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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 514 p4p, 76 weight class) and Alejandro Scott (ranked 1217 p4p, 173 weight class). Lethal comes to the ring accompanied by we're off to see the wizard. The crowd seem to be enjoying Scott's choice of entrance music: Alejandro - Lady Gaga. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
25 - 13 - 4, fighting out of London, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alejandro Scott!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lethal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scott throws the left hand but Lethal avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Lethal. Beautiful body shot.
Lethal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Lethal.
Scott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lethal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice straight punches there by Scott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scott.
Scott throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Scott misses.
It looked like Lethal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Scott.
Scott throws a right hand that misses
and Scott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scott throws a combination that misses
and Lethal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lethal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lethal moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott looking for a takedown.
Lethal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Scott drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lethal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lethal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lethal.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Scott coming out on top.
Lethal misses with a looping right.
Scott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scott throws an off balance right hand
and Lethal counters with a straight right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Scott has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Scott throws a nice head kick!
Scott moves out of range of the leg kick from Lethal.
Alejandro Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lethal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Lethal misses the target.
Lethal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scott throws a head kick that misses
and Lethal counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lethal tries a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Lethal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lethal misses with a hook.
Lethal lands the left hand.
Lethal throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Lethal as Scott shoots in.
Matt Lethal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Scott.
Lethal loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Scott gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lethal counters with a straight right hand.
Lethal lands a big right hand that sends Scott crashing to the mat! Lethal stays standing though and waves Scott back to his feet!
Scott is rocked!
Scott bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Lethal comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Scott falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Scott was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Lethal!
Our winner, Matt Lethal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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