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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Belgian Maniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Liriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Belgian Maniac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Liriano!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniac scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Maniac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Liriano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maniac is working away from the top position though.
Maniac passes to full mount!
Liriano is looking to get to half guard.
Liriano is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Maniac throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Liriano is bucking up trying to escape but Maniac cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maniac throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Liriano because Maniac loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maniac trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac looking to finish with strikes here!
Maniac unloading with bombs!
Maniac throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Maniac throws some wild stikes that Liriano manages to avoid easily.
Maniac 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.
Liriano is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Maniac lands a nice shot to the head.
Maniac jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Liriano is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Liriano and Maniac has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Liriano dodges the ground and pound from Maniac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liriano is not content to let Maniac control the position.
Liriano can't do much from the bottom here.
Liriano tries to escape but Maniac is in control.
Maniac creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Liriano sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Maniac tries to advance to mount but Liriano denies him.
Liriano regains half guard, as Maniac was trying to land strikes.
Maniac sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liriano defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maniac scores with a takedown into Liriano's guard.
Liriano keeping moving, preventing Maniac from controlling successfully.
Liriano looking to control.
Maniac wants to control from the top but Liriano keeps moving.
Maniac throwing strikes but missing.
Maniac missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maniac trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniac prevents Liriano from getting back to his feet.
Maniac looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liriano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Belgian Maniac has been cut.
Liriano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maniac shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liriano pinned against the cage. Liriano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maniac closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Liriano to the mat! Liriano manages to get full guard.
Maniac is breathing heavily.
Liriano is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Maniac trying to control but Liriano is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Belgian Maniac dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Belgian Maniac's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Liriano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maniac is out of range.
Liriano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liriano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maniac drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maniac is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Liriano will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Maniac is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Liriano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Liriano wants to control but Maniac postures up.
Liriano is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liriano wants to control but Maniac postures up.
Maniac trying to control the position but Liriano is working away.
Maniac advances nicely into full mount.
Liriano tries to hold on but Maniac postures up.
Liriano wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maniac.
Liriano holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Maniac tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Liriano is looking to get to half guard.
Liriano tries to hold on but Maniac pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Liriano wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maniac.
Maniac content just to control the position here.
Liriano tries to hold on but Maniac postures up.
Maniac fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maniac trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maniac is working for a guillotine from mount but Liriano frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniac prevents Liriano from getting the reversal.
Maniac throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Maniac misses with a head shot.
Maniac lands with some strikes.
Maniac moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Liriano has worked his arm free - good work by Liriano!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
You can see the frustration on Liriano's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Maniac fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Liriano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maniac wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maniac wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Liriano, who protects the arm well.
Maniac throwing strikes but Liriano manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Liriano wants to stand but Maniac has his arm trapped.
Liriano working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liriano working the body and head with strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liriano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Maniac has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maniac and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Belgian Maniac dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Belgian Maniac's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Liriano misses with a few strikes there.
Maniac shoots in and drives through. Liriano sprawls well.
Liriano misses with a few strikes there.
Maniac closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Liriano to the mat! Liriano manages to get full guard.
Liriano is trying to control the position but Maniac postures up.
Maniac pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liriano is keeping the position for now.
Liriano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maniac trying to control but Liriano is working from the bottom.
Liriano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maniac looking to pass the guard.
Maniacis looking to pass into half guard but Liriano pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Liriano is in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac is trying to keep Liriano in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Liriano throws and low kick but Maniac moves out of range easily.
Maniac keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Liriano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liriano misses with a series of wild punches.
Maniac keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maniac scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Liriano's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maniac thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Liriano is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maniac's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniac wants to take a breather but Liriano is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liriano is trying to maintain the position but Maniac is very close to passing his half guard.
Maniac throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maniac working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Liriano's thigh. Liriano counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Liriano trying to keep a closed guard but Maniac is proving a slippery customer.
Maniac looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liriano keeping full guard, as Maniac tries to pass.
Liriano wants to stand but Maniac is controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Liriano throws a low kick but Maniac avoids it.
Maniac gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Liriano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maniac jumps guard but Liriano stands there with Maniac around his waist. Maniac gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Liriano can't break the clinch.
Liriano can't break the clinch.
Maniac successfully pulls guard.
Liriano wants to control from the top but Maniac keeps moving.
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.
Maniac doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Liriano stopping the sweep attempt from Maniac.
Maniac keeping moving, preventing Liriano from controlling successfully.
Nelson Liriano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maniac has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Liriano is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Maniac.
Liriano scores with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maniac is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Belgian Maniac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maniac, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Belgian Maniac!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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