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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Ton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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300 lbs
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299 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Ton!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell tries for a takedown but Ton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but Ton shows good takedown defense.
Ton just misses with a punch to the body.
Ton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ton closes the distance and clinches.
Ton goes for a takedown attempt but Liddell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Liddell prevents it.
Ton breaks from the clinch.
Ton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liddell avoids it really well and circles away.
Tito Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Ton.
Liddell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton connects with an inside leg kick.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but Ton shows good takedown defense.
Ton scores with a head kick.
It looks like Tito Liddell has been cut.
Liddell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Liddell looks to clinch
and Ton moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell tries to pull guard but Ton holds him up against the cage and eventually Liddell drops back down to his feet.
Ton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liddell avoids it.
Ton is stalling here.
Liddell blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ton.
Liddell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ton smiles and moves away.
Liddell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ton lands a nice shot to the body.
Ton leaves Liddell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Liddell or perhaps it was just good defense by Ton which made him look bad.
Liddell leaves Ton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liddell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ton's sensitive parts.
Liddell moves to clinch but Ton breaks away
and Ton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Liddell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Liddell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ton after a bit of a struggle.
Liddell is pressed up against the cage. Ton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Liddell down to the mat. Liddell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Liddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ton clinches.
Liddell letting Ton take a breather here.
Liddell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ton stuffs the takedown attempt from Liddell. Liddell gets slowly back to his feet.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Liddell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ton scores with a takedown into Liddell's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ton forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ton is looking for a kimura but Liddell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ton to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Liddell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ton rushes Liddell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ton wants to take the fight to the mat but Liddell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Liddell managing to block the knees to the body from Ton.
Ton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Liddell after a bit of a struggle.
Ton breaks the clinch.
Ton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ton throws the kick towards the body but Liddell avoids it.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell tries to clinch but Ton moves out of range.
Liddell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tito Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Ton.
Ton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liddell jumps guard but Ton stands there with Liddell around his waist. Liddell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell moves to clinch but Ton breaks away
enabling Ton to counter with a crisp jab.
Liddell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liddell tries to clinch
and Ton counters by clinching up.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Liddell. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Liddell can't get the takedown.
Ton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ton pulls guard successfully.
Liddell looking to sit in guard and control but Ton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ton forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Ton seems content to control.
Ton is thwarting Liddell's attempts to control the position.
Ton works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell working to try and regain half guard.
Ton stands up from mount. Strange move.
Liddell moves to clinch but Ton breaks away
and Ton counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ton has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ton manages to break the clinch.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ton as he jumps to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Ton. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tito Liddell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liddell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Ton has managed to clinch.
Ton looking for a takedown.
Ton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell darts in trying to clinch
and Ton counters by moving into the clinch.
Liddell tries for a takedown but Ton manages to get underhooks.
Ton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ton circles away.
Liddell wants to clinch
and Ton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ton.
Anton Ton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton breaks the clinch.
Liddell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ton leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ton slows down the pace here.
Ton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Liddell defends it easily.
Liddell throws a strike but Ton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Liddell wants to control the position but Ton says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to improve his position but Ton is controlling well.
Ton stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ton is fending him off so far but Liddell persists. Nope, Ton circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ton shoots in looking for a takedown but Liddell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liddell pinned against the cage. Liddell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ton is defended easily by Liddell.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ton as he jumps to the side.
Tito Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ton wants it to stay on the feet.
Liddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Ton. Ton gets slowly back to his feet.
Tito Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anton Ton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ton dives in and grabs Liddell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liddell pushes down on Ton's head and hops out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Ton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ton 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Ton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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