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Event:
TWGC 18 (265lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2
Date: Sep 28, 2017 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Hugo Lewis (ranked 3877 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Bondurant (ranked 7867 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hugo Lewis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hugo Lewis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Hugo Lewis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Forrest Bondurant!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Bondurant clinches.
Bondurant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lewis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lewis pulls guard.
Lewis keeping full guard, as Bondurant tries to pass.
Lewis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lewis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lewis is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lewis (2) vs (0) Bondurant
Lewis looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is stalling in the full guard.
Lewis pushes down on Bondurant's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bondurant is controlling Lewis's trapped leg to prevent Lewis from advancing to side control.
Lewis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bondurant controlling the position well.
Bondurant trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lewis continues to stall.
Lewis is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bondurant reverses the position - he's now on top in Lewis's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lewis (2) vs (2) Bondurant
Bondurant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lewis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has his hands on Bondurant's head, controlling the position.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bondurant controls the pace.
Bondurant preventing the sweep.
Bondurant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bondurant is continuing to stall.
Lewis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lewis (4) vs (2) Bondurant
Lewis is trying to control the action in half guard but Bondurant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lewis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant tries to roll over but Lewis keeps him under control.
Lewis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lewis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant trying to control from the bottom.
Lewis trying to control the pace.
Lewis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Lewis (7) vs (2) Bondurant
Lewis controlling from the full mount.
Further stalling from Lewis.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Lewis.
Lewis is looking to work his way around to Bondurant's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lewis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bondurant is looking to escape.
Lewis wants to take Bondurant's back but he can't do it this time.
Bondurant tries to hold on but Lewis postures up.
Lewis tries to take Bondurant's back but instead Bondurant uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lewis wants to pass to mount but Bondurant is defending the position.
Lewis controlling the action here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to pass to mount but Bondurant is defending the position.
Lewis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lewis is stalling here. Bondurant is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lewis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bondurant has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Lewis (7) vs (6) Bondurant
Bondurant takes a little break here. Lewis wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to improve his position.
Lewis is trying to control Bondurant's posture but Bondurant avoids it.
Bondurant takes a little break here. Lewis wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lewis regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lewis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bondurant passes Lewis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to roll over but Bondurant keeps him under control.
Lewis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bondurant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lewis trying to control the position.
Bondurant sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
Lewis is working hard here to advance position.
Lewis controls Bondurant momentarily but Bondurant frees himself.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant passes Lewis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bondurant content to control rather than advance.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Bondurant is controlling well.
Bondurant performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bondurant trying to pass the guard but Lewis defending well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking for a sweep. Bondurant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lewis trying to get back to full guard but Bondurant takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Lewis (7) vs (9) Bondurant
Bondurant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bondurant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bondurant controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis is looking to improve his position but Bondurant isn't that keen on the idea.
Lewis wants to hold on but Bondurant pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bondurant wins on points by 9 to 7.
Forrest Bondurant thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TWGC 18 (265lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Sep 27, 2017 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Hugo Lewis (ranked 3856 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hemfsford Jowars (ranked 19565 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Hugo Lewis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Hemfsford Jowars!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Jowars fails to land the takedown.
We've been told by Lewis's head coaches at Vendetta Alliance London Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jowars with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lewis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lewis pulls guard effortlessly.
Lewis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lewis pulls Jowars in close to prevent any damage.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Jowars from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jowars 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.
Jowars is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jowars looking to pass the guard.
Lewis is pulling down on Jowars's head. It's preventing any offense from Jowars, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jowars sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lewis's guard.
Lewis is pressing down on Jowars's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jowars wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
Jowars is stalling in the full guard.
Jowars preventing the sweep.
Lewis pulls Jowars in close to prevent any damage.
Jowars tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jowars controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lewis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Jowars from controlling successfully.
Jowars tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
Jowars is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lewis controlling the position.
Jowars wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Jowars trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jowars wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Jowars tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
Jowars works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Jowars has control of the leg.
