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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeland Lillard (ranked 1826 p4p, 241 weight class) and Alejandro Scott (ranked 2311 p4p, 294 weight class). Scott is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alejandro - Lady Gaga. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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217 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
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191 cm
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212 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leeland Lillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alejandro Scott!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lillard clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lillard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scott shoots in but no luck this time.
Lillard takes the fight into the clinch.
Scott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lillard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Scott is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Lillard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leeland Lillard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard is trying to maintain a safe position but Scott gets an underhook and turns Lillard into the ropes.
Lillard stalling the fight.
Lillard has Scott pushed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard is looking to control Scott's arms but Scott gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lillard has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leeland Lillard.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Lillard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scott darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lillard gets a clinch.
Lillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
A nice left hand lands by Lillard.
Lillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lillard wants to stall.
Lillard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lillard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scott up against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard is trying to maintain a safe position but Scott gets an underhook and turns Lillard into the ropes.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
Lillard lands a shot to the body.
Lillard stalling against the ropes.
Lillard misses with a punch on the inside.
Scott tries for a takedown but Lillard manages to get underhooks.
Lillard misses with the head strike.
Scott is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lillard is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lillard avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeland Lillard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Lillard counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lillard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scott somewhat.
Lillard takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lillard taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leeland Lillard.
Lillard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lillard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Scott connects with a jab.
Lillard just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard ducks right into an uppercut from Scott.
Lillard throws a push kick but Scott slaps the foot to one side.
Lillard instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lillard is trying to maintain a safe position but Scott gets an underhook and turns Lillard into the ropes.
Leeland Lillard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lillard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scott is keeping busy.
Lillard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard taking a breather.
Scott is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Scott blocking some punches.
Scott tries to score a body lock takedown but Lillard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leeland Lillard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Scott.
Lillard scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard is stalling here.
Lillard slowing the pace effectively.
Lillard gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leeland Lillard.
Lillard tries to move into range but Scott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Scott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lillard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Scott throws a head kick but Lillard moves out of range.
Lillard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lillard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Lillard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lillard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Lillard to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lillard misses with a body punch.
Lillard working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leeland Lillard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lillard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lillard rushes Scott and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lillard scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Lillard looking to slow down the pace here.
Lillard lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Lillard to work.
Lillard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard wants to stall.
Maybe Lillard would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leeland Lillard.
Lillard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alejandro Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lillard rushes Scott and presses him up against the ropes.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Lillard is trying to stall.
Lillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Lillard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lillard blocking some punches.
Lillard wants to stall.
Lillard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lillard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lillard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leeland Lillard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a body punch.
Scott tries a body shot but Lillard blocks it.
Lillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Lillard prevents a body shot from Scott.
A short right from Scott.
Lillard blocks a body shot from Scott.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lillard takes a shot to the head.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Lillard.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lillard stalling in the clinch but Scott improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leeland Lillard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lillard, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Leeland Lillard!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Leeland Lillard!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Leeland Lillard!
Leeland Lillard wins by unanimous decision!
Leeland Lillard decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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