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Event:
HISatRunoff3
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Lesley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris scores with a hook.
Lesley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Lesley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesley slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lesley momentarily.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
Lesley on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL2#
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Lesley has him pressed against the cage.
Lesley tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lesley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lesley scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Lesley can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Lesley.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harris 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris prevents a body shot from Lesley. #T1#
Lesley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lesley prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Lesley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Lesley is controlling him.
Lesley throws a head punch that misses.
Lesley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lesley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris cracks Lesley with a nice body shot.#BC#
Lesley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lesley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harris moves away from the strike by Lesley.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Lesley moves out of range as Harris strikes.#CL2#
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Lesley.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Lesley won't allow it.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Lesley keeps him there for the moment.#T2#
Lesley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lesley blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Lesley is controlling him.
Lesley blocks an uppercut.
Lesley blocks a body shot from Harris.
Still in the clinch, Lesley scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Lesley.
Harris is looking for a takedown.
Lesley misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD2#
Harris turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harris manages to end up in side control.
Lesley is trying to get back to half guard.
Harris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#SUB2#
Harris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lesley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lesley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lesley tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Harris thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3##SUB2#
Harris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lesley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harris working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lesley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harris on the ground.
Lesley tries to improve position but can't.
Harris lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lesley down.
Harris landing a few strikes.
Harris works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Harris lands a few punches from side control.
Lesley is trying to improve his position.#T4#
Harris is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lesley's shoulder. That is not cool. #SUB2#
Harris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lesley, who protects the arm well.
Lesley can't do much from the bottom here.
Lesley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harris working the ground and pound but Lesley is defending the strikes.
Harris misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lesley taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #ROC2#
Lesley is rocked!
Harris working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Lesley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Lesley.
Lesley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harris drops Lesley with a straight right hand, right on the button! Harris follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonzo Harris!
A very excited looking Alonzo Harris 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.
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Event:
HI49: WedFight IX
Date: May 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Harris looks to land a left hand but Lesley moved out of range nicely.
Lesley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lesley lands a nice shot to the body.
Lesley misses with a wild body shot.
Harris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lesley cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harris punishes Lesley's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lesley misses with a straight right.
Lesley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Lesley throws a nice head kick!
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lesley momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Harris gets a clinch. #BC#
Lesley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lesley thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lesley.
Lesley staying out of range there.
Lesley throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris avoids the body shot from Lesley.
Stephen Lesley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesley throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lesley jabs at Harris's body.
Lesley misses with a looping right.
Harris cracks Lesley with a good jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lesley.
Lesley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harris's hands.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesley is just out of range.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris cracks Lesley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lesley misses with a wild body shot. #TD2#
Harris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.#T2##SUB2#
Harris seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lesley is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris 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:
HI38: Supremacy at the Knocks
Date: Apr 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Cesar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Cesar Chavez misses.
Lesley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez scores with a one two! Lesley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lesley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot lands for Lesley.
Cesar Chavez stuns Lesley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cesar Chavez throws a hook but Lesley avoids it easily.
Cesar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Lesley slips the punch.
Lesley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Decent striking displayed by Lesley there.
Lesley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cesar Chavez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cesar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesley manages to avoid it.
Cesar Chavez moves out of range as Lesley strikes.
Lesley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lesley misses with a hook.#CL2#
Lesley rushes Cesar Chavez and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lesley scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Lesley fails to land.
Cesar Chavez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lesley just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lesley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lesley lands a body punch in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Lesley.
A right hand to the body from Lesley.
Lesley lands with a short shot to the head.
Cesar Chavez takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Lesley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesley slips a straight right by Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez throws a series of punches but Lesley moves out of range.
Cesar Chavez lands with a good body shot.
Lesley lands with a right hand.
Cesar Chavez misses with a wild combination.
Lesley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Don Julio Cesar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cesar Chavez lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lesley.#T2#
Cesar Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cesar Chavez feints a jab promting Lesley to slip. Cesar Chavez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lesley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cesar Chavez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lesley.
A big right from Lesley misses.
