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Event:
OFC 392: Bosch vs Maneno III
Date: Dec 01, 2018 |
#R1# Paunovic defending well as Legstrong loads up on a big left hand. Legstrong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paunovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Paunovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Paunovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Paunovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Paunovic misses with a body kick. Legstrong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paunovic's hands.#CUT# It looks like Zoran Paunovic has been cut. We've been told by Legstrong's head coaches at Scotty's Yard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Legstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paunovic.
Legstrong avoids the body shot from Paunovic.
Legstrong is looking to counter punch. Paunovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Legstrong in the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! An inside leg kick from Paunovic misses. Legstrong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A cross from Paunovic lands. Paunovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. A little feinted left hand from Legstrong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Paunovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Legstrong ducks under a wild hook from Paunovic. Paunovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Legstrong's head. No luck for Legstrong with that takedown attempt. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Paunovic! But no joy. Paunovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Legstrong on the side of the head.#ROC2# Legstrong is rocked!#T1# Paunovic wobbles Legstrong with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Paunovic dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Legstrong to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zoran Paunovic!
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Event:
OFC 387: Shamrock vs Barathian
Date: Nov 03, 2018 |
#R1# Wowie lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT# It looks like Lance Legstrong has been cut. Wowie slips under a jab from Legstrong. Both fighters circling a little - Wowie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. The fight stays on the outside here - Legstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nice uppercut lands for Legstrong. That snapped Wowie's head back.
Legstrong avoids the head kick by Wowie.
Wowie misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Wowie. Legstrong scores with a hook. Wowie tries to land a front kick but Legstrong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Legstrong throws out a counter right but Wowie avoids it with no problem. Legstrong blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Legstrong throws a hook but Wowie avoids it easily. Wowie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Legstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. An attempted straight right counter from Wowie misses the target. Wowie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Legstrong. Wowie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Legstrong scores with a punch to the head. Wowie throws a nice looking combination but Legstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1# Legstrong lands a lovely overhand right. Wowie ducks right into an uppercut from Legstrong. #CL# Wowie clinches with his opponent.
Legstrong misses with the head strike.
Legstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Wowie.
#BC# Wowie breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Legstrong. Legstrong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wowie on the side of the head. Wowie throws a right hand that Legstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Legstrong also avoids with ease. Legstrong throws a hook but Wowie avoids it easily. A left lands for Legstrong. A big left from Legstrong misses. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wowie. Legstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wowie swats away the attempt to clinch by Legstrong.#T2# Wowie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wowie is looking to land body kicks. Legstrong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Wowie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Legstrong feints the counter takedown. A low kick from Wowie is predictable there #CL2# and Legstrong counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Legstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legstrong. A head punch blocked on the inside by Wowie. Wowie tries to break the clinch but Legstrong is controlling the position. Wowie blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legstrong. A short uppercut from Legstrong. Legstrong scores with an uppercut up the middle. Legstrong misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3# Legstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wowie. Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Wowie.
Legstrong scores with a shot to the side of Wowie's head. #BC# Wowie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Wowie thumps Legstrong with a low kick. Wowie tries to land a front kick but Legstrong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Wowie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL# Wowie rushes Legstrong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Wowie is looking to break free of the clinch but Legstrong has double underhooks. #BC# Wowie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Wowie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legstrong. Wowie throws a head kick that misses. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Legstrong checks the leg kick. A head kick misses from Wowie. Legstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Legstrong tries to clinch up but Wowie circles away and keeps his distance.#T4# Legstrong connects with a looping right hand.
Wowie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Legstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wowie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legstrong. Legstrong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2# Legstrong closes the distance and clinches. Legstrong throws a head punch that misses. A head punch on the inside from Legstrong fails to land. Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Wowie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legstrong. #BC# Wowie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wowie with a hook.#CL2# Legstrong darts in and clinches Wowie up against the cage. Legstrong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wowie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC# Wowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Wowie throws a sloppy head kick and Legstrong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round. The cut man is working on Lance Legstrong's cut. 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. #R2# A left lands for Legstrong. Legstrong with a nice cross. Wowie throws a right and a left that Legstrong avoids nicely. Legstrong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Legstrong connects with a nice looking jab.
Legstrong throws out a loose jab but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it. Legstrong lands a head shot. Legstrong staying out of range there.#CL2# Legstrong moves into range and clinches up with Wowie. Wowie blocking some punches.
Wowie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Legstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Legstrong working some nice short punches in the clinch. Legstrong misses with a short punch on the inside. Wowie blocks an uppercut.
Legstrong tries to pull guard but Wowie forces him back to his feet, against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC# Wowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maui Wowie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1# Wowie tries to clinch but Legstrong is having none of it. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wowie.
Legstrong blocks a head kick by Wowie.
Legstrong missing with a left hand there. Wowie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Wowie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been told by Wowie's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Legstrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wowie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Legstrong looks to land a left hand but Wowie moved out of range nicely. Legstrong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Wowie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legstrong. Wowie throws a nice looking combination but Legstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Wowie thows a body kick. Legstrong tries to catch it but that hurt him. Wowie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wowie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wowie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Wowie throws a head kick that misses and Legstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Legstrong lands with a hook. Wowie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Legstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2# Legstrong is looking to clinch but Wowie is avoiding it.
#CL2# Wowie gets tackled into the cage by Legstrong. Legstrong maintains the clinch. Wowie blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Legstrong fails to land. Legstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC# Wowie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Wowie saw that one coming. Legstrong throws a hook but Wowie avoids it easily. Some wild striking there from Wowie.
Legstrong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Legstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2# Wowie gets tackled into the cage by Legstrong. Legstrong maintains the clinch. #BC# Wowie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3# Wowie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wowie wants to slow Legstrong down by chopping away at his legs. Wowie throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Legstrong stumbling backwards into the cage! Legstrong bounces back off the cage towards Wowie, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Wowie lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Wowie celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maui Wowie! During a confident post fight interview, Maui Wowie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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OFC 382: Shamrock vs Intruder
Date: Oct 13, 2018 |
#R1##TD2# Legstrong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Legstrong is pulling down on Spartan's head to control his posture. Spartan wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving. Spartan looking to pass the guard. #SU2# Legstrong is working an open guard so Spartan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Spartan tries for a takedown but Legstrong circles away easily and Legstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand! Legstrong misses with a looping left. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Spartan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#TD2# Spartan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Legstrong moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB# Spartan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T1# Legstrong is trying to control the position but Spartan postures up. Legstrong has his hands on Spartan's head, controlling the position. Legstrong 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. Spartan wants to pass the guard but Legstrong is keeping the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Spartan looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully. Spartan is fighting to break Legstrong's control of his arms but Legstrong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Spartan pushes down on Legstrong's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Spartan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Legstrong! Spartan wants to control the pace but Legstrong is squirming around nicely. Legstrong tries to hold on but Spartan postures up. Spartan looking to ground and pound but Legstrong is blocking nicely. Legstrong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Spartan seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Legstrong is holding on tight.
#SUB2# Spartan looking for a guillotine from mount but Legstrong is having none of it. #SUB2# Spartan wants to finish this one by submission but Legstrong is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Spartan. Legstrong slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Legstrong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spartan is working away from the top position though.#T3# Legstrong tries to get to full guard but Spartan has control of the leg. Spartan is thwarting Legstrong's attempts to control the position. Legstrong gets back to full guard.
Legstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Spartan won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here. Legstrong is trying to keep Spartan in close.
Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully. Legstrong wants to sweep but no luck. Spartan wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving. #T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Spartan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Legstrong looking to control.
Spartan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Spartan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Legstrong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Legstrong swings and misses with a shot to the body and Spartan counters with a one-two to the body. Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Spartan slips under a jab from Legstrong. And Spartan tries to counter it with a takedown but Legstrong pushes his down on his head and steps out. Legstrong keeps the fight on the outside. Spartan ducks under a wild hook from Legstrong. A punch combination from Spartan misses. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Spartan shoots in for a double leg but Legstrong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD2# Spartan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Legstrong regains full guard. Nicely done. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Furio Spartan dominated that round. 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. #R2# A big right from Legstrong misses. Spartan slips under a jab from Legstrong. Spartan fails to land the takedown.#TD2# Legstrong tries to sprawl but Spartan drives through with a takedown into half guard. Furio Spartan has got the better of the ground game so far. Legstrong is looking for a sweep. Spartan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Spartan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Legstrong tries to get to full guard but Spartan has control of the leg. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2# Spartan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Spartan is thwarting Legstrong's attempts to control the position.#T1# Spartan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Legstrong is trying to maintain the position but Spartan is very close to passing his half guard. Legstrong moves into full guard.
Spartan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2# Spartan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Legstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Spartan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Spartan looking to pass the guard. Spartan stopping the sweep attempt from Legstrong.#T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Spartan wants to pass the guard but Legstrong is keeping the position. Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully. Legstrong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Legstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Lance Legstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Spartan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legstrong. Legstrong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spartan at a distance.
Legstrong misses with a looping left. Spartan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spartan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T3# Spartan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legstrong. Spartan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Legstrong avoids it really well and circles away. Lance Legstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Furio Spartan. Nice body punch from Legstrong. The crowd cheers as Legstrong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spartan doesn't seem phased though. Legstrong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Spartan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legstrong. Legstrong throws a looping overhand right but Spartan ducks down to avoid it. Legstrong throws an overhand right that lands on Spartan's shoulder, as Spartan tries to avoid the shot. #T4# Legstrong throws a body punch but Spartan moves out of range. Legstrong misses with a body shot.
Spartan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Legstrong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spartan scrambles back to his feet. Spartan shoots for a double leg takedown but Legstrong sprawls well. He's pushed Spartan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Legstrong swings widly with a right hand
and Spartan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Legstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Legstrong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spartan doesn't seem phased though. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Legstrong works Spartan's body with a nice hook. Spartan shoots in for a takedown but Legstrong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. An attempted straight right counter from Legstrong misses the target. Spartan throws a right hand that Legstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Legstrong also avoids with ease. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. A big right from Legstrong misses. Legstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spartan.
Spartan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Legstrong tries to avoid it but Spartan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Legstrong to the ground. Legstrong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Spartan misses with a takedown attempt enabling Legstrong to counter with a crisp jab. Lance Legstrong is winning the standup battle so far. Spartan ducks under a wild hook from Legstrong. Despite the aggression on Spartan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Legstrong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Spartan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD2# Legstrong tries to sprawl but Spartan drives through with a takedown into half guard. Legstrong moves into full guard.
Legstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Spartan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong wants to sweep here but Spartan controlling him for the moment. Legstrong keeping full guard, as Spartan tries to pass. Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
#T1# Spartan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
Spartan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Legstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Spartan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Legstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Legstrong trying to control the position.
#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2# Spartan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Legstrong quickly recovers to half guard.#T2##SUB2# Legstrong is defending against the submission attempts here by Spartan.
Legstrong manages to get to full guard.
Legstrong is trying to keep Spartan in close.
Legstrong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB# Legstrong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Spartan wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving. #T3##SUB# Legstrong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spartan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard. Legstrong controls Spartan momentarily but Spartan frees himself. #SUB# Legstrong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spartan defends well. Spartan stands and throws Legstrong's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Spartan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Legstrong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Spartan's best efforts. Spartan is thwarting Legstrong's attempts to control the position. Legstrong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Legstrong wants to control but Spartan is keeping busy.
Spartan is taking a breather. Legstrong says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Legstrong is trying to get back to full guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Legstrong won't allow Spartan to pass to mount. Legstrong is looking to control Spartan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Legstrong avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight! Furio Spartan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Spartan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29 Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Furio Spartan! In his post fight interview, Furio Spartan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
OFC: Blood Night LV
Date: Sep 15, 2018 |
#R1# Donk. Legstrong catches Mamchenko right on the button with a cross. Mamchenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong. Mamchenko moves out of range of the strikes. Legstrong takes a swing at Mamchenko's ribcage but misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Legstrong. Mamchenko does a little dance to reset his feet. Mamchenko is looking to counter punch. Mamchenko shoots in and drives through. Legstrong sprawls well. Mamchenko dives in for a single leg takedown but Legstrong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD# Mamchenko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Legstrong to the ground. Mamchenko is now in Legstrong's guard. Legstrong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Legstrong is pulling down on Mamchenko's head. It's preventing any offense from Mamchenko, at least for the moment. Legstrong is trying to keep Mamchenko in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mamchenko won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here. Mamchenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Legstrong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Legstrong managing to control the position. Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
#T1# Mamchenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Mamchenko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Mamchenko looking to pass the guard. Mamchenko postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Mamchenko's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Mamchenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Legstrong wants to sweep but no luck. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Legstrong is pulling down on Mamchenko's head to control his posture. Mamchenko landing some decent shots from guard. Legstrong pulls Mamchenko in close to prevent any damage. #T2# There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Legstrong wants to sweep here but Mamchenko controlling him for the moment. Mamchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Legstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2# Legstrong working for a triangle but Mamchenko defends it easily.
Legstrong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2# Mamchenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Legstrong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mamchenko has managed to get both his arms back between Legstrong's legs - danger averted. Legstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Legstrong looking to control.
#T3# Mamchenko stopping the sweep attempt from Legstrong. Legstrong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB# Mamchenko tries to roll over but Legstrong keeps him under control. Mamchenko is working hard here to advance position. Legstrong trying to control the action but Mamchenko is working from the bottom. Legstrong works his way into side control. Mamchenko is looking for a sweep. Legstrong wants to control but Mamchenko is keeping him busy. Mamchenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T4# Legstrong slows the pace down. #SUB2# Legstrong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Mamchenko is looking to reverse the position. Mamchenko prevents Legstrong from moving into mount. Mamchenko is trying to escape the position but Legstrong is controlling the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Legstrong is looking to take a break and control but Mamchenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Mamchenko is looking for a sweep. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2# Legstrong misses with a straight left. Legstrong getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Legstrong lands a body shot.
Legstrong takes a swing at Mamchenko's ribcage but misses. Mamchenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Mamchenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Mamchenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Mamchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamchenko connects with a right hand. Legstrong shakes it off. Mamchenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A slow jab from Mamchenko misses its intended target. Legstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legstrong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mamchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legstrong manages to avoid it.#T1# Mamchenko walks into a straight right hand from Legstrong. Mamchenko misses with an uppercut. Legstrong saw that one coming. Mamchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily. Legstrong scores with a hook to the body. Mamchenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Mamchenko throws a body punch but Legstrong moves out of range. Mamchenko ducks right into an uppercut from Legstrong. Legstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Legstrong misses the jab. Mamchenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Legstrong takes a swing at Mamchenko's ribcage but misses. Mamchenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Mamchenko throws a big shot that misses. Mamchenko stuns Legstrong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Legstrong throws a body punch but Mamchenko moves out of range. Mamchenko tries to counter with a takedown but Legstrong is quick to defend against it.#TD# Legstrong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mamchenko to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T2# The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Legstrong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mamchenko is one step ahead there. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Legstrong seems keen to control Mamchenko's posture. Legstrong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Evgenii Mamchenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Legstrong seems keen to control Mamchenko's posture. Mamchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Legstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2# Legstrong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Legstrong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T3# Mamchenko controls from within his opponent's guard. Mamchenko won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here. Mamchenko postures up.
Mamchenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Legstrong is adopting a defensive guard. Mamchenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legstrong is keeping the position for now. Mamchenko wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving. #T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Mamchenko cracks Legstrong with a solid left hand. Legstrong is pulling down on Mamchenko's head to control his posture. Legstrong is trying to control the position but Mamchenko postures up. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Mamchenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Mamchenko feints a jab promting Legstrong to slip. Mamchenko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Legstrong slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. A telegraphed right hand from Legstrong misses the target. Mamchenko misses with a body shot.
Legstrong throws a body punch but Mamchenko moves out of range. Lance Legstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mamchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legstrong.
Mamchenko slips a jab from Legstrong. Legstrong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Mamchenko shoots in for a takedown but Legstrong shows good takedown defense. A nice side step and Legstrong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Evgenii Mamchenko will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Legstrong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Mamchenko is looking to wear down Legstrong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Legstrong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Mamchenko throws a combination that misses and Legstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Legstrong throws a shot from downtown. Mamchenko moves away and avoids it. Mamchenko connects with a body shot. Mamchenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Mamchenko moves into range and connects with a jab. Mamchenko works the jab nicely. Legstrong scores with a jab to the jaw. Legstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamchenko moves away. Mamchenko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Mamchenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Legstrong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Legstrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Mamchenko misses with a hook.#T1# Legstrong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mamchenko lands a slapping body shot.
Mamchenko jabs at Legstrong's body. A left lands for Mamchenko. Mamchenko fails with a takedown attempt. Legstrong cracks Mamchenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A big left from Mamchenko misses. Legstrong throws a poor cross that misses
and Mamchenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Legstrong thinking. #TD# Mamchenko gets a takedown into half guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Legstrong wants to control but Mamchenko is keeping busy.
#T2# Mamchenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Mamchenko is keen to just control but Legstrong is a slippery customer. Legstrong manages to get to full guard.
Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
Legstrong looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mamchenko puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SUB# Mamchenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T3# Legstrong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mamchenko. Legstrong wants to improve his position but Mamchenko is controlling well.
Mamchenko misses with a head shot. Legstrong uses the momentum to regain guard. Mamchenko preventing the sweep. Mamchenko throws a big elbow that misses. #T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Mamchenko landing some decent shots from guard. Legstrong trying to keep a closed guard but Mamchenko is proving a slippery customer.
Mamchenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Mamchenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mamchenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Mamchenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Legstrong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mamchenko manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# Mamchenko keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mamchenko holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight! Evgenii Mamchenko showed his dominance in that final round. I think Mamchenko 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Evgenii Mamchenko! Our winner, Evgenii Mamchenko, 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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Event:
MMMA 91
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1# A jab from Legstrong finds it's way through Houston's defenses. We've been told by Houston's head coaches at The Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Houston lands a nice shot that snaps Legstrong's head back.
