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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Liriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmons comes to the cage accompanied by Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 2011 Remix. 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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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jayson Timmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nelson Liriano!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liriano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liriano misses with a left hand
and Timmons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liriano swings widly with a right hand
and Timmons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Timmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Liriano misses with a left hand
and Timmons makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Liriano really felt that one!
Liriano misses with a body shot.
Liriano misses with an uppercut
and Timmons counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Nelson Liriano has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timmons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Timmons throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liriano's head.
Liriano looks gassed!
Liriano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liriano misses with a lunging right hand
and Timmons counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Timmons is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Timmons wants to control from the top but Liriano keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jayson Timmons.
Liriano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the body from Liriano misses
and Timmons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liriano misses with a hook
and Timmons counters by clinching up.
Timmons is trying to maintain a safe position but Liriano gets an underhook and turns Timmons into the cage.
Timmons pressing his opponent against the cage.
Liriano lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liriano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Timmons backwards.
Timmons lands a nice uppercut.
Timmons can't get the takedown.
Timmons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liriano is defending well for now.
Timmons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Timmons lands a body punch in the clinch.
Liriano misses with a punch to the body.
Timmons trying to stall but Liriano improves his position.
Liriano tries to work over Timmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Timmons.
Timmons has Liriano pressed against the cage.
Liriano is working Timmons over against the cage.
Timmons works on Liriano's body with a couple of short punches.
Liriano is trying to break the clinch but Timmons is controlling him.
Timmons breaks the clinch.
Timmons wants to clinch up but Liriano keeps it at a distance.
Liriano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Timmons.
Liriano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Timmons circles away quickly and effectively.
Timmons is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liriano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Timmons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liriano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Timmons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Timmons throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Timmons moves into range and clinches up with Liriano.
Liriano is trying to force a seperation but Timmons has the dominant position.
Timmons breaks from the clinch.
Timmons tries to clinch up but Liriano circles away and keeps his distance.
Liriano misses with a right hand
and Timmons makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Timmons stalks Liriano and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Liriano's face. Liriano staggers backwards, shaken.
Timmons scores with a takedown into Liriano's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timmons passes Liriano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Timmons tries to pass the half guard into mount. Liriano knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Timmons thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Timmons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Timmons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timmons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liriano's head.
Timmons seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Liriano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayson Timmons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Liriano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Liriano misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Timmons counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liriano throws an off balance right hand
and Timmons counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Timmons.
Liriano tries to throw a body punch but Timmons avoids it by throwing Liriano back against the cage.
Liriano tries to circle away but Timmons has him pinned against the cage.
Timmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liriano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Timmons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Timmons jabs at Liriano's body.
Timmons lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Timmons.
Jayson Timmons is winning the standup battle so far.
Timmons throws a nice looking combination but Liriano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Timmons cracks a nice hook into Liriano's ribs.
Liriano is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timmons closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Timmons lands in his opponent's guard.
Timmons trying to control but Liriano is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liriano trying to control the position.
Timmons throws a strike but Liriano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Timmons wants to sweep here but Liriano controlling him for the moment.
That's two 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.
Timmons working for a triangle but Liriano defends it easily.
Timmons being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nelson Liriano hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Timmons jabs at Liriano's body.
Liriano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Liriano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Timmons counters with a shoot takedown. Liriano fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Liriano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Timmons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Timmons throwing strikes from guard but Liriano blocks nicely.
Liriano is trying to control the position but Timmons postures up.
Timmons wants to pass the guard but Liriano is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayson Timmons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Liriano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Liriano misses with a right hand
enabling Timmons to counter with a crisp jab.
Liriano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Timmons scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liriano takes one to the side of the head.
Liriano misses the body punch
and Timmons counters by clinching up.
Timmons manages to break the clinch.
Liriano throws a poor cross that misses
and Timmons counters with a single leg into guard. Liriano didn't expect that.
Timmons 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timmons looking to sit in guard and control but Liriano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timmons has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Liriano defends well.
Liriano wants to pass the guard but Timmons is keeping the position.
Liriano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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 wants to control from the top but Timmons keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nelson Liriano hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Liriano swings widly with a right hand
and Timmons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liriano misses with a right hand
and Timmons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nelson Liriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liriano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Timmons counters with a shoot takedown. Liriano fights it but they end up in guard.
Timmons working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Liriano's head.
Jayson Timmons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liriano keeping moving, preventing Timmons from controlling successfully.
Timmons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Timmons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson Liriano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timmons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liriano is keeping the position for now.
Timmons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liriano can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons trying to control but Liriano is working from the bottom.
Timmons is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jayson Timmons has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Liriano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Timmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Timmons is looking to wear down Liriano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Liriano throws a right hand that misses
and Timmons counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liriano tries to sprawl but Timmons drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayson Timmons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Timmons 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayson Timmons!
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