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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mortimer Plumbtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd comes to the cage accompanied by The Hives - Tick Tick Boom. Plumbtree has chosen White and Nerdy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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167 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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225 cm
27
130 lbs
6 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Lloyd! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mortimer Plumbtree! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lloyd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plumbtree sees it coming and avoids it easily. Lloyd misses with a few strikes there.
Lloyd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lloyd throws a jab but it's blocked by Plumbtree. Plumbtree walks into a stiff left hand from Lloyd. Plumbtree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lloyd tries to bum rush Plumbtree with a series of wild strikes but Plumbtree uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Plumbtree ducks under a wild hook from Lloyd. Lloyd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Plumbtree's waist but Plumbtree gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lloyd off to one side. Lloyd misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lloyd throws the left hand but Plumbtree avoids the punch easily. Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses. Lloyd throws a solid leg kick but Plumbtree takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lloyd. Lloyd dives in and grabs Plumbtree's left leg, looking for a takedown. Plumbtree pushes down on Lloyd's head and hops out. Plumbtree is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Lloyd jabbing away but nothing is landing. Plumbtree throws a head kick but Lloyd moves out of range.
Lloyd is looking to clinch but Plumbtree is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lloyd throws a big shot that misses. A head kick misses from Plumbtree. Plumbtree ducks under a wild hook from Lloyd. Lloyd lands with an uppercut that bounces Plumbtree off the cage and back into range. Plumbtree avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lloyd throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Lloyd throws the left hand but Plumbtree avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lloyd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Plumbtree tries a head kick but it misses.
Plumbtree slips a jab and a cross from Lloyd.
Plumbtree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lloyd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plumbtree counters with a big head kick but Lloyd shrugs it off. Lloyd throws a lazy uppercut
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Lloyd thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Lloyd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lloyd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Lloyd avoids the head kick by Plumbtree.
A left lands for Lloyd. Plumbtree showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lloyd.
Plumbtree slips a straight right by Lloyd. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Lloyd dominated that round. That's time! Lloyd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Plumbtree steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lloyd. Lloyd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lloyd misses with a wild combination.
Plumbtree throws a sloppy head kick and Lloyd counters with a left and a right that stings Plumbtree.
Plumbtree is rocked! Lloyd misses with a few strikes there.
Lloyd throws a right and a left that Plumbtree avoids nicely. Tom Lloyd is winning the standup battle so far. Lloyd avoids the head kick by Plumbtree.
Lloyd looks for a takedown but Plumbtree sprawls well. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lloyd has a takedown stuffed. Lloyd works Plumbtree's body with a nice hook. Lloyd blocks a head kick by Plumbtree.
Plumbtree throws a head kick that Lloyd semi-blocks.
Lloyd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plumbtree counters with a head kick. That will keep Lloyd thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Plumbtree on the wrong end of a nice hook. Plumbtree throws a sloppy head kick and Lloyd moves out of range easily. Lloyd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plumbtree counters with a flying knee. Nice. Lloyd looks to throw the jab but Plumbtree is out of range. Lloyd throws a lazy uppercut
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lloyd is lucky that one didn't land flush. Sloppy strikes from Lloyd. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Lloyd. Plumbtree walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Lloyd throws a right and a left that Plumbtree avoids nicely. Plumbtree throws a head kick but Lloyd moves out of range.
Plumbtree throws a head kick but Lloyd moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lloyd.
Plumbtree avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Lloyd misses the target. Lloyd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plumbtree moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Plumbtree throws a head kick but Lloyd moves out of range.
Lloyd throws a hook but Plumbtree avoids it easily. A punch combination from Lloyd misses. A jab from Lloyd misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Lloyd dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lloyd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Plumbtree ducks under a wild hook from Lloyd. Lloyd blocks a head kick by Plumbtree.
Lloyd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Lloyd misses with a lunging right hand
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lloyd is lucky that one didn't land flush. Plumbtree tries a head kick but it misses.
Lloyd avoids the head kick by Plumbtree.
Lloyd swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lloyd avoids the head kick by Plumbtree.
Plumbtree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lloyd shoots in looking for a takedown. Plumbtree tries to sprawl out of it but Lloyd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Plumbtree manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lloyd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mortimer Plumbtree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Lloyd avoids the head kick by Plumbtree.
Lloyd looks to land a right hand but Plumbtree moved out of range. Mortimer Plumbtree is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Plumbtree stuffs the takedown attempt from Lloyd. Lloyd gets slowly back to his feet. Plumbtree drops his hands momentarily and Lloyd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Lloyd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Plumbtree sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Lloyd. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lloyd blocks a head kick by Plumbtree.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Plumbtree. Plumbtree throws a head kick that misses. Lloyd throws an overhand right that lands on Plumbtree's shoulder, as Plumbtree tries to avoid the shot. Tom Lloyd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lloyd throws a left and a right that both miss
and Plumbtree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lloyd is lucky that one didn't land flush. Lloyd tries a head kick but it misses.
Plumbtree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plumbtree misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lloyd cracks Plumbtree with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Lloyd is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Lloyd misses with a takedown attempt - Plumbtree sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Plumbtree takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Plumbtree moves out of range of the strikes. A combination from Lloyd does no damage. Lloyd tries to bum rush Plumbtree with a series of wild strikes but Plumbtree uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tom Lloyd. Well Lloyd 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27 Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27 Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Lloyd! Jumping up and down and very excited, Tom Lloyd waved his t-shirt featuring ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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