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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Lightfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Bieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bieber is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Baby. Richard Lightfoot had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Lightfoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Bieber!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightfoot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bieber throws a body punch but Lightfoot moves out of range.
Lightfoot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lightfoot stuffs the takedown attempt from Bieber. Bieber gets slowly back to his feet.
Lightfoot throws a sloppy head kick and Bieber moves out of range easily.
Lightfoot is looking to chop away at Bieber's legs.
Justin Bieber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bieber swings for the body but Lightfoot moves out of range.
Bieber lands with a nice body punch.
Lightfoot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bieber.
Bieber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bieber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightfoot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bieber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bieber throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lightfoot is looking to slow Bieber down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bieber.
Bieber misses with a body shot.
Bieber shoots in looking for a takedown but Lightfoot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bieber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lightfoot connects with a solid leg kick.
Bieber with a hook.
Bieber lands a jab-cross combination.
Lightfoot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lightfoot wants to clinch up but Bieber keeps it at a distance.
Lightfoot throws a solid leg kick but Bieber takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lightfoot.
Lightfoot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lightfoot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bieber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bieber misses with a body shot
and Lightfoot counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot instigates a clinch.
Bieber managing to block the knees to the body from Lightfoot.
Bieber misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightfoot.
Bieber misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bieber lands with a short shot to the head.
Bieber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lightfoot backwards.
Bieber trying to stall but Lightfoot improves his position.
Bieber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lightfoot has him pressed against the cage.
Bieber is trying to maintain a safe position but Lightfoot gets an underhook and turns Bieber into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bieber.
Bieber avoids a wild elbow strike from Lightfoot.
Bieber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Richard Lightfoot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Bieber.
Lightfoot lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lightfoot fails to land.
Bieber struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightfoot controls his hands.
Lightfoot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bieber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bieber tries to work over Lightfoot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightfoot breaks from the clinch.
Lightfoot throws a head kick but Bieber moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Bieber blocks the leg kick.
Bieber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bieber takes a swing at Lightfoot's ribcage but misses.
Bieber fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bieber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lightfoot moves out of range as Bieber throws a body kick.
Bieber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lightfoot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lightfoot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bieber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bieber shoots in and bounces Lightfoot off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bieber trying to control the position from guard on top but Lightfoot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lightfoot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lightfoot wants to stand but Bieber is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightfoot pulls Bieber in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lightfoot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bieber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justin Bieber will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lightfoot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bieber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lightfoot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Bieber blocks the leg kick.
Bieber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bieber looks to score with a jab to the body but Lightfoot is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Lightfoot misses.
Bieber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lightfoot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lightfoot throws a leg kick
and Bieber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bieber.
Bieber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bieber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lightfoot tries to score with a low kick but Bieber moves his leg out of the way.
Bieber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lightfoot is out of range and Bieber settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bieber scores with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lightfoot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bieber has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bieber and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bieber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lightfoot defends it nicely.
Bieber tried to score with a low kick but Lightfoot checks it.
Bieber misses with a body kick.
Lightfoot forces Bieber back against the cage and clinches.
Lightfoot blocking some punches.
Bieber tries to work over Lightfoot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bieber blocks the elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bieber takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Bieber's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Justin Bieber has been cut.
Bieber tries a body shot but Lightfoot blocks it.
Bieber misses with a body punch.
Lightfoot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lightfoot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bieber avoids the elbow strike from Lightfoot, against the cage.
Lightfoot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Bieber.
Bieber prevents Lightfoot from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bieber.
Lightfoot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightfoot throws a leg kick but Bieber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bieber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lightfoot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bieber.
Lightfoot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bieber. Bieber obviously looking to wear him down.
Lightfoot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bieber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bieber has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Bieber misses.
Bieber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lightfoot rather than just go for the knockout.
Bieber fails to land the takedown.
Richard Lightfoot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Bieber.
An inside leg kick lands from Bieber.
Bieber connects with a body shot.
Bieber gets tackled into the cage by Lightfoot. Lightfoot maintains the clinch.
Lightfoot blocks an uppercut.
Lightfoot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bieber backwards.
Lightfoot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bieber.
Lightfoot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bieber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bieber managing to block the knees to the body from Lightfoot.
Bieber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bieber breaks the clinch.
Bieber looks to score with a jab to the body but Lightfoot is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightfoot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lightfoot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bieber shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lightfoot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bieber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bieber throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bieber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Bieber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Bieber's cut.
That's time! Lightfoot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bieber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightfoot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bieber lands with a shot to the body.
Bieber checks a low kick from Lightfoot.
Good work by Lightfoot as he checks the leg kick.
Bieber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bieber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bieber. Lightfoot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bieber takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lightfoot throws a head kick but Bieber moves out of range.
Bieber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bieber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightfoot was well out of range. Poor timing from Bieber.
Lightfoot checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid body kick from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lightfoot.
Bieber tries to score with a low kick but Lightfoot moves his leg out of the way.
Lightfoot misses with a head kick.
Bieber swats away the attempt to clinch by Lightfoot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bieber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot stuffs the takedown attempt from Bieber. Bieber gets slowly back to his feet.
Richard Lightfoot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Bieber.
Lightfoot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bieber takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lightfoot.
Bieber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richard Lightfoot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lightfoot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lightfoot doesn't manage to clinch there - Bieber circles away.
Justin Bieber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lightfoot gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bieber to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightfoot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bieber.
Lightfoot wants to sweep but no luck.
Lightfoot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lightfoot wants to stand but Bieber is controlling the position.
Justin Bieber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lightfoot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lightfoot is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bieber is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bieber throwing strikes from guard but Lightfoot blocks nicely.
Bieber wants to control from the top but Lightfoot keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bieber controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bieber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bieber shoots for a takedown but Lightfoot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lightfoot is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bieber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lightfoot. That did some damage!
Bieber with a nice cross.
Bieber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Bieber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bieber winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Bieber!
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