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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drasko Silajevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd has chosen The Hives - Tick Tick Boom 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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155 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drasko Silajevas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silajevas misses with a looping right.
Silajevas lunges at Lloyd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lloyd's hand.
Lloyd closes the distance and clinches up with Silajevas, looking for a takedown. Lloyd pushes Silajevas against the cage but Silajevas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lloyd moves out of range of the strikes.
Lloyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silajevas misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Silajevas. No joy for Lloyd on that attempt.
Silajevas throws a good cross that connects.
Silajevas works Lloyd's body with a nice hook.
Silajevas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silajevas misses with a hook.
Silajevas misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silajevas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lloyd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silajevas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lloyd scrambles back to his feet.
Lloyd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silajevas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Silajevas.
Lloyd tries to clinch there but Silajevas circles away.
Lloyd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drasko Silajevas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lloyd shoots in but Silajevas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drasko Silajevas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Lloyd.
A big left from Silajevas misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silajevas. Lloyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lloyd shoots in for a takedown but Silajevas shows good takedown defense.
Silajevas swings widly with a right hand
and Lloyd counters with a shoot takedown. Silajevas fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lloyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Silajevas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lloyd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lloyd wants to control from the top but Silajevas keeps moving.
Lloyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silajevas is trying to keep Lloyd in close.
Silajevas being controlled here, momentarily.
Tom Lloyd has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lloyd is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd tries to clinch there but Silajevas circles away.
Silajevas scores with a jab.
Lloyd shoots in looking for a takedown. Silajevas tries to sprawl out of it but Lloyd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silajevas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lloyd looks for a takedown but Silajevas sprawls well.
Silajevas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lloyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silajevas defends it nicely.
Lloyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lloyd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silajevas.
Lloyd rushes Silajevas and presses him up against the cage.
Lloyd throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lloyd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silajevas working aggressively here.
Silajevas is trying to break the clinch but Lloyd is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Drasko Silajevas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silajevas just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lloyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Silajevas moves out of range.
Lloyd slips a straight right by Silajevas.
Silajevas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silajevas scores with a nice head shot.
Silajevas throws a hook to the side of Lloyd's head but Lloyd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silajevas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lloyds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Silajevas.
Lloyd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silajevas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silajevas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silajevas blocks the elbow strike.
Silajevas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silajevas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silajevas misses with a body punch.
Lloyd fails to pull guard.
Lloyd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silajevas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silajevas dodges an elbow strike from Lloyd.
Silajevas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd keeps control of Silajevas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lloyd tries to score a body lock takedown but Silajevas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lloyd tries for a takedown. No joy.
Drasko Silajevas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Lloyd.
Silajevas is trying to break the clinch but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage.
Lloyd stalling in the clinch but Silajevas improves position.
Lloyd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lloyd misses with an elbow over the top.
Silajevas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lloyd tries for a takedown. No joy.
A body shot lands from Silajevas.
Lloyd goes for a takedown attempt but Silajevas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lloyd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lloyd there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lloyd is looking to clinch.
Silajevas misses with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Silajevas scores with a four punch combination!
Tom Lloyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silajevas connects with a body shot.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silajevas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lloyd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silajevas thows a body shot but no joy.
Lloyd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silajevas swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lloyd.
Lloyd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lloyd is breathing heavily.
Silajevas throws a shot to the body.
Lloyd slips a straight right by Silajevas.
Jab from Silajevas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd wants to clinch.
Lloyd slips a straight right by Silajevas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Silajevas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drasko Silajevas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lloyd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silajevas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lloyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Silajevas circles away.
Silajevas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silajevas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silajevas lands with an overhand left.
Lloyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lloyd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silajevas throws a hook but Lloyd blocks it.
Silajevas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silajevas lands the left hand.
Silajevas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lloyd counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Silajevas.
Silajevas blocks an elbow strike.
Silajevas tries to break free but Lloyd pushes him back against the cage.
Silajevas misses with a punch on the inside.
Silajevas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silajevas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lloyd wants a takedown but no success here.
Drasko Silajevas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Lloyd.
A knee to the head by Lloyd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lloyd.
Lloyd jumps into guard, dragging Silajevas to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silajevas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lloyd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silajevas has managed to get both his arms back between Lloyd's legs - danger averted.
Lloyd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lloyd keeping moving, preventing Silajevas from controlling successfully.
Lloyd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lloyd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silajevas defends it easily.
Lloyd is trying to keep Silajevas in close.
Tom Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silajevas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lloyd on the ground.
Silajevas trying to control the position from guard on top but Lloyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silajevas is aware though and is defending well.
Lloyd looking for a guillotine here but Silajevas defends easily.
Lloyd doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lloyd striking off his back but it's not causing Silajevas any problems.
Lloyd doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Lloyd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silajevas 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Drasko Silajevas!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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