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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between shogun Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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180 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Decent knees
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, shogun Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Lauzon!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Daley as Lauzon shoots in.
Lauzon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Daley.
Daley shoots in and drives through. Lauzon sprawls well.
Lauzon stuffs the takedown attempt from Daley. Daley gets slowly back to his feet.
Lauzon misses with a takedown attempt
so Daley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lauzon trying to control the position.
Daley wants to stand but Lauzon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lauzon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daley manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daley keeping moving, preventing Lauzon from controlling successfully.
Lauzon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Daley's guard.
Daley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
Daley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lauzon stops Daley from standing up.
Lauzon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Daley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daley throws a nice looking combination but Lauzon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daley jabs at Lauzon's body.
Daley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Daley. No joy for Lauzon on that attempt.
shogun Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Lauzon.
Lauzon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daley swivels and escapes.
Lauzon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lauzon looks gassed!
Lauzon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daley wants to clinch up but Lauzon keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lauzon misses with a takedown attempt
so Daley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lauzon looking for a sweep. Not yet Lauzon, not yet.
Daley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lauzon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Daley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lauzon is working an open guard so Daley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Daley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lauzon is not content to let Daley control the position.
Daley prevents Lauzon from improving his position.
Daley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lauzon keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daley is thwarting Lauzon's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
shogun Daley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lauzon tries to bum rush Daley with a series of wild strikes but Daley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lauzon with a poor takedown
and Daley counters with a shoot takedown. Lauzon fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lauzon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Daley stopping the sweep attempt from Lauzon.
Lauzon keeping moving, preventing Daley from controlling successfully.
Lauzon is breathing heavily.
Daley postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon wants to sweep here but Daley controlling him for the moment.
Lauzon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Daley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lauzon misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Daley to counter with a crisp jab.
Daley closes the distance but Lauzon moves to the side
and Lauzon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Daley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lauzon walks away with a smile on his face. Daley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lauzon.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daley.
Lauzon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Daley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Daley.
shogun Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Lauzon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
shogun Daley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lauzon is on top in guard.
Daley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Daley wants to stand and escape but Lauzon is having none of it.
Lauzon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Daley wants to get back to his feet but Lauzon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley pulls Lauzon in to control the position.
Lauzon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Daley is pulling down on Lauzon's head. It's preventing any offense from Lauzon, at least for the moment.
Daley keeping moving, preventing Lauzon from controlling successfully.
Daley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daley tries to clinch up.
Joe Lauzon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lauzon counters with a big head kick but Daley shrugs it off.
That's four 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Daley!
Lauzon tries for a takedown but Daley circles away easily
so Daley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Daley postures up.
Daley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lauzon is keeping the position for now.
Lauzon has his foot on Daley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daley works his way back into a safe position though.
Lauzon being controlled here, momentarily.
Lauzon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
shogun Daley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Daley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lauzon shoots in but Daley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daley tries to clinch up.
Lauzon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lauzon won't allow Daley to get back to his feet.
Lauzon trying to control the position from guard on top but Daley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daley wants to stand but Lauzon is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daley is on top in guard.
Daley wants to control from the top but Lauzon keeps moving.
Lauzon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Daley!
Lauzon wants to control the pace but Daley is squirming around nicely.
Daley tries to hold on but Lauzon postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Daley wants to get back to his feet.
Lauzon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daley is trying desperately to improve position.
Lauzon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Daley?
Lauzon looking to control but Daley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lauzon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lauzon looking to control but Daley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lauzon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four 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.
Lauzon wants to finish this one by submission but Daley is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lauzon.
Daley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lauzon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daley is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lauzon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Lauzon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daley 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... shogun Daley!
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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
39% |
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