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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Der Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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192 cm
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198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van Der Weed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Lyons.
Lyons looks to land a left hand but Weed moved out of range nicely.
Lyons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lyons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weed wants the takedown. Lyons is fighting it off but Weed persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lyons's guard against the cage.
Lyons has control of Weed's left arm, preventing Weed from doing any damage.
Weed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lyons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lyons pulls Weed in to control the position.
Lyons lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Weed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weed is wriggling around trying to escape.
Weed regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed wants to control the action here but instead Lyons manages to pass to full mount!
Lyons lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Weed hang on?
Lyons looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lyons is trying to take his opponent's back.
Lyons lands a nice shot to the head.
Lyons prevents Weed from getting the reversal.
Lyons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Weed stops Lyons from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Lyons takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weed regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lyons in particular looking to stall.
Lyons prevents Weed from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lyons is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Weed doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lyons.
Weed wants to control but Lyons is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons trying to control the action but Weed is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lyons is looking for a kimura here.
Weed tries to get to full guard but Lyons has control of the leg.
Lyons is keen to just control but Weed is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lyons lands a nice short elbow.
Lyons is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lyons sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lyons is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyons controlling from the full mount.
Lyons looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weed tries to reverse the position but Lyons maintains control.
Lyons fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Lyons dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Lyons finds it's way through Weed's defenses.
The fighters circling - Lyons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lyons forces Weed back against the cage and clinches.
Weed tries for a takedown but Lyons manages to get underhooks.
Lyons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weed moves out of range as Lyons strikes.
Weed shoots and misses
and Lyons counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lyons shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Weed defends it nicely.
Lyons does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lyons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weed was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons throws a looping overhand right but Weed ducks down to avoid it.
Lyons is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Weed both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Rory Lyons has been cut.
A slow jab from Lyons misses its intended target.
Weed swats away the attempt to clinch by Lyons.
Lyons throws an overhand right that lands on Weed's shoulder, as Weed tries to avoid the shot.
Weed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lyons sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Weed somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Der Weed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed staying out of range there.
Lyons connects with a right hand. Weed shakes it off.
Lyons scores a takedown into full mount!
Rory Lyons has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lyons dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyons prevents Weed from getting the reversal.
Lyons lands a big shot to the head and Weed winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rory Lyons!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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