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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Tambling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilly comes to the cage accompanied by Joe weller- Wanna do. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tambling's choice of entrance music: i just want it all. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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143 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Lilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Tambling!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tambling paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lilly throws a right and a left that Tambling avoids nicely.
Tambling gets a clinch.
Tambling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lilly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tambling missing with knees to the body.
Tambling unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lilly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lilly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tambling tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lilly smiles and moves away.
Tambling fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Tambling.
Lilly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tambling works over Lilly's head and body with a nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tambling throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tambling moves out of range of the body kick from Lilly.
Tambling lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Tambling throws a head kick but Lilly moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Tambling.
Tambling slips a jab and a cross from Lilly.
Lilly is breathing heavily.
Tambling has managed to clinch.
Lilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilly drives through and clinches with Tambling against the cage.
Tambling prevents the takedown attempt.
Tambling lands a good knee to the midsection. Lilly won't want to take too many of those.
Tambling lands a good knee to the midsection. Lilly won't want to take too many of those.
Tambling is working for takedown but Lilly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Josh Lilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Tambling.
Tambling lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tambling obliges.
Tambling throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lillys head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tambling obliges.
Tambling landing knees to the body.
Tambling misses with an elbow strike.
Tambling is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lilly is pressed up against the cage. Tambling has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lilly down to the mat. Lilly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lilly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tambling napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tambling tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tambling wants to get back to his feet.
Tambling is trying to work for a sweep but Lilly has mounted him!
Tambling is looking to get to half guard.
Tambling is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tambling is working to get back to half guard.
Lilly is landing with some decent strikes but Tambling is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lilly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lilly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tambling looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilly has managed to slip his arm under Tambling's chin. This could be all over... yep, Tambling is tapping out! Submission win for Lilly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Josh Lilly!
Josh Lilly thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ben Tambling spoke after the fight, saying 'hes got lucky'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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