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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Lafleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurtis De Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reggie Lafleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurtis De Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafleur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lafleur breaks from the clinch.
De Hughes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lafleur counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lafleur throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Hughes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Hughes wants to get back to his feet but Lafleur is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lafleur postures up.
Lafleur drops back looking for a leg! De Hughes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Hughes manages to kick Lafleur off! Lafleur jumps back into De Hughes's guard.
Lafleur trying to control the position from guard on top but De Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lafleur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lafleur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lafleur trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Hughes looking for a guillotine here but Lafleur defends easily.
Lafleur thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lafleur.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lafleur controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lafleur stopping the sweep attempt from De Hughes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Hughes trying to control the position.
Lafleur forces his way into half guard.
Lafleur wants to work for an arm triangle but De Hughes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Hughes trying to hold on to Lafleur's head to control him but Lafleur postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lafleur landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lafleur is keen to just control but De Hughes is a slippery customer.
De Hughes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De Hughes controls Lafleur momentarily but Lafleur frees himself.
De Hughes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lafleur controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lafleur passes De Hughes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lafleur is working for a submission of some sort.
De Hughes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lafleur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Hughes tries to get to full guard but Lafleur has control of the leg.
De Hughes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lafleur is working away from the top position though.
Lafleur throwing shots but De Hughes is blocking nicely.
De Hughes is trying to control but can't.
Lafleur is looking for a kimura but De Hughes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lafleur to get the leverage.
Lafleur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lafleur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Hughes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lafleur pushes down on De Hughes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Hughes trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lafleur manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur controlling from the full mount.
De Hughes is working to get back to half guard.
Lafleur lands a big shot there that rocks De Hughes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Kurtis De Hughes has been cut.
Lafleur throws some wild stikes that De Hughes manages to avoid easily.
Lafleur putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That has opened up Kurtis De Hughes's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafleur is going oldschool here, as he tries to force De Hughes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so De Hughes shrugs it off.
Lafleur working for a submission but De Hughes is keeping him at bay.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafleur looking to finish with strikes here!
Lafleur trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Lafleur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurtis De Hughes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafleur is just out of range.
Lafleur bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lafleur shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Hughes tries to get to full guard but Lafleur has control of the leg.
Lafleur is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Hughes is refusing to be controlled, as Lafleur sits in half guard.
Lafleur 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.
Lafleur seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Hughes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Hughes trying to control from the bottom.
De Hughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lafleur. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lafleur throwing shots but De Hughes is blocking nicely.
De Hughes is trying to stand.
Lafleur is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Hughes is looking to get back to full guard here but Lafleur has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lafleur tries for a kimura but De Hughes is defending well.
Lafleur is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Hughes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Reggie Lafleur overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur scoring with punches and elbows.
Lafleur throws a strike aimed at the side of De Hughes's head but De Hughes avoids it well.
Lafleur is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Hughes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lafleur tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
De Hughes wants to control but Lafleur postures up.
De Hughes is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lafleur asserts his dominance and retains side control.
De Hughes is trying to control Lafleur's posture but Lafleur avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Hughes is not content to let Lafleur control the position.
Lafleur decides to stand back up.
De Hughes misses with an uppercut
and Lafleur counters by moving into the clinch.
Lafleur turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lafleur manages to end up in side control.
De Hughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lafleur lands a few punches from side control.
Lafleur looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Hughes wants to control but Lafleur postures up.
Lafleur wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Hughes, who protects the arm well.
Lafleur thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Hughes wants to control but Lafleur postures up.
Lafleur connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De Hughes some visible discomfort.
Lafleur working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lafleur working the ground and pound.
The cut above Kurtis De Hughes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Hughes is trying to get back to half guard.
De Hughes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Lafleur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kurtis De Hughes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
De Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lafleur moves into the clinch.
Lafleur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lafleur has dropped down and is working for a takedown. De Hughes is trying to keep an underhook but Lafleur manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lafleur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lafleur is thwarting De Hughes's attempts to control the position.
Lafleur trying to control from half guard but De Hughes is working away.
Lafleur tries to pass to full mount but De Hughes defends it.
De Hughes is trying to get back to full guard.
Lafleur is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Hughes is trying to maintain the position but Lafleur is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafleur throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lafleur stops De Hughes from getting back to his feet.
Lafleur passes to side control.
De Hughes can't do much from the bottom here.
De Hughes is not content to let Lafleur control the position.
De Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lafleur is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. De Hughes looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lafleur gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. De Hughes is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lafleur lets go of the hold and De Hughes can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reggie Lafleur!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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