Donk. Legstrong catches Houston right on the button with a cross. Houston takes one to the side of the head.
Houston looks to land a right hand but Legstrong moved out of range. Houston lands with a slapping head kick. Legstrong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Houston under the eye. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Legstrong, as that shot connected.
Legstrong tries to move into range but Houston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Legstrong 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. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Houston throws a big shot that misses. Legstrong jabs Houston right on the nose. Houston blinks but takes it well. Legstrong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Houston. Legstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Houston. Legstrong blocks a head kick by Houston.
A little jabbing left from Legstrong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Houston throws a body kick that misses. Legstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houston.
Legstrong cracks Houston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Houston throws a jab but it's blocked by Legstrong. A punch lands to the side of Legstrong 's head but he takes it in his stride. A big right from Legstrong misses. Legstrong darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1# Houston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legstrong. Houston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Legstrong blocks the low kick. Legstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here. Good exchange - Houston coming out on top.#ROC# Legstrong is rocked! Legstrong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Legstrong drops his hands momentarily and Houston needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Legstrong just on the top of the head. Legstrong drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Legstrong - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Max Houston! During a confident post fight interview, Max Houston thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
MMMA 86 Womack vs Legstrong
Date: Jul 22, 2018 |
#R1# Womack misses with a looping right. Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Legstrong throws out a loose jab but Womack uses good head movement to avoid it. Womack throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Womack stuns Legstrong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. We've been told by Womack 's head coaches at the smoker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Womack throws the left hand but Legstrong avoids the punch easily. Legstrong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Womack takes one on the button. Womack misses with a wild body shot. Legstrong blocks a head kick by Womack .
Womack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Womack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legstrong. Womack tries to land a front kick but Legstrong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Legstrong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Womack under the eye. Nice uppercut there from Womack . Womack digs a good body shot into Legstrong's ribs. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Legstrong darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Nice straight punches there by Legstrong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Legstrong.#T1# Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Womack .
Legstrong cracks Womack with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Womack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Legstrong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Womack . Legstrong swings widly with a right hand
and Womack counters with a nice leg kick. Womack throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Legstrong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Womack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Legstrong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from Womack . Legstrong does a little dance to reset his feet. Ken Womack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Womack cracks a nice hook into Legstrong's ribs. Womack is looking to wear down Legstrong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Womack misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Legstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2# It looks like Ken Womack has been cut. Womack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ken Womack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This has been an exciting period of action! Legstrong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Womack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Womack tries to land a front kick but Legstrong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Womack with a hook. Womack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Legstrong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Womack defends it well. Legstrong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Womack can pounce on him.
#T2# Legstrong connects with a single shot there. Womack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong. Legstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Womack tries to sprawl out of it but Legstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Womack manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Legstrong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Legstrong scores with a punch to the head. Womack defending well as Legstrong loads up on a big left hand. Womack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Legstrong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Womack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legstrong manages to avoid it. Legstrong throws a hook but Womack avoids it easily.#TD2# Legstrong closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Womack 's guard. Womack wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Womack manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Legstrong manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR# Womack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3# Legstrong wants to hit a switch here but Womack passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Legstrong there! Legstrong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Womack in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Legstrong is trying desperately to improve position. Legstrong is still trying to improve position. Womack lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Legstrong working to try and regain half guard.
Womack looking to control but Legstrong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4# Legstrong taking shots to the head. Legstrong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Legstrong sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Legstrong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Legstrong trying to control the position.
Womack sitting in guard, not really doing much. Womack trying to control but Legstrong is working from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Legstrong has his hands on Womack 's head, controlling the position. Legstrong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB# And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Womack dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ken Womack 's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Womack lands with a slapping head kick. Womack scores with a decent looking hook. Legstrong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Legstrong cracks Womack with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Womack scores with a three punch combo!
Legstrong misses with an uppercut
and Womack counters with an outside leg kick.
Legstrong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Legstrong checks the leg kick. It seemed like Legstrong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. A shot to the body from Womack misses and Legstrong counters with a straight right hand. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Womack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily. Legstrong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. A nice leg kick lands there from Womack . Womack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Legstrong cracks Womack with a good jab. Womack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Legstrong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1# Womack throws a series of punches but Legstrong moves out of range. A big left from Legstrong misses. Womack throws a shot to the body.
Womack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legstrong. Womack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Legstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
That kick from Womack tenderised Legstrong's leg. Legstrong is trying to keep his angry face on. Womack slips under a jab from Legstrong. Legstrong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Womack . Womack wants to land a leg kick but Legstrong is out of range. Womack moves out of range of the strikes. Legstrong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Womack throws a half hearted mid kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Womack .
#T2# A good leg kick by Womack . Womack slips under a jab from Legstrong. Legstrong slips a jab from Womack . The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Legstrong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Legstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Legstrong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Womack scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Womack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Womack cracks Legstrong with a good jab.#TD2# Legstrong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Womack holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Legstrong works his way into side control. #T3# Womack being controlled for a moment. Legstrong looking to control but instead Womack has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. Legstrong trying to control the action but Womack is working from the bottom. Lance Legstrong has got the better of the ground game so far. Womack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legstrong can do to turn this around? Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Legstrong in particular looking to stall. Womack is staying active underneath Legstrong, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Legstrong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Legstrong is continuing to stall. Legstrong is looking to pass Womack 's guard but actually Womack recovers to full guard. Legstrong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Womack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Legstrong stands and throws Womack 's legs to the side, diving into side control. Legstrong is looking to take a break and control but Womack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Womack dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Ken Womack 's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R3# Womack misses with the body kick and Legstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Legstrong looks to land a left hand but Womack moved out of range nicely. Womack moves away from the strike by Legstrong. Womack lands a two punch combo.
Womack moves away from the strike by Legstrong. Legstrong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Legstrong avoids a kick to the body.
Womack looks to land a body kick but Legstrong moved away. Womack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Legstrong throws a jab when Womack was well out of range. Womack throws a sloppy head kick and Legstrong moves out of range easily. Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Womack saw that one coming. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Womack . Womack obviously looking to wear him down.
Womack throws a sloppy head kick and Legstrong moves out of range easily. Womack throws a nice inside leg kick. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! The fighters circle momentarily. Legstrong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Ken Womack is winning the standup battle so far. Legstrong missing with a left hand there. Womack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Legstrong slips a straight right by Womack .#T1# Womack blocks a jab. Womack throws a low kick but Legstrong avoids it. Womack lands a lovely overhand right. Legstrong checks a low kick from Womack . Legstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here. A shot to the liver by Womack . Beautiful body shot. Womack missing with a left hand there. Legstrong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A little jabbing left from Legstrong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A jab lands there for Legstrong. Womack moves into range and connects with a jab. Legstrong connects with a jab. Womack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Womack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Legstrong goes for a double leg but Womack avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Womack continues to drive forward. Womack feints and then cracks Legstrong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Legstrong down. Womack throws a front kick that sends Legstrong stumbling back into the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! A slapping body kick lands there for Womack .#T2# Legstrong throws a looping overhand right but Womack ducks down to avoid it. Legstrong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Womack . Womack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Legstrong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Womack in his tracks. Womack scores with a body shot.
Womack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Womack . Womack throws a front kick that sends Legstrong stumbling back into the cage. Legstrong looks to land a right hand but Womack moved out of range. Womack throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Womack throws a hook but Legstrong avoids it easily. Womack throws a sloppy head kick and Legstrong moves out of range easily. Womack takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Womack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Womack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Legstrong.#T3# Legstrong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Womack momentarily.
Legstrong misses with a left hand and Womack counters with a slapping leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Womack . That's going to slow Legstrong down. Legstrong scores with a nice strike. Nice uppercut lands for Womack . That snapped Legstrong's head back.
Womack tries to score with a low kick but Legstrong moves his leg out of the way. Womack stuffs the takedown attempt from Legstrong. Legstrong gets slowly back to his feet. Ken Womack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Legstrong. Legstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Womack . Legstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Legstrong avoids a kick to the body.
Womack walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Womack 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Legstrong under the eye. Legstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Womack sees it coming and avoids it easily. Legstrong misses with a looping left.#T4# Womack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legstrong. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Womack throws the left hand but Legstrong avoids the punch easily. Womack throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Legstrong misses with a straight left. Legstrong misses with a straight left. Legstrong misses with a right hand and Womack counters with a leg kick. Womack throws a lazy right hand but Legstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Legstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Womack looks for the body kick but Legstrong saw that one coming. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legstrong! But no joy. Legstrong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Womack 's head. Womack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Womack slips under a jab. Womack moves away from the strike by Legstrong. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Womack takes a swing at Legstrong's ribcage but misses. Legstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Womack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ken Womack did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The cut man is working on Ken Womack 's cut. That's time! Back to the action! #R4# Legstrong throws a hook but Womack avoids it easily. Womack throws a body kick that misses. Some wild striking there from Womack .
Womack tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Legstrong is able to avoid easily. Womack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legstrong! But no joy. Legstrong misses with an uppercut
and Womack counters with an outside leg kick.
Womack takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Legstrong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Legstrong throws a hook to the side of Womack 's head but Womack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. An attempted straight right counter from Womack misses the target. Womack scores with a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Womack jabs at Legstrong's body. Legstrong blocks the body kick.
Legstrong moves out of range of the body kick. Legstrong looks to land a right hand but Womack moved out of range. An attempted straight right counter from Womack misses the target. Womack tries to land a front kick but Legstrong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T1# Legstrong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Legstrong tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Womack defends well and Legstrong ends up having to push Womack into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Womack looks to throw the jab but Legstrong is out of range. Womack throws a hook to the side of Legstrong's head but Legstrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Womack works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. A big left from Legstrong misses. Legstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Womack . Womack throws a lazy right hand but Legstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Legstrong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Legstrong throws a hook but Womack avoids it easily. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Womack . Good standup being displayed there by Legstrong as he connects with a hook. Womack walks into a jab. Legstrong moves out of range of the body kick from Womack .
Legstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2# Legstrong misses with a hook. Legstrong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Womack throws a quick inside leg kick. Legstrong slips a straight right by Womack . Legstrong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Womack throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Womack throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Legstrong misses with a looping right. Legstrong throws the left hand but Womack avoids the punch easily. Legstrong looks to land a right hand but Womack moved out of range. Legstrong moves out of range as Womack throws a body kick.
Womack takes a swing at Legstrong's ribcage but misses. Womack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong. Legstrong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Womack . Womack connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Legstrong momentarily.
#T3# Legstrong misses the jab. Legstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Womack . Womack feinted there with a counter leg kick. Good exchange - Legstrong coming out on top. Legstrong moves out of range of the strikes. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legstrong! But no joy. The fighters circle momentarily. Legstrong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Womack clobbers Legstrong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Legstrong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Womack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legstrong. Legstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here. Womack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily. A good leg kick by Womack . Womack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legstrong. Legstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here. Legstrong scores with a nice right hand.
Legstrong shoots in but no luck this time. Legstrong throws a hook to the side of Womack 's head but Womack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4# Womack throws a jab but it's blocked by Legstrong. Legstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here. Womack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Womack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Womack misses the jab. Womack lunges at Legstrong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Legstrong's hand. Legstrong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Womack bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Womack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Legstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Jab from Legstrong. Legstrong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Womack misses with a straight left. Legstrong throws a jab when Womack was well out of range. Womack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Womack throws a jab but it's blocked by Legstrong. Legstrong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Womack had his way with Lance Legstrong in that round. The cut man is working on Ken Womack 's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R5# Womack misses with an uppercut. Legstrong throws a lazy right hand but Womack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Legstrong fails with a takedown attempt. A big right from Legstrong misses. Legstrong lands with a hook. Womack tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Legstrong slips a jab from Womack . Womack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Legstrongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Womack tries to move into range but Legstrong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Legstrong dives in for a single leg takedown but Womack sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Legstrong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Womack . We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Womack moves out of range as Legstrong strikes. Womack throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A big right from Womack misses. Legstrong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Womack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Legstrong's calf.#T1# Nice defenses there by Womack . Womack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Legstrong throws out the jab. And Womack counters with a quick kick to the body but Legstrong blocks it. Womack defending well as Legstrong loads up on a big left hand. Womack slips under a jab. Legstrong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Womack . Womack obviously looking to wear him down.
#TD2# Legstrong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Womack trying to control the position.
Legstrong wants to pass the guard but Womack is keeping the position. Womack controlling the position. Legstrong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Womack trying to control the position.
#T2# Womack keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully. Legstrong tries to free his leg and advance position but Womack is retaining full guard. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A swing and a miss from Womack . Legstrong connects with a nice looking jab.
Womack takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Womack throws a nice inside leg kick. Womack tries to move into range but Legstrong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Legstrong takes a shot right to the bread basket. Womack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T3# Legstrong cracks Womack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A punch lands to the side of Legstrong 's head but he takes it in his stride.#TD2# Legstrong gets the takedown into side control. Womack is not content to let Legstrong control the position. Legstrong tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Womack is trying to control Legstrong's posture but Legstrong avoids it. Womack stops Legstrong from passing to mount. Womack is looking to regain half guard here but Legstrong keeps moving and retains side control. #T4# Legstrong takes a little break here. Womack wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Legstrong has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Womack ! Legstrong trying to control but he's not successful this time. Legstrong fails to move to back control.
And that's the end of the fight! Lance Legstrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Womack 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46 Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46 Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Womack ! Ken Womack retains his middleweight title! During a confident post fight interview, Ken Womack thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
MMMA 83 Yabaisa vs Tallon 2
Date: Jul 01, 2018 |
#R1# Coyoca cracks Legstrong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Coyoca scores with a sloppy right hand. Legstrong should have avoided that one. Legstrong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. A looping hook to the body misses from Legstrong. Coyoca does a little dance to reset his feet. Coyoca wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Legstrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Coyoca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Coyoca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Legstrong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Coyoca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legstrong lands a lovely overhand right. Legstrong takes one on the button. Coyoca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Coyoca shoots for a double leg takedown but Legstrong sprawls well. He's pushed Coyoca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. A decent looking cross lands there for Coyoca. This has been an exciting period of action! The fight stays on the outside here - Coyoca looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Legstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coyoca manages to avoid it. A slow jab from Legstrong misses its intended target. Coyoca is looking to counter punch.#CL# Coyoca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Coyoca throws an elbow that misses.
Legstrong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coyoca backwards. Coyoca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T1# Coyoca struggles to land a body shot inside as Legstrong controls his hands.
#BC2# Legstrong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Coyoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Coyoca ducks right into an uppercut from Legstrong. Legstrong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Legstrong misses with a kick to the body.
Legstrong lands with a kick to the ribs.
#CL# Coyoca gets a clinch. Nice body punch from Coyoca - that landed with a thud.
Legstrong tries to work over Coyoca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Coyoca misses with a punch to the body.
Coyoca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Legstrong lands on the inside with an uppercut. Legstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legstrong tries to throw a body punch but Coyoca avoids it by throwing Legstrong back against the cage. Legstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legstrong is working Coyoca over against the cage. Legstrong scores with a shoulder strike. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Legstrong misses with a short punch on the inside. Legstrong scores with a shot to the side of Coyoca's head. Coyoca misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2# Coyoca misses with a body punch.
Coyoca lands with a right to the head. Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Coyoca.
Legstrong blocks the elbow strike.
Coyoca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Legstrong misses with the head strike.
Coyoca prevents a body shot from Legstrong. Legstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Coyoca uses good head movement to avoid it. Coyoca lands a body punch. Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coyoca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legstrong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A short right from Coyoca on the inside. Coyoca throws a head punch that misses. Still in the clinch, Legstrong scores with a nice short uppercut. Legstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coyoca's elbow. Coyoca tries to work over Legstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Coyoca working aggressively here.
A short right from Legstrong on the inside. #T3# Legstrong tries to throw a body punch but Coyoca avoids it by throwing Legstrong back against the cage. Coyoca missing with knees to the body.
Legstrong misses with a short punch on the inside. Legstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Coyoca uses good head movement to avoid it. Coyoca scores with a hook to the body. Legstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Coyoca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coyoca goes for a takedown in the clinch but Legstrong prevents it.
Coyoca prevents a body shot from Legstrong. Coyoca pushes off an throws an elbow but Legstrong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Coyoca goes for a takedown attempt but Legstrong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Coyoca. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jab from Legstrong. Legstrong throws a hook but Coyoca avoids it easily. Legstrong tries to score with a low kick but Coyoca moves his leg out of the way. Coyoca feinted there with a counter leg kick. Coyoca works Legstrong's body with a nice hook. Coyoca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T4# Legstrong throws a quick inside leg kick. Legstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coyoca. Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Legstrong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coyoca dives in for a single leg takedown but Legstrong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Coyoca throws a right and a left that Legstrong avoids nicely. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Coyoca wants to clinch up but Legstrong keeps it at a distance. Legstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Coyoca is just out of range. Legstrong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coyoca has time to react. Legstrong keeps the fight on the outside. A low kick from Legstrong misses and Coyoca counters with a straight right hand. A big right from Legstrong misses. Legstrong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A lazy left from Legstrong finds it's target. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Legstrong moves out of range of the leg kick from Coyoca. Coyoca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Legstrong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coyoca. That did some damage! Legstrong just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Coyoca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Legstrong thumps Coyoca with a low kick.#TD# Coyoca shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Legstrong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coyoca. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Coyoca postures up and lands a big shot to Legstrong's brow. Legstrong is controlling Coyoca's posture. Coyoca postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Coyoca won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here. Coyoca makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Coyoca won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Coyoca slips nicely into half guard.#SUB# Coyoca is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Coyoca seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Legstrong works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1# Coyoca scoring with some ground and pound. Coyoca tries to free his leg and advance position but Legstrong is retaining full guard. Coyoca cracks Legstrong with a solid left hand. Legstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Legstrong can't keep his opponent in guard - Coyoca advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Legstrong is trying to maintain the position but Coyoca is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB# Legstrong is defending against the submission attempts here by Coyoca.
