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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lil Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holgersson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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163 lbs
13 - 16 - 0 |
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169 cm
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157 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
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
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lil Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Holgersson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holgersson is fending him off so far but Jon persists. Nope, Holgersson circles away and we're back to standing.
Holgersson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been informed that Holgersson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jon misses with a body shot.
Holgersson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holgersson misses with a hook
and Jon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Holgersson's guard.
Holgersson is trying to control the position but Jon postures up.
Holgersson wants to sweep here but Jon controlling him for the moment.
Jon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jon 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.
Jon throws a big right hand that misses.
Jon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jon stopping the sweep attempt from Holgersson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon with a nice head shot there.
Jon has gone for a leg lock! Holgersson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jon's guard.
Jon working for a triangle but Holgersson defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jon 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.
Holgersson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jon is keeping the position for now.
Jon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jon seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Holgersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Jon is retaining full guard.
Jon working for a triangle but Holgersson defends it easily.
Jon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon is thwarting Holgersson's attempts to control the position.
Holgersson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Holgersson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jon throws a big right hand that misses.
Holgersson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holgersson 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.
Holgersson controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Holgersson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holgersson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Holgersson looking for a guillotine here but Jon defends easily.
Jon works over Holgersson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holgersson is trying to keep Jon in close.
Jon trying to control the position from guard on top but Holgersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holgersson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jon is trying to get back to full guard.
Holgersson trying to pass the guard but Jon defending well.
Jon trying to control here.
Jon is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holgersson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Jon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Holgersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jon manages to avoid it.
Jon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jon shoots in looking for a takedown but Holgersson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jon misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holgersson.
Holgersson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holgersson.
Jon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nils Holgersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holgersson.
Jon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A head kick misses from Holgersson.
Holgersson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jon. That did some damage!
Jon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A cross from Jon lands.
Jon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holgersson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jon as he avoids it easily.
Holgersson connects with a high kick.
Holgersson misses with the body kick
and Jon counters with a takedown into side control.
Jon working the ground and pound.
Holgersson is rocked!
Holgersson tries to buck Jon off but Jon is having none of it.
Holgersson is still in real trouble! Can Jon finish him?
Jon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holgersson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Jon! That's hurt Holgersson! Will he recover? Jon fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lil Jon!
A victorious Lil Jon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Nils Holgersson had this to say: 'Fyfan!'.
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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
RATING
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