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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lil Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balor has chosen Monster as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
19 - 20 - 0 |
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152 lbs
32 - 18 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 20 - 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
32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finn Balor!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon lands a nice looking body shot.
Balor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jon throws a hook but Balor blocks it.
Balor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balor under the eye.
Balor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Balor stands up over Jon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Balor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balor stopping the sweep attempt from Jon.
Jon keeping moving, preventing Balor from controlling successfully.
Jon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jon wants to sweep here but Balor controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Balor trying to control the position from guard on top but Jon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jon keeping full guard, as Balor tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Balor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
Jon has Balor pulled in close to control his posture.
Jon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Balor manages to get himself to full guard.
Balor keeping moving, preventing Jon from controlling successfully.
Jon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Balor's head.
Balor looking for a sweep. Not yet Balor, not yet.
Balor is trying to control the position but Jon postures up.
Balor controlling the position.
Jon tries to free his leg and advance position but Balor is retaining full guard.
Balor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jon stopping the sweep attempt from Balor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon throws a big right hand that misses.
Jon is pushing down on Balor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Balor is fighting to maintain full guard but Jon has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are battling for position here. Balor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jon throwing strikes but missing.
Jon works over Balor with some ground and pound from guard.
Jon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balor is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jon is looking to take a break and control but Balor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Balor is trying to get back to half guard.
Jon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Balor down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jon is trying to control the action in half guard but Balor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jon prevents Balor from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Balor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Balor controls Jon momentarily but Jon frees himself.
Balor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jon stands up over Balor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jon wants to control from the top but Balor keeps moving.
Balor trying to keep a closed guard but Jon is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lil Jon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A right-left combo lands from Jon.
Lil Jon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jon takes a swing at Balor's ribcage but misses.
Jon backing away here, and Balor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Balor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balor throws an off balance right hand
and Jon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Balor!
Jon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Balor is trying to improve his position.
Jon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Balor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balor can do to turn this around?
Jon working the head with strikes.
Balor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jon off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor struggling to land strikes to the head as Jon covers up.
Jon is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Balor. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Balor is not going to allow Jon to sit and survive in this position.
Jon trying to get back to his feet but Balor is in full control for now.
Balor is punishing Jon with strikes - can he finish him?!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jon wants to control his opponent's hands but Balor gets his hands free.
Balor scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Jon is looking for a way out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Will Balor go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
I would not like to be Jon right now.
Balor struggling to land strikes to the head as Jon covers up.
Jon is trying to remain composed but Balor is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Jon looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon rolls, trying to escape but Balor keeps control of the position.
Jon is taking damage to the body and head.
Balor missing with strikes from the back.
Jon can't escape the position.
Balor controls the action.
Balor is looking to control Jon but Jon is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jon is trying to get back to his feet but Balor has full control of the position and if anything, Jon has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon wants to control his opponent's hands but Balor gets his hands free.
Jon staying busy and making it hard for Balor to control.
Jon covering up well and avoiding damage.
Jon prevents Balor from getting a body triangle.
Even with his hooks in, Balor manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Jon controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Balor lands a nice looking body shot.
Jon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head kick misses from Balor.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jon.
Jon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Balor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balor can pounce on him.
Jon misses with an uppercut. Balor saw that one coming.
Lil Jon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jon checks the leg kick.
Balor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jon.
Sloppy strikes from Jon. Those never looked like landing.
Jon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jon misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jon misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Jon.
Balor drops his hands momentarily and Jon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Balor lands a nice shot that snaps Jon's head back.
Jon looks to throw the jab but Balor is out of range.
Jon lands with a shot to the body.
Balor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jon swinging wildly here.
Balor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jon finds it's way round the side to connect with Balor's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jon misses with a wild body shot.
Balor dodges the punch combination from Jon.
Balor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon tries to bum rush Balor with a series of wild strikes but Balor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balor connects with an inside leg kick.
Balor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Jon misses.
Balor misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jon.
Balor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Balor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jon cracks Balor with an open hand slap.
Balor goes for a double leg but Jon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jon continues to drive forward.
Lil Jon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jon to score with a decent uppercut.
Balor connects with a nice looking jab.
Balor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jon.
Lil Jon is winning the standup battle so far.
Balor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jon.
Jon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jon slaps away a takedown attempt from Balor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Balor shoots for a takedown but Jon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lil Jon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finn Balor.
Balor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jon throws out the jab.
It seemed like Balor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balor is looking to clinch.
Balor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jon tries to keep at a distance but Balor has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jon wants to take the fight to the mat but Balor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jon tries to pull guard but Balor won't allow it.
Jon blocks a body shot from Balor.
Jon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Balor to keep the fight standing.
Balor misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor stops a takedown attempt from Jon.
Balor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jon's elbow.
Balor just leaning against Jon, taking a breather.
Jon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Balor to keep the fight standing.
Balor looking for a takedown.
Jon tries to pull guard but Balor holds him up against the cage and eventually Jon drops back down to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lil Jon.
I think Jon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Jon!
A very excited looking Lil Jon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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