Legstrong is looking for a sweep. Coyoca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Legstrong trying to control but Coyoca postures up.
Coyoca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Coyoca is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T2##SUB# Coyoca is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Legstrong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Legstrong manages to get to full guard.
Coyoca wants to pass the guard but Legstrong is keeping the position. Allan Coyoca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Legstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2# Legstrong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Legstrong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Legstrong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coyoca's guard. #REVB# Coyoca looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3# Legstrong trying to control but Coyoca is working from the bottom. Legstrong pushing down on Coyoca's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Legstrong content to control rather than advance. Coyoca is trying to get back to full guard. Legstrong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coyoca does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Coyoca is looking to improve his position.
#T4# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB# Coyoca is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Legstrong pulls his head out easily. Coyoca gets back to full guard.
Legstrong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Coyoca keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully. Legstrong advances to half guard. Coyoca wants to improve his position but Legstrong is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Legstrong trying to control the action but Coyoca is working from the bottom. Coyoca gets full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Coyoca 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! #R3# A jab from Legstrong misses. Legstrong stuffs the takedown attempt from Coyoca. Coyoca gets slowly back to his feet. Legstrong throws a body punch but Coyoca moves out of range. Legstrong throws a looping overhand right but Coyoca ducks down to avoid it. Coyoca is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Legstrong. Coyoca wants to clinch. Legstrong misses with a left hand and Coyoca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Legstrong looks to land a right hand but Coyoca moved out of range. Legstrong lands a lovely overhand right. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Coyoca fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Coyoca lands with a good body shot. Coyoca is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Legstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Coyoca.#T1# Good standup being displayed there by Coyoca as he connects with a hook. Legstrong throws the left hand but Coyoca avoids the punch easily. Legstrong swings for the body but Coyoca moves out of range.
Legstrong avoids the body shot from Coyoca.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Legstrong. Coyoca shrugs it off though. Nice defenses there by Coyoca. Lance Legstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Coyoca fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Legstrong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Coyoca. That's going to take a lot out of him. Legstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coyoca was well out of range. Poor timing from Legstrong. Legstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Coyoca. It seemed like Legstrong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Legstrong tries to work over Coyoca's front leg with a kick but Coyoca checks it. Both fighters circling a little - Legstrong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Legstrong misses with a series of wild punches.
Legstrong just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCoyoca.#T2# Legstrong misses with a wild combination.
Coyoca misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coyoca lands a nice shot to the body.
Legstrong cracks the inside of Coyoca's front leg. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fighters circling - Legstrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Legstrong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Legstrong scores with a kick to the midsection. Coyoca moves in looking to clinch but Legstrong pushes him off. Coyoca tries to clinch up. Legstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Coyoca misses with a body shot.
Legstrong misses with a low kick. Legstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Legstrong.
Coyoca will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Legstrong throws a body punch but Coyoca moves out of range. #T3# Coyoca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Coyoca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Legstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Coyoca. Legstrong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Coyoca is looking to clinch. Legstrong scores with the left hand. Coyoca knows he should have avoided that one. Lance Legstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup. Coyoca connects with an inside leg kick. Legstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coyoca.
Coyoca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A nice inside leg kick there by Legstrong. That's going to slow Coyoca down. Coyoca slips a jab from Legstrong. Legstrong misses with a low kick. Coyoca tries to close the distance and clinch but Legstrong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Coyoca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Legstrong checks it well. #T4# Legstrong cracks Coyoca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Coyoca takes one to the chin there. Legstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Legstrong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Nice defenses there by Coyoca. Nice body kick there by Legstrong. Legstrong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Legstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coyoca manages to avoid it. Coyoca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A slapping leg kick lands for Legstrong.
Coyoca slips a jab from Legstrong. Coyoca thinks about countering with a head kick. Coyoca is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Legstrong keeps Coyoca at a distance using the push kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Legstrong. Coyoca does a little dance to reset his feet. Legstrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coyoca's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight! Lance Legstrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Legstrong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Legstrong! After winning the bout, Lance Legstrong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
MMMA 80 Kelly Vs Kahn
Date: Jun 10, 2018 |
#R1# Legstrong misses with a body shot.
Grossweiner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Grossweiner clobbers Legstrong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Legstrong misses with a looping left. Grossweiner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Legstrong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grossweiner moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A low kick from Grossweiner misses and Legstrong counters with a straight right hand. Grossweiner throws a hook to the side of Legstrong's head but Legstrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Legstrong misses the jab. Grossweiner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily. It seemed like Legstrong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Legstrong throws a sloppy body shot
and Grossweiner counters with a one-two to the body. Grossweiner tries to move into range but Legstrong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Legstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grossweiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Legstrong. Grossweiner appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Legstrong lands a slapping body shot.
Legstrong slips a straight right by Grossweiner. Legstrong lands a head shot. Legstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grossweiner sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1# Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Lance Legstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Legstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grossweiner. Legstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Legstrong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Legstrong lands a head shot. A good leg kick by Grossweiner. Grossweiner misses with a right hand and Legstrong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Legstrong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grossweiner. Grossweiner throws a leg kick but Legstrong moved away. Legstrong throws a lazy uppercut
letting Grossweiner counter with a right hand. Grossweiner shoots in looking for a takedown. Legstrong tries to sprawl out of it but Grossweiner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Legstrong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Legstrong throws out a loose jab but Grossweiner uses good head movement to avoid it. Grossweiner misses with a wild body shot. #T2# Legstrong misses with a hook
and Grossweiner counters with a lovely straight right hand! Legstrong fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sloppy strikes from Legstrong. Those never looked like landing. Grossweiner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Legstrong throws out the jab. Grossweiner throws a big counter combination but Legstrong scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. We've been hearing reports that Grossweiner has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Legstrong lands an overhand right. Legstrong throws the left hand but Grossweiner avoids the punch easily. Grossweiner tries to work over Legstrong's front leg with a kick but Legstrong checks it. Grossweiner fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Legstrong to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Legstrong looks to clinch but Grossweiner throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Legstrong taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). James B. Grossweiner! James B. Grossweiner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
MMMA Fright Night 5
Date: May 16, 2018 |
#R1# Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva moves away from the strike by Legstrong. Legstrong jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well. Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Legstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Silva throws a half hearted mid kick. Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Silva misses with a leg kick. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legstrong! But no joy. Legstrong throws a big shot that misses. Legstrong throws a hook but Silva blocks it. Legstrong keeps the fight on the outside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Legstrong is just out of range. Legstrong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head. Legstrong walks into a stiff left hand from Silva. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Legstrong moves out of range as Silva strikes. Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1# Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Legstrong under the eye. Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Legstrong. Silva thuds his right hand into Legstrong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Legstrong throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Legstrong avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Silva throws the left hand but Legstrong avoids the punch easily. Legstrong lands a jab to the head.
Silva is looking to chop away at Legstrong's legs. Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#ROC2# Silva is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Legstrong missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Silva is looking for a counter combo. Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Silva misses with a low kick as Legstrong jumps back.#TD2# Legstrong shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Legstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now. #T2# Legstrong wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. Legstrong wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position. Silva seems to have got his legs back now. Silva pulls Legstrong in close to prevent any damage. Legstrong wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. Legstrong sitting in guard here, content to control. Legstrong preventing the sweep. #T3# Legstrong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Legstrong is stalling in the full guard. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#TD2# Legstrong shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Silva is looking to control Legstrong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted? Legstrong not doing much here.
It looks like Legstrong might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T4# Silva is not content to let Legstrong control the position. Legstrong tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it. Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Legstrong is working away from the top position though. Legstrong controlling the action here. Legstrong passes to full mount! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round. That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Silva throws a combination. Legstrong tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Legstrong circles away quickly and effectively. Silva needs to keep his hands up - Legstrong had a free shot at his head there. Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily. Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva connects with a jab. Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Legstrong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Silva ducks under a wild hook from Legstrong. Legstrong throws a hook but Silva blocks it. Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Legstrong circles away.
Starling Silva is winning the standup battle so far. Silva throws out a loose jab but Legstrong uses good head movement to avoid it. Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva misses with a hook. Legstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Legstrong circles away from the clinch attempt and Legstrong counters with a straight right hand.#T1# Legstrong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Legstrong moves out of range as Silva strikes. Legstrong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. A clash of legs there as Legstrong blocks the low kick. Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legstrong finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head. Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Legstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva defending well as Legstrong loads up on a big left hand. Legstrong pounces like a tiger and cracks Silva with a vicious hook! Silva is down but not out! Legstrong follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lance Legstrong! During a confident post fight interview, Lance Legstrong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
MMMA Fright Night 4
Date: Apr 25, 2018 |
#R1# Coyoca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Legstrong's head. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coyoca. Legstrong looks to land a combination but Coyoca avoids it well. Legstrong scores with a hook to the body. Coyoca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Legstrong throws a shot to the body.
Coyoca avoids the body shot from Legstrong.
Legstrong backing away here, and Coyoca unleashes a leg kick that just misses. A jab lands there for Legstrong. Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Legstrong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT# It looks like Allan Coyoca has been cut. Legstrong lands the left hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Legstrong works Coyoca's body with a nice hook. Legstrong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Coyoca throws a half hearted mid kick.#CL2# Coyoca has closed the distance and engaged Legstrong in a clinch.
Legstrong prevents a body shot from Coyoca. Legstrong lands a shot to the body. Coyoca throws a head punch that misses. #T1##BC# Legstrong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Coyoca throws an overhand right that lands on Legstrong's shoulder, as Legstrong tries to avoid the shot. Nice body kick from Legstrong. Coyoca looks winded! Legstrong scores with a hook. Coyoca moves out of range of the body kick from Legstrong.
Legstrong is looking to slow Coyoca down with leg kicks. Legstrong thumps Coyoca with a low kick. Legstrong misses with a right hand and Coyoca counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Coyoca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Legstrong. Coyoca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Coyoca tries a quick counter leg kick but Legstrong is wise to it.#CL2# Coyoca has managed to clinch.
Coyoca tries to work over Legstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Coyoca lands an uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A right hand to the body from Legstrong.
#T2# Legstrong lands a shoulder strike. Legstrong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Coyoca throws a head punch that misses. Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Coyoca.
Legstrong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A short right hand to the side of the head by Legstrong. Coyoca lands a hook that snaps the head of Legstrong backwards. Legstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC# Legstrong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Nice defenses there by Legstrong. Legstrong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coyoca. Coyoca walks into a stiff left hand from Legstrong. Coyoca misses with a wild body shot. Legstrong keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2# Coyoca darts in and clinches Legstrong up against the cage. Coyoca scores with a nice hook to the head. Coyoca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legstrong backwards. Legstrong lands a shot to the body. A shot in the inside from Legstrong. #T3# A head punch on the inside from Coyoca fails to land. Coyoca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legstrong's elbow. #BC# Legstrong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Legstrong with a nice cross. Legstrong moves out of range of the body kick from Coyoca.
Coyoca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Legstrongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Coyoca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legstrong. Legstrong misses with a straight right. Coyoca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Legstrong misses with a kick to the body #TD2# and Coyoca counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Legstrong manages to regain full guard. Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Coyoca working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Legstrong's head. Legstrong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coyoca is one step ahead there. Coyoca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4# Coyoca passes Legstrong's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Legstrong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Legstrong is working hard here to advance position. Coyoca not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Legstrong is trying to control but can't.
Legstrong has hold of Coyoca's hands but Coyoca slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Legstrong is looking for a sweep. Coyoca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Legstrong is trying to maintain the position but Coyoca is very close to passing his half guard. Legstrong desperately trying to maintain half guard. Coyoca lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Coyoca lands strikes from half guard. Coyoca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Legstrong trying to control from the bottom.
Coyoca lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lance Legstrong will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Allan Coyoca's cut. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# A good leg kick by Legstrong. An inside leg kick from Legstrong misses. Coyoca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Coyoca slips a straight right by Legstrong. Legstrong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Coyoca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Legstrong or not. Legstrong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Legstrong takes an elbow to the temple. Legstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coyoca lands a nice shot to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Coyoca lands with a left to the head. Coyoca lands a hook that snaps the head of Legstrong backwards. Coyoca is working for takedown but Legstrong is calmly controlling the position for now. Coyoca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A head punch on the inside from Legstrong fails to land. Legstrong misses with the head strike.
Coyoca tries a body shot but Legstrong blocks it.
#T1# Legstrong misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Coyoca. Coyoca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A short right from Coyoca. Coyoca misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Legstrong on the inside. Legstrong lands a body punch. Coyoca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allan Coyoca seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A head punch blocked on the inside by Legstrong. Coyoca misses with a punch to the body.
Coyoca throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Legstrong. Legstrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Legstrong blocks an uppercut.
Legstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Coyoca. #BC# Legstrong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coyoca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lance Legstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Legstrong lands a glancing blow to the side of Coyoca's head. Coyoca tries to clinch but Legstrong moves out of range. #T2# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Coyoca is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Coyoca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Legstrong slips under a jab from Coyoca. Coyoca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Coyoca jabs at Legstrong's body. Legstrong misses with a two punch combination.
Coyoca drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Legstrong defends it well. A telegraphed right hand from Legstrong misses the target. Coyoca swings and misses with a shot to the body and Legstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand! Crunch! Legstrong slams his shin into Coyoca's torso.#KD# Oooooh!!! Legstrong has knocked Coyoca down with a huge combo! Legstrong steps away and waves a wobbly Coyoca back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC# Coyoca is rocked!#T3# Good shot there by Coyoca. Coyoca is still on wobbly legs! Can Legstrong finish him? Some bone on bone action there as Coyoca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Legstrong jabs Coyoca to the body, keeping him at a distance. Coyoca seems to have recovered his senses. Legstrong throws a quick inside leg kick. Legstrong throws a chopping leg kick but Coyoca manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Legstrong throws a body shot but no joy. Legstrong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Legstrong wants it to stay on the feet. Legstrong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Legstrong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Coyoca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Legstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away. Coyoca throws a head kick but Legstrong moves out of range.
Coyoca tries to clinch but Legstrong is having none of it. Legstrong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T4# Coyoca on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Legstrong.
Legstrong throws a hook but Coyoca blocks it. Legstrong with a body punch. A glancing blow. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Legstrong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coyoca. That did some damage! Coyoca misses with a wild body shot. Coyoca tries to clinch up. Legstrong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coyoca can do to turn this around? Legstrong misses with an uppercut
and Coyoca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Lance Legstrong is winning the standup battle so far. Coyoca is looking to clinch. Legstrong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coyoca's calf. Coyoca checks a leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Legstrong throws a solid leg kick but Coyoca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Legstrong. Coyoca was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Allan Coyoca's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round! #R3##CL2# Coyoca darts in and clinches Legstrong up against the cage. Legstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Coyoca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Legstrong avoids a wild elbow strike from Coyoca. Legstrong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coyoca backwards. Legstrong prevents a body shot from Coyoca. Legstrong lands an uppercut. Coyoca misses with an elbow strike.
Coyoca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coyoca looks to throw an elbow but misses. Coyoca lands a hook to the side of the head. Coyoca misses with some punches.
Coyoca misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Legstrong.
Legstrong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC# Legstrong manages to break the clinch.
Coyoca checks a leg kick. Coyoca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Legstrong can pounce on him.
Legstrong misses the shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Legstrong slips a straight right by Coyoca. A counter left hand to the body from Legstrong misses its target.#T1# Legstrong cracks Coyoca with a good jab. Coyoca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Coyoca tries to clinch up but Legstrong circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2# Coyoca closes the distance and clinches. Coyoca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Legstrong blocks it with crossed arms. Coyoca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Legstrong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Coyoca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Legstrong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Legstrong lands with a right to the head. Legstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coyoca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Legstrong. Legstrong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coyoca. A body shot lands from Legstrong.
Legstrong is working Coyoca over against the cage.#BC# Legstrong manages to break the clinch.
#T2# Legstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Legstrong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coyoca has time to react. Coyoca takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#KD# Legstrong sends Coyoca crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Legstrong is motioning to the referee to let Coyoca up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Legstrong scores with a leg kick.
Coyoca tries to clinch and Legstrong counters with a big right hand! Oh Coyoca is in trouble here! Legstrong follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Legstrong! An out of breath Lance Legstrong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
MMMA 67 Spector vs Booney
Date: Mar 11, 2018 |
#R1# Rockstar swings and misses with a shot to the body and Legstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT# It looks like Luke Rockstar has been cut. Legstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rockstar. Legstrong misses with a straight left. We've been informed that Rockstar has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Rockstar throws a head kick but Legstrong moves out of range.
