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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roso Sequah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roso Sequah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas clinches with his opponent.
Sequah has clasped his hands together around Lucas's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sequah trying to control the position but Lucas is working away.
Lucas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sequah's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lucas wants to get back to his feet.
Sequah throwing shots but Lucas is blocking nicely.
Sequah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lucas is trying to control but can't.
Sequah is keen to just control but Lucas is a slippery customer.
Sequah decides to stand and escape the position.
Lucas doesn't manage to clinch there - Sequah circles away.
Sequah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas shoots in and drives through. Sequah sprawls well.
Tyler Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sequah tries to clinch there but Lucas circles away.
Sequah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lucas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lucas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lucas shoots for a takedown but Sequah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roso Sequah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Lucas.
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Sequah moves out of range easily.
Lucas misses with a takedown attempt
and Sequah counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Sequah looking to finish!
Lucas is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sequah stopping the sweep attempt from Lucas.
Lucas looks gassed!
Sequah 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.
Sequah drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lucas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lucas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lucas!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sequah is not content to let Lucas control the position.
Sequah wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sequah dives in and scores a takedown into Lucas's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sequah gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sequah leaves Lucas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sequah forces Lucas back against the cage and clinches.
Lucas jumps guard but Sequah turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Sequah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sequah lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sequah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sequah wants to pass the guard but Lucas is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucas looking to control.
Lucas working for a triangle but Sequah defends it easily.
Sequah drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lucas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lucas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lucas!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sequah pushes Lucas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lucas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roso Sequah dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lucas avoids the head kick by Sequah.
Sequah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sequah wants it to stay on the feet.
Lucas shoots for a double leg takedown but Sequah sprawls well. He's pushed Lucas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lucas fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lucas.
Roso Sequah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Lucas.
Lucas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sequah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lucas's guard.
Sequah is looking to stand up but Lucas won't let him.
Sequah throwing strikes from guard but Lucas blocks nicely.
Sequah throws a big elbow that misses.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
Sequah advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sequah moves into full mount! Lucas won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sequah looking to control but Lucas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sequah has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lucas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sequah.
Poor strikes thrown by Sequah there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sequah looking to finish Lucas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lucas!
Lucas is working to get back to half guard.
Sequah working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lucas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sequah tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lucas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sequah looking for a guillotine from mount but Lucas is having none of it.
Sequah with shots to the head and body - Lucas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sequah has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lucas's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sequah landing strikes from the mount.
Sequah throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sequah throwing strikes here but Lucas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sequah working for a guillotine from mount but Lucas is in no mood to give up.
Lucas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sequah throwing strikes here but Lucas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sequah.
Sequah lands a nice shot to the head.
Lucas is desperately trying to improve his position but Sequah has a good base and remains in mount.
Lucas blocking the ground and pound.
Sequah wants to control the pace but Lucas is squirming around nicely.
Sequah is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lucas can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lucas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sequah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sequah thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sequah tries to control but Lucas wriggling away.
Sequah is working for a guillotine from mount but Lucas frees his head quite easily.
Lucas wants to hold on but Sequah pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sequah unloading with bombs!
Sequah wants to control the pace but Lucas is squirming around nicely.
Roso Sequah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Sequah there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roso Sequah dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lucas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sequah wants to clinch up but Lucas keeps it at a distance.
Sequah tries to clinch there but Lucas circles away.
Sequah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lucas.
Sequah moves into the clinch successfully.
Lucas leaning against his opponent.
Sequah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lucas is trying to pull guard but Sequah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lucas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sequah smiles and moves away.
Roso Sequah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Lucas.
Sequah closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lucas counters with a head kick. That will keep Sequah thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sequah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucas can do to turn this around?
Lucas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sequah forces Lucas back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lucas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sequah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sequah is working Lucas over against the cage.
Sequah lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Sequah.
Sequah breaks the clinch.
Sequah throws a series of punches but Lucas avoids them all with ease.
Roso Sequah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sequah moves into the clinch.
Lucas is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sequah is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lucas.
Sequah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sequah lands an uppercut.
Sequah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sequah fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sequah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lucas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sequah counters by clinching up.
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!
Sequah is working for takedown but Lucas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sequah landing knees to the body.
Sequah lands an elbow that stopped Lucas in his tracks for a moment.
Sequah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sequah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sequah shoots in but no luck this time.
Lucas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucas tries a head kick but it misses.
Sequah fails with a takedown attempt.
Sequah tries to clinch but Lucas moves out of range.
Lucas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sequah pushes Lucas up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sequah gets control of Lucas's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sequah will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lucas looking to sit in guard and control but Sequah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sequah postures up in Lucas's guard and throws a big left but Lucas blocks it.
Sequah trying to control but Lucas is working from the bottom.
Sequah preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucas keeping full guard, as Sequah tries to pass.
Sequah wants to stand but Lucas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tyler Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roso Sequah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lucas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roso Sequah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sequah 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roso Sequah!
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