Frye wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving. Frye landing with the ground and pound. Frye is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Frye's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Frye lands a couple of digs. Frye has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Lewis controls Frye momentarily but Frye frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Frye postures up and lands a big shot to Lewis 's brow. Frye controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Frye working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lewis 's head. Frye thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Lewis is looking for a triangle here but Frye uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Lewis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Frye wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Frye lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Frye scores with a couple of short elbows. Frye happy to just control the position for now. Lewis taking a bit of punishment here - Frye scoring with strikes. Frye controlling from side mount. Frye working away. Frye is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lewis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Frye wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Frye cracks Lewis with a big right hand but Lewis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Frye wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lewis , who protects the arm well. Lewis is trying to improve his position. Frye in side control, just content to control the action for now. Frye in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Frye cracks Lewis with an elbow. That is naaassty. Frye gets to mount! Lewis was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Frye has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lewis 's face.
Lewis wants to control but Frye is having none of it. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Frye pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Frye lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight! Emile Frye showed his dominance in that final round. I think Frye 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emile Frye!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
28% |
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