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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wes Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lie has chosen we right here as his entrance music. Wes Landry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
6 - 9 - 1 |
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170 lbs
6 - 31 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wes Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lie!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lie tries to bum rush Landry with a series of wild strikes but Landry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Landry clinches.
Lie working hard to break the clinch.
Lie is trying to push Landry away but Landry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Landry has Lie pressed against the cage, preventing Lie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Landry ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Landry no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lie wanted to stand there but Landry had control of the position.
Landry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Landry tries to get out of the position.
Landry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lie wants to stand but Landry is controlling his posture from full guard.
Landry looking for a sweep. Not yet Landry, not yet.
Lie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Landry is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lie defends it easily.
Lie wanted to stand there but Landry had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lie won't allow Landry to get back to his feet.
Lie wants to stand and escape but instead Landry has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Landry tries to free his leg and advance position but Lie is retaining full guard.
Lie wants to stand up but Landry is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry wants to stand but Lie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Landry drops back looking for a leg! Lie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lie manages to kick Landry off! Landry jumps back into Lie's guard.
Landry prevents Lie from getting back to his feet.
Landry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Landry prevents Lie from getting back to his feet.
Landry tries to free his leg and advance position but Lie is retaining full guard.
Landry stops Lie from standing up.
Landry wants to control from the top but Lie keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Wes Landry wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Landry shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lie is trying to defend but Landry finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Landry tries to pass to full mount but Lie defends it.
Landry winds up and cracks Lie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lie wants to get back to his feet.
Landry tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lie.
Landry is trying to control. Lie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Landry is looking to advance position but Lie won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lie is trying to stand back up but Landry is controlling him
Landry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Landry wants to work for an arm triangle but Lie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Landry trying to mount his opponent but Lie defends it.
Landry wants to stand up but Lie has a hold of him and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landry stops Lie from getting back to his feet.
Lie won't allow Landry to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Landry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lie misses with a few strikes there.
Landry throws a leg kick but Lie moved away.
Lie darts in trying to clinch
and Landry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Landry controls the pace.
Lie is looking to stand up but Landry isn't so interested in that idea.
Landry tries to free his leg and advance position but Lie is retaining full guard.
Lie is looking to stand up but Landry isn't so interested in that idea.
Wes Landry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Landry tries to free his leg and advance position but Lie is retaining full guard.
Landry prevents Lie from getting back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Landry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lie is pushing Landry's head away, looking to escape. Landry manages to hold on to the position though.
Lie is breathing heavily.
Landry tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lie prevents Landry from moving into mount.
Landry trying to control the action but Lie is working from the bottom.
Lie is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Landry has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Landry trying to control the action but Lie is working from the bottom.
Lie is trying to get back to his feet.
Landry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands some shots froms side control.
Landry trying to control the action but Lie is working from the bottom.
Landry tries for a kimura but Lie is defending well.
Landry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lie is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lie bucks up and tries to throw Landry off but instead Landry has got his back!
Landry is looking to control Lie but Lie is wriggling around and keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lie trying to get back to his feet but Landry is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry looking to break Lie's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Lie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Landry will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Landry's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Lie has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Landry controlling the positon.
Lie holding both Landry 's hands and preventing any damage.
Landry slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Lie has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lie for a finish.
Landry trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Lie is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Landry gets his way!
Lie is trying to get back to his feet but Landry has full control of the position and if anything, Lie has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Landry missing with strikes from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lie has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Landry trying to control.
Lie wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Landry dominated that second round.
That's time! Landry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Landry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Landry tries to stand but Lie is controlling from the bottom.
Lie kicks Landry off and gets to his feet.
Lie closes the distance but Landry moves to the side
and Landry counters by clinching up.
Landry pulls guard.
Landry 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.
Landry is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lie tries to stand but Landry is controlling from the bottom.
Landry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lie on the ground.
Landry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Landry's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry wants to stand and escape but Lie is having none of it.
Lie is looking to stand up but Landry won't let him.
Lie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Landry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Landry is proving hard to escape from.
Mike Lie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Landry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lie is aware though and is defending well.
Landry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lie wants to stand but Landry has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Landry working a defensive guard here.
Lie wants to get up but he can't break Landry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Landry is trying to keep Lie in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wes Landry just wasn't active enough.
Landry dodges the punch combination from Lie.
Landry closes the distance and pushes Lie back into the cage.
Landry has Lie pressed against the cage, preventing Lie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Landry jumps guard but Lie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lie wants to get back to striking at distance but Landry won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Landry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Landry tries to break free but Lie pushes him back against the cage.
Lie has had enough of the clinch but Landry keeps him there for the moment.
Lie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Landry prevents Lie from breaking the clinch.
Lie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lie has had enough of the clinch but Landry keeps him there for the moment.
Lie is trying to break the clinch but Landry has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lie tries to break the clinch but Landry is controlling the position.
Lie tries to break free but Landry pushes him back against the cage.
Landry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lie swinging wildly here.
Lie wants to clinch but Landry slips to the side
and Landry counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landry taking a breather here.
Landry avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lie.
Lie is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Landry asserts his dominance and retains side control.
An elbow from Landry crashes against the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lie throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Wes Landry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lie throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
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 Wes Landry.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Landry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Landry!
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