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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lice kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sepultura - Refuse/Resist. Whissell has chosen Rose Of Sharon as his entrance music. 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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146 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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160 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bimbo Lice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whissell slips under a jab.
Lice tries to clinch but Whissell is having none of it.
Lice fails with the takedown.
Whissell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lice counters with a body kick.
Whissell tries for a takedown but Lice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lice slips a jab from Whissell.
Lice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whissell misses with a combination
and Lice makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Whissell really felt that one!
Lice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whissell's sensitive parts.
Whissell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lice on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lice tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lice looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lice has his foot on Whissell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whissell works his way back into a safe position though.
Whissell trying to control but Lice is working from the bottom.
Lice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whissell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whissell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Whissell trying to control but Lice is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Whissell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lice counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whissell uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Whissell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lice moves away.
Lice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whissell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lice won't be happy with that.
Whissell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whissell decides to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whissell scores with a sloppy right hand. Lice should have avoided that one.
Whissell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lice avoids it really well and circles away.
Bimbo Lice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Whissell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice slips under a jab from Whissell.
Lice gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Whissell stopping the sweep attempt from Lice.
Whissell stands up and waves to Lice to follow him.
No luck for Whissell with that takedown attempt.
George Whissell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lice is trying to defend but Whissell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Whissell slips a nice elbow through Lice's hands, connecting with Lice's forehead.
Lice is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whissell throws a strike but Lice avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Whissell drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lice looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lice looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lice!
Lice throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whissell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Whissell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Whissell with a poor takedown
and Lice counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Whissell!
Whissell is trying to escape the mount.
Lice controlling his opponent.
Lice throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Whissell because Lice loaded up on that one.
Lice controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Whissell is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Whissell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Whissell is trying to stand up.
Lice is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Whissell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lice counters with a right hand to the body.
Lice with a poor takedown
and Whissell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whissell.
Whissell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lice's head.
Lice manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bimbo Lice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Whissell.
Lice clinches with his opponent.
Whissell goes for a takedown attempt but Lice pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Whissell loads up on a big right hand but Lice slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice throws a front kick aimed at Whissell's knee but Whissell avoids it well.
Whissell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whissell wants it to stay on the feet.
Lice slips under a jab.
Lice pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whissell is out of range and Lice settles back down.
Whissell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lice is fending him off so far but Whissell persists. Nope, Lice circles away and we're back to standing.
Whissell throws a leg kick
and Lice counters with a low kick, right behind Whissell 's knee.
Lice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whissell defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Whissell throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Whissell throws a leg kick
and Lice counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Whissell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lice leaves Whissell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lice closes the distance looking to clinch
and Whissell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lice staying out of range there.
Lice misses with a takedown
and Whissell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Whissell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Lice dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whissell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lice prevents Whissell from breaking the clinch.
Lice fails to pull guard.
Lice tries to score a body lock takedown but Whissell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Whissell breaks the clinch.
Lice throws a lazy head kick
and Whissell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lice!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whissell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Whissell working for a submission but Lice is keeping him at bay.
Whissell goes for an armbar but Lice turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Whissell wants to control but Lice passes easily into half guard.
Whissell flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Whissell is trying to get back to full guard.
Lice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whissell keeps working.
Lice is looking to advance position but Whissell won't allow it.
Lice is looking to take a break and control but Whissell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Lice is thwarting Whissell's attempts to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lice misses with a takedown attempt
and Whissell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bimbo Lice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whissell trying to control the position from guard on top but Lice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whissell wanted to stand there but Lice had control of the position.
Whissell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lice is pulling down on Whissell's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whissell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whissell prevents Lice from getting back to his feet.
Lice is looking for a triangle here but Whissell uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Whissell wants to control but Lice is keeping him busy.
Lice takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Whissell wants to take a breather but Lice manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Whissell.
Whissell throwing strikes but missing.
That's four 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.
Whissell stands and steps away. Lice gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lice with a poor takedown
and Whissell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lice!
Lice avoids a series of strikes thrown by Whissell.
Whissell unloading with bombs!
Whissell tries to control but Lice wriggling away.
Lice tries to lock up and control but Whissell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lice is desperately trying to improve his position but Whissell has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Whissell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whissell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Whissell!
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hype
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