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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fair Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinrich zu Lichtenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). zu Lichtenberg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. the devils right hand kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Heinrich zu Lichtenberg is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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189 cm
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197 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fair Child! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heinrich zu Lichtenberg! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Child fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and zu Lichtenberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Child shoots in looking for a takedown. zu Lichtenberg tries to sprawl out of it but Child keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. zu Lichtenberg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Child has managed to clinch.
zu Lichtenberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Child avoids it. Child throws a knee to the head but misses.
Child is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Child working some nice short punches in the clinch. zu Lichtenberg has had enough of the clinch but Child keeps him there for the moment. zu Lichtenberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. zu Lichtenberg throws a head punch that misses. A body shot lands from Child.
zu Lichtenberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. zu Lichtenberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Child wants a takedown but no success here.
Child tries for a takedown but zu Lichtenberg manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fair Child. That's going to take a lot out of him. Come on Child - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round. A right hook to the body lands for Child.
Child putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has zu Lichtenberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Child obliges. zu Lichtenberg looks gassed! Child landing knees to the body.
Child landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Child with a knee to the head.
Child lands a good knee to the midsection. zu Lichtenberg won't want to take too many of those. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Child lands a nice knee to the body. Child lands a good knee to the midsection. zu Lichtenberg won't want to take too many of those. Child lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Heinrich zu Lichtenberg has been cut. Child leaning his opponent against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Child.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Child is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. zu Lichtenberg is defending well for now. Child struggles to land a body shot inside as zu Lichtenberg controls his hands.
Child gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Knees to the body from Child.
Child lands a nice knee to the body. Child unloads a knee to the mid-section. zu Lichtenberg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Child utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Child landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Child lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. zu Lichtenberg is trying to push Child away but Child has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. zu Lichtenberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Child avoids the damage to the body. Child scores a nice knee to the body.
zu Lichtenberg takes an elbow to the forehead. A nice glancing elbow lands by Child. Child drops to a knee looking for a takedown but zu Lichtenberg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Child comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. zu Lichtenberg is defending well against a takedown attempt. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Child obliges. zu Lichtenberg takes an elbow to the temple. Child lands a good knee to the midsection. zu Lichtenberg won't want to take too many of those. zu Lichtenberg takes an elbow to the forehead. Child tries to score a body lock takedown but zu Lichtenberg shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Child lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Child lands a hook that snaps the head of zu Lichtenberg backwards. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Child obliges. Child has picked zu Lichtenberg up - he's going for a ride! Child dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Still in half guard, Child seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Child trying to mount his opponent but zu Lichtenberg defends it. Child controlling the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. An inside leg kick lands from Child. zu Lichtenberg gets tackled into the cage by Child. Child maintains the clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Child slowing the pace effectively. Child with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Child is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fair Child dominated that round. The cut man is working on Heinrich zu Lichtenberg's cut. That's time! Child's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Child lands a nice looking kick to the body. zu Lichtenberg takes a step back to recover. zu Lichtenberg closes the distance and clinches. Child just leaning against zu Lichtenberg, taking a breather. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Child obliges. zu Lichtenberg working hard to break the clinch. Child lands a nice elbow. Child using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Child is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Child misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from zu Lichtenberg.
Child is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. zu Lichtenberg is defending well for now. Child tries to land knees in the clinch but zu Lichtenberg avoids the damage to the body. Child landing knees to the body.
zu Lichtenberg is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Child pressing his opponent against the cage. zu Lichtenberg is trying to break the clinch but Child is controlling him. Child stalling the fight.
Child landing knees to the body.
Child works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee is keeping an eye on Child - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Child lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Child putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has zu Lichtenberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Child with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Knees to the body from Child.
Child lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Child sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Child keeps zu Lichtenberg at a distance using the push kick. A right-left combo lands from Child. Child connects with a nice looking jab.
Child is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by zu Lichtenberg. zu Lichtenberg rushes Child and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. zu Lichtenberg tries to break the clinch but Child is controlling the position. Child lands a damaging elbow. Child landing knees to the head.
Child throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Child digs a right hand into zu Lichtenberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on zu Lichtenberg's gas tank. Stalling in the clinch from Child.
Child scores a nice knee to the body.
Child lands an elbow just above zu Lichtenberg 's eye. zu Lichtenberg takes an elbow to the temple. zu Lichtenberg takes an elbow to the temple. Child lands a damaging elbow. Child lands an elbow just above zu Lichtenberg 's eye. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. zu Lichtenberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Knees to the body from Child.
Child slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Child lands a body punch in the clinch. Child unloads a knee to the mid-section. A hook to the body from Child.
Child lands a knee to the body.
Child lands a nice knee to the body. A bit of stalling here from Child.
Knees in the clinch landing for Child.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! zu Lichtenberg is pressed up against the cage. Child has hold of a leg and is looking to drag zu Lichtenberg down to the mat. zu Lichtenberg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Child shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. zu Lichtenberg is trying to defend but Child finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fair Child dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Heinrich zu Lichtenberg's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Child shoots in but zu Lichtenberg avoids the takedown attempt easily. Child throws a leg kick which misses zu Lichtenberg's front leg but catches the back leg as zu Lichtenberg tries to avoid it. zu Lichtenberg closes the distance and clinches. zu Lichtenberg is trying to break the clinch but Child has him pressed against the cage. A head punch on the inside from zu Lichtenberg fails to land. zu Lichtenberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Child tries for a takedown but zu Lichtenberg manages to get underhooks.
Child changes levels and goes for a takedown here. zu Lichtenberg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fair Child. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Child stuffs the takedown attempt from zu Lichtenberg. zu Lichtenberg gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. zu Lichtenberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Child. Sloppy strikes from zu Lichtenberg. Those never looked like landing. zu Lichtenberg looks to land a combination but Child avoids it well. Child throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Nice jab there from Child. Child is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that zu Lichtenberg can do to turn this around? An inside leg kick lands from Child. zu Lichtenberg tries for a takedown but Child sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Child defends well against a solid takedown attempt from zu Lichtenberg. Child feints and then cracks zu Lichtenberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow zu Lichtenberg down. Child lands with a nice body kick. zu Lichtenberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A knee to the head by Child.
Child scores a nice knee to the body.
Fair Child has scored more points in the clinch so far. Child scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Child has dropped down and is working for a takedown. zu Lichtenberg is trying to keep an underhook but Child manages to get the takedown into half guard. zu Lichtenberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Child. Child uses his free foot to push down on zu Lichtenberg's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for zu Lichtenberg. zu Lichtenberg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Child sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Child with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Child lands a big shot there that rocks zu Lichtenberg but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Child controlling from the full mount. Child seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down zu Lichtenberg for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight! Fair Child showed his dominance in that final round. Well Child 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fair Child! Fair Child took some time post fight to say the following; 'Legalize Marijuana!!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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