Jowars wants to take a breather but Lewis is having none of it.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($500/week) inform me that Jowars has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Jowars tries to pass to full mount but Lewis defends it.
Jowars controlling the action here.
Lewis is not content to let Jowars control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jowars in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis is trying to maintain the position but Jowars is very close to passing his half guard.
Jowars stalling.
Lewis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jowars is working away from the top position though.
Jowars wants to pass the guard but Lewis is defending well.
Jowars wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jowars perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Let's hope that Jowars 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.
Lewis is positioning himself well to prevent Jowars advancing to mount.
Jowars wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Lewis is doing well to control the position and prevent Jowars from advancing to side control.
Jowars wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is pressing down on Jowars's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lewis pulls Jowars in close to prevent any damage.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Jowars from controlling successfully.
Lewis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jowars is one step ahead there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lewis is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lewis (2) vs (0) Jowars
Jowars looking to control.
Lewis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lewis slips nicely into half guard.
Lewis trying to mount his opponent but Jowars defends it.
Jowars is trying to maintain the position but Lewis is very close to passing his half guard.
Jowars tries to roll over but Lewis keeps him under control.
Jowars is positioning himself well to prevent Lewis advancing to mount.
Jowars is trying to maintain the position but Lewis is very close to passing his half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jowars is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Lewis seems content to control.
Jowars trying to control from the bottom.
Jowars might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lewis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jowars gets full guard.
Lewis is fighting to break Jowars's control of his arms but Jowars is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lewis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lewis continues to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jowars is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lewis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jowars not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lewis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jowars trying to keep a closed guard but Lewis is proving a slippery customer.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lewis looking to pass the guard.
Jowars is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lewis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jowars looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jowars can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lewis controls the pace.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
Lewis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jowars 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.
Lewis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jowars tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lewis passes into half guard.
Jowars trying to control from the bottom.
Jowars is trying to get back to full guard.
Lewis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jowars knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jowars tries to get to full guard but Lewis has control of the leg.
Jowars keeps trying to improve his position.
Lewis not doing much here.
Jowars is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Lewis 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.
Jowars tries to get to full guard but Lewis has control of the leg.
Lewis wants to free his trapped foot but Jowars is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jowars is looking to control Lewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jowars avoid being mounted?
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Lewis 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.
Jowars wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy.
Jowars tries to roll over but Lewis keeps him under control.
Jowars wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lewis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is thwarting Jowars's attempts to control the position.
Lewis is pressing down on Jowars's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jowars is holding on for now.
Jowars holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lewis is taking a breather. Jowars 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.
Jowars is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lewis controlling the pace.
Jowars gets back to full guard.
Lewis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jowars controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
Jowars wants to sweep but no luck.
Lewis postures up.
Jowars is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis takes the fight on points by 2 to 0.
In his post fight interview, Hugo Lewis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
TWGC 18 (265lbs, D2): Sydney Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Sep 19, 2017 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Tony Boy Cojuangco (ranked 5888 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Lewis (ranked 3712 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Lewis has the eye of the tiger tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 6 losses; Tony Boy Cojuangco! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Hugo Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Cojuangco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lewis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lewis manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cojuangco wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
Lewis is adopting a defensive guard.
Cojuangco won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Cojuangco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis pulls Cojuangco in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cojuangco wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Cojuangco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis controlling Cojuangco's posture.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
Lewis keeping full guard, as Cojuangco tries to pass.
Cojuangco wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Lewis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cojuangco (0) vs (2) Lewis
Cojuangco trying to control here.
Lewis prevents Cojuangco from improving his position.
Lewis slows the pace down in half guard.
Cojuangco trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cojuangco wants to get back to full guard.
Lewis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cojuangco trying to control from the bottom.
Cojuangco is looking for a sweep. Lewis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cojuangco wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy.