Lesley throws a jab when Cesar Chavez was well out of range.
Cesar Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lesley throws a big shot that misses.
Cesar Chavez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cesar Chavez takes a swing at Lesley's ribcage but misses.
Lesley dodges the punch combination from Cesar Chavez .
Lesley stuns Cesar Chavez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lesley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T3#
Lesley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
A left and a right from Cesar Chavez both land. Nice combination.
Cesar Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lesley momentarily.
Cesar Chavez moves away from the strike by Lesley.
Lesley misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Cesar Chavez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lesley.
Cesar Chavez 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lesley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cesar Chavez scrambles back to his feet.
Lesley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cesar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Cesar Chavez misses.
Cesar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesley.
It looked like Cesar Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cesar Chavez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Lesley misses.
Cesar Chavez is looking to counter punch.
Lesley throws a body punch but Cesar Chavez moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lesley.
Lesley lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cesar Chavez avoids the head kick by Lesley.
Lesley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cesar Chavez throws out the jab. #T4#
Lesley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lesley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cesar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Cesar Chavez scores with a decent looking hook.
Lesley misses with a body shot.
Cesar Chavez looks to land a combination but Lesley avoids it well.
Good work by Cesar Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
Lesley misses with a low kick as Cesar Chavez jumps back.
Lesley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lesley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cesar Chavez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cesar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Lesley moves away and avoids it.
Lesley wants to counter with a clinch but Cesar Chavez pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lesley.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lesley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Don Julio Cesar Chavez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Lesley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cesar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesley is just out of range.
Cesar Chavez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lesley slips a straight right by Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Lesley digs a good hook to Cesar Chavez 's body.
Cesar Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lesley tries to move into range but Cesar Chavez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lesley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesley scores with a jab.
Lesley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cesar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cesar Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cesar Chavez misses with a straight left.
Lesley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lesley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lesley.
Cesar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Cesar Chavez misses with a right hand
and Lesley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cesar Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lesley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lesley misses with a straight left.
Lesley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lesley misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Cesar Chavez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lesley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cesar Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Lesley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lesley misses with a kick to the body.
Cesar Chavez digs a good hook to Lesley's body.
#CL2#
Lesley clinches up with Cesar Chavez and pushes him back against the cage.
Lesley struggles to land a body shot inside as Cesar Chavez controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Lesley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T2##BC2#
Lesley manages to break the clinch.
Lesley tries a head kick but it misses.
Don Julio Cesar Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Cesar Chavez throws a nice looking combination but Lesley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lesley avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Cesar Chavez misses its intended target.
Lesley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cesar Chavez .
Lesley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lesley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cesar Chavez .
Lesley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Cesar Chavez misses.
Don Julio Cesar Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cesar Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lesley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cesar Chavez 's calf.
Cesar Chavez misses with a hook. Lesley ducked under it nicely.
Lesley lands with a nice body punch.
Lesley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Cesar Chavez misses the target.
Cesar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cesar Chavez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cesar Chavez throws a jab when Lesley was well out of range.
Lesley avoids the body shot from Cesar Chavez .
Lesley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cesar Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Lesley tenderised Cesar Chavez 's leg. Cesar Chavez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lesley stuffs the takedown attempt from Cesar Chavez . Cesar Chavez gets slowly back to his feet.
Cesar Chavez defending well as Lesley loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Cesar Chavez .
A punch combination from Cesar Chavez misses.
Lesley misses with a body punch
and Cesar Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cesar Chavez throws the left hand but Lesley avoids the punch easily.
Cesar Chavez misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Cesar Chavez gets tackled into the cage by Lesley. Lesley maintains the clinch. #T4#
Nice body punch from Lesley - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cesar Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesley pushes Cesar Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lesley lands a left hand.
Cesar Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Lesley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lesley lands a body punch.
Lesley prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short body shot lands from Lesley as the two fighters clinch.
Lesley lands a shoulder strike.
Lesley pushes Cesar Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Lesley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesley punishes Cesar Chavez 's body with a nice straight punch.
Lesley connects with an inside leg kick.
Cesar Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lesley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Lesley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
A swing and a miss from Lesley.
