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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeland Lillard (ranked 1368 p4p, 192 weight class) and Aguta Grizzly (ranked 1677 p4p, 231 weight class). Leeland Lillard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Leeland Lillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aguta Grizzly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Grizzly.
Grizzly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lillard.
Lillard misses with a straight left.
Lillard connects with a crisp jab.
Grizzly misses the shot to the body.
Lillard throws a poor cross that misses
and Grizzly counters with a one-two to the body.
Grizzly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grizzly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grizzly throws a low kick but Lillard avoids it.
Lillard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grizzly slips under a jab.
Grizzly misses with a looping left.
Lillard pushes Grizzly up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grizzly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grizzly scores with a three punch combo!
Grizzly throws a leg kick but Lillard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lillard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grizzly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizzly throws a leg kick
and Lillard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grizzly throws a body shot but no joy.
Lillard thuds his shin into the meat of Grizzly's side.
Sloppy strikes from Grizzly. Those never looked like landing.
Lillard rushes Grizzly and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Grizzly throws a head punch that misses.
Lillard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grizzly looks winded!
Grizzly takes a shot to the head.
Grizzly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lillard has him pressed against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Lillard.
Lillard has Grizzly pressed against the ropes, preventing Grizzly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lillard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grizzly backwards.
Lillard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lillard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lillard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lillard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grizzly backwards.
Grizzly tries to work over Lillard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lillard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lillard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grizzly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lillard lands an elbow that stopped Grizzly in his tracks for a moment.
Grizzly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lillard lands an elbow inside.
Lillard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lillard lands an elbow inside that Grizzly shrugs off.
It looks like Aguta Grizzly has been cut.
Grizzly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lillard obliges.
Lillard digs a right hand underneath Grizzly's ribcage. Grizzly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lillard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grizzly swings wildly with an uppercut but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lillard or not.
Lillard slowing the pace effectively.
Lillard blocks an uppercut.
Lillard digs a right hand into Grizzly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grizzly's gas tank.
Lillard throws an elbow but it misses.
Grizzly tries to work over Lillard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grizzly tries a body shot but Lillard blocks it.
Lillard scores with a shoulder strike.
Grizzly misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard blocking some punches.
Lillard lands a damaging elbow.
Lillard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from Grizzly.
Lillard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lillard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lillard works on Grizzly's body with a couple of short punches.
Grizzly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Grizzly.
Grizzly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lillard sizes up Grizzly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grizzly keeps the fight on the outside.
Grizzly throws a head kick but Lillard moves out of range.
Lillard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lillard. Grizzly shrugs it off though.
Grizzly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lillard lands a nice shot that snaps Grizzly's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lillard.
Grizzly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lillard counters with a left hand that sends Grizzly to the canvas!
Grizzly is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lillard postures up in Grizzly's guard and throws a big left but Grizzly blocks it.
Grizzly is still in real trouble! Can Lillard finish him?
Lillard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lillard trying to control the position from guard on top but Grizzly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lillard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeland Lillard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aguta Grizzly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grizzly misses with a series of wild punches.
Grizzly seems to have recovered his senses.
Grizzly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grizzly throws a head kick that misses.
Lillard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lillard rushes Grizzly and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Grizzly manages to break the clinch.
Grizzly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lillard drops his hands momentarily and Grizzly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grizzly throws a leg kick but Lillard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lillard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grizzly throws a right and a left that Lillard avoids nicely.
Lillard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grizzly manages to circle out of the way.
Grizzly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lillard back to the ropes. Grizzly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lillard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grizzly can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grizzly throws a combination that misses
and Lillard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Lillard does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Grizzly goes down! Can Lillard finish him!?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lillard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lillard trying to control the position from guard on top but Grizzly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Brotherhood MMA (16 ELITE COACHES) inform us that Grizzly has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lillard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lillard stops Grizzly from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lillard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lillard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grizzly keeping moving, preventing Lillard from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grizzly throws a head kick but Lillard moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Grizzly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grizzly looks to land a body kick but Lillard moved away.
Lillard is looking to counter the offense by Grizzly and move into the clinch.
Grizzly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lillard. Lillard obviously looking to wear him down.
Lillard lands a leg kick that knocks Grizzly off balance momentarily.
Aguta Grizzly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lillard - that will leave a mark!
Grizzly is breathing heavily.
Grizzly just misses with a punch to the body.
Grizzly looks to land a right hand but Lillard moved out of range.
Grizzly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard connects with a crisp jab.
Lillard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lillard drops Grizzly with a big left hand and mounts him. Grizzly is in big trouble!
Lillard wants to control the pace but Grizzly is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard misses with a head shot.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lillard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lillard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lillard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Grizzly is squirming around, avoiding Lillard's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lillard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Grizzly really wants to buck Lillard off and get back to his feet.
Lillard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lillard is trying to control here but Grizzly has managed to regain half guard.
Grizzly is trying to stand up here but Lillard is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeland Lillard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aguta Grizzly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grizzly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lillard throws a hook but Grizzly avoids it easily.
Grizzly misses with a right hand
and Lillard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lillard thows a body kick. Grizzly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grizzly gets tackled into the ropes by Lillard. Lillard maintains the clinch.
Grizzly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lillard backwards.
Grizzly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lillard backwards.
Grizzly working hard to break the clinch.
Lillard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grizzly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grizzly swings wildly with an uppercut but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lillard connects with a big uppercut there that sends Grizzly tumbling to the ground! Lillard follows him down into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lillard wants to control from the top but Grizzly keeps moving.
Lillard landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizzly keeping full guard, as Lillard tries to pass.
Lillard throwing strikes but missing.
Grizzly wants to get back to his feet but Lillard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lillard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lillard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grizzly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lillard is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lillard cracks the inside of Grizzly's front leg.
Lillard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grizzly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lillard is out of range and Grizzly settles back down.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Grizzly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good work by Grizzly as he checks the leg kick.
Lillard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grizzly counters with a nice uppercut.
Lillard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lillard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grizzly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grizzly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lillard keeps Grizzly at a distance using the push kick.
Lillard connects with a jab.
A solid body kick from Lillard.
Lillard scores with the left hand. Grizzly knows he should have avoided that one.
Lillard drops Grizzly with a huge uppercut! Grizzly drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lillard is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leeland Lillard!
Leeland Lillard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pit Bull Development for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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