Legstrong misses the body punch and Rockstar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Legstrong throws a lazy right hand but Rockstar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Rockstar with a nice cross. Rockstar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legstrong. Nice body kick from Rockstar. Some bone on bone action there as Rockstar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Rockstar connects with a single shot there. Rockstar pushes Legstrong away with a front kick. Rockstar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Legstrong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. We've been hearing reports that Legstrong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Rockstar connects with a solid leg kick. Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Rockstar cracks Legstrong with an open hand slap. Rockstar thumps Legstrong with a low kick. Rockstar lands an overhand right.#T1# Legstrong looks to land a right hand but Rockstar moved out of range. Rockstar catches Legstrong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Legstrong works the jab nicely. Legstrong scores with a jab. Rockstar acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Nice cross by Rockstar. Legstrong looks for the body kick but Rockstar saw that one coming. Rockstar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Rockstar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Legstrong counters with a straight right hand. Rockstar misses with a hook. Legstrong ducked under it nicely. Rockstar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Rockstar connects with a right hand. Legstrong shakes it off. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rockstar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Legstrong is able to avoid easily. Legstrong throws a front kick aimed at Rockstar's knee but Rockstar avoids it well. Rockstar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Rockstar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Legstrong looks to land a left hand but Rockstar moved out of range nicely. Legstrong misses with a right hand and Rockstar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T2# Legstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rockstar. Rockstar jabs Legstrong right on the nose. Legstrong blinks but takes it well. Rockstar lands with a slapping head kick. Good work by Legstrong as he checks the leg kick. Rockstar cracks Legstrong with an open hand slap. Legstrong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Legstrong throws a front kick aimed at Rockstar's knee but Rockstar avoids it well. Legstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rockstar sees it coming and avoids it easily. Rockstar throws a wild body kick that Legstrong sees coming a mile off. Rockstar loads up on a big right hand but Legstrong slips the punch. Legstrong cracks Rockstar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Legstrong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Rockstar avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Rockstar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Legstrong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Nice defenses there by Legstrong. Rockstar scores with a jab. A solid body kick from Rockstar. Rockstar gets off balance looking for a body kick and Legstrong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT# That has opened up Luke Rockstar's cut even more.#T3# Rockstar dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Legstrong is looking to land body kicks. Rockstar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Rockstar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. A swing and a miss from Rockstar. Rockstar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legstrong manages to avoid it. As Rockstar backs away, Legstrong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Legstrong scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Rockstar lands a jab to the head.
Rockstar misses with a low kick. Legstrong blocks a jab. Rockstar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Nice shot lands for Rockstar. Rockstar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong. Rockstar wants to land a leg kick but Legstrong is out of range. A shot to the body from Rockstar misses and Legstrong counters with a good, hard body kick but Rockstar shrugs it off. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Legstrong connects with a looping right hand.
Legstrong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T4# Rockstar looks to land a body kick but Legstrong moved away. A little feinted left hand from Legstrong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Legstrong walks into a straight right hand from Rockstar. Rockstar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Legstrong tries to land a front kick but Rockstar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A low kick from Legstrong misses and Rockstar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Rockstar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rockstar blocks a head kick by Legstrong.
Legstrong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luke Rockstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rockstar tries to land a body kick and Legstrong counters with a left and a right that stings Rockstar. Rockstar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Rockstar lands with a cross. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Legstrong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Legstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockstar.
Legstrong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rockstar finds it's way round the side to connect with Legstrong's head. Legstrong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Rockstar will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Rockstar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Rockstar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rockstar throws a solid leg kick but Legstrong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rockstar. Legstrong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Rockstar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Legstrong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Legstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Legstrong takes a shot right to the bread basket. Legstrong thows a leg kick but Rockstar checks it and Rockstar counters with a nice body kick. Legstrong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rockstar is out of range. Rockstar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Legstrong's calf. Rockstar slips under a jab from Legstrong. Rockstar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Legstrong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Rockstar throws an overhand right that lands on Legstrong's shoulder, as Legstrong tries to avoid the shot. Legstrong is looking to counter punch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rockstar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Legstrong scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT# The cut above Luke Rockstar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T1# A telegraphed right hand from Rockstar misses the target. Legstrong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rockstar, as that shot connected.
Legstrong drops his hands momentarily and Rockstar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Legstrong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Legstrong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rockstar. Rockstar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Legstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockstar was well out of range. Poor timing from Legstrong. Rockstar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Legstrong cracks Rockstar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Legstrong avoids the head kick by Rockstar.
Rockstar catches Legstrong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Rockstar catches Legstrong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#ROC2# Legstrong is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Legstrong drops his hands momentarily. Rockstar doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Legstrong staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Legstrong doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luke Rockstar! A very excited looking Luke Rockstar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
MMMA 61 Legstrong vs Vurny
Date: Feb 04, 2018 |
#R1# Legstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vurny. Legstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vurny.#TD2# Vurny feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Vurny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Vurny trying to control but Legstrong is working from the bottom. Vurny throws a big elbow that misses. Vurny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard. Legstrong is pulling down on Vurny's head to control his posture. Vurny is looking to work some ground and pound but Legstrong has wrist control. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Legstrong holds on and takes a little breather. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong can't keep his opponent in guard - Vurny advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vurny lands a nice short elbow. Legstrong moves into full guard.
Vurny postures up in Legstrong's guard and throws a big left but Legstrong blocks it. #T1# Legstrong is trying to keep Vurny in close.
Legstrong looking for a sweep. Not yet Legstrong, not yet. Vurny slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Vurny lands some shots froms side control. Sloppy strikes there by Vurny. Legstrong is trying to control Vurny's posture but Vurny avoids it. Legstrong is holding Vurny down, trying to stall. Legstrong is looking to reverse the position. Legstrong is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vurny connects with a decent elbow. Vurny landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Vurny creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Legstrong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vurny off and has taken his back! Legstrong controls the action. Legstrong doesn't have the hooks in and Vurny manages to turn into his guard.
#T2# The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Vurny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Vurny lands a couple of decent looking shots. Vurny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Legstrong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vurny is one step ahead there. Vurny scoring with punches to the head and body. Legstrong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Legstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
Vurny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Legstrong's head. Vurny won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here. Vurny trying to control but Legstrong is working from the bottom. Vurny connects with a couple of short punches.#T3# Legstrong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Legstrong is on top in guard.
#REVR# Legstrong wants to control from the top but Vurny keeps moving. Legstrong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vurny is on top in guard.
#REVB# Legstrong controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself. Legstrong wants to improve his position but instead Vurny has moved into half guard.
Legstrong wants to get back to full guard. Vurny working over Legstrong with some ground and pound. Legstrong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Legstrong wants to control but Vurny is keeping busy.
#T4# Legstrong wants to get back to full guard. Vurny winds up and cracks Legstrong with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Legstrong moves into full guard.
Legstrong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Vurny landing with the ground and pound. Vurny is pushing down on Legstrong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Legstrong is fighting to maintain full guard but Vurny has managed to sneak the leg through. Legstrong tries to roll over but Vurny keeps him under control. Legstrong is working hard here to advance position. Vurny working over Legstrong with some ground and pound. Legstrong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Vurny throwing shots but Legstrong is blocking nicely. Legstrong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Legstrong trying to control from the bottom.
Legstrong won't allow Vurny to pass to mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Vurny lands with a right hand. Vurny missing with a left hand there. Legstrong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Vurny shoots in looking for a takedown but Legstrong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vurny's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Vurny throws a combination that misses and Legstrong counters with a lovely shot to the body.#TD2# Vurny shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Legstrong is trying to defend but Vurny finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Legstrong wants to control but Vurny is keeping busy.
Vurny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Legstrong is staying active underneath Vurny, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Vurny has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nice strikes from Vurny there. Legstrong tries to roll over but Vurny keeps him under control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vurny looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Legstrong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Legstrong gets full guard. Legstrong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vurny's guard. #REVR# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vurny wants to sweep but no luck. Legstrong trying to control but Vurny is working from the bottom. #T1# Vurny keeping full guard, as Legstrong tries to pass. Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Vurny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Vurny seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Vurny lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB# Legstrong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Legstrong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vurny is one step ahead there. Vurny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Legstrong's head. Legstrong tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2# Legstrong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR# Vurny keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully. Legstrong stopping the sweep attempt from Vurny. Vurny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Legstrong trying to control but Vurny is working from the bottom. #SUB2# Vurny working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Legstrong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Legstrong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Vurny tries to land a sweep but no joy. Legstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vurny is keeping the position for now. Legstrong trying to control but Vurny is working from the bottom. Vurny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Vurny keeping full guard, as Legstrong tries to pass. #T3##SUB2# Vurny looking for a guillotine here but Legstrong defends easily.
Legstrong trying to control but Vurny is working from the bottom. Legstrong tries to free his leg and advance position but Vurny is retaining full guard. Legstrong won't allow Vurny to sweep him here. Legstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vurny is keeping the position for now. Legstrong postures up.
Vurny is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T4# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Vurny looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Legstrong passes easily into side control. Nice work. Vurny gets back to half guard. Vurny is refusing to be controlled, as Legstrong sits in half guard. Legstrong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vurny knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Legstrong wants to take a breather but Vurny is having none of it. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Vurny is trying to control but can't.
Vurny manages to get to full guard.
Legstrong trying to control but Vurny is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aldo Vurny will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R3# Legstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vurny moves away. Vurny comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Legstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Vurny with a hook. Vurny fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Legstrong lands with a straight right. Vurny didn't see that one coming. Vurny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Legstrong as he jumps to the side. #TD2# Vurny drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Aldo Vurny has got the better of the ground game so far. Legstrong pulls Vurny in close to prevent any damage. Vurny landing with the ground and pound. Legstrong controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Legstrong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T1# Legstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Legstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Legstrong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Vurny throwing strikes from guard but Legstrong blocks nicely. Legstrong tries to land a sweep but no joy. Vurny scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2# Vurny drops back looking for a leg! Legstrong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Legstrong manages to kick Vurny off! Vurny jumps back into Legstrong's guard. Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully. #T2# 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. Legstrong is trying to keep Vurny in close.
Vurny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Vurny works over Legstrong with some ground and pound from guard. Vurny wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving. Vurny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Vurny working some strikes from top position. Legstrong wants to sweep here but Vurny controlling him for the moment. Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Legstrong is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB2# Vurny is looking for a triangle but Legstrong pushes his legs off easily.
Vurny looking to control.
#T3# Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Vurny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Legstrong passes Vurny's left leg - he's now in half guard. Vurny is not content to let Legstrong control the position. Vurny trying to hold on to Legstrong's head to control him but Legstrong postures up.
Vurny tries to roll over but Legstrong keeps him under control. Legstrong wants to pass to mount but Vurny is defending the position. Vurny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Vurny 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. Legstrong is trying to control. Vurny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Vurny wants to improve his position but Legstrong is controlling well.
Well, if Legstrong is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vurny tries to roll over but Legstrong keeps him under control. Legstrong is pressing down on Vurny's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vurny is holding on for now. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Legstrong controlling the action here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny really dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R4# Legstrong misses with a double jab.
Vurny loads up on a big right hand but Legstrong slips the punch. Nice body punch from Legstrong. Vurny shoots in for a takedown but Legstrong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Legstrong ducks under a wild hook from Vurny. Legstrong throws a nice outside leg kick. Vurny scores with a jab. Legstrong acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Legstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Vurny. Vurny looks to land a right hand but Legstrong moved out of range. Vurny avoids the body shot from Legstrong.
Vurny loads up on a big right hand but Legstrong slips the punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong swinging wildly here.
Vurny misses with an uppercut. Legstrong saw that one coming. A jab from Vurny does it's job there. Legstrong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T1# Legstrong takes a body punch but keeps moving. Lance Legstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2# Vurny changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Legstrong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. You can see the frustration on Legstrong's face as Vurny controls the position. Legstrong is positioning himself to get back to half guard. You can see the frustration on Legstrong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Legstrong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Legstrong is looking for a sweep. Vurny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2# Vurny looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Legstrong works his way to full guard. Good work.#T2# Legstrong controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself. Legstrong is controlling Vurny's posture. Legstrong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully. Vurny scoring with some ground and pound. Vurny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Vurny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB# Legstrong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vurny gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Vurny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3# Vurny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Vurny wants to pass the guard but Legstrong is keeping the position. Vurny is fighting to break Legstrong's control of his arms but Legstrong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Vurny preventing the sweep. Vurny is in close to Legstrong's body, working some short punches and elbows. Legstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Legstrong is trying to keep Vurny in close.
Vurny looking to pass the guard. Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
Vurny won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here. #T4# There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Legstrong pulls Vurny in to control the position. Vurny won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Vurny postures up and lands a big shot to Legstrong's brow. #ROC2# Legstrong is rocked! Legstrong looking to control but Vurny passes into half guard.
Vurny lands with a punch from half guard. Oh Legstrong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Vurny is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Legstrong is hurt! He's hurt bad - Vurny fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Legstrong from any more punishment! Congratulations to Vurny! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Vurny! Aldo Vurny is the new middleweight champion! A victorious Aldo Vurny thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
MMMA 57 Night of Champions 4
Date: Dec 31, 2017 |
#R1# Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming. Legstrong 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. Legstrong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cortez 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. Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legstrong. As Legstrong backs off Cortez throws a huge counter combo but Legstrong manages to avoid it all. Cortez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Legstrong throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a two punch combo. Legstrong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Cortez moves forwards but Legstrong connects with a nice, crisp jab. Legstrong walks into a left hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cortez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Legstrong doesn't seem bothered though. Legstrong throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot. Legstrong connects with a right hand. Cortez shakes it off. Cortez swings for the body but Legstrong moves out of range.
Legstrong misses with an uppercut
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1# Legstrong looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely. Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Legstrong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Nice straight punches there by Legstrong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Legstrong. Cortez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CL2# Cortez darts in and clinches Legstrong up against the cage. Legstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Legstrong avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the cage. Legstrong misses with a short punch on the inside. Legstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2# Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Legstrong throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body. Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming. Legstrong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Legstrong loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch. Cortez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#T2# Cortez moves out of range of the strikes. Cortez blocks a jab. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy. Cortez scores with a jab to the body. Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez. Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Legstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2# Cortez gets a clinch. Legstrong tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Legstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Legstrong. Legstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Cortez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Legstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it. Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3# A short right from Cortez on the inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Legstrong. Legstrong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC2# Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Legstrong throws out the jab. Legstrong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez. Legstrong throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot. Legstrong misses with a hook. Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing. Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Legstrong. Legstrong looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range. Cortez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Cortez moves out of range as Legstrong strikes.#T4# A swing and a miss from Legstrong. Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Nice shot by Cortez. Legstrong misses with a left hand and Cortez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Cortez blocks a jab. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Legstrong throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Legstrong lands with an uppercut that bounces Cortez off the cage and back into range. Legstrong misses with a straight right. Legstrong ducks under a wild hook from Cortez. Legstrong misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely. Legstrong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Legstrong misses with a looping left. Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here. Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lance Legstrong will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab. Nice straight punches there by Legstrong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Legstrong. Legstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Legstrong misses with a straight right. Cortez staying out of range there. Cortez lands a big head kick that sends Legstrong to the canvas! Cortez follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juanito Cortez! Juanito Cortez is the new middleweight champion! During a confident post fight interview, Juanito Cortez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
MMMA 51 Cortez vs Legstrong
Date: Nov 25, 2017 |
#R1# Legstrong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Legstrong cracks Cortez with a right hand to the side of the head. Cortez 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. Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily. Cortez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Legstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away. Legstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Cortez misses with a two punch combination.
Legstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Legstrong throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Legstrong scores with a jab to the jaw. Cortez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cortez there as he acknowledges the shot. Cortez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Legstrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand! Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Cortez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Legstrong lands a jab to the head.
#ROC2# Cortez is rocked! Cortez throws out a loose jab but Legstrong uses good head movement to avoid it. Oh Cortez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1# Cortez tries a head kick but it misses.
Legstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here. Cortez seems to have got his legs back now. Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Legstrong with a nice cross. and Legstrong counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cortez! He's just covering up as Legstrong starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Legstrong! Lance Legstrong is the new middleweight champion! In his post fight interview, Lance Legstrong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. In defeat, Juanito Cortez stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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Event:
MMMA Clown Caos 26
Date: Nov 08, 2017 |
#R1# Harris wants to clinch and Legstrong counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL# Legstrong moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Legstrong. Harris misses with a body punch.
#BC# Legstrong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Legstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range. Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here. Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Harris thows a body kick. Legstrong tries to catch it but that hurt him. Legstrong checks a low kick from Harris. Harris throws a front kick aimed at Legstrong's knee but Legstrong avoids it well. Legstrong throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Harris blocks a jab. A head kick misses from Harris. Nice uppercut lands for Legstrong. That snapped Harris's head back.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legstrong finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1# Harris motions for Legstrong to come forward. Harris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Legstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily. Legstrong defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand. Legstrong lands a jab to the nose. Legstrong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.#ROC# Harris is rocked! Harris is aggressively charging in as Legstrong backs up avoiding any damage. Legstrong tosses out a jab and Harris runs right into it face first! Harris is out cold! Legstrong dropped down on all fours and is barking in Harris's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lance Legstrong! After winning the bout, Lance Legstrong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
MMMA 38 Steve vs Legstrong
Date: Aug 26, 2017 |
#R1# Legstrong misses with a hook
and Steve counters with a thumping low kick. Steve 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. Legstrong slips a jab from Steve. Good standup being displayed there by Legstrong as he connects with a hook. Steve misses with a low kick as Legstrong jumps back. We've been informed that Legstrong has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Legstrong darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Legstrong misses with a looping right. Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Jab, jab by Legstrong - just one landing. Legstrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Steve takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice body punch from Steve. Legstrong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Legstrong throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Steve appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Steve scores with a crisp jab that stopped Legstrong in his tracks. Legstrong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steve.#T1# Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong. It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Legstrong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Nice cross by Steve. Steve misses with a wild body shot. Legstrong tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot. Steve does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong. Steve fires out a quick counter leg kick but Legstrong just manages to avoid it. A swing and a miss from Legstrong. Legstrong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve. It seemed like Legstrong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Legstrong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Legstrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steve as he jumps to the side. Legstrong takes a kick to the side of the head.#T2# Legstrong blocks a low kick nicely. Legstrong looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range. Bruno Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Steve wants to land a leg kick but Legstrong is out of range. Steve takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Steve looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Legstrong throws out the jab. Legstrong scores with a nice right hand.
