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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deshawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Lacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Deshawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Lacy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lacy fails with the takedown.
Michaels tries to clinch there but Lacy circles away.
Lacy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Michaels defends it well.
Lacy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lacy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Michaels pinned against the cage. Michaels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lacy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lacy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels darts in trying to clinch
and Lacy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Michaels!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacy tries to stand but Michaels is controlling his head.
Lacy is staying tight to Michaels's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Lacy 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.
You can see the frustration on Michaels's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lacy 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 Michaels's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lacy cracks Michaels with a big right hand but Michaels just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Michaels is looking to regain half guard here but Lacy keeps moving and retains side control.
Lacy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Michaels has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to reverse the position.
Michaels is letting Lacy control him for a moment.
Lacy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Deshawn Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Lacy circles away and keeps his distance.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Lacy is avoiding it.
Deshawn Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lacy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Michaels's guard.
Lacy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lacy advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lacy trying to control the pace.
Lacy slips a nice elbow through Michaels's hands, connecting with Michaels's forehead.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Lacy moves nicely into side control.
Michaels trying to remain calm as Lacy controls from the top position.
Lacy working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lacy happy to just control the position for now.
Lacy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Lacy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lacy darts in and clinches Michaels up against the cage.
Lacy tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
Lacy is trying to force a seperation but Michaels has the dominant position.
Michaels pushes off an throws an elbow but Lacy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Michaels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Michaels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Michaels gets underhooks to prevent Lacy's takedown attempt.
Lacy takes an elbow to the temple.
Lacy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lacy has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacy is trying to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling him.
Lacy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lacy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michaels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lacy wants a takedown.
Deshawn Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Lacy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lacy tries to pull guard but Michaels forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Michaels stalling in the clinch but Lacy improves position.
Michaels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Michaels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Michaels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lacy is keeping busy.
Lacy tries to circle away but Michaels has him pinned against the cage.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Michaels misses with an elbow strike.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
Michaels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Michaels wants to stall.
Deshawn Michaels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lacy blocks the elbow strike.
Michaels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lacy tries to break free but Michaels pushes him back against the cage.
Michaels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lacy's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Michaels lands an elbow inside that Lacy shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Michaels tries to stall but Lacy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lacy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lacy.
Lacy trying to control the position but instead, Michaels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lacy into the cage.
Michaels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Michaels looking to slow down the pace here.
Michaels blocks a body shot from Lacy.
Lacy dodges an elbow strike from Michaels.
Lacy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Michaels lands a nice elbow.
Michaels lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lacy is trying to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling him.
Lacy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Michaels walks away with a smile on his face. Lacy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Michaels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Lacy with the counter takedown but Michaels avoids it easily.
Lacy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Michaels on his heels. He'll look to pass Michaels's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacy stays in close to Michaels's body and controls the position.
Michaels working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deshawn Michaels dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lacy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacy fails with the takedown.
Lacy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lacy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lacy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Michaels quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lacy prevents Michaels from improving his position.
Lacy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Michaels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lacy on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lacy slows the pace down in half guard.
Lacy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lacy wants to stand but Michaels has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Lacy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Michaels is in trouble now - Lacy has advanced to mount!
Lacy looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacy gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lacy wants to clinch up but Michaels keeps it at a distance.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Lacy is avoiding it.
Lacy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lacy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Michaels defends it nicely.
Michaels forces Lacy back against the cage and clinches.
Michaels is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to maintain a safe position but Lacy gets an underhook and turns Michaels into the cage.
Michaels can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Michaels lands an elbow that stopped Lacy in his tracks for a moment.
Lacy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Deshawn Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Lacy.
Stalling in the clinch from Michaels.
Michaels trying to control the position but instead, Lacy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Michaels into the cage.
Nice elbow from Michaels.
Michaels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Michaels.
Lacy dodges an elbow strike from Michaels.
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 Deshawn Michaels.
I think Michaels 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Deshawn Michaels!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Deshawn Michaels!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Deshawn Michaels!
Deshawn Michaels wins by unanimous decision!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
36% |
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