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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Litoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Vandal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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188 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Litoris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jean Claude Vandal!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Litoris avoids the head kick by Vandal.
Litoris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vandal as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Vandal. No joy for Litoris on that attempt.
Vandal moves in looking to clinch but Litoris pushes him off.
Vandal moves in looking to clinch but Litoris pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vandal. Litoris shrugs it off though.
Litoris keeps the fight on the outside.
Vandal tries to clinch but Litoris moves out of range.
Vandal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Litoris swats away the attempt to clinch by Vandal.
Litoris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Litoris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vandal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vandal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandal is looking to clinch but Litoris is avoiding it.
Litoris dodges the punch combination from Vandal.
Litoris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vandal is fending him off so far but Litoris persists. Nope, Vandal circles away and we're back to standing.
Litoris feints and as Vandal raises his hands in defense, Litoris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Litoris is breathing heavily.
Litoris prevents Vandal from getting back to his feet.
Vandal keeping full guard, as Litoris tries to pass.
Litoris won't allow Vandal to get back to his feet.
Litoris throwing strikes but missing.
Litoris prevents Vandal from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litoris forces his way into half guard.
Vandal tries to kick Litoris off but Litoris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vandal tries to clinch up.
Vandal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vandal counters by moving into the clinch.
Litoris blocks an elbow strike from Vandal.
Vandal trying to stall but Litoris improves his position.
Vandal lands an elbow that stopped Litoris in his tracks for a moment.
Vandal looking to slow down the pace here.
Litoris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vandal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vandal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vandal looks to clinch
and Litoris counters with a shoot takedown. Vandal fights it but they end up in guard.
Vandal wants to stand up but Litoris is controlling him.
Litoris advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandal is trying to stand.
Vandal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Litoris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Litoris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vandal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Litoris.
Litoris stops Vandal from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vandal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Litoris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vandal's guard.
Litoris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Litoris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Litoris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Litoris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Litoris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litoris postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vandal is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Litoris, into his guard.
Litoris looking for a guillotine here but Vandal defends easily.
Vandal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Litoris's guard.
Litoris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vandal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vandal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vandal wants to stand but Litoris has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Litoris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Litoris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Litoris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Litoris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Litoris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vandal is trying to stand back up but Litoris is controlling him
Litoris is looking to advance position but Vandal won't allow it.
Vandal is looking to escape.
Litoris passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vandal!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vandal trying desperately to get to his feet.
Litoris is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vandal has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Litoris looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandal trying desperately to get to his feet.
Litoris is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Vandal has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Vandal!
Litoris working for a triangle but Vandal defends it easily.
Vandal stopping the sweep attempt from Litoris.
Vandal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Litoris's guard.
Vandal is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litoris has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Vandal doesn't defend quickly enough and Litoris has managed to lock this one up! Can Vandal escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Litoris on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mike Litoris!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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