Cojuangco is looking for a sweep. Lewis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lewis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cojuangco is controlling Lewis's trapped leg to prevent Lewis from advancing to side control.
Cojuangco trying to control but Lewis postures up.
Lewis prevents Cojuangco from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lewis slows the pace down in half guard.
Lewis wants to free his trapped foot but Cojuangco is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cojuangco wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cojuangco wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lewis trying to control the pace.
Cojuangco regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lewis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cojuangco working a defensive guard here.
Lewis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cojuangco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cojuangco is keeping the position for now.
Cojuangco pulls Lewis in to control the position.
Cojuangco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cojuangco looking for a sweep. Not yet Cojuangco, not yet.
Lewis stays in close to Cojuangco's body and controls the position.
Cojuangco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lewis is stalling in the full guard.
Cojuangco wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cojuangco looking to control.
Lewis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cojuangco 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.
Cojuangco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cojuangco looking for a sweep. Not yet Cojuangco, not yet.
Lewis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cojuangco keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Lewis stays in close to Cojuangco's body and controls the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cojuangco is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.
Lewis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lewis passes into half guard.
Cojuangco wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy.
Lewis trying to control the pace.
Cojuangco tries to roll over but Lewis keeps him under control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cojuangco is working hard here to advance position.
Lewis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cojuangco tries to roll over but Lewis keeps him under control.
Lewis is controlling the pace.
Lewis is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Lewis the control monster continue. Boring.
Cojuangco won't allow Lewis to pass to mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cojuangco works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cojuangco being controlled here, momentarily.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cojuangco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cojuangco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lewis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cojuangco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Cojuangco is keeping the position.
Lewis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cojuangco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lewis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lewis looking to pass the guard.
Cojuangco controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Cojuangco is keeping the position.
Lewis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cojuangco working a defensive guard here.
Cojuangco is controlling Lewis's posture.
Cojuangco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cojuangco is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.
Cojuangco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cojuangco trying to keep a closed guard but Lewis is proving a slippery customer.
Cojuangco is pulling down on Lewis's head. It's preventing any offense from Lewis, at least for the moment.
Cojuangco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cojuangco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lewis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cojuangco keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Cojuangco pulls Lewis in close to prevent any damage.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cojuangco is keeping the position for now.
Lewis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cojuangco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lewis 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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cojuangco keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Cojuangco looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lewis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Cojuangco (0) vs (5) Lewis
Lewis working away.
Cojuangco is looking for a sweep.
Lewis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Cojuangco is trying to improve his position.
Lewis slows the pace down.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cojuangco is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lewis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lewis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cojuangco is trying to control but can't.
Lewis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cojuangco tries to roll over but Lewis keeps him under control.
Lewis is taking a breather. Cojuangco 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.
Lewis moves into full mount! Cojuangco won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Cojuangco (0) vs (8) Lewis
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cojuangco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cojuangco tries to hold on but Lewis postures up.
Cojuangco can't escape the position.
Lewis wants to take Cojuangco's back but he can't do it this time.
Cojuangco can't escape the position.
Lewis controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cojuangco wants to control but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis wins on points by 8 to 0.
Hugo Lewis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
TWGC 18 (265lbs, D2): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 18, 2017 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Hugo Lewis (ranked 3698 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 2303 p4p, 295 weight class). Harris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Du Hast. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bastien Harris enters the cage!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Hugo Lewis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 2 losses; Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Harris forces Lewis back against the cage and clinches.
Harris drags the fight down to the ground.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Harris has his hands on Lewis's head, controlling the position.
Lewis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris is pulling down on Lewis's head. It's preventing any offense from Lewis, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Lewis tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Harris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lewis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Lewis (3) vs (0) Harris
Lewis is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Harris will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Harris being controlled for a moment.
Lewis wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Lewis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lewis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Harris is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Harris is trying to control Lewis's posture but Lewis avoids it.
Lewis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lewis trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris wants to control but Lewis postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Lewis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lewis taking a break here but Harris is having none of it and regains half guard.
