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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Gilbert (ranked 5762 p4p, 4395 weight class) and Mass Liss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Evan Gilbert !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mass Liss!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilbert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gilbert doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liss throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Liss misses with a wild body shot.
Liss throws a body punch but Gilbert moves out of range.
Liss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liss now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Liss swats away the attempt to clinch by Gilbert .
Liss cracks a nice hook into Gilbert 's ribs.
Liss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Liss stalling in the clinch.
Gilbert lands an elbow inside that Liss shrugs off.
Liss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gilbert tries to land knees in the clinch but Liss avoids the damage to the body.
Gilbert tries to land a knee to the head but Liss blocks with his arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gilbert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liss pushes off an throws an elbow but Gilbert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liss avoids it.
A body shot lands from Liss.
Liss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gilbert lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liss tries a body shot but Gilbert blocks it.
Gilbert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liss blocks it with crossed arms.
Gilbert keeps control of Liss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liss stalling in the clinch.
Gilbert really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gilbert comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Liss stalling.
Gilbert lands an elbow inside.
Gilbert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gilbert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gilbert lands a nice knee to the body.
Gilbert presses Liss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gilbert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Gilbert .
Liss looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Gilbert .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilbert lands an elbow just above Liss 's eye.
Gilbert works on Liss's body with a couple of short punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Liss has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gilbert landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gilbert lands an elbow inside that Liss shrugs off.
Gilbert working Liss over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Gilbert .
It looks like Mass Liss has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gilbert .
Gilbert lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gilbert scores a nice knee to the body.
Liss takes an elbow to the temple.
Gilbert lands an elbow inside.
Gilbert lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gilbert obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Liss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Liss prevents a body shot from Gilbert .
Gilbert lands a knee to the body.
Gilbert crunches a lovely knee into Liss's ribcage.
Gilbert crunches a lovely knee into Liss's ribcage.
Gilbert lands a good knee to the midsection. Liss won't want to take too many of those.
Gilbert scores a nice knee to the body.
Gilbert with a knee to the head.
Liss is rocked!
Gilbert utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gilbert lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gilbert misses with a body punch.
Gilbert lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Liss is still on wobbly legs! Can Gilbert finish him?
Gilbert works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gilbert lands a damaging elbow.
Gilbert crunches a lovely knee into Liss's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gilbert obliges.
Gilbert lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gilbert scores a nice knee to the body.
Gilbert lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gilbert working Liss over with knees to the body.
Gilbert lands a knee to the body.
Liss seems to have recovered his senses.
Gilbert creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Liss's defenses.
Gilbert landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gilbert lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liss misses with a punch to the body.
Gilbert lands a damaging elbow.
Gilbert lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Gilbert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mass Liss's cut.
That's time! Gilbert 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gilbert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilbert tries to clinch up.
Gilbert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liss misses the shot to the body.
As Liss looks to move away, Gilbert throws a big counter combo but Liss just gets out of the way.
Gilbert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Liss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gilbert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gilbert tries to clinch up but Liss circles away and keeps his distance.
Liss lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilbert gets tackled into the cage by Liss. Liss maintains the clinch.
Liss is trying to push Gilbert away but Gilbert has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gilbert lands an elbow inside that Liss shrugs off.
Liss is breathing heavily.
Gilbert with a knee to the head.
Gilbert unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gilbert lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liss takes an elbow to the temple.
Gilbert lands an elbow inside that Liss shrugs off.
Gilbert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gilbert scores a nice knee to the body.
Liss takes a knee to the side of the body.
Evan Gilbert has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gilbert keeps control of Liss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gilbert comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gilbert landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Gilbert on the inside.
Gilbert unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gilbert lands a body shot.
Liss takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gilbert .
Clinched against the cage, Gilbert lands a big elbow that drops Liss! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Liss is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Gilbert !
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hype
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mgr
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