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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hill Billy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Dennehy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Billy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Die Mother Fucker Die. Dennehy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Homeland. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 cm
23
213 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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189 cm
27
216 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hill Billy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam Dennehy! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dennehy throws a head kick that Billy semi-blocks.
Billy instigates a clinch. Billy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dennehy smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Dennehy. Dennehy connects with an inside leg kick. No luck for Billy with that takedown attempt. Billy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dennehy as he jumps to the side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hill Billy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dennehy clinches up with Billy and pushes him back against the cage. Dennehy scores a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Dennehy lands an elbow just above Billy 's eye. Dennehy avoiding damage as Billy throws knees to the body.
Dennehy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Billy is breathing heavily. Dennehy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Billy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dennehy is defending well. Billy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a good knee to the midsection. Billy won't want to take too many of those. Billy takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dennehy lands a nice elbow. Dennehy leaning his opponent against the cage. Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Dennehy.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Billy takes an elbow to the forehead. Dennehy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Billy takes an elbow to the temple. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dennehy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Dennehy working Billy over with knees to the body. Dennehy lands a damaging elbow. Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Billy's face.
Billy wants to get back to striking at distance but Dennehy won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dennehy lands an elbow that stopped Billy in his tracks for a moment. Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dennehy. Billy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Billy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside. Dennehy lands a nice elbow. Dennehy landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Billy goes for a takedown attempt but Dennehy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dennehy moves into range and clinches up with Billy. Dennehy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Billy takes an elbow to the temple. Dennehy lands a nice knee to the body. Dennehy lands a nice elbow. Dennehy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dennehy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dennehy lands a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a damaging elbow. Dennehy lands a nice knee to the body. Dennehy working Billy over with knees to the body. Dennehy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Dennehy scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dennehy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Billy takes an elbow to the temple. Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Billy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dennehy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dennehy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Billy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennehy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Billy's efforts to push away. Billy can't get the takedown.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Billy's face as he tries to break the clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Dennehy. Dennehy lands a knee to the head.
Billy looking to slow down the pace here. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Billy successfully pulls guard.
Billy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dennehy is aware though and is defending well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Dennehy dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dennehy has Billy up against the cage in a clinch.
Dennehy tries a knee to the head but Billy blocks it.
Dennehy is stalling here.
Billy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Billy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dennehy after a bit of a struggle. Billy is looking to break free of the clinch but Dennehy has double underhooks. Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Dennehy.
Dennehy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Billy takes a knee to the side of the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice glancing elbow lands by Dennehy. Dennehy lands a nice elbow. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Dennehy has Billy pressed against the cage.
Dennehy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Billy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dennehy lands a nice knee to the body. Dennehy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A knee to the head by Dennehy.
Billy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dennehy prevents it.
Dennehy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Dennehy lands an elbow that stopped Billy in his tracks for a moment. Dennehy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Billy tries to break the clinch but Dennehy is controlling the position. Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Billy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dennehy avoids it. Billy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Dennehy lands a damaging elbow. A bit of stalling here from Dennehy.
Nice elbow from Dennehy. Billy takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dennehy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A knee to the head by Dennehy.
Dennehy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Billy trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dennehy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Billy wants to get back to striking at distance but Dennehy won't allow it.
Billy looking to slow down the pace here. Billy gets a trip takedown into half guard. Billy seems to be looking for submissions.
Billy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dennehy is just riding it out for now. Billy eventually gives up the hold. Billy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dennehy controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Billy seems to be working for a kimura but Dennehy defends the submission attempt. Dennehy is defending against the submission attempts here by Billy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Billy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Billy is looking to stall here but Dennehy recovers full guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Billy drops back looking for a leg! Dennehy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dennehy manages to kick Billy off! Billy jumps back into Dennehy's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Dennehy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Billy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Billy showed some decent athleticism there. Dennehy controlling the position for now. Billy is looking to take a break and control but Dennehy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Dennehy makes his way to full guard, as Billy worked for a kimura.
That's one minute gone in the round. Billy wants to control from the top but Dennehy keeps moving. Billy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Billy wanted to stand there but Dennehy had control of the position. Dennehy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Billy trying to control but Dennehy is working from the bottom. Billy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Billy looking to pass the guard. Billy drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Billy seems to have locked his on tight now - Dennehy screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Billy, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hill Billy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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