Harris tries to roll over but Lewis keeps him under control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to pass to full mount but Harris defends it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lewis trying to mount his opponent but Harris defends it.
Harris keeping control of the position.
Lewis not doing much here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harris manages to get to full guard.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lewis controls the pace.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lewis (3) vs (2) Harris
My spies in White Lotus inform me that Harris has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harris postures up.
Lewis is adopting a defensive guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Harris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Harris's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis is controlling Harris's posture.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lewis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Harris won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Harris content to stall in guard here.
Lewis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lewis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lewis pulls Harris in close to his closed guard and prevents Harris from doing any damage or advancing position.
Harris is stalling in the full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Lewis pulls Harris in to control the position.
Harris preventing the sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to keep Harris in close.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lewis can't keep his opponent in guard - Harris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lewis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Harris 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
Hugo Lewis 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.
Bastien Harris spoke after the fight, saying 'After this loss i think i will go home and hang myself now , goodbye'. |
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Event:
TWGC 17 (205lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Jul 11, 2017 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Hugo Lewis and Eddie Melo. Melo has chosen Max Webster- Toronto Tontos as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Hugo Lewis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Eddie Melo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Melo closes the distance and clinches.
Melo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lewis is trying to keep an underhook but Melo manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lewis (0) vs (2) Melo
Lewis is controlling Melo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Melo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lewis desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Melo controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis is controlling Melo's trapped leg to prevent Melo from advancing to side control.
Melo controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lewis keeping full guard, as Melo tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melo is fighting to break Lewis's control of his arms but Lewis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lewis keeping full guard, as Melo tries to pass.
Lewis managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Melo controls the pace.
Lewis is adopting a defensive guard.
Lewis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Melo is one step ahead there.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Melo controls the pace.
Lewis 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo controlling from the top position.
Lewis is controlling Melo's posture.
Lewis continues to stall.
Lewis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lewis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Melo is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Melo controls the pace.
Melo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lewis is keeping the position for now.
Lewis wants to sweep here but Melo controlling him for the moment.
Melo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Melo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lewis has Melo pulled in close to control his posture.
Melo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melo won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Melo controlling from the top position.
Melo wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Melo won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Lewis working a defensive guard here.
Melo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melo looking to pass the guard.
Lewis has his hands on Melo's head, controlling the position.
Melo looking to pass the guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is pulling down on Melo's head to control his posture.
Melo 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.
Let's hope that Melo 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
Lewis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Melo pushes down on Lewis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Melo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lewis trying to hold on to Melo's head to control him but Melo postures up.
Melo is trying to control. Lewis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Melo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lewis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Melo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lewis is looking to control Melo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?
Melo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Melo wants to pass to mount but Lewis is defending the position.
Melo is thwarting Lewis's attempts to control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is holding on to half guard well.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Melo is controlling well.
Lewis is working hard here to advance position.
Melo controlling the action here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Melo controlling the pace.
Lewis desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Melo is controlling well.
Lewis is holding on to half guard well.
Melo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lewis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lewis controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Melo has control of the leg.
Melo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lewis! Score +3 for passing guard: Lewis (0) vs (5) Melo
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Melo fails to take his opponent's back.
Lewis wants to control but Melo is having none of it.
Melo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lewis can't escape the position.
Melo content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melo wins on points by 5 to 0.
Eddie Melo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
TWGC 17 (205lbs, D2): New York Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Jul 03, 2017 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Hugo Lewis and Luiz Araujo. Araujo has chosen Who Shot Ya? as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Hugo Lewis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Luiz Araujo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Araujo rushes Lewis and presses him up against the cage.
Lewis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Araujo can't fight it off and eventually Lewis manages to take the fight to the floor. Araujo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lewis (2) vs (0) Araujo
Araujo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lewis defends well.
Araujo looking for a guillotine here but Lewis defends easily.
Araujo working for a triangle but Lewis defends it easily.