Lesley missing with a left hand there. Cesar Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lesley tries a head kick but it misses.
Lesley misses with a straight right.
Cesar Chavez throws a big counter combination but Lesley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lesley misses with a hook. Cesar Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Lesley throws a jab but it's blocked by Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Lesley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cesar Chavez misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cesar Chavez .
Lesley misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Cesar Chavez misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cesar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cesar Chavez connects with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Lesley.
Cesar Chavez stalks Lesley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lesley's face. Lesley staggers backwards, shaken.
Cesar Chavez throws a right hand that Lesley ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesley also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Lesley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Jab from Cesar Chavez .
Lesley blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Lesley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Cesar Chavez finds it's way through Lesley's defenses.
Cesar Chavez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lesley throws out a powerful jab.
Cesar Chavez throws a right hand that Lesley ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesley also avoids with ease.
Cesar Chavez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lesley! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cesar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesley moves away.
Lesley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lesley looks to throw the jab but Cesar Chavez is out of range.
Cesar Chavez misses with a double jab.
#CL2#
Lesley forces Cesar Chavez back against the cage and clinches.
Lesley taking a breather.
Lesley leaning his opponent against the cage.#T2#
Lesley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesley works on Cesar Chavez 's body with a couple of short punches.
Lesley lands a hook that snaps the head of Cesar Chavez backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lesley.
Lesley presses Cesar Chavez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cesar Chavez jumps guard but Lesley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Lesley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cesar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Lesley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Lesley. That snapped Cesar Chavez 's head back.
Cesar Chavez misses with a hook.
Cesar Chavez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Cesar Chavez misses.
Lesley throws a hook but Cesar Chavez avoids it easily.
Cesar Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Lesley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lesley throws a head kick that misses. #T3#
Decent striking displayed by Lesley there.
Cesar Chavez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cesar Chavez misses with the combination.
Cesar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lesley works Cesar Chavez 's body with a nice hook.
Lesley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lesley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cesar Chavez in his tracks.
Lesley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lesley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesley lands a lovely overhand right.
Cesar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesley was well out of range. Poor timing from Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesley throws a jab but it's blocked by Cesar Chavez .
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lesley.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Lesley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lesley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lesley scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lesley.
Nice body punch from Lesley - that landed with a thud.
Lesley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cesar Chavez up against the cage.
Lesley lands a shoulder strike. #ROC2#
Cesar Chavez is rocked!
Lesley lands a left hand.
Oh Cesar Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lesley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cesar Chavez 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lesley lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cesar Chavez to his knees! Lesley keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Lesley!
A very excited looking Stephen Lesley 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:
Highland Island 25
Date: Apr 02, 2016 |
#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Lesley.
Fibonacci loads up on a big right hand but Lesley slips the punch.
Fibonacci has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fibonacci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lesley.
Fibonacci misses with a looping left.
Lesley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fibonacci just misses with a punch to the body.
Fibonacci throws the left hand but Lesley avoids the punch easily.
Stephen Lesley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fibonacci looks to throw the jab but Lesley is out of range.
Lesley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fibonacci.
The crowd cheers as Lesley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fibonacci doesn't seem phased though.
Fibonacci throws a looping overhand right but Lesley ducks down to avoid it.
Lesley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fibonacci misses the shot to the body.
Fibonacci misses with a straight left.
It looked like Lesley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fibonacci.
Fibonacci jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fibonacci checks a leg kick nicely.#T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Lesley.
Fibonacci gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lesley.
Lesley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fibonacci's calf.
Fibonacci tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesley was well out of range. Poor timing from Fibonacci.
Fibonacci is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fibonacci connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fibonacci misses with a wild body shot.
Fibonacci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesley.
Fibonacci looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesley is just out of range.
Lesley scores with a head kick.
Fibonacci throws a shot from downtown. Lesley moves away and avoids it.
Fibonacci walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fibonacci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesley moves away.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesley looks to throw the jab but Fibonacci is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fibonacci! But no joy.
Lesley works Fibonacci's body with a nice hook.
Lesley throws out a powerful jab.