Steve drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Legstrong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steve. Steve walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Steve throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Steve takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Legstrong tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3# Legstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing. Legstrong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steve's head. Steve is looking to chop away at Legstrong's legs. Good leg kick by Steve there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steve throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Steve tests Legstrong's chin there with a solid looking shot. A decent looking cross lands there for Legstrong. Steve thows a leg kick but Legstrong checks it #TD2# and Legstrong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Legstrong tries to pass to full mount but Steve defends it. Steve wants to improve his position but Legstrong is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Steve slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T4# Steve is pulling down on Legstrong's head. It's preventing any offense from Legstrong, at least for the moment. Legstrong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steve swivels though and keeps the full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Legstrong content to stall in guard here. Legstrong preventing the sweep. Steve keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully. Steve managing to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lance Legstrong will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Legstrong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Steve. Steve takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Legstrong checks the leg kick. Steve throws a body kick that misses. A solid leg kick lands there for Steve.
Legstrong lands a glancing blow to the side of Steve's head. Legstrong blocks a leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steve on the side of the head. Legstrong connects with a crisp jab. Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legstrong manages to avoid it. Steve throws a half hearted mid kick.#T1# Legstrong throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Legstrong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Legstrong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Steve throws a body punch but Legstrong moves out of range. Legstrong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Legstrong throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand. Legstrong missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. An attempted straight right counter from Steve misses the target. Steve throws a body kick that misses #TD2# and Legstrong counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Steve is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Steve is refusing to be controlled, as Legstrong sits in half guard. Steve trying to control but Legstrong postures up.
Legstrong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2# The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Steve is pressing down on Legstrong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Steve keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully. Steve looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legstrong is one step ahead there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Steve has control of Legstrong's left arm, preventing Legstrong from doing any damage. Legstrong preventing the sweep. Steve seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Steve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Legstrong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steve swivels though and keeps the full guard. Legstrong controlling from the top position. #T3# Steve is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Legstrong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Legstrong works the jab nicely. Steve throws a body punch but Legstrong moves out of range. Steve looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Donk. Legstrong catches Steve right on the button with a cross. Lance Legstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup. Legstrong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve. Legstrong throws a right hand that misses
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab. Steve slips a straight right by Legstrong.#T4# Legstrong misses with a looping right. Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Steve misses with a leg kick. Steve fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Steve connects with a crisp jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Legstrong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve. Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Legstrong misses with a hook
and Steve counters with a big head kick but Legstrong shrugs it off. #ROC# Legstrong is rocked! Steve lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruno Steve! Bruno Steve retains his middleweight title! Bruno Steve seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
MMMA Clown Caos: 16
Date: Jul 19, 2017 |
#R1# McGobblecock, Jr. jabs at Legstrong's body. McGobblecock, Jr. defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Legstrong.#CL2# Legstrong gets a clinch. Legstrong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Legstrong takes an elbow to the forehead. #TD2# Legstrong jumps guard and drags McGobblecock, Jr. to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Legstrong is trying to keep McGobblecock, Jr. in close.
Legstrong looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McGobblecock, Jr. puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. McGobblecock, Jr. perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Legstrong wants to control but McGobblecock, Jr. passes into side.
Legstrong tries to improve position but can't. McGobblecock, Jr. tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. McGobblecock, Jr. will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SU# McGobblecock, Jr. decides to stand up, so the ref orders Legstrong to his feet. #T1# McGobblecock, Jr. looks to throw the jab but Legstrong is out of range. Nice shot lands for McGobblecock, Jr.. Legstrong blocks a jab.#CL2# Legstrong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a knee strike.
McGobblecock, Jr. 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. Legstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but McGobblecock, Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it. We've been informed that Legstrong has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Legstrong misses with a hook from the clinch. Legstrong lands on the inside with an uppercut. McGobblecock, Jr. prevents the takedown attempt.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Legstrong tries a body shot but McGobblecock, Jr. blocks it.
McGobblecock, Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD2# Legstrong gets control of McGobblecock, Jr.'s arms and successfully pulls guard. Legstrong will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. McGobblecock, Jr. would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T2# Legstrong tries to land a sweep but no joy. McGobblecock, Jr. not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2# Legstrong is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but McGobblecock, Jr. frees his head nicely. Oh but Legstrong has switched to an armbar! McGobblecock, Jr. is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Lance Legstrong! After the fight, Lance Legstrong was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
MMMA Clown Caos 13
Date: Jun 07, 2017 |
#R1# LeBeau misses with an uppercut. Legstrong saw that one coming. Legstrong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#TD2# Legstrong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. LeBeau looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Legstrong moves into full mount! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Legstrong wants to control the pace but LeBeau is squirming around nicely. #SUB2# Legstrong has control of LeBeau's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and LeBeau regains control of the situation pretty easily.
LeBeau is in all sorts of trouble here.
#SUB2# Legstrong is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but LeBeau is surviving well by controlling Legstrong's body position as best he can. LeBeau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T1# LeBeau sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#SUB2# Legstrong seems to be looking for submissions.
LeBeau wants to get back to full guard. Legstrong stalling. LeBeau trying to control from the bottom.
LeBeau works his way to full guard. Good work. LeBeau pulls Legstrong in to control the position. Legstrong wants to control from the top but LeBeau keeps moving. LeBeau pulls Legstrong in to control the position. Legstrong stopping the sweep attempt from LeBeau.#T2# Legstrong looking to pass the guard. #SUB# LeBeau is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
LeBeau keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully. LeBeau wants to stand but Legstrong is controlling the position. Legstrong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2# Legstrong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Legstrong looking to pass the guard. LeBeau looking for a sweep. Not yet LeBeau, not yet. #T3# Legstrong content to stall in guard here. LeBeau tries to land a sweep but no joy. LeBeau seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. LeBeau tries to strike from the bottom.
LeBeau looking for a sweep. Not yet LeBeau, not yet. Legstrong stands and throws LeBeau's legs to the side, diving into side control. LeBeau wants to get back to his feet but Legstrong drags him back down. Legstrong wants to control but LeBeau is keeping him busy. LeBeau is trying to control Legstrong's posture but Legstrong avoids it. #T4# Legstrong tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. LeBeau manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! LeBeau is thwarting Legstrong's attempts to control the position. Legstrong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. LeBeau distracts Legstrong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Legstrong trying to control the position here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. LeBeau tries to free his leg and advance position but Legstrong is retaining full guard. LeBeau connects with a couple of short punches. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lance Legstrong will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# LeBeau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A punch combination from LeBeau misses. Legstrong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but LeBeau checks it well. Remy LeBeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. LeBeau misses with a hook. LeBeau misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legstrong! But no joy. LeBeau throws an off balance right hand
and Legstrong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. LeBeau cracks Legstrong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. LeBeau moves out of range as Legstrong throws a body kick.
LeBeau displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Legstrong. A jab from LeBeau misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #TD2# Excellent takedown into side control there by Legstrong. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! LeBeau looking for a sweep but Legstrong has passed into full mount! Oh no! Legstrong controlling the position easily from mount. #T1# LeBeau is working to get back to half guard.
Legstrong tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Legstrong wants to control the pace but LeBeau is squirming around nicely. #SUB2# Legstrong working for a guillotine from mount but LeBeau is in no mood to give up. Legstrong trying to control but he's not successful this time. Legstrong prevents LeBeau from getting the reversal.#T2# LeBeau looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Legstrong controlling well, preventing LeBeau from escaping the position.
LeBeau is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2# Legstrong is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. LeBeau is defending well though. Legstrong let's go of the attempt for now. Legstrong controls the action. LeBeau wants to control his opponent's hands but Legstrong gets his hands free. Legstrong is hanging on to LeBeau's back as he tries to escape.
Lance Legstrong has got the better of the ground game so far. Legstrong not allowing LeBeau to control his hands. #SUB2# LeBeau is trying to defend against the choke here but Legstrong has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Legstrong Tightens the hold and LeBeau taps out furiously! Legstrong displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lance Legstrong! Lance Legstrong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
T187
Date: Apr 30, 2017 |
#R1# A combination from Heikkinen does no damage. Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy. Heikkinen misses with a head kick.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Legstrong throws out the jab. Heikkinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Heikkinen tries to clinch but fails miserably and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Legstrong throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD# Heikkinen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Legstrong to score an easy takedown into full guard. Heikkinen keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully. Heikkinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB# Heikkinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1# Heikkinen trying to mount his opponent but Legstrong defends it. Legstrong is positioning himself well to prevent Heikkinen advancing to mount. Heikkinen performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Heikkinen is thwarting Legstrong's attempts to control the position. Heikkinen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Legstrong. #T2# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Legstrong tries to roll over but Heikkinen keeps him under control. Heikkinen sitting and controlling from the half guard. Legstrong is looking to control Heikkinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Legstrong avoid being mounted? Legstrong tries to roll over but Heikkinen keeps him under control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Heikkinen is thwarting Legstrong's attempts to control the position. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T3# Heikkinen controlling the action here. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL# Legstrong clinches. Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land. Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Legstrong. Legstrong tries for a takedown but Heikkinen manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Legstrong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heikkinen's brow. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Legstrong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heikkinen's brow. Legstrong lands with a left to the head. Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legstrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Heikkinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Legstrong takes a shot to the head. Heikkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD# Legstrong has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Heikkinen is trying to keep an underhook but Legstrong manages to get the takedown into half guard.#ES2# Heikkinen kicks off Legstrong and gets to his feet. #T4# The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Heikkinen connects with a body shot. Legstrong tries for a takedown but Heikkinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Heikkinen misses with the combination.
Legstrong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Heikkinen misses with a right hand and Legstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Legstrong tries to clinch up. A chopping leg kick lands by Legstrong. Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Heikkinen clobbers Legstrong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Sloppy strikes from Heikkinen. Those never looked like landing. Legstrong shoots in for a double leg but Heikkinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Legstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him. Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Legstrong misses the target. Legstrong swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Legstrong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Legstrong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Heikkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Heikkinen throws a head kick but Legstrong moves out of range.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body. Nice straight punches there by Heikkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heikkinen. Heikkinen swinging wildly here.
Legstrong tried to counter with a leg kick but Heikkinen avoided it. Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Heikkinen tries to counter by closing the distance. Legstrong scores with a kick to the body.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup. Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Heikkinen throws out a counter right but Legstrong avoids it with no problem. Heikkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Heikkinen takes a swing at Legstrong's ribcage but misses. #TD# Legstrong is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Heikkinen's half guard. Heikkinen is doing well to control the position and prevent Legstrong from advancing to side control. Legstrong is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1# Heikkinen is trying to stand back up but Legstrong is controlling him
Kaino Heikkinen has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB# Legstrong is trying to work for a kimura but Heikkinen is defending well.
Legstrong trying to control the action but Heikkinen is working from the bottom. Heikkinen is looking for a sweep. Legstrong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Heikkinen works his way to full guard. Good work. Heikkinen being controlled here, momentarily. Heikkinen is looking to stand up but Legstrong isn't so interested in that idea. #T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Legstrong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Heikkinen is controlling Legstrong's posture.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Legstrong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heikkinen. Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Heikkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Legstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Heikkinen misses with a body shot
enabling Legstrong to counter with a crisp jab. The fight stays on the outside here - Legstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Legstrong scores with a nice body kick.
A left lands for Legstrong.#T3##TD# Legstrong feints and as Heikkinen raises his hands in defense, Legstrong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES2# Heikkinen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Legstrong presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legstrong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Legstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen. Legstrong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head. Legstrong missing with knees to the body.
Legstrong throws a head punch that misses. Legstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heikkinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Legstrong blocks a body shot from Heikkinen. A right handed body shot lands from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Legstrong. Heikkinen is trying to break free. A short uppercut from Heikkinen. #T4# Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
Legstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legstrong blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen takes a knee to the side of the body. Legstrong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards. Legstrong misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Legstrong. Heikkinen tries to work over Legstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Legstrong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Heikkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle. Legstrong lands an uppercut. Legstrong lands a body punch. Heikkinen is breathing heavily. Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Legstrong.
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Legstrong controls the action.
Heikkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short left from Legstrong. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lance Legstrong will probably get the nod. That's time! Legstrong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. #R3# Legstrong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heikkinen. That did some damage! A telegraphed takedown attempt from Legstrong is defended easily by Heikkinen. Legstrong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Heikkinen momentarily.
Heikkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Heikkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL2# Heikkinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heikkinen is pressed up against the cage. Legstrong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Heikkinen down to the mat. Heikkinen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Heikkinen wants to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong slips under a jab from Heikkinen. Legstrong lands with a nice body kick. Heikkinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legstrong finds it's way round the side to connect with Heikkinen's head. #T1# Horrible takedown attempt by Legstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Heikkinen, which made it look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Legstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him. Heikkinen lands a head shot. Legstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A telegraphed right hand from Legstrong misses the target. Legstrong shoots for a double leg takedown but Heikkinen sprawls well. He's pushed Legstrong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Heikkinen lands an overhand right. Legstrong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2# Heikkinen gets a clinch. Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Legstrong.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Legstrong.
Legstrong tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Lance Legstrong has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2# Legstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2# Heikkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses. Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Legstrong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Legstrong, as that shot connected.
Legstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen. Heikkinen lands a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Legstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Heikkinen, which made it look bad. Heikkinen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Legstrong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Legstrong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Heikkinen lands a body shot.
#T3# Heikkinen tries to clinch but Legstrong is having none of it. Heikkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Legstrong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL2# and Heikkinen counters by moving into the clinch. Heikkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Legstrong lands an uppercut. Legstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Heikkinen.
#TD# Legstrong jumps guard and drags Heikkinen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Legstrong keeping full guard, as Heikkinen tries to pass. Heikkinen tries to stand but Legstrong is controlling from the bottom. Legstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T4# Heikkinen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Let's hope that Heikkinen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Heikkinen is continuing to stall. Heikkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Legstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Legstrong has his hands on Heikkinen's head, controlling the position. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Heikkinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight! Kaino Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Heikkinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen! After the fight, Kaino Heikkinen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
T183: Carr vs Blazer
Date: Apr 02, 2017 |
#R1# Legstrong throws a sloppy body shot
and Manison counters with a straight right hand. Manison throws a jab when Legstrong was well out of range. Legstrong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Legstrong misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Manison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Legstrong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily. Legstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manison. Manison slips a jab from Legstrong. Legstrong with a jab. Legstrong checks the leg kick. An inside leg kick from Legstrong misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Legstrong does a little dance to reset his feet. Manison scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Manison loads up on a big right hand but Legstrong slips the punch. Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Legstrong shoots in looking for a takedown but Manison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Legstrong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Legstrong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manison is able to avoid easily. Manison's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Manison's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily. Legstrong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. This has been an exciting period of action!#CL# Legstrong clinches up with Manison and pushes him back against the cage. Stalling in the clinch from Manison.
#T1# Legstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Manison. Manison blocks a body shot from Legstrong. Legstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Manison controls the action.
Legstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Manison managing to block the knees to the body from Legstrong.
Manison tries to break the clinch but Legstrong is controlling the position. Legstrong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
Legstrong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manison has a couple of punches blocked by Legstrong.
Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
Legstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Manison controls the action.
Manison blocking some punches.
Legstrong lands a shoulder strike. Legstrong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manison avoids it.#T2# Manison is trying to break free. Manison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manison has had enough of the clinch but Legstrong keeps him there for the moment. A hook to the body from Manison.
Legstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Legstrong tries to work over Manison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Manison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Legstrong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Manison blocks a body shot from Legstrong. Manison is trying to break the clinch but Legstrong has him pressed against the cage. Manison is trying to break the clinch but Legstrong has him pressed against the cage. Legstrong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Manison is looking to break free of the clinch but Legstrong has double underhooks. Legstrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #CUT# It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3# Manison tries to break free but Legstrong pushes him back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Legstrong fails to land. #TD# Legstrong pulls guard. Manison wanted to stand there but Legstrong had control of the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Legstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Legstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Legstrong tries to land a sweep but no joy. Legstrong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Manison wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving. #SUB# Legstrong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Legstrong is trying to keep Manison in close.
#T4# There's a bit of a scramble here and now Legstrong is on top in guard.
#REVR# The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Legstrong is fighting to break Manison's control of his arms but Manison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Legstrong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Manison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SU2# Manison gets to his feet. Legstrong looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD# Legstrong shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Manison napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES2# Manison throws Legstrong to one side and escapes! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round. The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut. 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. #R2# Legstrong cracks Manison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Legstrong throws a front kick that sends Manison stumbling back into the cage. Legstrong throws a jab when Manison was well out of range. Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Legstrong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manison throws a lazy right hand but Legstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Legstrong is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Legstrong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Manison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manison throws a lazy right hand but Legstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Manison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Manison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Manison scores with a jab to the jaw. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fighters circling - Legstrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Manison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manison cracks Legstrong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Legstrong is looking to slow Manison down with leg kicks. Manison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Legstrong's calf.#T1# Legstrong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Manison circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD# Legstrong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Manison tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Legstrong is in Manison's guard. Legstrong won't allow Manison to get back to his feet. Legstrong trying to control but Manison is working from the bottom. Manison wants to get back to his feet but Legstrong passes into half guard.
#SUB# Legstrong is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Manison still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Manison has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Legstrong is trying to control Manison's posture but Manison avoids it. #T2# Legstrong tries to bench press Manison off him but Manison keeps the position. You can see the frustration on Legstrong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Manison sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Legstrong is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#SUB2# Manison is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Legstrong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Manison is looking to take a break and control but Legstrong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Legstrong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T3# Manison wants to stand up but Legstrong is controlling the position.
Manison not doing much here.
Manison wants to stand up but Legstrong has a hold of him and won't allow it. Manison trying to control from half guard but Legstrong is working away. Legstrong trying to control but Manison postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Legstrong manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Manison must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB# Legstrong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manison defends it easily.#T4# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Legstrong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Legstrong seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. Manison is looking to stand up but Legstrong won't let him. Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Manison from controlling successfully. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Legstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison. Manison keeps the fight on the outside. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manison! But no joy. Manison cracks Legstrong with a right hand to the side of the head. Manison scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Legstrong takes one to the chin there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Manison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Legstrong thows a body kick. Manison tries to catch it but that hurt him. Manison scores with a spinning back kick! Legstrong on the wrong end of a nice hook. Legstrong throws a hook but Manison blocks it. Legstrong feints and then cracks Manison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manison down. Manison misses the shot to the body. Manison lands with an overhand left. Manison throws an overhand right that lands on Legstrong's shoulder, as Legstrong tries to avoid the shot. It looked like Legstrong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Manison is looking to break free of the clinch but Legstrong has double underhooks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manison misses with a hook from the clinch. Legstrong tries a knee to the head but Manison blocks it.
Legstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1# Manison prevents a body shot from Legstrong. Legstrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Nice body punch from Legstrong - that landed with a thud.
Legstrong wants to take the fight to the mat but Manison manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC2# Manison breaks from the clinch.
Legstrong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Legstrong takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses. Manison throws a head kick that Legstrong semi-blocks.
Manison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Legstrong takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses. Legstrong misses with a looping right. Legstrong blocks a low kick nicely. Manison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Legstrong's hands. Nice defenses there by Legstrong. An attempted straight right counter from Legstrong misses the target. Manison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legstrong. Manison misses with an uppercut. Legstrong saw that one coming.#T2# Manison throws a shot to the body.
Manison falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD# and Legstrong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Legstrong. #ES2# Manison has his feet on Legstrong's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Legstrong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Manison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Manison. Legstrong throws a low kick but Manison avoids it. Legstrong misses with a looping left. Horrible takedown attempt by Legstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Manison, which made it look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Legstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him. Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Manison misses with a hook. Legstrong ducked under it nicely. Good leg kick by Legstrong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Konstantin Manison seems to be getting the better of the standup. Manison ducks under a wild hook from Legstrong. Manison avoids a kick to the body.
#T3# Manison lands with an uppercut that bounces Legstrong off the cage and back into range. A big right from Manison misses. Legstrong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manison avoids it really well and circles away. Manison lands the left hand. Manison misses with a body kick. Legstrong is looking to clinch but Manison is avoiding it.
#TD# Manison tries to sprawl but Legstrong drives through with a takedown into half guard.#ES2# Manison kicks off Legstrong and gets to his feet. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Legstrong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A nice side step and Manison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Manison throws a jab but it's blocked by Legstrong. Legstrong cracks Manison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#TD# Legstrong closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES2# Manison has one foot on Legstrong's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#T4# Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legstrong. Manison misses with a looping left. Manison motions for Legstrong to come forward. Manison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Legstrong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Manison looks to land a combination but Legstrong avoids it well. #TD# Legstrong manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Manison on his heels. He'll look to pass Manison's guard now, I'm sure.#SUB2# Manison has his foot on Legstrong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Legstrong works his way back into a safe position though. Manison tries to land a sweep but no joy. Manison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Manison keeping full guard, as Legstrong tries to pass. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Legstrong passes into half guard. Manison tries to get to full guard but Legstrong has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight! Konstantin Manison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Manison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Manison!
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Event:
T180
Date: Mar 12, 2017 |
#R1# Legstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Green. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Legstrong 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. Legstrong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Legstrong loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch. Green misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Legstrong.#TD2# Legstrong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Legstrong trying to control but Green is working from the bottom. Legstrong pushing down on Green's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong controlling the action here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Legstrong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Green does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1# Legstrong wants to free his trapped foot but Green is holding on for dear life with his legs. Green is looking to improve his position.
Legstrong trying to control the pace. Legstrong prevents Green from improving his position.#T2# 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.#SUB2# Legstrong seems to be working for a kimura but Green defends the submission attempt. Still in half guard, Legstrong seems content to control. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#SUB2# Legstrong seems to be looking for submissions.
Legstrong trying to pass the guard but Green defending well. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3# Legstrong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Green moves out of range as Legstrong throws a body kick.
Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Legstrong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Green's jab looks to have found its range, popping Legstrong under the eye. Green feints and then cracks Legstrong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Legstrong down. Legstrong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Green with a body punch. A glancing blow. Legstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Green throws a shot to the body.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legstrong. Legstrong dodges the punch combination from Green.
A little jabbing left from Legstrong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legstrong.
Green changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Legstrong throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a good low kick that Legstrong was not able to check. Green changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Green misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Green. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Green. Legstrong throws a low kick but Green moves out of range easily. Legstrong throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Green throws a lazy right hand but Legstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legstrong. Green slips under a jab. Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Green misses with a straight left. Legstrong thinks about the counter body kick. Legstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Green will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2##TD2# Legstrong shoots in and gets a takedown into Green's guard. Legstrong controlling from the top position. Green lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR# Green is in close to Legstrong's body, working some short punches and elbows. Green is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Green postures up in Legstrong's guard and throws a big left but Legstrong blocks it. #SUB2# Legstrong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Green throwing strikes but missing. Green scoring with punches to the head and body. Green has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1# Legstrong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Green's guard. #REVB# Legstrong wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position. Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Green trying to control the position.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Legstrong wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.#SUB2# Legstrong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T2# Legstrong trying to control but Green is working from the bottom. Green lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR# Legstrong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB# Legstrong wants to pass the guard but Green is defending well. Legstrong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T3# Green gets back to full guard.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Legstrong is proving a slippery customer.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet. #SUB# Green is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Legstrong is aware though and is defending well. Legstrong trying to control but Green is working from the bottom. Green controlling the position. Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legstrong is one step ahead there. #T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Green keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully. Legstrong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Legstrong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Legstrong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Legstrong throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off. Green misses the jab. A solid body kick from Legstrong. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! #R3# Green throws a body punch but Legstrong moves out of range. Legstrong now looks to counter with a shot at the body. A telegraphed right hand from Legstrong misses the target. It looked like Green wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Legstrong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#TD2# Legstrong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Legstrong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Legstrong moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #SUB2# Legstrong goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Green has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Legstrong but great work by Green. Green in side control lands a decent elbow. Green lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Legstrong down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Green looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Legstrong is avoiding damage well.
#T1# Green works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Green is looking to take a break and control but Legstrong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Legstrong prevents Green from moving into mount. Green throws an elbow but Legstrong slips to the side and avoids it well. Legstrong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Green tries to get to full guard but Legstrong has control of the leg. Legstrong wants to pass the guard but Green is defending well. Green is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Legstrong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Legstrong's back!#T2# Legstrong is trying to remain composed but Green is hammering down strikes to the side of his head. Green landing with strikes. Green scores with punches to the body. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#SUB# Green is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Legstrong knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Legstrong for a finish. Green not allowing Legstrong to control his hands. Green struggling to keep hold of the position.
Legstrong is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#T3##SUB# Legstrong defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Green is trying to stick to Legstrong's back but Legstrong is turning into Green. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Green's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Legstrong. Green working a defensive guard here.
Legstrong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Legstrong trying to control but Green is working from the bottom. Legstrong wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.#T4# Legstrong is still trying to improve position. Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Green is on top in guard.
#REVR# Green postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Green's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight! Paul Green showed his dominance in that final round. Well Green has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28 Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Green! A victorious Paul Green thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
T178: Coath v Legstrong
Date: Feb 26, 2017 |
#R1# Legstrong misses with a body kick. Some bone on bone action there as Legstrong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Coath moves in looking to clinch but Legstrong pushes him off. Legstrong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Legstrong throws a hook but Coath avoids it easily. Legstrong tries to land a front kick but Coath steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Coath walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Legstrong throws an overhand right that lands on Coath's shoulder, as Coath tries to avoid the shot. A leg kick checked by Legstrong. Legstrong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coath is able to avoid easily. Coath swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Coath feints and then cracks Legstrong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Legstrong down. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Coath lands a really nice looking cross but Legstrong seems unphased.
Coath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legstrong.
Coath lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Legstrong at a distance.
Legstrong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Coath looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Legstrong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coaths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1# Coath keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Legstrong throws a chopping leg kick but Coath manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Legstrong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Legstrong looks to throw the jab but Coath is out of range. Coath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coath.
Coath misses with a hook
and Legstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Coath defending well as Legstrong loads up on a big left hand. Coath feinted there with a counter leg kick. Legstrong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Coath finds it's way round the side to connect with Legstrong's head. A bone on bone clash there as Legstrong blocks the leg kick.
Legstrong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Legstrong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coath. Legstrong misses with a wild body shot. Legstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legstrong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T2# Coath keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legstrong. Legstrong misses with a low kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Legstrong. Coath does a little dance to reset his feet. A quick step to the side and Coath tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. We've been told by Coath's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Coath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong. Coath swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legstrong! But no joy. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Coath takes a shot right to the bread basket. A low kick from Legstrong is predictable there and Coath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Legstrong throws a hook to the side of Coath's head but Coath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Coath wants to clinch. Legstrong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T3# Legstrong takes a swing at Coath's ribcage but misses. Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A nice inside leg kick there by Coath. That's going to slow Legstrong down. Coath walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Coath throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Legstrong's head.#CUT# It looks like Lance Legstrong has been cut. Coath misses with a low kick. Legstrong throws out a counter right but Coath avoids it with no problem. Coath throws out a loose jab but Legstrong uses good head movement to avoid it. Coath is looking to slow Legstrong down with leg kicks. Legstrong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coath misses with a series of wild punches.
#TD2# Legstrong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Coath tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Legstrong is in Coath's guard. Coath is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Legstrong won't allow Coath to sweep him here. #T4# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Coath is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Legstrong is stalling in the full guard. Coath looking for a sweep. Not yet Coath, not yet. Coath has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Coath tries to land a sweep but no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round. The cut man is working on Lance Legstrong's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# Coath moves forwards but Legstrong connects with a nice, crisp jab. Coath throws a lazy right hand but Legstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Legstrong fails to land the takedown. Legstrong fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Legstrong misses with a lunging right hand
and Coath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Legstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coath moves away. Coath throwing a counter right hand but Legstrong manages to avoid it. Legstrong throws a hook but Coath blocks it. Legstrong cracks Coath with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Legstrong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Coath motions for Legstrong to come forward. Coath throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Coath tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Legstrong looks to throw the jab but Coath is out of range. Lance Legstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup. Coath tries to score with a low kick but Legstrong moves his leg out of the way. Coath moves away from the strike by Legstrong. A little feinted left hand from Coath on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1# Coath tried to score with a low kick but Legstrong checks it. Legstrong steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Legstrong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Legstrong throws an overhand right that lands on Coath's shoulder, as Coath tries to avoid the shot. Coath fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Coath misses with a hook. Legstrong throws a lazy right hand but Coath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Coath gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Coath attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Legstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Coath will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Legstrong throws a lazy uppercut
and Coath counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC# Legstrong is rocked! Legstrong gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Coath points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Legstrong wakes up just in time to hear Coath thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Coath! Chris Coath retains his middleweight title! Chris Coath spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
T175 Highjack vs Farrelly
Date: Jan 22, 2017 |
#R1# De Medici misses the shot to the body. Legstrong scores with a decent looking hook. A big left from Legstrong misses. De Medici punishes Legstrong's body with a nice straight punch. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Medici, as that shot connected.
Legstrong lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Legstrong is predictable there and De Medici counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. De Medici misses with an uppercut. Legstrong saw that one coming. De Medici jabbing away but nothing is landing. De Medici moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. De Medici throws a body punch but Legstrong moves out of range. Legstrong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from De Medici. Legstrong misses with an uppercut. De Medici saw that one coming. De Medici throws an off balance right hand
and De Medici takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Legstrong shoots for a double leg takedown but De Medici sprawls well. He's pushed Legstrong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. De Medici throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Legstrong!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Medici lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Legstrong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Legstrong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T1# De Medici swings for the body but Legstrong moves out of range.
De Medici has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackthorn Reborn in the buildup to the fight. Legstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2# Legstrong darts in and clinches De Medici up against the cage. Legstrong wants to take the fight to the mat but De Medici manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. De Medici misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Legstrong throws an elbow but misses. Legstrong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Medici backwards. Legstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Legstrong misses with the head strike.
De Medici tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. De Medici can't break the clinch.
#BC# De Medici manages to break the clinch.
De Medici staying out of range there. A solid leg kick lands there for Legstrong.
De Medici ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2# Legstrong moves into the clinch. De Medici wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Legstrong lands with a left to the head. Legstrong lands with a left to the head. #T2# De Medici tries to work over Legstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! De Medici working aggressively here.
Legstrong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Medici backwards. Legstrong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Medici's efforts to push away. Legstrong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Medici's efforts to push away. Legstrong digs a right hand underneath De Medici's ribcage. De Medici let out a lung full of air as it connected.#TD2# Legstrong manages to pull guard.
Legstrong looking for a sweep. Not yet Legstrong, not yet. #SUB2# Legstrong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Medici defends it easily. De Medici throws a strike but Legstrong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T3# De Medici is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB2# Legstrong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. De Medici keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully. Legstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Medici is keeping the position for now. Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but De Medici is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. De Medici is controlling Legstrong's posture. De Medici keeping full guard, as Legstrong tries to pass. #SUB2# Legstrong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Legstrong wants to control from the top but De Medici keeps moving. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2# Legstrong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. De Medici misses the shot to the body. Legstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Legstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Legstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing. Legstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Medici swats him away and circles back towards the center. De Medici lands a nice hook to Legstrong's body. Legstrong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Legstrong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. De Medici throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Legstrong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. De Medici throws a low kick but it's checked well by Legstrong. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legstrong! But no joy. De Medici uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legstrong. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong with a jab. A low kick from De Medici misses and Legstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Legstrong thuds his right hand into De Medici's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. De Medici thows a body kick. Legstrong tries to catch it but that hurt him. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Legstrong throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Medici.#T1# Legstrong moves out of range of the strikes. Horrible takedown attempt by Legstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by De Medici, which made it look bad. Legstrong tries to clinch but De Medici is having none of it. Legstrong tries to clinch but De Medici moves away and De Medici counters with a lovely straight right hand! De Medici throws a hook but Legstrong avoids it easily. De Medici misses with an attempted mid kick.
Legstrong shoots for a takedown but De Medici saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. De Medici was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. De Medici throws a hook but Legstrong blocks it. De Medici fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Legstrong tries to clinch up and De Medici counters with an inside leg kick. Legstrong checks a leg kick nicely. Legstrong lands with an overhand left. A chopping leg kick lands by De Medici. #T2# De Medici chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Legstrong throws a nice outside leg kick. Legstrong throws a low kick, looking for De Medici's leg but De Medici calmly moves out of range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Legstrong tries to clinch but De Medici moves out of range. De Medici bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Legstrong's head backwards. Legstrong throws a shot to the body.
Legstrong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Illumi De Medici has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Legstrong. Good work by De Medici as he checks the leg kick. Legstrong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Legstrong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Medici pinned against the cage. De Medici gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. De Medici swats away the attempt to clinch by Legstrong. Legstrong slips under a jab. De Medici misses with a hook. Legstrong ducked under it nicely. #T3# Good leg kick by De Medici there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Medici misses with a body shot.
Legstrong misses the shot to the body. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Medici lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Legstrong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Legstrong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Legstrong tries for a takedown but De Medici sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Legstrong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Medici can pounce on him.
De Medici takes a jab right on the kisser.
Legstrong misses with a low kick as De Medici jumps back. De Medici keeps the fight on the outside. Legstrong is looking to clinch. Jab, jab by Legstrong - just one landing. De Medici lands with a nice body punch. De Medici defending well as Legstrong loads up on a big left hand. #CL2# Legstrong clinches up with De Medici and pushes him back against the cage. Legstrong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Medici smiles and moves away.
Legstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4# Legstrong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Medici. Legstrong wants to clinch up but De Medici keeps it at a distance. De Medici scores with a jab. Legstrong acknowledges it with a nod of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! De Medici throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2# and Legstrong counters with a nice double leg into guard. De Medici is trying to keep Legstrong in close.
Legstrong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Legstrong wants to control from the top but De Medici keeps moving. Legstrong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control De Medici haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Illumi De Medici 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! #R3# Legstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Medici.
Legstrong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. No joy there for De Medici, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Medici throws a poor cross that misses
and Legstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A jab lands there for De Medici. De Medici looks to land a left hand but Legstrong moved out of range nicely. Illumi De Medici is winning the standup battle so far. Legstrong closes the distance and clinches up with De Medici, looking for a takedown. Legstrong pushes De Medici against the cage but De Medici circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. De Medici displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Legstrong. Illumi De Medici has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Legstrong.#CL2# Legstrong forces De Medici back against the cage and clinches. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Medici misses with a short punch on the inside. De Medici blocks an uppercut.
De Medici misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Legstrong.
De Medici misses with a punch to the body.
#T1# Legstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as De Medici controls his hands.
#BC# De Medici breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Medici uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Legstrong has time to react. Legstrong throws out a loose jab but De Medici uses good head movement to avoid it. De Medici scores with a sloppy right hand. Legstrong should have avoided that one. Legstrong moves out of range as De Medici throws a body kick.
Legstrong tries to counter by closing the distance. De Medici throws a quick inside leg kick. Legstrong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Medici tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from De Medici. De Medici throws a body shot but no joy. De Medici lands a glancing blow to the side of Legstrong's head. Legstrong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Legstrong throws a hook but De Medici avoids it easily. It looked like De Medici wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Legstrong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Medici. Legstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. De Medici misses with a body shot
and Legstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Legstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Medici.#T2# Legstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! De Medici swings for the body but Legstrong moves out of range.
De Medici uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legstrong. Legstrong slips a jab and a cross from De Medici.
