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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marc Lewis Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Lipsky Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marc Lewis Dillinger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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158 lbs
9 - 14 - 1 |
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166 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Lewis Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Lipsky Jr!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipsky Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lipsky Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dillinger wants a takedown.
Dillinger turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lipsky Jr tries to bench press Dillinger off him but Dillinger keeps the position.
Dillinger working away.
Lipsky Jr is trying to improve his position.
Lipsky Jr has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lipsky Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lipsky Jr sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lipsky Jr is looking to improve his position.
Dillinger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lipsky Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipsky Jr is trying is best to control the position here.
Lipsky Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Lipsky Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lipsky Jr.
Dillinger passes Lipsky Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dillinger sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lipsky Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lipsky Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dillinger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lipsky Jr pulls Dillinger in close to his closed guard and prevents Dillinger from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lipsky Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger looking to pass the guard.
Lipsky Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lipsky Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dillinger controls the pace.
Lipsky Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Lipsky Jr, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lipsky Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dillinger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lipsky Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lipsky Jr wants to sweep here but Dillinger controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lipsky Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dillinger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lipsky Jr keeping moving, preventing Dillinger from controlling successfully.
Lipsky Jr 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.
Lipsky Jr trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
Dillinger stopping the sweep attempt from Lipsky Jr.
Dillinger 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.
Lipsky Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lipsky Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Lewis Dillinger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Lipsky Jr.
Lipsky Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dillinger sprawls well initially but Lipsky Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lipsky Jr wants to take a breather but Dillinger is having none of it.
Dillinger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lipsky Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dillinger has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dillinger is defending against the submission attempts here by Lipsky Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lipsky Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipsky Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dillinger wants to control but Lipsky Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dillinger wants to improve his position but Lipsky Jr is controlling well.
Lipsky Jr is looking to take a break and control but Dillinger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lipsky Jr trying to pass the guard but Dillinger defending well.
Dillinger is staying active underneath Lipsky Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dillinger is holding on to half guard well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lipsky Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dillinger is trying to control Lipsky Jr's posture but Lipsky Jr avoids it.
Lipsky Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dillinger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dillinger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dillinger is refusing to be controlled, as Lipsky Jr sits in half guard.
Lipsky Jr is looking for a kimura but Dillinger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lipsky Jr to get the leverage.
Dillinger is looking for a sweep. Lipsky Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dillinger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dillinger trying to control but Lipsky Jr postures up.
Lipsky Jr trying to pass the guard but Dillinger defending well.
Lipsky Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dillinger has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lipsky Jr is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dillinger reverses the position - he's now on top in Lipsky Jr's guard.
Dillinger controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dillinger goes for a double leg but Lipsky Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lipsky Jr continues to drive forward.
Dillinger shoots in looking for a takedown but Lipsky Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dillinger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lipsky Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lipsky Jr closes the distance and pushes Dillinger back into the cage.
Dillinger avoids a wild elbow strike from Lipsky Jr.
Lipsky Jr turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
An elbow from Lipsky Jr crashes against the mat.
Lipsky Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dillinger is looking for a sweep.
Lipsky Jr gets to mount! Dillinger was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lipsky Jr avoids the attempt from Dillinger to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Lipsky Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dillinger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lipsky Jr circles away.
Lipsky Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Dillinger is wise to it.
Marc Lewis Dillinger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lipsky Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lipsky Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Dillinger's head.
Dillinger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lipsky Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Dillinger's guard.
Lipsky Jr stands and throws Dillinger's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lipsky Jr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dillinger down.
Lipsky Jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dillinger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipsky Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Dillinger is defending well.
Matthew Lipsky Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lipsky Jr trying to control the position but Dillinger is working away.
Lipsky Jr is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dillinger will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dillinger is trying to improve his position.
Lipsky Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dillinger has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dillinger can't do much from the bottom here.
Dillinger is not content to let Lipsky Jr control the position.
Dillinger is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lipsky Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lipsky Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dillinger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lipsky Jr in side control, throwing shots but Dillinger defends.
Lipsky Jr with the ground and pound but Dillinger regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lipsky Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lipsky Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Lipsky Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dillinger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dillinger has picked Lipsky Jr up - he's going for a ride! Dillinger dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dillinger is looking to advance position but Lipsky Jr won't allow it.
Dillinger trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dillinger is keen to just control but Lipsky Jr is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Lipsky Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lipsky Jr 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Lipsky Jr!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Matthew Lipsky Jr made sure he mentioned Sun-Tzu, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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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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