Lesley connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesley. Fibonacci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fibonacci works over Lesley's head and body with a nice combination.
Lesley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fibonacci.
Fibonacci jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lesley.
The fighters circling - Fibonacci throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lesley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fibonacci's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lesley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fibonacci scrambles back to his feet.
Lesley misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Lesley with a nice cross.
Lesley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lesley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fibonacci was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesley.
Fibonacci looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesley is just out of range.
Lesley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lesley tries to land a front kick but Fibonacci steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lesley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lesley moves out of range as Fibonacci strikes.
A big left from Fibonacci misses.
Lesley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice defenses there by Lesley.
Fibonacci misses with a wild body shot.
Fibonacci thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
Fibonacci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lesley.
Lesley delivers a nice body kick.
Lesley lands with a nice body kick.
Lesley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lesley scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesley is looking to slow Fibonacci down with leg kicks.
Fibonacci doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fibonacci has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lesley finds it's way round the side to connect with Fibonacci's head.
Lesley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lesley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fibonacci.
Fibonacci needs to keep his hands up - Lesley had a free shot at his head there.
Fibonacci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Fibonacci misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Lesley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Lesley wants to clinch up but Fibonacci keeps it at a distance.
Lesley thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Fibonacci releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fibonacci might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lesley has got the better of the exchanges.
Lesley looks to land a right hand but Fibonacci moved out of range.
Lesley throws a chopping leg kick but Fibonacci manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lesley.
Lesley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lesley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lesley ducks under a wild hook from Fibonacci.
Lesley connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lesley misses with a straight left.
Fibonacci throws out a counter right but Lesley avoids it with no problem.
Lesley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL#
Lesley moves into the clinch.#T1#
Fibonacci can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lesley - that landed with a thud.
Lesley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fibonacci can do to turn this around?
Fibonacci blocks an uppercut.
Lesley tries a body shot but Fibonacci blocks it.
Fibonacci is trying to break the clinch but Lesley is controlling him.
Lesley misses with some punches.
Fibonacci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fibonacci has had enough of the clinch but Lesley keeps him there for the moment.
Lesley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lesley stalling the fight.
Lesley tries a body shot but Fibonacci blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lesley.
Lesley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fibonacci's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lesley lands a left hand.
Lesley lands with a right to the head.
Lesley throws a punch but it's blocked by Fibonacci.
Lesley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fibonacci.
Lesley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T2#
Fibonacci tries to break the clinch but Lesley is controlling the position.
Fibonacci blocks an uppercut.
Lesley has Fibonacci pressed against the cage, preventing Fibonacci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lesley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lesley misses with some punches.
Lesley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lesley takes a shot to the head.
Fibonacci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lesley misses with a body punch.
Fibonacci's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lesley is leaning against Fibonacci and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lesley misses with the head strike.
Fibonacci is trying to break the clinch but Lesley has him pressed against the cage.
Lesley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fibonacci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lesley has him pressed against the cage.
Lesley lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lesley. #BC#
Lesley manages to break the clinch.
Fibonacci misses with a straight right. #CL#
Lesley clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lesley.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lesley.
Lesley misses with a body punch.
Lesley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fibonacci has had enough of the clinch but Lesley keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Lesley scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lesley breaks the clinch.
Lesley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fibonacci swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fibonacci takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lesley jabs Fibonacci to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Lesley.
Lesley throws a right hand that Fibonacci ducks under and follows up with a left that Fibonacci also avoids with ease.
Lesley scores with a decent looking hook.
Fibonacci looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fibonacci's sensitive parts.
Lesley throws a lazy right hand but Fibonacci sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Fibonacci misses.
Lesley lands a leg kick that knocks Fibonacci off balance momentarily.
Lesley looks to land a body kick but Fibonacci moved away.
Fibonacci misses with a hook. Lesley ducked under it nicely.
Lesley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fibonacci has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lesley.
Lesley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Lesley dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Fibonacci misses with a series of wild punches.
Fibonacci takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fibonacci misses the jab.