#TD2# De Medici gets caught napping as Legstrong dives in and scores a takedown. De Medici manages to retain guard. De Medici is adopting a defensive guard. Legstrong trying to control but De Medici is working from the bottom. De Medici keeping full guard, as Legstrong tries to pass. #T3# De Medici looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Legstrong trying to control but De Medici is working from the bottom. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. De Medici seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Legstrong missing with a left hand there. De Medici was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Legstrong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#TD2# Legstrong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Medici wants to control but Legstrong postures up. De Medici is not content to let Legstrong control the position. De Medici holding on.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Lance Legstrong. I think Legstrong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Legstrong! A very excited looking Lance Legstrong rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. The defeated Illumi De Medici had this to say: 'Ah fucking hell man.'.
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Event:
T172
Date: Dec 18, 2016 |
#R1# Legstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Legstrong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Legstrong scores with a body shot.
#CL# De Struicao gets in close and instigates a clinch. I was talking to De Struicao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Legstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by De Struicao. Still in the clinch, De Struicao scores with a nice short uppercut. Legstrong misses with a hook from the clinch. De Struicao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Legstrong tries a body shot but De Struicao blocks it.
De Struicao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legstrong's elbow. De Struicao is trying to break the clinch but Legstrong is controlling him. De Struicao will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Legstrong up against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Legstrong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Struicao or not. De Struicao is leaning against Legstrong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. De Struicao tries to work over Legstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Both fighters working to control the clinch. De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Legstrong avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage. #T1# De Struicao swings wildly with an uppercut but Legstrong uses good head movement to avoid it. We've been informed that Legstrong has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Legstrong tries a body shot but De Struicao blocks it.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Legstrong avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage. Legstrong misses with a hook from the clinch. De Struicao is leaning against Legstrong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Legstrong tries to throw a body punch but De Struicao avoids it by throwing Legstrong back against the cage. De Struicao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legstrong scores with a shot to the side of De Struicao's head. De Struicao avoids a wild elbow strike from Legstrong. Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by De Struicao.
Legstrong misses with some punches.
#TD2# Legstrong gets a trip takedown into half guard. Legstrong is thwarting De Struicao's attempts to control the position. Legstrong wants to take a breather but De Struicao is having none of it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2# De Struicao is looking for a sweep. Legstrong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2# Legstrong is working for a submission of some sort.
Legstrong wants to take a breather but De Struicao is having none of it. #SUB2# Legstrong seems to be working for a kimura but De Struicao defends the submission attempt. De Struicao wants to control but Legstrong is keeping busy and won't allow it. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
De Struicao trying to control but Legstrong postures up.
Legstrong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. De Struicao is looking to improve his position.
#T3##SUB2# Legstrong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Struicao has managed to free his arm - good work. De Struicao tries to get to full guard but Legstrong has control of the leg. Legstrong tries to pass to full mount but De Struicao defends it. De Struicao is trying to maintain the position but Legstrong is very close to passing his half guard. De Struicao is looking to improve his position.
Legstrong is trying to control the action in half guard but De Struicao is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. De Struicao tries to roll over but Legstrong keeps him under control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. De Struicao trying to control from the bottom.
#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. No luck for Legstrong with that takedown attempt. #TD2# Legstrong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB2# Legstrong is working for a submission of some sort.
De Struicao is trying to get back to full guard. Legstrong content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# De Struicao throws a big shot that misses. Legstrong pushes De Struicao away with a front kick. A clash of legs there as Legstrong blocks the low kick.#CL2# Legstrong has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Struicao struggles to land a body shot inside as Legstrong controls his hands.
Legstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it. Legstrong throws a head punch that misses. Legstrong prevents a body shot from De Struicao. Legstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Struicao. Legstrong tries for a takedown but De Struicao manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Struicao blocking some punches.
Legstrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Struicao lands a nice uppercut. Legstrong throws an elbow that misses.
De Struicao avoids a wild elbow strike from Legstrong. De Struicao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legstrong's elbow. Legstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1# De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside. Legstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Legstrong. Legstrong scores with a shot to the side of De Struicao's head. Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by De Struicao.
De Struicao trying to control the position but instead, Legstrong has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Struicao into the cage. A short body shot lands from Legstrong as the two fighters clinch.
De Struicao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD2# Legstrong works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Legstrong postures up.
Legstrong preventing the sweep. De Struicao is trying to keep Legstrong in close.
Legstrong advances position into side control!#T2# Legstrong is looking to take a break and control but De Struicao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. De Struicao is holding Legstrong down, trying to stall.#SUB2# Legstrong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Legstrong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! De Struicao is trying to control Legstrong's posture but Legstrong avoids it. Legstrong controls the position from side control. De Struicao is trying to improve his position.#T3# Legstrong is looking to take a break and control but De Struicao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. De Struicao wants to control but Legstrong postures up. De Struicao is looking to reverse the position. Legstrong taking a breather here. #SUB2# Legstrong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. De Struicao sneaks back into half guard.#T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. De Struicao won't allow Legstrong to pass to mount. #SUB2# Legstrong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Struicao wants to control but Legstrong is keeping busy and won't allow it. Legstrong wants to take a breather but De Struicao is having none of it. De Struicao trying to hold on to Legstrong's head to control him but Legstrong postures up.
De Struicao is looking to improve his position.
Legstrong trying to control from half guard but De Struicao is working away. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Legstrong content to control rather than advance. #SUB2# Legstrong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Struicao sees it coming and defends easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R3# Legstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Struicao. Legstrong fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2# Legstrong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Legstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far. De Struicao wants to improve his position but Legstrong is controlling well.
De Struicao preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. Legstrong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Struicao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. De Struicao wants to improve his position but Legstrong is controlling well.
Legstrong tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Struicao knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong wants to take a breather but De Struicao is having none of it. Legstrong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. De Struicao works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1# Legstrong wants to control from the top but De Struicao keeps moving. De Struicao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Legstrong manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##SUB2# Legstrong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Struicao defends it easily. De Struicao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. De Struicao seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. De Struicao continues to stall. De Struicao passes into half guard. #SUB2# Legstrong actively working from the bottom here. De Struicao prevents Legstrong from improving his position.#SUB2# De Struicao goes for a cartwheel guard pass here but Legstrong does a handstand and catches De Struicao in mid air with a triangle! Could it be? It is! It's the triple decker pecker wrecker! The fighters land on the ground with Legstrong on top - De Struicao is already out from the submission! Legstrong gives De Struicao's pecker the obligatory post submission twist and this one is aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall over! Are you kidding me! That is world class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. That guy is my hero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (TDPW) . Lance Legstrong! Lance Legstrong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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T168
Date: Nov 11, 2016 |
#R1# Rockstar dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Legstrong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rockstar counters with an outside leg kick.
Rockstar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight. Legstrong loads up on a big right hand but Rockstar slips the punch. Luke Rockstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A swing and a miss from Legstrong. Rockstar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Legstrong just manages to avoid it.#TD# Legstrong tries to sprawl but Rockstar drives through with a takedown into half guard. Legstrong gets full guard.#SUB2# Legstrong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rockstar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Legstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Legstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2# Rockstar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2# Legstrong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rockstar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T1# Rockstar trying to control the position from guard on top but Legstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Rockstar tries to free his leg and advance position but Legstrong is retaining full guard. Rockstar works over Legstrong with some ground and pound from guard. Legstrong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rockstar manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# Legstrong stands and throws Rockstar's legs to the side, diving into side control. Rockstar is looking to reverse the position.#T2# Legstrong wants to control but Rockstar is keeping him busy. Rockstar is letting Legstrong control him for a moment. Rockstar wants to control but Legstrong postures up. Legstrong wants to control but Rockstar is keeping him busy. Legstrong happy to just control the position for now. Let's hope that Legstrong has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T3##SUB2# Legstrong is trying to get an arm triangle but Rockstar is defending well. Legstrong working away. Rockstar tries to improve position but can't. Legstrong controls the position. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Rockstar tries to get back to half guard but can't. Rockstar is working hard here to advance position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Legstrong trying to control the position but Rockstar is working away. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Legstrong has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Legstrong thumps Rockstar with a low kick. Rockstar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Rockstar throws a body shot but no joy. A slow jab from Legstrong misses its intended target. Rockstar missing with a left hand there. Legstrong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Rockstar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Legstrong as he jumps to the side. Legstrong misses with a looping left. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. A looping hook to the body misses from Rockstar. Legstrong does a little dance to reset his feet. Rockstar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Legstrong back to the cage. Rockstar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Rockstar defending well as Legstrong loads up on a big left hand. Rockstar blocks a jab. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Legstrong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luke Rockstar will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# A big right from Legstrong misses. Legstrong works Rockstar's body with a nice hook. Jab by Legstrong.#CUT2# It looks like Luke Rockstar has been cut. Nice straight punches there by Rockstar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rockstar. Rockstar throws out a leg kick but Legstrong moves out of range and Rockstar only half commits. Legstrong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rockstar. Rockstar obviously looking to wear him down.
Rockstar misses with a body kick. Rockstar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Rockstar catches Legstrong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Legstrong lands with a straight right. Rockstar didn't see that one coming. Rockstar jabbing away but nothing is landing. Legstrong loads up on a big right hand but Rockstar slips the punch. Rockstar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Legstrong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Rockstar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Legstrong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rockstar. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rockstar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong. Rockstar blocks a jab.#T1# Rockstar staying out of range there. A jab from Rockstar misses. A head kick misses from Rockstar. Rockstar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rockstar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Legstrong scores with a spinning back kick! Legstrong avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Legstrong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Legstrong moves out of range of the leg kick from Rockstar. A little jabbing left from Legstrong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Legstrong tries to land a front kick but Rockstar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Nice uppercut there from Legstrong. Legstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rockstar. Rockstar looks to land a body kick but Legstrong moved away. Rockstar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Legstrong replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rockstar blocks it well. A slow jab from Legstrong misses its intended target. A chopping leg kick lands by Legstrong. #T2# Legstrong misses with a hook. Rockstar moves out of range of the strikes. Rockstar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Legstrong's hands. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Rockstar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Legstrong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A bone on bone clash there as Legstrong blocks the leg kick.
Rockstar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legstrong finds it's way round the side to connect with Rockstar's head. An inside leg kick from Rockstar misses. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Legstrong.
Legstrong throws a big shot that misses. Rockstar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Legstrong lands a nice hook to Rockstar's body. Rockstar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Rockstar moves out of range as Legstrong strikes. Rockstar misses with a body shot
and Legstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand! Rockstar avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Legstrong moves out of range as Rockstar throws a body kick.
Legstrong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Rockstar blocks the body kick.
#T3# Legstrong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rockstar's hands. Rockstar closes the distance but Legstrong moves to the side and Legstrong counters with a nice uppercut. Legstrong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Legstrong there as he acknowledges the shot. Rockstar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Legstrong is out of range. Legstrong lands with a hook. Rockstar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. A bone on bone clash there as Legstrong blocks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Legstrong.
Legstrong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. A solid leg kick lands there for Rockstar.
Legstrong throws a body kick that misses and Rockstar counters with an inside leg kick. Rockstar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Legstrong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Rockstar misses with a low kick. Rockstar scoring well with a low kick there.
#T4# Rockstar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Legstrong. Legstrong circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A looping hook to the body misses from Legstrong. Rockstar does a little dance to reset his feet. As Legstrong backs away, Rockstar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Legstrong moves out of range of the leg kick from Rockstar. Rockstar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Rockstar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Legstrong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rockstar tries a low kick but Legstrong avoids it. Legstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockstar was well out of range. Poor timing from Legstrong. Horrible takedown attempt by Legstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Rockstar, which made it look bad. Legstrong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Legstrong is looking to chop away at Rockstar's legs. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Legstrong checks a leg kick. Lance Legstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup. Legstrong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! #R3# Legstrong walks into a straight right hand from Rockstar. Legstrong takes a swing at Rockstar's ribcage but misses. It looked like Rockstar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Legstrong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Rockstar swats away the attempt to clinch by Legstrong. Rockstar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Legstrong checks it well. Legstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rockstar manages to avoid it. Legstrong looks to land a body kick but Rockstar moved away. Legstrong throws a hook but Rockstar avoids it easily. Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Legstrong throws a body kick that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rockstar thuds his right hand into Legstrong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Rockstar lands a right hook to the body.
Rockstar misses with a two punch combination.
Legstrong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rockstar. That did some damage! Rockstar with a hook.#T1# Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rockstar, right into the meat.
Rockstar connects with an inside leg kick. Rockstar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Rockstar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Legstrong checks it well. Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Rockstar throws a leg kick but Legstrong sees it coming and moves out of range. Legstrong lands with a right hand. Rockstar misses with a looping left. Legstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Rockstar throws a hook to the side of Legstrong's head but Legstrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Rockstar throws a jab but it's blocked by Legstrong. Legstrong moves out of range of the leg kick from Rockstar.#CL2# Legstrong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rockstar, pushing him back against the cage. Legstrong misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Legstrong.
Legstrong tries a body shot but Rockstar blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Legstrong. #T2# Legstrong scores with a shot to the side of Rockstar's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Legstrong misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Legstrong. A short uppercut from Legstrong. Good body shot from Rockstar.
Rockstar blocks an elbow strike. Rockstar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rockstar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Legstrong prevents it.
Rockstar misses with the head strike.
Legstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Rockstar controls the action.
Rockstar tries a body shot but Legstrong blocks it.
Legstrong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Rockstar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legstrong lands a hook to the side of the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rockstar. Legstrong lands a hook to the side of the head. Rockstar misses with a punch to the body.
#T3# A short right from Legstrong. Legstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legstrong throws a head punch that misses. Rockstar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legstrong's elbow. Rockstar has Legstrong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Legstrong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Rockstar tries a body shot but Legstrong blocks it.
Rockstar tries to throw a body punch but Legstrong avoids it by throwing Rockstar back against the cage. Legstrong misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rockstar fails to land. Rockstar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Legstrong lands with a short head shot on the inside. Rockstar takes a shot to the head. Rockstar misses with a punch on the inside.
Legstrong digs a right hand underneath Rockstar's ribcage. Rockstar let out a lung full of air as it connected. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Legstrong lands with a short head shot on the inside. Legstrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rockstar or not. Legstrong misses with a body punch.
#T4# Rockstar misses with a hook from the clinch. Legstrong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Rockstar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rockstar blocks a body shot from Legstrong. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Legstrong is working Rockstar over against the cage. Legstrong misses with a short punch on the inside. Legstrong digs a right hand underneath Rockstar's ribcage. Rockstar let out a lung full of air as it connected. Legstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Rockstar controls the action.
Legstrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lance Legstrong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Rockstar tries to work over Legstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Still in the clinch, Legstrong scores with a nice short uppercut. Legstrong misses with an elbow over the top. A short right hand to the side of the head by Legstrong. Legstrong scores a nice knee to the body.
Legstrong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Legstrong obliges. Legstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nice elbow from Legstrong. Legstrong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Lance Legstrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Legstrong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Legstrong! Lance Legstrong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
T165
Date: Oct 21, 2016 |
#R1# Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Lewis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Legstrong blocks it well. Legstrong looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range. A head kick misses from Lewis. Legstrong tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it. Lewis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lewis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Legstrong misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand. Lewis moves away from the strike by Legstrong. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Legstrong moves out of range easily. Legstrong misses with a straight right. Lewis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Lewis throws a head kick that Legstrong semi-blocks.
We've been hearing reports that Legstrong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legstrong. Legstrong backing away here, and Lewis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T1# Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Legstrong, as that shot connected.
Legstrong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lewis momentarily.
Legstrong fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Lewis's coach down at The Cave Fighting Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lewis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Legstrong backing away here, and Lewis unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Legstrong misses the jab. Legstrong misses with a takedown and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand! Lewis stuffs the takedown. Lewis throws a fast counter high kick but Legstrong manages to duck under it in time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Legstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD# Legstrong shoots in and gets a takedown into Lewis's guard. Lewis wants to stand up but Legstrong is controlling him. #T2# Lewis can't keep his opponent in guard - Legstrong advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Legstrong trying to control from half guard but Lewis is working away. Lewis is trying to stand.
Legstrong is keen to just control but Lewis is a slippery customer.#SUB# Legstrong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Legstrong stops Lewis from getting back to his feet.
#T3# Lewis is staying active underneath Legstrong, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Lewis is looking to get back to is feet but Legstrong passes into side control.
Legstrong is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB# Legstrong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lewis, who protects the arm well. Lewis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Legstrong misses with a straight right. Lewis counters with a body kick. Legstrong lands with an uppercut that bounces Lewis off the cage and back into range. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lewis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Legstrong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Legstrong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Legstrong shoots in. Lewis flicks out a counter leg kick but Legstrong steps away. Lewis ducks right into an uppercut from Legstrong. Legstrong connects with a single shot there. Legstrong wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance. Legstrong sets himself, and Lewis steps forward looking for the clinch! Legstrong avoids it this time. Legstrong throws a big shot that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Legstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily. Jab, jab by Legstrong - just one landing. Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Lewis moves out of range of the strikes. Lewis tries to counter by closing the distance. Legstrong misses with a takedown attempt and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Lewis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Legstrong misses the target. #CL# Legstrong moves into range and clinches up with Lewis. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lewis lands with a short shot to the head. Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Legstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1# Lewis has had enough of the clinch but Legstrong keeps him there for the moment. Legstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short right from Lewis. Legstrong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around? Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head. Legstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Legstrong.
Legstrong misses with a hook from the clinch. Legstrong misses with some punches.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside. Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legstrong. Legstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Legstrong. Legstrong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legstrong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Legstrong misses with a hook from the clinch. Lewis missing with knees to the body.
#T2# Legstrong misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Legstrong avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis. Lewis blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Legstrong fails to land. Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Legstrong misses with some punches.
Legstrong misses with a short punch on the inside. Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Legstrong working aggressively here.
Lewis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Legstrong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legstrong. Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Legstrong is trying to pull guard but Lewis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Legstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch. Legstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legstrong lands a left hand.
#T3# Legstrong working aggressively here.
Lewis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Legstrong's face.
Legstrong blocks an elbow strike. A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis. A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis. Lewis connects with a knee to the head.
