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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Litoris (ranked 6530 p4p, 3076 weight class) and Silver Bullion (ranked 646 p4p, 409 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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188 cm 20 201 0 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm 27 206 4 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt Dangerous knees Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Solid chin |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Litoris! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Silver Bullion! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Litoris throws a body shot but no joy. Litoris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at My gym in the buildup to the fight. Good shot there by Litoris.
It looks like Silver Bullion has been cut. Bullion lands a nice shot to the body.
Litoris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bullion let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Bullion swings widly with a right hand
and Litoris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Litoris cracks Bullion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Litoris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Mike Litoris has been cut. Bullion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Litoris sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bullion is looking to clinch but Litoris is avoiding it.
Bullion lands a glancing blow to the side of Litoris's head. Bullion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A little jabbing left from Bullion on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Litoris throws a lazy right hand but Bullion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Litoris connects with a jab. Bullion is looking to clinch. Litoris swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullion. Litoris misses with a body shot.
Bullion looks like he wants to counter punch here. Bullion takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Litoris throws a body shot but no joy. Litoris looks to score with a jab to the body but Bullion is just out of range. Litoris throws a jab but it's blocked by Bullion. Litoris lands with an uppercut that bounces Bullion off the cage and back into range. Bullion wants to clinch up but Litoris keeps it at a distance. Bullion takes a shot right to the bread basket. Litoris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bullion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bullion doesn't manage to clinch there - Litoris circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Litoris misses its target. Bullion wants to clinch. Bullion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Litoris misses with a body shot.
Bullion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Litoris circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Litoris scores with a body shot.
Litoris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Litoris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bullion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Litoris.
This has been an exciting period of action! Bullion wants to clinch up but Litoris keeps it at a distance. Litoris lands the left hand. Bullion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Litoris paws at him with a jab and circles away. Litoris keeps the fight on the outside. Litoris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Litoris throws a body punch but Bullion moves out of range. Litoris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bullion sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bullion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Litoris swats him away and circles back towards the center. Litoris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bullion tries to clinch but Litoris moves out of range. Bullion takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bullion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Litoris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Litoris throws a big shot that misses. Bullion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Bullion looks to score with a jab to the body but Litoris is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Litoris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Litoris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Litoris keeps the fight on the outside. Litoris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullion moves away from the strike by Litoris. Bullion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Litoris swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bullion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Litoris. Litoris jabbing away but nothing is landing. Bullion now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Litoris throws a body punch but Bullion moves out of range. Bullion tries to counter by closing the distance. Litoris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Litoris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bullion moves into the clinch. Bullion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Litoris's elbow. Litoris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bullion struggles to land a body shot inside as Litoris controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Litoris's face as he tries to break the clinch. Litoris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bullion walks into a stiff left hand from Litoris. Bullion's corner calls for a 1-2. Bullion obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bullion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Litoris lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Litoris moves away from the strike by Bullion. Litoris scores with a jab to the jaw.
That has opened up Silver Bullion's cut even more. Bullion takes a body punch but keeps moving. Bullion looks winded! Bullion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Litoris. Nice jab there from Litoris. Bullion slips under a jab from Litoris. Bullion steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Litoris. Bullion wants to clinch. Litoris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bullion's hands. Bullion misses with a body punch
and Litoris counters with a lovely straight right hand! Litoris scores with a decent looking hook. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Litoris throws a monster overhand right that drops Bullion! Litoris follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Litoris! An out of breath Mike Litoris thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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