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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Lichen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Motts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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142 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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164 cm
25
140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Lichen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Motts!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lichen scores with a nice strike.
Lichen throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Lichen does no damage.
Motts feints a counter leg kick.
Lichen lands with an overhand left.
Lichen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Motts walks into a straight right hand from Lichen.
Lichen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Motts's coach down at Fight Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Motts's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lichen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Motts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lichen counters with a nice uppercut.
Lichen misses with a two punch combination.
Motts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lichen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lichen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lichen cracks Motts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lichen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lichen thuds a left hand into Motts's body.
Lichen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lichen scores with a decent looking hook.
Lichen looks to land a right hand but Motts moved out of range.
Lichen scores with a sloppy right hand. Motts should have avoided that one.
Lichen cracks a nice hook into Motts's ribs.
A jab from Lichen misses.
David Lichen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lichen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Motts on the side of the head.
Lichen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Mark Motts has been cut.
Lichen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Motts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lichen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Motts scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lichen loads up on a big right hand but Motts slips the punch.
It seemed like Motts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Motts ducks under a wild hook from Lichen.
Nice shot by Lichen.
Lichen cracks Motts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lichen just misses with a punch to the body.
Lichen throws a shot from downtown. Motts moves away and avoids it.
Motts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Motts takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lichen lands a jab to the nose.
Lichen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Motts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Motts gets tackled into the cage by Lichen. Lichen maintains the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lichen.
Lichen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Lichen on the inside.
Motts has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lichen has a couple of punches blocked by Motts.
A short body shot lands from Lichen as the two fighters clinch.
Lichen tries to throw a body punch but Motts avoids it by throwing Lichen back against the cage.
Lichen struggles to land a body shot inside as Motts controls his hands.
Motts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lichen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lichen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mottss head.
Motts tries to pull guard but Lichen holds him up against the cage and eventually Motts drops back down to his feet.
Motts struggles to land a body shot inside as Lichen controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motts fails to pull the fight into his guard.
David Lichen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Motts.
Motts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lichen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lichen pushes Motts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lichen digs a right hand underneath Motts's ribcage. Motts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lichen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lichen lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Lichen.
Motts looks winded!
Lichen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lichen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lichen cracks Motts with a nice body shot.
Lichen pushes Motts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lichen lands a body shot.
Lichen presses Motts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lichen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Motts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lichen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lichen throws a hook to the side of Motts's head but Motts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Motts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lichen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Motts ducks under a wild hook from Lichen.
Motts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lichen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lichen tries to clinch but Motts is having none of it.
Motts tries a quick counter leg kick but Lichen is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lichen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mottss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lichen scores with a punch to the head.
Motts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lichen.
Lichen connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lichen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mottss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lichen wants to clinch.
Lichen feints a jab promting Motts to slip. Lichen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Motts slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lichen moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lichen is pressed up against the cage. Motts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lichen down to the mat. Lichen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lichen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Motts doesn't seem bothered though.
Lichen missing with a left hand there. Motts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Lichen there.
Lichen sizes up Motts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lichen lands the left hand.
Lichen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lichen lands with a light punch inside.
Motts is looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Lichen.
A short right from Lichen.
A left hand lands to the body for Lichen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lichen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lichen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Motts has time to react.
Motts takes one on the button.
Motts walks into a jab.
Lichen gets a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lichen.
Motts is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Motts tries to throw a body punch but Lichen avoids it by throwing Motts back against the cage.
Lichen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Motts.
David Lichen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Motts.
Motts is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Lichen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Lichen.
Lichen gets through Motts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lichen scores with a shot to the side of Motts's head.
Lichen pushes Motts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lichen lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lichen lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lichen.
Motts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lichen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Motts is looking for a takedown.
Lichen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Motts.
A short right from Lichen on the inside.
Lichen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lichen lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lichen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Motts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Motts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lichen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Motts doesn't seem bothered though.
Motts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Motts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lichen cracks Motts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
David Lichen is winning the standup battle so far.
Motts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lichen.
Lichen wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lichen darts in and clinches Motts up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lichen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lichen scores with a shoulder strike.
Lichen lands with a short shot to the head.
Motts wants a takedown but no success here.
Motts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lichen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Lichen.
Lichen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Motts can do to turn this around?
Lichen lands with a short shot to the head.
Motts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lichen pulls his leg out and moves away.
David Lichen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Motts.
Motts on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lichen connects with a crisp jab.
Lichen scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Motts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheers as Lichen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Motts doesn't seem phased though.
Motts is rocked!
Motts walks into a straight right hand from Lichen.
Motts is still on wobbly legs! Can Lichen finish him?
Lichen scores with a nice head shot.
Lichen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lichen lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lichen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lichen lands a nice hook to Motts's body. Motts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lichen lands a nice shot to the body.
Lichen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Motts.
Motts seems to have recovered his senses.
Lichen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Motts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lichen finds it's way round the side to connect with Motts's head.
Lichen scores with a jab.
Lichen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Motts's head backwards.
Lichen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Motts.
Lichen scores with a jab. Motts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lichen lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lichen fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lichen lands a shoulder strike.
Motts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lichen pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Lichen finds it's way through Motts's defenses.
Lichen scores with a hook to the body. Motts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mark Motts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lichen scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Lichen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lichen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Lichen!
David Lichen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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