Legstrong lands a right hand. A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis. Lance Legstrong has scored more points in the clinch so far. Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2# Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Legstrong throws a hook but Lewis blocks it. Lewis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lewis wants it to stay on the feet. Lewis flicks out a counter leg kick but Legstrong steps away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Legstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL# Lewis gets tackled into the cage by Legstrong. Legstrong maintains the clinch. Lewis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Legstrong's face.
Legstrong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Legstrong misses with the head strike.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Legstrong avoids it. Lewis misses with some punches.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Legstrong uses good head movement to avoid it. Lewis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Legstrong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Legstrong managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Lewis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legstrong backwards. Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Legstrong takes an elbow to the forehead. Legstrong throws a head punch that misses. Lewis misses with a knee to the head. Legstrong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Legstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis. Legstrong avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugo Lewis will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! #R3# Legstrong shoots for a takedown but Lewis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Legstrong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Legstrong misses. Lewis raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Legstrong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Legstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis. Lewis throws out a counter right but Legstrong avoids it with no problem. Legstrong shoots in but no luck this time. Lewis throws a fast counter high kick but Legstrong manages to duck under it in time. Nice shot by Legstrong. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Legstrong swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis counters with an inside leg kick. Legstrong with a lazy takedown attempt and Lewis counters with a straight right hand. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Legstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him. Legstrong has a takedown stuffed. Lewis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1# Decent striking displayed by Lewis there. Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Legstrong shoots in. Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming. Lewis shapes to counter with a head kick. Legstrong shoots in but no luck this time. Legstrong misses with a straight left. Legstrong throws a right hand that misses
letting Lewis counter with a right hand. Legstrong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Lewis takes one on the button.#T2# Legstrong wants to clinch but Lewis slips to the side and Lewis counters with a good, hard body kick but Legstrong shrugs it off. Legstrong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. A little jabbing left from Lewis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Legstrong throws a looping overhand right but Lewis ducks down to avoid it. Legstrong moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLewis. Lewis blocks a jab. Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legstrong. Legstrong fails to land the takedown. Lewis flicks out a counter leg kick but Legstrong steps away.#TD# Legstrong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB# Legstrong drops back looking for a leg! Lewis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lewis manages to kick Legstrong off! Legstrong jumps back into Lewis's guard. #T3##SUB# Legstrong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Lewis wants to stand up but Legstrong is controlling him. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Legstrong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Lewis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Lewis counters with a body kick. Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing. Lance Legstrong is winning the standup battle so far. Lewis stuffs the takedown attempt from Legstrong. Legstrong gets slowly back to his feet. Lewis is trying to counter with his kicks. Legstrong misses with a looping left. Legstrong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Legstrong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Legstrong looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range. Lewis counters with a body kick. Legstrong fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lance Legstrong. I think Legstrong 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Legstrong! Lance Legstrong bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
T159 Rubin vs Beck
Date: Sep 09, 2016 |
#R1# Pattersson misses the shot to the body. An attempted straight right counter from Legstrong misses the target. Pattersson misses with a few strikes there.
Legstrong blocks a jab. Legstrong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight. Legstrong is looking to clinch. Pattersson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Legstrong in his tracks. Pattersson stuns Legstrong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Pattersson throws a right and a left that Legstrong avoids nicely. Pattersson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Legstrong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Pattersson ducks under a wild hook from Legstrong. Pattersson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Pattersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legstrong manages to avoid it. Legstrong avoids the body shot from Pattersson.
Legstrong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CUT# It looks like Doug Pattersson has been cut.#TD# Pattersson tries to sprawl but Legstrong drives through with a takedown into half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Legstrong stops Pattersson from getting back to his feet.
Legstrong is trying to control the action in half guard but Pattersson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Legstrong passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pattersson! #T1# Legstrong looking to control but Pattersson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Pattersson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Legstrong trying to control but Pattersson is having none of it. Pattersson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
#T2# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Pattersson tries to buck Legstrong off but Legstrong takes his back! Pattersson wants to get back to his feet. Pattersson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#T3##SUB# Legstrong is looking for the choke from the back position but Pattersson is controlling his hands well. #SUB# Legstrong is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pattersson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pattersson for a finish. Pattersson prevents Legstrong from getting a body triangle. Pattersson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. What can Pattersson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Pattersson wants to get back to his feet. #SUB# Pattersson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Legstrong gets his way!
#T4# Pattersson is trying to get back to his feet but Legstrong has full control of the position and if anything, Pattersson has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB# Legstrong is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pattersson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pattersson for a finish. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Pattersson is trying to stand back up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round. The cut man is working on Doug Pattersson's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Pattersson ducks right into an uppercut from Legstrong. Pattersson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Legstrong. Legstrong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Pattersson lands a nice looking body shot.
Pattersson throws a series of punches but Legstrong avoids them all with ease. Legstrong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Pattersson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#TD# Legstrong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pattersson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Legstrong is in Pattersson's guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Legstrong trying to control but Pattersson is working from the bottom. Pattersson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Legstrong dives into side control.
Pattersson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Legstrong is controlling him well.#T1##SUB# Legstrong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pattersson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB# Legstrong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Legstrong prevents Pattersson from escaping the position. Legstrong trying to control the position but Pattersson is working away. #T2# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Legstrong looking to control but instead Pattersson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. Pattersson wants to get back to his feet.
#SUB# Legstrong is looking for a kimura but Pattersson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Legstrong to get the leverage. Pattersson wants to get back to his feet.#SUB# Legstrong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pattersson is just riding it out for now. Legstrong eventually gives up the hold. Legstrong prevents Pattersson from standing back up.
#REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3# Legstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legstrong is looking to counter punch. Pattersson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. No joy there for Pattersson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pattersson cracks Legstrong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Legstrong fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Doug Pattersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jab, jab by Legstrong - just one landing. Pattersson throws a hook but Legstrong avoids it easily. Pattersson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pattersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legstrong.
Pattersson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Legstrong darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Pattersson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Legstrong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T4# Legstrong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pattersson leaves Legstrong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Legstrong avoids the body shot from Pattersson.
Good standup being displayed there by Legstrong as he connects with a hook. Pattersson moves out of range of the strikes. Legstrong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Pattersson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Pattersson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Pattersson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Legstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Legstrong throws out a powerful jab. Pattersson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Legstrong wants to clinch but Pattersson slips to the side and Pattersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Legstrong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pattersson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Legstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pattersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legstrong. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Doug Pattersson's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round! #R3# Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Legstrong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Legstrong misses with a hook. Legstrong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #TD# Legstrong drives through with a takedown into Pattersson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Legstrong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pattersson can do to turn this around? Pattersson wants to get back to his feet but Legstrong passes into half guard.
#SUB# Legstrong is trying to work for a kimura but Pattersson is defending well.
Legstrong is looking to take a break and control but Pattersson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pattersson is looking to escape. Pattersson is not content to let Legstrong control the position.#T1# Legstrong seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB# Legstrong looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pattersson pushes Legstrong off looking to stand but Legstrong dives back in and keeps control.
#T2# The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Legstrong slows the pace down in half guard. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Legstrong working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pattersson's thigh. Pattersson counters though and makes it back to full guard. Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Pattersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Legstrong stops Pattersson from standing up. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3# Legstrong lands a jab to the nose. A lazy left from Legstrong finds it's target. Legstrong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Pattersson takes a swing at Legstrong's ribcage but misses. Pattersson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Legstrong rather than just go for the knockout. Legstrong scores with a jab. Pattersson acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Pattersson misses with a two punch combination.
Pattersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legstrong.
Pattersson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Legstrong doesn't seem bothered though. #TD# Legstrong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Legstrong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Legstrong trying to control the position but Pattersson is working away. Pattersson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Legstrong works to advance to full mount. Pattersson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T4# This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Legstrong wants to control the pace but Pattersson is squirming around nicely. Pattersson really wants to buck Legstrong off and get back to his feet. #SUB# Legstrong looking for a guillotine from mount but Pattersson is having none of it. Pattersson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Doug Pattersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB# Pattersson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Legstrong. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB# Legstrong has hold of Pattersson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pattersson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
#SUB# Legstrong goes for an armbar but Pattersson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pattersson.
And that's the end of the fight! Lance Legstrong showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Legstrong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Legstrong! A relieved looking Lance Legstrong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. In defeat, Doug Pattersson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I did my best, but it wasn't enough. Gongrats to my opponent.'.
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T148: Spillane vs Mangrove Jr
Date: Jun 24, 2016 |
#R1# Legstrong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Legstrong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Legstrong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kluge is fending him off so far but Legstrong persists. Nope, Kluge circles away and we're back to standing. Kluge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Legstrong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Legstrong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kluge. Kluge fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Kluge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Legstrong misses the target. A decent looking cross lands there for Kluge. Legstrong slips under a jab from Kluge. Coaker Kluge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Good standup being displayed there by Legstrong as he connects with a hook. Legstrong 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. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A swing and a miss from Legstrong. We've been informed that Kluge has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Nice defenses there by Legstrong. Kluge misses with a hook. Legstrong ducked under it nicely. Legstrong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kluge's head. Kluge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Legstrong in his tracks. Legstrong moves away from the strike by Kluge. A jab from Kluge finds it's way through Legstrong's defenses. Kluge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kluge looks to throw the jab but Legstrong is out of range. Kluge might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T1# Legstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kluge.
Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kluge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legstrong. Kluge moves out of range of the strikes. Kluge throws a jab when Legstrong was well out of range. Kluge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Legstrong counters with a straight right hand.#TD# Legstrong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kluge sprawls well initially but Legstrong persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Kluge holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #SUB# Legstrong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kluge sees it coming and defends easily. Kluge is trying to get back to full guard. Kluge keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB# Legstrong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kluge has managed to free his arm - good work. #T2# Kluge is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB# Legstrong is looking for a kimura here.
Kluge slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Legstrong trying to control but Kluge is working from the bottom. #T3# Legstrong wants to pass the guard but Kluge is keeping the position. Kluge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legstrong is one step ahead there. Legstrong wants to control from the top but Kluge keeps moving. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Legstrong seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Kluge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Legstrong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kluge to score with a decent uppercut. Kluge walks into a jab. Kluge throws a big shot that misses. Legstrong shoots in and drives through. Kluge sprawls well. Kluge slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#TD# Legstrong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Kluge is trying to hold Legstrong in close to prevent damage but Legstrong has managed to pass into half guard.
Legstrong trying to control from half guard but Kluge is working away. Legstrong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Coaker Kluge 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. #R2# Kluge throws a body punch but Legstrong moves out of range. Nice shot by Kluge.#ROC2# Legstrong is rocked! Kluge steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Legstrong is out on his feet! Kluge sets himself and nearly takes Legstrong's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Coaker Kluge!
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T138 - Pain Redefined
Date: Apr 14, 2016 |
#R1##TD2# Legstrong shoots in and bounces Bob off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Legstrong forces his way into half guard.#SUB# Bob looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Legstrong pushes past his half guard into mount! Bob sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#SUB# Bob actively working from the bottom here. Bob tries to roll over but Legstrong keeps him under control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB# Bob looking for submissions off his back.#T1# Legstrong is trying to control the action in half guard but Bob is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Bob manages to get to full guard.
#SUB# Legstrong is posturing up here but Bob has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Legstrong tries to roll out but it's too tight and Legstrong has to tap! Slick submission there by Bob!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Silent Bob! An out of breath Silent Bob thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
*T135* - Malicious Intent
Date: Mar 25, 2016 |
#R1# De Struicao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong. De Struicao moves away from the strike by Legstrong. A chopping leg kick lands by De Struicao. De Struicao thows a left - swing and a miss! De Struicao misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2# and Legstrong counters with a takedown into side control. De Struicao tries to improve position but can't. Legstrong tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. De Struicao is trying to get back to half guard. Legstrong working away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Struicao trying to remain calm as Legstrong controls from the top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. De Struicao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Legstrong off and has taken his back! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! De Struicao is riding his opponent, not letting Legstrong buck him off. De Struicao keeps control of the position as Legstrong tries to break free.
#T1# De Struicao is looking to control Legstrong but Legstrong is wriggling around and keeping busy. What can Legstrong do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
De Struicao keeps control of the position as Legstrong tries to break free.
Will De Struicao go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
You can see the frustration on Legstrong's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
De Struicao tries to get the hooks in deep but Legstrong pushed the leg off. What can Legstrong do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
De Struicao is not going to allow Legstrong to sit and survive in this position. #T2# Legstrong manages to reverse the position and now he's in De Struicao's guard. Nice work there by Legstrong.
De Struicao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Legstrong manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##SUB2# De Struicao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Legstrong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Struicao has managed to get both his arms back between Legstrong's legs - danger averted. De Struicao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard. De Struicao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. De Struicao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. De Struicao controlling from the top position. #SUB2# Legstrong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Struicao is aware though and is defending well.#T3##SUB2# Legstrong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. De Struicao trying to control the position from guard on top but Legstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Legstrong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. De Struicao controls from within his opponent's guard. De Struicao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. De Struicao sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Legstrong's guard. Legstrong is in trouble now - De Struicao has advanced to mount! De Struicao looking to control but Legstrong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. De Struicao looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4# Legstrong wants to control but De Struicao is having none of it. Legstrong regains half guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Legstrong tries to get to full guard but De Struicao has control of the leg. Well, if De Struicao is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Legstrong manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dominick De Struicao will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# De Struicao misses with a right hand and Legstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. De Struicao throws a poor cross that misses
and De Struicao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. De Struicao leaves Legstrong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Legstrong missing with a left hand there. De Struicao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. De Struicao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. De Struicao scores with a kick to the body.
De Struicao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Struicao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Legstrong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Legstrong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Dominick De Struicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. De Struicao lands a really nice looking cross but Legstrong seems unphased.
De Struicao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Legstrong looks for a takedown but De Struicao sprawls well. Legstrong swings widly with a right hand
and De Struicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. De Struicao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Legstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Legstrong avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
Legstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1# Legstrong slips under a jab. Legstrong defending well as De Struicao loads up on a big left hand. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Struicao. De Struicao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. De Struicao throws the kick towards the body but Legstrong avoids it. De Struicao scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Legstrong tries to clinch up and Legstrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. De Struicao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legstrong can do to turn this around? Legstrong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#TD2# Legstrong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Legstrong showed some decent athleticism there. De Struicao controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #SUB2# Legstrong wants to work for an arm triangle but De Struicao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T2# De Struicao wants to control but Legstrong is keeping busy and won't allow it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2# Legstrong seems to be working for a kimura but De Struicao defends the submission attempt. De Struicao is looking to get back to full guard here but Legstrong has managed to pass to side control instead. You can see the frustration on De Struicao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. De Struicao tries to get back to half guard but can't. Legstrong wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Struicao keeps working. #T3# Legstrong has knee on belly and moves into mount. Legstrong looking to control but De Struicao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. De Struicao tries to get back to half guard but can't. Legstrong wants to control the pace but De Struicao is squirming around nicely. De Struicao working to try and regain half guard.
#SUB2# Legstrong wants to finish this one by submission but De Struicao is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Legstrong. De Struicao tries to reverse the position but Legstrong maintains control.#T4# De Struicao wants to control but Legstrong is having none of it.#SUB2# Legstrong working for a submission but De Struicao is keeping him at bay. De Struicao really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
De Struicao wants to control but Legstrong is having none of it. Legstrong with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Legstrong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Struicao is looking to escape. De Struicao regains half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lance Legstrong will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! De Struicao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! #R3# Legstrong looks for a takedown but De Struicao sprawls well. Legstrong closes the distance and clinches up with De Struicao, looking for a takedown. Legstrong pushes De Struicao against the cage but De Struicao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Legstrong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Legstrong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Struicao. Legstrong darts in looking for a takedown but De Struicao gets double underhooks and turns Legstrong into the cage. Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Legstrong. An inside leg kick lands from De Struicao. Legstrong tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Struicao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Legstrong somewhat. Nice uppercut lands for De Struicao. That snapped Legstrong's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Struicao leaves Legstrong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Legstrong shoots in and drives through. De Struicao sprawls well. Legstrong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1##CL# De Struicao moves into the clinch. Legstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it. Legstrong wants a takedown but no success here.
Legstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Struicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Struicao lands a body shot. De Struicao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by De Struicao. A head punch on the inside from De Struicao fails to land. Legstrong is working for takedown but De Struicao is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD2# Legstrong gets a trip takedown into half guard. De Struicao pushes Legstrong off looking to stand but Legstrong dives back in and keeps control.
De Struicao wants to improve his position but Legstrong is controlling well.
De Struicao moves into full guard.
#T2# Legstrong is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there. Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but De Struicao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. De Struicao trying to control the position here. Legstrong pushes down on De Struicao's leg and manages to get into half guard. De Struicao preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! De Struicao is pressing down on Legstrong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3# Legstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Struicao is keeping the position for now. De Struicao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Legstrong looking to pass the guard. De Struicao keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully. Legstrong stopping the sweep attempt from De Struicao. De Struicao is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Lance Legstrong has got the better of the ground game so far.#REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. De Struicao looks to land a left hand but Legstrong moved out of range nicely. Dominick De Struicao is winning the standup battle so far. De Struicao misses with a jab to the body
letting Legstrong counter with a right hand. Good work by Legstrong as he checks the leg kick. Legstrong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Struicao on the side of the head. De Struicao misses with a body shot.
De Struicao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Legstrong. De Struicao misses with a straight left. Legstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here. De Struicao jabs Legstrong right on the nose. Legstrong blinks but takes it well. De Struicao throws a leg kick but Legstrong sees it coming and moves out of range. Dominick De Struicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2# Excellent takedown into side control there by Legstrong. De Struicao manages to work his way to half guard, despite Legstrong's best efforts. De Struicao won't allow Legstrong to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight! Dominick De Struicao showed his dominance in that final round. I think De Struicao 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick De Struicao! After the fight, Dominick De Struicao was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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