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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Selleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes to the cage accompanied by Mocking Bird. Selleck is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hell's Bells. Lloyd Christmas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 cm
25
189 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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175 cm
28
191 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lloyd Christmas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Selleck! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Christmas misses with a straight left. Christmas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Selleck swivels and escapes. Selleck misses with the combination.
Christmas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christmas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Selleck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christmas, pushing him back against the cage. Christmas throws a punch but it's blocked by Selleck. A bit of stalling here from Selleck.
Selleck has a couple of punches blocked by Christmas.
Christmas scores with a nice hook to the head. Christmas swings wildly with an uppercut but Selleck uses good head movement to avoid it. Christmas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Selleck fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Selleck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christmas. A combination from Selleck does no damage. Selleck throws a lazy uppercut
and Christmas counters with a two punch combo. Selleck lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Selleck misses with an uppercut. Selleck just misses with a punch to the body.
Christmas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Selleck counter with a right hand. Selleck tries to clinch but Christmas moves out of range. Christmas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christmas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Christmas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Christmas content just to control the position here. Christmas with shots to the head and body - Selleck looks very uncomfortable down there. Selleck wants to hold on but Christmas pushes him away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Christmas content just to control the position here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Selleck is wriggling around trying to escape.
Selleck wants to hold on but Christmas pushes him away. Selleck is in all sorts of trouble here.
Christmas dominating with strikes here. Selleck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Christmas controlling the pace for now. Selleck wants to hold on but Christmas pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Christmas controlling the pace for now. Christmas trying to control but he's not successful this time. Christmas with the ground and pound from mount. Christmas controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Selleck wants to control but Christmas is having none of it. Christmas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Selleck is looking to escape. Selleck is looking to get to half guard. Christmas throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Christmas trying to control but he's not successful this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Christmas dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Selleck throws a hook but Christmas avoids it easily. Selleck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Christmas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Selleck looks to score with a jab to the body but Christmas is just out of range. Christmas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Selleck. Decent striking displayed by Selleck there. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Selleck in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Selleck moves into range and connects with a jab. Selleck tries to clinch but Christmas moves out of range. Selleck misses with a looping left. A lazy left from Selleck finds it's target. Christmas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Selleck thuds a left hand into Christmas's body. Christmas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Selleck.
Selleck tries to clinch but Christmas is having none of it. Selleck clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Selleck lands a body shot. A head punch on the inside from Christmas fails to land. A head punch blocked on the inside by Christmas. A quick uppercut on the inside from Selleck. A shot in the inside from Selleck. Christmas wants to break free but Selleck has control.
Christmas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Selleck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Selleck stalling in the clinch.
Selleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Christmas uses good head movement to avoid it. Selleck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Christmas or not. Selleck slows down the pace here.
Selleck lands a nice uppercut. Selleck lands a body shot in the clinch.
Selleck misses with some punches.
Christmas manages to break the clinch.
Christmas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christmas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dom Selleck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Selleck digs a good body shot into Christmas's ribs. Nice uppercut lands for Selleck. That snapped Christmas's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Selleck misses the target. Christmas throws an off balance right hand
and Selleck counters with a stiff right hand. Selleck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Selleck misses with a hook. Christmas ducked under it nicely. Christmas throws a jab but it's blocked by Selleck. Christmas takes a body punch but keeps moving. Christmas slips a straight right by Selleck. Selleck lands with a nice body punch. Selleck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christmas.
Selleck misses with a few strikes there.
Selleck moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Selleck jabs Christmas to the body, keeping him at a distance. Christmas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Selleck cracks Christmas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Christmas slips a jab from Selleck. Selleck misses with an uppercut. Christmas saw that one coming. A jab from Selleck does it's job there. Selleck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Selleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away. Selleck feints a jab promting Christmas to slip. Selleck then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Christmas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Christmas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Selleck. Selleck tries to bum rush Christmas with a series of wild strikes but Christmas uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Selleck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Dom Selleck seems to be getting the better of the standup. Christmas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Selleck. Selleck throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Selleck uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. A big right from Selleck misses. Selleck connects with a nice looking jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Christmas. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Christmas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Selleck's head backwards. Christmas scores with a sloppy right hand. Selleck should have avoided that one. Selleck throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Selleck throws an off balance right hand
and Christmas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Selleck is rocked! Selleck tries to close the distance and clinch but Christmas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Selleck is still on wobbly legs! Can Christmas finish him? Selleck throws a poor cross that misses
and Christmas rattles Selleck with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Selleck tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Christmas dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Selleck stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lloyd Christmas!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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