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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garlin Liddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddle comes into the arena with eye of the tiger blaring out of the sound system. Garlin Liddle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 cm
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270 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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178 cm
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260 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Garlin Liddle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwayne Perry! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Perry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Perry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Perry is trying to control the action in half guard but Liddle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Liddle wants to get back to his feet.
Liddle trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Liddle is not content to let Perry control the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Liddle trying to control here.
Perry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Liddle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Liddle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perry lands a nice short elbow. Perry scoring with strikes to the body and head. Liddle looks like he's trying to stand up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round. Perry prevents Liddle from improving his position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Perry is keen to just control but Liddle is a slippery customer. Liddle tries to kick Perry off but Perry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Perry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Perry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Liddle is looking to improve his position.
Perry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Liddle wants to stand back up but Perry manages to pass into side control.
Perry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liddle keeps working. Perry working the head with strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Perry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Perry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perry in side control, just content to control the action for now. Perry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Perry is chipping away with strikes.
Perry scoring with punches from side control. Liddle is trying to control Perry's posture but Perry avoids it. Liddle gets back to half guard. Perry passes into side control, despite Liddle's attempt to control the position.
Liddle can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perry working the body and head with strikes. Perry trying to control the position but Liddle is working away. Liddle wants to control but Perry postures up. Perry advances to mount. Perry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Garlin Liddle has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Perry working the ground and pound effectively.
Garlin Liddle's cut is getting worse. Perry scoring with strikes but Liddle is staying in there.
Liddle is rocked!
Garlin Liddle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Garlin Liddle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwayne Perry! Dwayne Perry gave a mention to Katukauppa.com in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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