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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerrard has chosen Mama weer all crazy now as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mick Gerrard was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
25 - 11 - 1 |
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175 cm
30
158 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ba Lil III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Gerrard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerrard scores with a nice strike.
Lil III connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Lil III misses its intended target.
Gerrard moves away from the strike by Lil III.
Gerrard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gerrard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lil III sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gerrard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lil III half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lil III throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gerrard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lil III takes one on the button.
Lil III gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gerrard throws a sloppy head kick and Lil III moves out of range easily.
Gerrard looks to land a right hand but Lil III moved out of range.
Gerrard just misses with a punch to the body.
Lil III avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Lil III drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gerrard sprawls and moves away.
Lil III misses with a straight left.
Lil III is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gerrard's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lil III stalling away here and it's allowed Gerrard to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gerrard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrard pulls Lil III in to control the position.
Lil III throwing strikes but missing.
Gerrard trying to control the position.
Lil III with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lil III with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gerrard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lil III has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lil III is in close to Gerrard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gerrard working a defensive guard here.
Lil III 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.
Lil III throwing strikes from guard but Gerrard blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gerrard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lil III throws a big right hand that misses.
Lil III throws a big right hand that misses.
Lil III is stalling in the full guard.
Lil III stopping the sweep attempt from Gerrard.
Lil III tries to free his leg and advance position but Gerrard is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gerrard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gerrard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lil III takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lil III connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lil III moves away from the strike by Gerrard.
Lil III looks to throw the jab but Gerrard is out of range.
Mick Gerrard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil III closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gerrard circles away.
Gerrard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lil III shoots in for a double leg but Gerrard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lil III gets a takedown into half guard.
Gerrard is controlling Lil III's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gerrard trying to hold on to Lil III's head to control him but Lil III postures up.
Lil III throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lil III sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lil III sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gerrard defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III is thwarting Gerrard's attempts to control the position.
Lil III is working for a submission of some sort.
Lil III wants to take a breather but Gerrard is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lil III lands a nice short elbow.
Lil III is looking to take a break and control but Gerrard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lil III is working for a submission of some sort.
Gerrard holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ba Lil III dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lil III takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gerrard throws a sloppy head kick and Lil III moves out of range easily.
Gerrard stuffs the takedown attempt from Lil III. Lil III gets slowly back to his feet.
Lil III throws a solid leg kick but Gerrard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lil III.
Gerrard throws a hook to the side of Lil III's head but Lil III sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gerrard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lil III takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lil III tries to work over Gerrard's front leg with a kick but Gerrard checks it.
Gerrard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gerrard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lil III uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gerrard.
Gerrard's coach down at Montreal Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gerrard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gerrard misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lil III ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lil III ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lil III connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lil III, as that shot connected.
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!
Lil III staying out of range there.
Gerrard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lil III lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III throws a jab but it's blocked by Gerrard.
Gerrard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lil III shoots for a takedown but Gerrard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Lil III checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gerrard misses with a body shot.
Lil III feinted with a counter takedown.
Gerrard throws a good cross that connects.
Lil III misses with a low kick.
Lil III pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerrard throws a nice looking combination but Lil III bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lil III scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lil III misses with a straight left.
Gerrard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gerrard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lil III misses with a low kick.
Gerrard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lil III changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gerrard leaves Lil III with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ba Lil III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerrard throws a body punch but Lil III moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gerrard looks to land a left hand but Lil III moved out of range nicely.
Lil III attempts a counter takedown but Gerrard avoids it well and moves away.
Gerrard misses with a straight left.
Gerrard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lil III sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lil III checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lil III looks to score with a jab to the body but Gerrard is just out of range.
Gerrard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Gerrard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lil III blocks a head kick by Gerrard.
Lil III changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gerrard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lil III.
Lil III avoids the head kick by Gerrard.
Lil III with a jab.
Mick Gerrard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lil III misses the shot to the body.
Gerrard missing with a left hand there. Lil III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck for Lil III with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gerrard misses the shot to the body.
Gerrard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lil III shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gerrard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gerrard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lil III passes into half guard.
Gerrard is looking to improve his position.
Ba Lil III overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lil III is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lil III tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gerrard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lil III 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.
Gerrard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lil III's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lil III's back!
Gerrard trying to control momentarily.
Lil III covers up after that shot from Gerrard.
Lil III can't escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lil III is working hard here to advance position.
Gerrard controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Gerrard 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lil III misses with a head kick.
Gerrard throws a lazy right hand but Lil III sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lil III feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gerrard's calf.
Lil III slips a straight right by Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a hook but Lil III avoids it easily.
Lil III loads up on a big right hand but Gerrard slips the punch.
Lil III avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gerrard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerrard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lil III's head.
Lil III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gerrard.
The fighters circling - Gerrard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lil III catches Gerrard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Gerrard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gerrard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lil III showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gerrard.
Lil III digs a good body shot into Gerrard's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Gerrard as Lil III shoots in.
Gerrard slips a jab from Lil III.
Mick Gerrard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gerrard scores with a body shot.
Gerrard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lil III gets a double leg takedown into Gerrard's guard.
Lil III trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lil III landing with the ground and pound.
Gerrard is trying to control the position but Lil III postures up.
Gerrard keeping moving, preventing Lil III from controlling successfully.
Gerrard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lil III doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gerrard is tightening it up a little... Lil III has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lil III reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lil III taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gerrard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mick Gerrard!
Mick Gerrard opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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hype
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