Lewis passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Lewis (5) vs (0) Araujo
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis continues to stall.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Araujo keeps working.
Araujo gets back to half guard.
Lewis is thwarting Araujo's attempts to control the position.
Lewis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Lewis (8) vs (0) Araujo
Lewis content just to control the position here.
Lewis forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Lewis (11) vs (0) Araujo
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis has the hooks in. Araujo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lewis is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
More hug and hope from Lewis.
Lewis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo rolls, trying to escape but Lewis keeps control of the position.
Lewis controls the position.
Araujo is in bad spot here.
Lewis trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Araujo doesn't escape.
Araujo is trying to break free.
Lewis has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Araujo's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo tries to break free.
Lewis really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Araujo.
Araujo is in bad spot here.
Araujo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lewis is not going to allow Araujo to sit and survive in this position.
Lewis has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Araujo's body.
Araujo is really stuck here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Araujo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Araujo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Still in half guard, Lewis seems content to control.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Lewis.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Araujo. Score +3 for passing guard: Lewis (14) vs (0) Araujo
Araujo wants to control but Lewis postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Araujo keeps Lewis under control for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Araujo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Araujo is looking to reverse the position.
Lewis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Araujo is trying to get back to half guard.
Araujo is still trying to improve position.
Lewis is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Araujo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Araujo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lewis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Araujo struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Araujo tries to bench press Lewis off him but Lewis keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Araujo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Araujo keeps working.
Araujo is trying to escape the position but Lewis is controlling the position.
Araujo is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Araujo's face as Lewis controls the position.
Araujo can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here as Lewis stalls from top position.
Araujo is looking for a sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Lewis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lewis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lewis working away.
Lewis is staying tight to Araujo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lewis trying to control the position but Araujo is working away.
Araujo can't do much from the bottom here.
Lewis controls the position from side control.
Araujo tries to buck Lewis off but Lewis is having none of it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Lewis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lewis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Araujo tries to bench press Lewis off him but Lewis keeps the position.
Araujo struggling a bit here.
Lewis trying to control the position but Araujo is working away.
Lewis working away.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Araujo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Araujo tries to buck Lewis off but Lewis is having none of it.
Araujo struggling a bit here.
Araujo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lewis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lewis controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Araujo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Araujo being controlled for a moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Araujo is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Lewis is really struggling to control Araujo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Araujo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lewis (14) vs (2) Araujo
Lewis is concentrating on defense, preventing Araujo from advancing position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Araujo is working for a kimura but Lewis is defending it quite comfortably.
Araujo is trying to work for a kimura but Lewis is defending well.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($500/week) inform me that Araujo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lewis wants to get back to full guard but Araujo has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Lewis (14) vs (5) Araujo
Araujo tries to control but Lewis wriggling away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lewis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Araujo.
Araujo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lewis is looking to escape.
Araujo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lewis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lewis shrugs it off.
Araujo fails to take his opponent's back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Araujo trying to control but Lewis is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis takes the fight on points by 14 to 5.
Hugo Lewis 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:
TWGC 17 (205lbs, D2): New York Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 02, 2017 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Kevin Durant and Hugo Lewis. On his way into the cage it seems that Kevin Durant has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kevin Durant seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Kevin Durant! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Hugo Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Durant gets a clinch.
Lewis jumps into guard, dragging Durant to the mat.
Lewis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Durant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Durant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Durant pushes down on Lewis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Durant trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis wants to sweep here but Durant controlling him for the moment.
Durant wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
Lewis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Durant looking to pass the guard.
Lewis controlling Durant's posture.
Durant trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lewis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Durant from controlling successfully.
Lewis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Durant drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lewis dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Durant (0) vs (2) Lewis
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lewis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is continuing to stall.
Durant keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Lewis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Durant has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lewis has managed to get both his arms back between Durant's legs - danger averted.
