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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lennie Briscoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Maryozep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
3 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zeus Maryozep!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maryozep tries to clinch up but Briscoe circles away and keeps his distance.
Maryozep looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Maryozep rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Briscoe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Briscoe moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Briscoe - that landed with a thud.
Stalling in the clinch from Briscoe.
Maryozep tries to break free but Briscoe pushes him back against the cage.
Briscoe lands a body punch.
Briscoe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Briscoe breaks from the clinch.
Briscoe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maryozep defends it nicely.
Maryozep circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maryozep counters with a one-two to the body.
Briscoe throws a shot from downtown. Maryozep moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maryozep keeps the fight on the outside.
Briscoe doesn't manage to clinch there - Maryozep circles away.
Briscoe rushes Maryozep and presses him up against the cage.
Briscoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Maryozep misses.
Briscoe shoots for a takedown but Maryozep saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Briscoe works over Maryozep's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Zeus Maryozep has been cut.
Briscoe moves in looking to clinch but Maryozep pushes him off.
Briscoe tries to clinch there but Maryozep circles away.
Briscoe tries to clinch but Maryozep is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maryozep keeps the fight on the outside.
Briscoe moves into the clinch.
Briscoe lands a hook that snaps the head of Maryozep backwards.
Briscoe lands with a light punch inside.
Briscoe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Briscoe jumps into guard, dragging Maryozep to the mat.
Briscoe seems keen to control Maryozep's posture.
Maryozep stopping the sweep attempt from Briscoe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe has Maryozep pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Briscoe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Briscoe closes the distance and clinches.
Briscoe drags the fight down to the ground.
Briscoe pulls Maryozep in close to his closed guard and prevents Maryozep from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe wants to sweep here but Maryozep controlling him for the moment.
Briscoe pulls Maryozep in to control the position.
Maryozep won't allow Briscoe to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lennie Briscoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Maryozep's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Briscoe is looking to clinch but Maryozep is avoiding it.
Briscoe clinches.
Briscoe is working Maryozep over against the cage.
Briscoe drags the fight down to the ground.
Briscoe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maryozep on the ground.
Briscoe has Maryozep pulled in close to control his posture.
Maryozep is breathing heavily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Lennie Briscoe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Maryozep avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maryozep avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Briscoe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Briscoe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Briscoe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Briscoe trying to control from half guard but Maryozep is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Briscoe lands a nice short elbow.
Maryozep is refusing to be controlled, as Briscoe sits in half guard.
Maryozep looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briscoe is working for a kimura but Maryozep is defending it quite comfortably.
Briscoe moves nicely into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maryozep can do anything to dispel that myth.
Briscoe staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Maryozep is avoiding damage well.
Maryozep being controlled for a moment.
That's four 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lennie Briscoe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Briscoe doesn't manage to clinch there - Maryozep circles away.
Maryozep gets caught flat footed, as Briscoe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Briscoe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Briscoe is pushing down on Maryozep's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maryozep is fighting to maintain full guard but Briscoe has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Briscoe wants to get back to his feet.
Briscoe works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lennie Briscoe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Maryozep's cut.
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!
Briscoe moves into the clinch successfully.
Maryozep is fighting off a takedown attempt but Briscoe is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Maryozep to the mat. Maryozep regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briscoe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Briscoe looking to pass the guard.
Maryozep keeping moving, preventing Briscoe from controlling successfully.
Briscoe is looking to stand up but Maryozep won't let him.
Maryozep takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briscoe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lennie Briscoe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Briscoe tries for a takedown but Maryozep sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Briscoe has Maryozep up against the cage in a clinch.
Briscoe effectively controlling the action here.
Briscoe jumps guard.
Briscoe has Maryozep pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Maryozep stopping the sweep attempt from Briscoe.
Briscoe is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Briscoe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maryozep avoids it really well and circles away.
Maryozep checks a leg kick.
Briscoe misses with a takedown attempt - Maryozep sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennie Briscoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briscoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Briscoe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maryozep sprawls well. Maryozep wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Briscoe gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Briscoe looks to land a body kick but Maryozep moved away.
Briscoe tries to close the distance and clinch but Maryozep swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Briscoe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Briscoe fails with a takedown attempt.
Briscoe doesn't manage to clinch there - Maryozep circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lennie Briscoe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Briscoe 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lennie Briscoe!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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