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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lennie Briscoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Incognito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennie Briscoe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lennie Briscoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Incognito!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briscoe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Briscoe lands in his opponent's guard.
Incognito looking to control.
Briscoe stopping the sweep attempt from Incognito.
Incognito wants to stand but Briscoe is controlling the position.
Briscoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Incognito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Incognito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Incognito keeping moving, preventing Briscoe from controlling successfully.
Incognito wants to stand up but Briscoe is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Incognito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Incognito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Incognito throws a leg kick but Briscoe checks it.
Briscoe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Incognito sprawls well. Incognito wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Briscoe gets slowly back to his feet.
Briscoe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Briscoe shoots in but no luck this time.
Incognito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Briscoe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Incognito napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Incognito struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Incognito tries to bench press Briscoe off him but Briscoe keeps the position.
Briscoe wants to stand but Incognito has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Briscoe preventing the sweep.
Incognito keeping moving, preventing Briscoe from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe preventing the sweep.
Incognito wants to stand but Briscoe is controlling the position.
Briscoe wants to control from the top but Incognito keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Incognito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Incognito wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennie Briscoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briscoe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Incognito throws a right and a left that Briscoe avoids nicely.
Briscoe is looking to clinch.
Briscoe moves into range and clinches up with Incognito.
Incognito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briscoe's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Briscoe.
Briscoe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Incognito misses with a takedown
and Briscoe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Incognito's guard now.
Incognito looking for a sweep. Not yet Incognito, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incognito is trying to keep Briscoe in close.
Incognito is looking to stand up but Briscoe isn't so interested in that idea.
Briscoe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Briscoe trying to control but Incognito is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Briscoe postures up.
Incognito keeping moving, preventing Briscoe from controlling successfully.
Briscoe is stalling in the full guard.
Briscoe wanted to stand there but Incognito had control of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Incognito tries to score with a low kick but Briscoe moves his leg out of the way.
Incognito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Briscoe counters by clinching up.
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.
Briscoe jumps guard but Incognito stands there with Briscoe around his waist. Briscoe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Briscoe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Incognito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Briscoe pulls guard effortlessly.
Incognito trying to control but Briscoe is working from the bottom.
Briscoe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Incognito on the ground.
Briscoe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Incognito throwing strikes but missing.
Briscoe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Briscoe tries to get out of the position.
Incognito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Incognito 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.
Lennie Briscoe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Briscoe moves in looking to clinch but Incognito pushes him off.
Briscoe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Incognito is trying to stand up here but Briscoe is controlling him well.
Incognito wants to get back to full guard.
Briscoe stalling.
Incognito is trying to stand back up but Briscoe is controlling him
Incognito is looking for a sweep. Briscoe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Briscoe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Briscoe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Incognito thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Incognito gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Briscoe stopping the sweep attempt from Incognito.
Briscoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Incognito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Incognito is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Briscoe wants to get back to his feet.
Briscoe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Incognito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Incognito throwing shots but Briscoe is blocking nicely.
Briscoe wants to control but Incognito is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Incognito works his way into side control.
Incognito misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Incognito creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Briscoe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Incognito are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Briscoe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Incognito counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Incognito as Briscoe shoots in.
A punch combination from Incognito misses.
Incognito tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Briscoe is able to avoid easily.
Briscoe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Incognito tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Briscoe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incognito wants to stand and escape but Briscoe is having none of it.
Incognito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Briscoe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Incognito is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Briscoe is aware though and is defending well.
Briscoe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Incognito trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Incognito wants to stand but Briscoe is controlling the position.
Incognito is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Incognito keeping moving, preventing Briscoe from controlling successfully.
Incognito is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Briscoe is controlling him.
Incognito has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Briscoe off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Briscoe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennie Briscoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briscoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Incognito.
Incognito misses with a double jab.
Incognito tries a low kick but Briscoe avoids it.
Briscoe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Incognito counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lennie Briscoe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Incognito fails to land with a series of punches.
Guy Incognito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Incognito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Incognito shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Briscoe defends it nicely.
Incognito throws a front kick aimed at Briscoe's knee but Briscoe avoids it well.
Incognito closes the distance but Briscoe moves to the side
and Briscoe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Incognito keeping moving, preventing Briscoe from controlling successfully.
Incognito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Briscoe won't allow Incognito to get back to his feet.
Incognito trying to strike off his back.
Briscoe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Incognito is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Incognito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Incognito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briscoe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Incognito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Briscoe is out of range and Incognito settles back down.
Briscoe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Incognito circles away.
Briscoe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Incognito is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Briscoe rather than just go for the knockout.
Incognito misses with a hook to the body
and Briscoe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Briscoe trying to pass the guard but Incognito defending well.
Briscoe slows the pace down in half guard.
Incognito wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe trying to control from half guard but Incognito is working away.
Briscoe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Incognito is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Briscoe prevents Incognito from standing back up.
Incognito is looking for a sweep. Briscoe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Briscoe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Incognito with a lazy takedown attempt
and Briscoe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Incognito looking to control.
Briscoe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Incognito is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Briscoe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incognito lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Briscoe!
Briscoe tries to lock up and control but Incognito gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Guy Incognito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Briscoe is in a horrible position here. Incognito smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Incognito sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Incognito postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Briscoe looks a forlorn figure.
Briscoe is in a horrible position here. Incognito smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Incognito.
Briscoe is trying desperately to improve position.
Briscoe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Incognito thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Incognito punching from mount but Briscoe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lennie Briscoe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Briscoe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lennie Briscoe!
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FIGHT
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