Lewis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lewis tries to free his leg and advance position but Durant is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant is trying to keep Lewis in close.
Durant has Lewis pulled in close to control his posture.
Durant continues to stall.
Lewis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Durant looking for a sweep. Not yet Durant, not yet.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Durant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis content to stall in guard here.
Lewis is fighting to break Durant's control of his arms but Durant is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Durant keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Durant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lewis content to stall in guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis won't allow Durant to sweep him here.
Lewis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Durant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lewis controlling from the top position.
Durant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Durant can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lewis controls the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Durant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Durant (2) vs (2) Lewis
Durant trying to pass the guard but Lewis defending well.
Durant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lewis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Durant.
Durant is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lewis is controlling Durant's trapped leg to prevent Durant from advancing to side control.
Durant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lewis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Durant.
Lewis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis controlling the position.
Durant tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
Lewis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Durant trying to move into half guard but instead Lewis has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Durant (2) vs (4) Lewis
Durant is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.
Lewis 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.
Durant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lewis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
Durant can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lewis controls the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Durant trying to keep a closed guard but Lewis is proving a slippery customer.
Durant is controlling Lewis's posture.
Lewis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durant looking to control.
Durant being controlled here, momentarily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Durant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lewis 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.
Durant working a defensive guard here.
Lewis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lewis won't allow Durant to sweep him here.
Lewis being controlled here momentarily.
Lewis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lewis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lewis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Durant knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Durant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lewis is thwarting Durant's attempts to control the position.
Durant wants to improve his position but Lewis is controlling well.
Lewis controlling the action here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Lewis 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.
Durant tries to roll over but Lewis keeps him under control.
Durant is concentrating on defense, preventing Lewis from advancing position.
Lewis stalling.
Lewis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lewis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Durant is defending well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lewis controlling the action here.
The adventures of Lewis the control monster continue. Boring.
Durant is looking for a sweep. Lewis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lewis is taking a breather. Durant 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.
Durant is looking to get back to full guard here but Lewis has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Durant (2) vs (7) Lewis
Lewis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the action but Durant is working from the bottom.
Lewis in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lewis working away.
Durant being controlled for a moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the position but Durant is working away.
Durant is looking for a sweep.
Durant struggling a bit here.
Lewis is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Durant will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis wins on points by 7 to 2.
After the fight, Hugo Lewis 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:
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#
De Struicao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis throws a counter combo.
De Struicao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lewis lands with a nice body kick.
De Struicao is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
Lewis throws a fast counter high kick but De Struicao manages to duck under it in time.
De Struicao tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by De Struicao as he connects with a hook.
De Struicao moves out of range of the body kick from Lewis.
De Struicao throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Lewis thinks about the counter body kick.
De Struicao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lewis feints a counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Struicao.
#T1#
De Struicao misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lewis! But no joy.
De Struicao cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lewis moves away from the strike by De Struicao.
Lewis wants to counter the offense by De Struicao and move into the clinch position.
De Struicao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lewis. Lewis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Struicao scores with the left hand. Lewis knows he should have avoided that one.
De Struicao throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
Lewis throws a big counter head kick but De Struicao avoids it with no problem.
De Struicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lewis! But no joy.
De Struicao with a nice cross.
De Struicao throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Struicao misses with a body shot.
#T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by De Struicao.
Lewis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Struicao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Struicao misses with a wild body shot.
De Struicao is looking to clinch.
A big left from Lewis misses.
De Struicao half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lewis checks a leg kick nicely.
Lewis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lewis slips a straight right by De Struicao.
Lewis checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Struicao lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.#T3#
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Struicao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lewis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And Lewis responds with a good body kick, but De Struicao manages to step out the way in time.
Lewis tries to clinch but De Struicao moves away
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Lewis blocks the leg kick.
Lewis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
De Struicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Struicao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lewis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Struicao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Struicao throws a head kick that misses.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a good low kick that De Struicao was not able to check. #T4#
De Struicao catches Lewis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis throws a fast counter high kick but De Struicao manages to duck under it in time.