Lesley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fibonacci throws a sloppy body shot
and Lesley counters with a left to the body.
Fibonacci lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesley. Fibonacci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fibonacci jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fibonacci has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lesley.
Lesley scores with a one two! Fibonacci had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fibonacci misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Lesley finds it's target.#T1#
Fibonacci takes a swing at Lesley's ribcage but misses.
Lesley jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lesley lands a nice hook to Fibonacci's body. Fibonacci takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fibonacci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fibonacci avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stephen Lesley is winning the standup battle so far.
Lesley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fibonacci misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fibonacci has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lesley.
Fibonacci throws a hook to the side of Lesley's head but Lesley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lesley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab lands there for Lesley.
Lesley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fibonacci ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Fibonacci was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lesley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stephen Lesley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Lesley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fibonacci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Fibonacci does no damage.
Lesley is looking to clinch.
Fibonacci swings for the body but Lesley moves out of range.
Lesley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fibonacci.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fibonacci looks to throw the jab but Lesley is out of range.
Lesley tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Fibonacci on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Lesley gets a clinch.
Fibonacci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lesley's elbow.
Stephen Lesley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lesley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fibonacci working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Lesley blocking some punches.
Fibonacci is trying to push Lesley away but Lesley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fibonacci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fibonacci tries to break the clinch but Lesley is controlling the position.
Fibonacci struggles to land a body shot inside as Lesley controls his hands.
Fibonacci is trying to break free.
Fibonacci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fibonacci misses with a punch to the body.
Fibonacci can't find room to land a body shot as Lesley controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Lesley. #T4#
Fibonacci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fibonacci is trying to break the clinch but Lesley has him pressed against the cage.
Fibonacci is trying to break free.
Fibonacci tries to circle away but Lesley has him pinned against the cage.
Fibonacci misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Lesley breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Fibonacci misses the target.
Fibonacci takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fibonacci swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fibonacci throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Otto Fibonacci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lesley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Lesley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lesley 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Lesley!
An out of breath Stephen Lesley 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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Highland Island 23
Date: Mar 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Valo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lesley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Valo throws a body shot but no joy.
Valo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valo misses with a looping right.
Valo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lesley looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Valo tries to clinch but Lesley moves out of range.
Lesley is looking to slow Valo down with leg kicks. #CL2#
Lesley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valo is trying to stall.
Lesley scores with a shot to the side of Valo's head.
Lesley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lesley backwards.
Valo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Valo.
Lesley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Valo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lesley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valo lands an uppercut.
Lesley blocking some punches.
#T1#
Lesley scores with a shot to the side of Valo's head.
Lesley misses with the head strike.
Lesley tries to throw a body punch but Valo avoids it by throwing Lesley back against the cage.
Lesley lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lesley.
Lesley controlling the action here for a moment.
Valo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lesley.
Lesley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Lesley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lesley pushes Valo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lesley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valo is trying to stall.
#T2#
Lesley working aggressively here.
Lesley misses with a punch on the inside.
Lesley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lesley being controlled against the cage.
Lesley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Lesley.
Valo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lesley is leaning against Valo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lesley fails to land.
Valo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Valo working aggressively here.
Lesley looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Valo.
Lesley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valo's elbow.
Valo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lesley backwards.
Lesley lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Lesley digs a right hand underneath Valo's ribcage. Valo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC#
Valo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesley blocks a low kick nicely.
Valo scores with a sloppy right hand. Lesley should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Lesley rushes Valo and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lesley.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lesley.
Stalling in the clinch from Valo.
A short body shot lands from Valo as the two fighters clinch.
#BC2#
Lesley breaks the clinch.
Lesley doesn't manage to clinch there - Valo circles away.
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesley avoids the body shot from Valo.
Lesley slips under a jab from Valo.
Valo blocks a head kick by Lesley.
Nice uppercut lands for Lesley. That snapped Valo's head back.
#T4#
Valo connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC#
Lesley is rocked!
Valo lands an uppercut, right on the button! Lesley tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tapio Valo!
Tapio Valo retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Tapio Valo, 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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