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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mornington Crescent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tota Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddel has chosen Ektomorf - Show your fist as his entrance music. 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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183 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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192 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mornington Crescent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tota Liddel!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel throws a nice head kick!
Liddel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crescent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crescent shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liddel as he avoids it easily.
Crescent takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liddel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crescent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel throws a right hand that misses
and Crescent counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crescent tries for a kimura but Liddel is defending well.
Crescent lands a nice forearm strike.
Liddel stops Crescent from passing to mount.
Liddel is not content to let Crescent control the position.
Liddel is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Crescent.
Crescent trying to control the action but Liddel is working from the bottom.
Crescent is really struggling to control Liddel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Liddel dodges the ground and pound from Crescent.
Liddel looking for a sweep but Crescent has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crescent sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Crescent breaks from Liddel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Liddel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crescent throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Crescent thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Liddel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Crescent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddel blocking the ground and pound.
Crescent misses with a head shot.
Liddel sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crescent thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Liddel to regain full guard.
Crescent postures up in Liddel's guard and throws a big left but Liddel blocks it.
Crescent wants to control from the top but Liddel keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mornington Crescent dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crescent jabs Liddel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crescent takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crescent closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel prevents Crescent from moving into mount.
Who's going to make the next move?
Liddel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Liddel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crescent.
Liddel is looking for a sweep.
Crescent working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crescent with the ground and pound but Liddel regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crescent is looking to advance position but Liddel won't allow it.
Crescent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crescent trying to control from half guard but Liddel is working away.
Crescent 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.
Crescent missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crescent wants to pass to mount but Liddel is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Liddel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Crescent advances to half guard.
Crescent thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Liddel trying to control from the bottom.
Crescent lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crescent works his foot free and advances to mount.
Crescent looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel blocking the ground and pound.
Crescent with the ground and pound from mount.
Liddel tries to lock up and control but Crescent gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Liddel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Crescent unloads with some shots from mount but Liddel bucks and avoids them well.
Crescent throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Liddel because Crescent loaded up on that one.
Liddel is in a horrible position here. Crescent smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mornington Crescent dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crescent gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liddel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crescent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Crescent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Crescent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liddel takes a swing at Crescent's ribcage but misses.
Crescent just misses with a punch to the body.
Crescent fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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.
Crescent avoids the body shot from Liddel.
Liddel throws a lazy body kick
and Crescent counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crescent is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Liddel sees it coming and defends easily.
Crescent throwing shots but Liddel is blocking nicely.
Crescent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Liddel tries to roll over but Crescent keeps him under control.
Liddel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crescent sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liddel defending well though.
Crescent missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liddel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Liddel wants to control but Crescent is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Liddel is pressing down on Crescent's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Crescent stands up over Liddel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Liddel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crescent postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Liddel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Crescent, into his guard.
Crescent looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mornington Crescent clearly takes that round.
That's time! Crescent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crescent lands a nice looking body shot.
Crescent lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crescent fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crescent moves into the clinch successfully.
Liddel has had enough of the clinch but Crescent keeps him there for the moment.
Liddel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crescent or not.
Liddel misses with a punch to the body.
Liddel is working Crescent over against the cage.
A short right from Liddel on the inside.
Liddel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Liddel.
Liddel pushes Crescent back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Liddel breaks the clinch.
Liddel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crescent's sensitive parts.
Crescent shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liddel defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Crescent 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Liddel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crescent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mornington Crescent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crescent scores with a hook to the body. Liddel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crescent fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tota Liddel dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Crescent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liddel. Liddel obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crescent misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel misses with a leg kick
and Crescent counters with a right hand to the body.
Liddel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crescent counters with a nice low kick that buckles Liddel's knee momentarily.
Liddel misses with a low kick.
Crescent lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Liddel at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel lands the left hand.
Liddel throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Crescent to counter with a crisp jab.
Liddel throws a lazy body kick
and Crescent counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crescent.
Tota Liddel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel is pulling down on Crescent's head to control his posture.
Crescent thows a big elbow that misses.
Crescent throws and elbow that misses. Liddel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crescent's guard. Nice move by Liddel!
Crescent throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Crescent looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crescent has his foot on Liddel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Liddel works his way back into a safe position though.
Crescent is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Liddel is aware though and is defending well.
Liddel looking to sit in guard and control but Crescent gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Liddel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crescent is one step ahead there.
Crescent throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mornington Crescent showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crescent has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mornington Crescent!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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