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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troy's entrance music is Two Steps From Hell - To Glory . A fine choice. Francis Troy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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 Amsterdam, Francis Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddown!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy throws a lazy uppercut
and Liddown counters with a right hand to the body.
Liddown misses with a straight left.
Liddown looks to land a combination but Troy avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Liddown blocks the low kick.
Troy wants to clinch but Liddown slips to the side
and Liddown counters with a three punch combo that has Troy backing up. Troy nods at Liddown to acknowledge the strikes.
Troy wants to clinch up but Liddown keeps it at a distance.
Liddown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Troy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Liddown's knee momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Troy. Liddown shrugs it off though.
Liddown looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troy lands with a nice body kick.
Troy throws out a loose jab but Liddown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troy tries to clinch there but Liddown circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Troy.
Troy darts in trying to clinch
letting Liddown counter with a right hand.
Troy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troy throws a wild body kick that Liddown sees coming a mile off.
Troy has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy tries to land knees in the clinch but Liddown avoids the damage to the body.
Troy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Liddown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Troy connects with a knee to the head.
Liddown managing to block the knees to the body from Troy.
Liddown managing to block the knees to the body from Troy.
Troy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Troy lands a good knee to the midsection. Liddown won't want to take too many of those.
Troy lands a knee to the head.
Troy tries to land knees in the clinch but Liddown avoids the damage to the body.
Troy lands a good knee to the midsection. Liddown won't want to take too many of those.
Liddown managing to block the knees to the body from Troy.
Troy scores a nice knee to the body.
Troy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liddown tries to circle away but Troy has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Troy missing with knees to the body.
Troy can't get the takedown.
Liddown is trying to break the clinch but Troy has him pressed against the cage.
Troy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Troy trying to land knees to the body.
Troy lands a good knee to the midsection. Liddown won't want to take too many of those.
Troy prevents Liddown from breaking the clinch.
Troy struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddown controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Troy.
Troy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Troy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liddown.
Troy lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Troy obliges.
Troy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Troy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Liddown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Troy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddown avoiding damage as Troy throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy prevents Liddown from breaking the clinch.
Troy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Troy has Liddown pressed against the cage, preventing Liddown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hook to the body lands for Troy.
Troy looking for a takedown.
Liddown avoiding damage as Troy throws knees to the body.
Liddown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Troy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Troy has Liddown pressed against the cage, preventing Liddown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Liddown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Troy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Troy missing with knees to the body.
Troy is working for takedown but Liddown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Troy is trying to drag Liddown to the mat but Liddown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Troy missing with knees to the body.
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.
Liddown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Liddown misses with a looping right.
Liddown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Troy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Troy catches Liddown right on the button with a cross.
Troy misses with a right hand
and Liddown counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Troy.
Troy throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liddown.
Troy thuds his shin into the meat of Liddown's side.
Troy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Troy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Liddown.
Troy throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Liddown avoiding damage as Troy throws knees to the body.
Liddown avoiding damage as Troy throws knees to the body.
Liddown prevents a takedown attempt there.
Liddown managing to block the knees to the body from Troy.
Troy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Liddown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Troy crunches a lovely knee into Liddown's ribcage.
Liddown managing to block the knees to the body from Troy.
Liddown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troy tries a body shot but Liddown blocks it.
Troy landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Troy missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Troy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liddown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troy misses with an uppercut
and Liddown counters with a nice body shot.
A nice combination there by Liddown.
Some wild striking there from Liddown.
Good exchange - Troy coming out on top.
Liddown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Liddown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Troy moves into the clinch.
Troy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Troy tries to land knees in the clinch but Liddown avoids the damage to the body.
Troy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Liddown is trying to force a seperation but Troy has the dominant position.
Troy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liddown is defending well for now.
Troy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liddown.
Liddown wants to break free but Troy has control.
Troy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Liddown pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Troy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Troy eats them both and turns towards Liddown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Liddown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Troy.
Liddown throws a jab but it's blocked by Troy.
Troy moves in looking to clinch but Liddown pushes him off.
Troy throws a lazy right hand but Liddown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liddown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Troy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Troy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Troy misses with a body shot
and Liddown counters with a one-two to the body.
Troy wants to clinch.
Liddown slips a straight right by Troy.
Troy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Liddown throws a one two combo.
Liddown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Francis Troy is winning the standup battle so far.
Troy misses with a head kick.
Troy lands with a nice body kick.
Liddown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddown tries to bum rush Troy with a series of wild strikes but Troy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Francis Troy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troy rushes Liddown and presses him up against the cage.
Troy tries to land knees in the clinch but Liddown avoids the damage to the body.
Troy looking to throw knees to the head but Liddown is blocking nicely.
Liddown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liddown.
Liddown has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Troy.
Liddown breaks from the clinch.
Liddown misses with a two punch combination.
Troy darts in and clinches Liddown up against the cage.
Liddown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but Liddown blocks with his arms.
Liddown avoiding damage as Troy throws knees to the body.
Liddown has had enough of the clinch but Troy keeps him there for the moment.
Liddown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Troy.
Troy darts in trying to clinch
and Liddown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Troy 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!
Troy misses with a body kick.
Liddown throws a jab when Troy was well out of range.
Liddown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Troy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Liddown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Troy - that will leave a mark!
Liddown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Troy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Troy fakes the leg kick and cracks Liddown in the body.
Liddown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Troy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liddown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Troy misses with a kick to the body.
Troy tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Troy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddown misses with the combination.
Liddown keeps the fight on the outside.
Troy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Troy misses the jab.
Liddown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jab by Liddown.
A big right from Liddown misses.
Troy lands with a nice body kick.
Troy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Liddown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy moves into the clinch.
Liddown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Troy trying to land knees to the body.
Liddown is trying to break the clinch but Troy has him pressed against the cage.
Troy lands with a left to the head.
Troy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liddown avoids it.
Liddown managing to block the knees to the body from Troy.
Troy looking to throw knees to the head but Liddown is blocking nicely.
Troy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Liddown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Troy tries to land knees in the clinch but Liddown avoids the damage to the body.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liddown avoiding damage as Troy throws knees to the body.
Troy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddown can do to turn this around?
Liddown breaks from the clinch.
Liddown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Francis Troy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddown lands a head shot.
Troy tries to clinch but Liddown is having none of it.
Liddown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Troy tries to clinch up.
Francis Troy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Troy is looking to clinch but Liddown is avoiding it.
Liddown connects with a crisp jab.
Troy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Troy goes for a takedown attempt but Liddown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Liddown cracks Troy with an open hand slap.
Troy scores with a three punch combo!
Liddown looks to land a combination but Troy avoids it well.
Troy tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Troy.
Troy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Troy tries to clinch there but Liddown circles away.
Troy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Troy lands with a slapping head kick.
Liddown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Troy misses with a hook.
Troy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Troy doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddown circles away.
Liddown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Liddown fails to land with a series of punches.
Troy tries to clinch up.
Troy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chuck Liddown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troy tests Liddown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Troy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Troy 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Troy!
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energy
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hype
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