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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Finan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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179 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Lennox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Finan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennox throws a shot to the body.
Larry Lennox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Finan lands in his opponent's guard.
Lennox wants to sweep but no luck.
Lennox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finan trying to control but Lennox is working from the bottom.
Finan has gone for a leg lock! Lennox slips out almost immediately though and dives into Finan's guard.
Finan wants to sweep here but Lennox controlling him for the moment.
Lennox wants to pass the guard but Finan is keeping the position.
Finan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lennox defends well.
Finan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lennox in particular looking to stall.
Lennox moves into full mount! Finan won't be happy about that!
Finan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lennox lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lennox dominating with strikes here.
Lennox lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Finan hang on?
Lennox lands a big elbow.
Lennox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Finan wants to hold on but Lennox pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox controlling the pace for now.
Finan tries to hold on but Lennox postures up.
Finan tries to reverse the position but Lennox maintains control.
Lennox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lennox looking to control and managing it successfully.
Finan tries to reverse the position but Lennox maintains control.
Lennox controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finan tries to hold on but Lennox pushes him away.
Finan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lennox controlling his opponent.
Lennox avoids the attempt from Finan to control.
Lennox controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lennox can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finan is looking to escape.
Finan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Finan tries to hold on but Lennox postures up.
Lennox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lennox can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finan is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Larry Lennox just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Finan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lennox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Lennox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Finan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lennox swats away the attempt to clinch by Finan.
Finan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lennox circles away.
Finan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lennox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finan moves into the clinch successfully.
Lennox can't break the clinch.
Finan tries to score a body lock takedown but Lennox shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lennox is pressed up against the cage. Finan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lennox down to the mat. Lennox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Larry Lennox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Finan.
Lennox pushes Finan up against the cage in a clinch.
Finan breaks the clinch.
Finan fails with the takedown.
Tyrone Finan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lennox throws a hook but Finan avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Lennox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lennox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finan misses with a hook. Lennox ducked under it nicely.
Lennox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finan was well out of range. Poor timing from Lennox.
Lennox misses with a few strikes there.
Finan throws a solid leg kick but Lennox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Finan.
Finan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Finan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox is not content to let Finan control the position.
Lennox moves into full guard.
Finan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lennox is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lennox has escaped and now he's on top!
Finan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lennox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lennox sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Finan's guard.
Lennox is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finan wants to control but Lennox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Finan trying to get back to full guard but Lennox takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lennox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Finan wants to hold on but Lennox pushes him away.
Lennox connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lennox controlling the pace for now.
Lennox trying to control but Finan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox avoids the attempt from Finan to control.
Finan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lennox has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Finan's face.
Finan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Finan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lennox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Finan is squirming around, avoiding Lennox's attempts to control the action.
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.
Finan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lennox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Finan tries to reverse the position but Lennox maintains control.
Lennox working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Finan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Finan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lennox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Lennox dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Finan shoots in and bounces Lennox off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Finan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lennox looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lennox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Finan manages to get himself to full guard.
Larry Lennox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lennox trying to control but Finan is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Larry Lennox.
Finan fails with the takedown.
Finan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lennox is on top in guard.
Finan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lennox controls the pace.
Lennox is pushing down on Finan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Finan is fighting to maintain full guard but Lennox has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lennox is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Finan is not content to let Lennox control the position.
Tyrone Finan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finan looking for submissions off his back.
Finan wants to improve his position but Lennox is controlling well.
Well, if Lennox is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Finan is looking to improve his position.
Lennox tries to pass to full mount but Finan defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Finan shoots in and drives through. Lennox sprawls well.
Finan shoots for a double leg takedown but Lennox sprawls well. He's pushed Finan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Larry Lennox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Finan.
Lennox scores a takedown into full mount!
Lennox lands a big shot there that rocks Finan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lennox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Finan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox controlling the pace for now.
Lennox wants to control the pace but Finan is squirming around nicely.
Larry Lennox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finan working to try and regain half guard.
Lennox controlling from mount.
Finan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lennox. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Lennox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lennox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Lennox!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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