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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Lainey (ranked 2106 p4p, 234 weight class) and Derek Lilley (ranked 768 p4p, 96 weight class). Eddie Lainey had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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172 lbs
3 - 10 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Lainey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Lilley!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Lainey misses.
Lainey misses with a hook. Lilley ducked under it nicely.
Lilley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lilley digs a good hook to Lainey's body.
Lilley lands with a straight right. Lainey didn't see that one coming.
Donk. Lilley catches Lainey right on the button with a cross.
Lainey wants to slow Lilley down by chopping away at his legs.
Lilley throws a looping overhand right but Lainey ducks down to avoid it.
Lilley connects with a leg kick. Lainey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lilley cracks a nice hook into Lainey's ribs.
Lilley connects with a body shot.
Lainey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lainey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lilley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lainey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lilley slips a jab from Lainey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lainey misses with a looping right.
Lilley tries a quick counter leg kick but Lainey is wise to it.
Lilley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lainey lands a right hook to the body.
Lainey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lilley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lilley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilley digs a right hand into Lainey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lainey's gas tank.
Lilley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Lilley.
Lilley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laineys head.
Lilley breaks the clinch.
Lilley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lainey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Lainey misses.
Lainey throws a jab but it's blocked by Lilley.
Lilley flicks out a counter leg kick but Lainey steps away.
Nice defenses there by Lainey.
Lilley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lilley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lilley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lainey loads up on a big right hand but Lilley slips the punch.
Lilley connects with a solid leg kick.
Lilley scores with a hook to the body. Lainey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lilley missing with a left hand there. Lainey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lilley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lilley ducks under a wild hook from Lainey.
Lainey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lilley.
Lilley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lainey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lainey. That did some damage!
Lilley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lainey throws out the jab.
Lilley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lilley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lainey is looking to clinch but Lilley is avoiding it.
Lilley scores with a nice head shot.
Lainey moves in looking to clinch but Lilley pushes him off.
Lilley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lilley connects with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Lilley.
Lilley swats away the attempt to clinch by Lainey.
Lainey throws a right hand that misses
and Lilley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lilley has managed to clinch.
Lainey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lilley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lainey's efforts to push away.
Lainey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lilley.
Lilley lands a left hand.
Lilley lands a hook that snaps the head of Lainey backwards.
Still in the clinch, Lilley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lainey is rocked!
Lilley misses with a body punch.
Oh Lainey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lainey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lilley has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lainey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lainey seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Lilley - that landed with a thud.
Lilley breaks the clinch.
Lilley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lilley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lainey gets tackled into the cage by Lilley. Lilley maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lilley scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Lilley.
Lilley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Lainey.
Lilley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lilley misses with a straight right.
Lilley clinches.
Lilley gets through Lainey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lilley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lilley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lilley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lainey finds it's way round the side to connect with Lilley's head.
Lainey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lainey throws a hook to the side of Lilley's head but Lilley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lainey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lilley throws out the jab.
Lainey is looking to clinch but Lilley is avoiding it.
Lainey moves out of range as Lilley strikes.
Lilley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lainey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lilley.
Lilley connects with a leg kick. Lainey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lilley throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lilley.
Lainey takes a swing at Lilley's ribcage but misses.
Lilley looks to land a right hand but Lainey moved out of range.
Lilley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lainey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lilley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lainey takes a swing at Lilley's ribcage but misses.
Lilley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lainey missing with a left hand there. Lilley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Lilley misses.
Lainey looks to land a right hand but Lilley moved out of range.
Lainey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lainey dips to his left and cracks Lilley with an uppercut!
Lilley swats away the attempt to clinch by Lainey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Lilley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lainey tries to clinch up.
Lilley scores with a leg kick.
Lainey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lilley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lainey throws a hook but Lilley avoids it easily.
Lilley flicks out a counter leg kick but Lainey steps away.
Lilley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lainey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Lainey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lainey misses with a straight left.
Lilley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lainey misses with a body shot.
Lilley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lainey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lainey tries to clinch up.
Lilley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lainey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lilley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lainey tries to clinch up but Lilley circles away and keeps his distance.
Lilley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lainey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lainey takes a swing at Lilley's ribcage but misses.
Lilley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lainey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilley looks to throw the jab but Lainey is out of range.
Lainey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilley lands a jab to the nose.
Lilley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lainey.
Lilley ducks under a wild hook from Lainey.
Lilley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lainey.
Derek Lilley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lilley scores with a jab to the head.
Lilley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lilley.
A swing and a miss from Lainey.
Lilley connects with a crisp jab.
Lilley lands a nice looking body shot.
Lilley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lainey's sensitive parts.
Lilley stuns Lainey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lainey wants to clinch up but Lilley keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Lilley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lainey throws a looping overhand right but Lilley ducks down to avoid it.
Lainey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lilley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lainey was well out of range. Poor timing from Lilley.
Lilley slips a straight right by Lainey.
Lainey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lilley.
An inside leg kick lands from Lilley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lilley. Lainey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lilley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lilley just misses with a punch to the body.
Lilley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lainey loads up on a big right hand but Lilley slips the punch.
Lilley with a hook.
Lainey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lainey throws an overhand right that lands on Lilley's shoulder, as Lilley tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Lilley misses.
Lilley cracks the inside of Lainey's front leg.
Lilley is looking to slow Lainey down with leg kicks.
Lilley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lainey.
Lainey doesn't manage to clinch there - Lilley circles away.
Lainey missing with a left hand there. Lilley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lainey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lilley.
Lilley swats away the attempt to clinch by Lainey.
Lilley throws a good cross that connects.
Lainey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lilley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lainey throws out the jab.
Lilley checks a leg kick.
Lilley throws a good cross that connects.
Lilley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lilley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lainey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lilley lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Lilley.
Lilley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lainey backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lilley.
Lilley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lainey tries to break free but Lilley pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lilley.
Lilley stalling.
Lilley pushes Lainey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lilley has Lainey pressed against the cage, preventing Lainey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lilley lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lilley.
Lainey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lainey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lilley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilley lands with a left to the head.
Lilley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lilley throws a big uppercut that drops Lainey! More strikes from Lilley and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lainey lies dazed against the cage as Lilley celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Lilley! Derek Lilley retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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