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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Liu's choice of entrance music: The Cinematic Orchestra ft. Roots Manuva - All Things To All Men. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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173 cm
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162 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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TWGC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jie Liu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sibelius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Sibelius is just out of range.
Sibelius looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Sibelius has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Liu defending well as Sibelius loads up on a big left hand.
Liu digs a good body shot into Sibelius's ribs.
Jie Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sibelius checks a leg kick.
Liu lands a nice shot to the body.
Sibelius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sibelius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sibelius throws a strike aimed at the side of Liu's head but Liu avoids it well.
Sibelius wants to control but Liu is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Liu regains half guard.
Sibelius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sibelius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Liu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sibelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liu wants to control the position but Sibelius says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Liu tries to roll over but Sibelius keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sibelius.
Liu is adopting a defensive guard.
Liu trying to keep a closed guard but Sibelius is proving a slippery customer.
Sibelius preventing the sweep.
Sibelius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sibelius postures up in Liu's guard and throws a big left but Liu blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius chips away with some ground and pound.
Sibelius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Liu is trying to keep Sibelius in close.
Liu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sibelius.
Liu keeping moving, preventing Sibelius from controlling successfully.
Sibelius preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sibelius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sibelius.
Liu wants to sweep here but Sibelius controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sibelius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sibelius.
Sibelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sibelius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sibelius is in close to Liu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liu has control of Sibelius's left arm, preventing Sibelius from doing any damage.
Sibelius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sibelius wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
Sibelius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Liu's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Sibelius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Liu slips under a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sibelius.
Sibelius shoots for a double leg takedown but Liu sprawls well. He's pushed Sibelius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Liu with a jab.
A big right from Liu misses.
Liu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liu with a jab.
Sibelius connects with a looping right hand.
Liu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sibelius is out of range.
Sibelius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sibelius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Liu misses with a low kick as Sibelius jumps back.
Sibelius lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sibelius throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sibelius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liu lands with a shot to the body.
Liu stuffs the takedown.
Sibelius throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Sibelius misses.
Sibelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sibelius moves away.
Sibelius throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Liu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sibelius doesn't seem phased though.
Sibelius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sibelius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liu scores with a leg kick.
Sibelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Liu.
Liu doesn't manage to clinch there - Sibelius circles away.
Liu scores with a jab to the head.
Liu throws a body kick that misses
and Sibelius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sibelius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jie Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sibelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sibelius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Sibelius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Liu misses with a low kick as Sibelius jumps back.
A punch lands to the side of Sibelius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
Sibelius throws a series of punches but Liu moves out of range.
Liu throws a head kick but Sibelius moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Liu.
Sibelius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sibelius throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Sibelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liu moves away.
Liu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sibelius counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu wants to clinch.
Sibelius throws a lazy right hand but Liu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sibelius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sibelius throws out the jab.
Liu tries to clinch up.
Liu connects with a leg kick. Sibelius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sibelius avoids the head kick by Liu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sibelius blocks a head kick by Liu.
Sibelius scores with a one two! Liu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jie Liu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Liu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sibelius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sibelius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sibelius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sibelius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Liu - the referee stops the clock and Sibelius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Liu. Sibelius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Liu tries to clinch there but Sibelius circles away.
Liu lands with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Sibelius down.
Liu jabs Sibelius right on the nose. Sibelius blinks but takes it well.
Sibelius lands a nice hook to Liu's body. Liu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Liu pushes Sibelius away with a front kick.
Liu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sibelius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Liu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liu throws the kick towards the body but Sibelius avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Liu.
A head kick by Liu misses
and Sibelius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Liu won't be happy with that.
Sibelius looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Liu is avoiding damage well.
Sibelius trying to control the action but Liu is working from the bottom.
Sibelius misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sibelius thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Liu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Liu won't allow Sibelius to pass to mount.
Sibelius is thwarting Liu's attempts to control the position.
Liu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sibelius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Liu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sibelius is looking to stall here but Liu recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liu managing to control the position.
Sibelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Liu holds on and takes a little breather.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jie Liu.
Nice shot lands for Sibelius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius throws a right hand that Liu ducks under and follows up with a left that Liu also avoids with ease.
Liu thumps Sibelius with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Sibelius cracks Liu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Sibelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sibelius throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu.
Liu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sibelius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sibelius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sibelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jie Liu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jie Liu!
A less than humble Jie Liu misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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