Lewis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Struicao.
De Struicao slips a straight right by Lewis.
De Struicao throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Struicao blocks it well.
Lewis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lewis has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Struicao scores with a nice right hand.
De Struicao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#ROC#
Lewis is rocked!
De Struicao wants to land a leg kick but Lewis is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick De Struicao dominated that round.
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 throws a solid leg kick but Lewis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Struicao.
De Struicao looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lewis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Struicao lands a jab.
De Struicao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
Lewis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Struicao.
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can De Struicao finish him?
De Struicao cracks Lewis on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Lewis falls backwards against the cage. De Struicao follows up with more strikes that drop Lewis to his knees. De Struicao keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Lewis! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
T155 Spillane vs Rubin III
Date: Aug 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Thory misses with a jab to the body
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Thory misses the body punch
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Thory.
Lewis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thory misses with a telegraphed body shot
#CL2#
and Lewis moves into the clinch.
Lewis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thory lands a nice shot to the body.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Thory takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thory gets through Lewis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lewis misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thory.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis working aggressively here.
Lewis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Thory's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T1#
Lewis looking to throw knees to the head but Thory is blocking nicely.
Thory lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thory avoids it.
Thory tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Thory back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thory.
Thory lands a right hand.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Thory.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thory.
Thory misses with the head strike.
Lewis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thory backwards. #BC2#
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thory misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a left and a right that stings Thory.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thory connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lewis momentarily.
#T2#
Thory tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Thory.
Lewis counters with a body kick.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thory misses with an uppercut.
Lewis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thory looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Vic Thory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thory cracks Lewis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lewis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thory smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#ROC#
Lewis is rocked!
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.#T3#
Thory is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Lewis like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Lewis from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vic Thory!
Vic Thory 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:
SP-ICON:Elite
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Lewis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pencil tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis wants to counter the offense by Pencil and move into the clinch position.
Pencil wants to clinch.
Pencil lands a head kick. Lewis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pencil fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Pencil misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Pencil closes the distance and clinches.
Pencil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis gets through Pencil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pencil blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Lewis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pencil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pencil.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lewis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pencil blocks it with crossed arms.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Pencil.
Pencil blocking some punches.
Lewis misses with a knee strike.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Pencil.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pencil's brow.
Pencil misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Pencil throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Pencil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lewis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pencil's defenses.
Pencil swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pencil blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Lewis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3##BC2#
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Pencil fails to land with a series of punches.
Lewis tries to clinch but Pencil moves out of range.
Pencil tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by Pencil misses
and Lewis counters with a solid body kick.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Lewis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Pencil.
Pencil throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Pencil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lewis delivers a nice body kick.#CL#
Pencil gets a clinch. #T4#
Lewis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pencil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pencil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
#BC2#
Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Pencil rushes Lewis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
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.
Pencil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewis.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Pencil.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Pencil's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC#
Pencil breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Lewis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Pencil.
Pencil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lewis! But no joy.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Pencil just misses with a punch to the body.
Pencil throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lewis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pencil fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
Lewis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wooden Pencil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis throws a nice head kick!
Lewis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Pencil.
Pencil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis tries a quick counter leg kick but Pencil is wise to it.#T1#
Pencil moves out of range of the body kick.
Lewis throws a front kick aimed at Pencil's knee but Pencil avoids it well.
Pencil tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Pencil is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Pencil lands with a nice body kick.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pencil darts in trying to clinch
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Pencil.
Pencil thuds a left hand into Lewis's body.
Lewis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Pencil tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Hugo Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pencil slips under a jab from Lewis.
Pencil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis misses with a hook
and Pencil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pencil throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lewis.
Pencil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis wants to counter the offense by Pencil and move into the clinch position.
Pencil avoids a kick to the body.
Pencil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pencil wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Lewis is looking to score with low kicks.
Pencil tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pencil.#T3#
Pencil shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lewis defends it nicely.
Lewis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pencils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pencil cracks a nice hook into Lewis's ribs.
Pencil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis wants to counter with a clinch but Pencil pushes him away.
Pencil doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
Pencil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Lewis lands with a slapping head kick. #T4#
An inside leg kick from Lewis misses.
Pencil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pencil tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
Pencil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
Pencil tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick.
Lewis throws a big counter head kick but Pencil avoids it with no problem.
Pencil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pencil takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pencil throws a sloppy head kick
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Pencil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Pencil. Those never looked like landing.
Lewis shapes to counter with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Lewis clinches up with Pencil and pushes him back against the cage.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pencil is defending well for now.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pencil's elbow.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Pencil on the inside.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
Pencil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Pencil.
Lewis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pencil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
A short left from Lewis.
Pencil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pencil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Pencil blocks an uppercut.
Lewis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Pencil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Lewis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pencil backwards.
Pencil trying to land knees to the body.
Pencil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pencil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Lewis.
Pencil takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Pencil.
Lewis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Pencil won't allow it.
Wooden Pencil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Lewis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pencil avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pencil fails to land.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside. #T3##BC2#
Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Pencil.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lewis.
Lewis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CL#
Pencil gets a clinch.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Pencil.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pencil.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pencil.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but Pencil blocks it.
#T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pencil.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Pencil.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pencil.
Pencil misses with a knee strike.
Pencil misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Pencil manages to break the clinch.
Lewis blocks a head kick by Pencil.
Lewis raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wooden Pencil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Pencil takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lewis 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Lewis!
Hugo Lewis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
SP-ICON:WW Tournament Rd.2
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson connects with a solid leg kick.
Lewis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson . Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lewis takes one to the side of the head.
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice body kick.
Lewis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Cave Fighting Team in the buildup to the fight.
Robinson looks to throw a body kick
and Lewis counters with a one-two to the body.
Robinson misses with a body shot
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robinson throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
As Robinson tries to get set, Lewis tries to push him back and clinch up but Robinson manages to avoid the attempt.
Robinson throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Robinson misses.
Robinson tries to land a leg kick but Lewis saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Lewis misses the target.
Robinson takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Robinson throws a sloppy body shot
and Robinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robinson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lewis.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Robinson moves into the clinch.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson .
Lewis misses with some punches.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
A short right from Lewis.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Robinson has managed to clinch.
Lewis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson .
Robinson takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis misses with some punches.
#T2#
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Lewis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Lewis.
Lewis gets through Robinson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson blocks the elbow strike.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewis takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Robinson into the cage.
Robinson avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
#T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewis.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Lewis working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson leaning against his opponent.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robinson s head.
Lewis misses with a knee strike.
Robinson pushes Lewis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis digs a right hand into Robinson 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robinson 's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Lewis scores with a nice short uppercut.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
A short left from Lewis.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Lewis.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Robinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Lewis.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Lewis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#BC2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Lewis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Robinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robinson scores with a hook.
Lewis lands a nice looking body kick.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Lewis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Robinson .
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Robinson closes the distance but Lewis moves to the side
and Lewis counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Lewis throws a big counter combination but Robinson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Robinson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Allen Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Robinson misses with a kick to the body.
Robinson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLewis.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Robinson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Robinson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Robinson looks to clinch
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CL2#
Robinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Lewis lands a nice knee to the body.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Lewis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lewis lands an elbow that stopped Robinson in his tracks for a moment. #ROC#
Robinson is rocked!
Lewis working aggressively here.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lewis finish him?
Hugo Lewis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Robinson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis throws a quick counter head kick but Robinson was just out of range.#T2#
Robinson throws a lazy head kick
and Lewis counters with a crisp right that sends Robinson to the canvas! Lewis follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Lewis!
After the fight, Hugo Lewis 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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