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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liechtensteiner Lotus (ranked 4282 p4p, 445 weight class) and William Chandler (ranked 4992 p4p, 496 weight class). Lotus comes into the arena with Wale - Lotus Flower Bomb ft. Miguel blaring out of the sound system. 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liechtensteiner Lotus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chandler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chandler rushes Lotus and presses him up against the cage.
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
Chandler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Lotus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Lotus misses.
Lotus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
William Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lotus loads up on a big right hand but Chandler slips the punch.
Chandler lands a head kick!
It looks like Liechtensteiner Lotus has been cut.
Lotus blocks a head kick by Chandler.
Good shot there by Lotus.
We've been told by Lotus's head coaches at Russian Bears Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lotus lunges at Chandler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chandler's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler moves in looking to clinch but Lotus pushes him off.
Lotus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chandler moves away.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lotus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chandler drops his hands momentarily and Lotus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lotus throws a body punch but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler wants to clinch up but Lotus keeps it at a distance.
Chandler tries to clinch up but Lotus circles away and keeps his distance.
Lotus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chandler lands with a slapping head kick.
Chandler clinches with his opponent.
Lotus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chandler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lotus blocks a head kick by Chandler.
Lotus looks to throw the jab but Chandler is out of range.
Chandler drives through and clinches with Lotus against the cage.
Chandler swings wildly with an uppercut but Lotus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
Chandler is looking to clinch.
Chandler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chandler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chandler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chandler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lotus lands with an uppercut that bounces Chandler off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lotus avoids the head kick by Chandler.
Lotus tries to keep at a distance but Chandler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chandler scores with a shoulder strike.
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
Lotus avoids the head kick by Chandler.
Lotus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like William Chandler has been cut.
Chandler lands a big head kick that sends Lotus tumbling to the mat! Chandler takes a step backwards and waves Lotus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lotus is rocked!
Lotus just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Lotus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chandler moves away from the strike by Lotus.
Lotus seems to have got his legs back now.
Chandler is looking to clinch.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch but Lotus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lotus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chandler defending well as Lotus loads up on a big left hand.
Lotus scores with the left hand. Chandler knows he should have avoided that one.
Lotus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chandler clinches with his opponent.
Lotus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lotus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus throws a punch but it's blocked by Chandler.
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Lotus.
William Chandler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lotus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chandler closes the distance and pushes Lotus back into the cage.
Chandler misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lotus.
Lotus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chandler lands a shoulder strike.
Liechtensteiner Lotus's cut is getting worse.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside.
Lotus manages to break the clinch.
Chandler lands a big head kick that sends Lotus tumbling to the mat! Chandler takes a step backwards and waves Lotus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lotus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Chandler is looking to clinch.
Lotus punishes Chandler's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chandler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lotus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chandler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lotus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chandler looks to clinch
and Lotus counters with a straight right hand.
Lotus throws a big shot that misses.
Chandler is looking for the big counter here.
Chandler doesn't manage to clinch there - Lotus circles away.
Lotus throwing a counter right hand but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Lotus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lotus shoots in looking for a takedown. Chandler tries to sprawl out of it but Lotus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chandler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chandler! But no joy.
Chandler moves into range and clinches up with Lotus.
Chandler lands with a right to the head.
Lotus breaks the clinch.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chandler tries to clinch up but Lotus circles away and keeps his distance.
Lotus misses with a wild body shot.
Lotus scores with a jab to the body.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chandler rushes Lotus and presses him up against the cage.
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 Liechtensteiner Lotus will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch but Lotus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Lotus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chandler drives through and clinches with Lotus against the cage.
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chandler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chandler moves into the clinch.
Lotus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chandler scores with a shot to the side of Lotus's head.
Lotus is working for takedown but Chandler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chandler lands an uppercut.
Chandler breaks the clinch.
Lotus misses with a straight right.
Chandler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch but Lotus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chandler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chandler tries to clinch up but Lotus circles away and keeps his distance.
Lotus gets tackled into the cage by Chandler. Chandler maintains the clinch.
Chandler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chandler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chandler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lotus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chandler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lotus clobbers Chandler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus tries to keep at a distance but Chandler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lotus blocks an uppercut.
Chandler blocking some punches.
Lotus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lotus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lotus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chandler throws a head kick but Lotus moves out of range.
Lotus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chandler gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
Lotus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Lotus misses with a punch to the body.
Lotus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chandler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lotus swats away the attempt to clinch by Chandler.
Lotus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lotus swings wildly with an uppercut but Chandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lotus throws a punch but it's blocked by Chandler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler prevents a body shot from Lotus.
Lotus breaks the clinch.
Chandler tries to clinch but Lotus moves out of range.
Chandler tries to clinch up but Lotus circles away and keeps his distance.
Chandler throws a sloppy head kick
and Lotus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lotus cracks Chandler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chandler instigates a clinch.
Lotus misses with a body punch.
Chandler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lotus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chandler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lotus throws a punch but it's blocked by Chandler.
Chandler breaks from the clinch.
Chandler tries to clinch there but Lotus circles away.
Chandler clinches with his opponent.
Chandler throws a punch but it's blocked by Lotus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lotus.
Lotus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lotus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chandler.
Lotus stalks Chandler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chandler's face. Chandler staggers backwards, shaken.
Lotus throws the left hand but Chandler avoids the punch easily.
Chandler moves to clinch but Lotus breaks away
and Lotus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lotus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chandler wants to clinch up but Lotus keeps it at a distance.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lotus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Lotus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lotus.
Lotus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lotus throws out a loose jab but Chandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chandler tries to clinch but Lotus is having none of it.
Chandler is looking to clinch but Lotus is avoiding it.
Chandler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lotus, pushing him back against the cage.
Lotus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Chandler.
Chandler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chandler tries to clinch
and Chandler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chandler's hands.
Chandler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chandler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chandler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lotus. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chandler throws a fast counter high kick but Lotus manages to duck under it in time.
Lotus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chandler at a distance.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch but Lotus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lotus misses the jab.
Lotus misses with a looping left.
Chandler lands a big head kick that sends Lotus tumbling to the mat! Chandler takes a step backwards and waves Lotus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Good shot there by Lotus.
Chandler is looking to clinch.
Lotus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chandler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chandler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chandler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
William Chandler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chandler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chandler tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liechtensteiner Lotus dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lotus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lotus scores with a jab. Chandler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chandler closes the distance and clinches.
Chandler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lotus presses Chandler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
William Chandler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chandler breaks the clinch.
Chandler is looking to clinch.
Lotus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lotus looks to land a right hand but Chandler moved out of range.
Liechtensteiner Lotus is winning the standup battle so far.
Chandler tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Lotus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chandler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chandler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lotus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chandler moves away.
Chandler misses with a head kick.
Lotus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lotus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lotus lands a right hook to the body.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus works the jab nicely.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lotus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chandler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chandler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chandler keeps the fight on the outside.
Lotus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lotus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chandler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chandler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lotus gets tackled into the cage by Chandler. Chandler maintains the clinch.
Chandler breaks from the clinch.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chandler moves to clinch but Lotus breaks away
and Lotus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lotus fails to land with a series of punches.
Chandler tries to clinch up but Lotus circles away and keeps his distance.
Chandler wants to clinch but Lotus slips to the side
and Lotus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chandler thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lotus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lotus swats away the attempt to clinch by Chandler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotus misses with the combination.
Chandler moves into the clinch.
Lotus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Lotus misses.
Chandler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lotus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lotus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lotus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chandler.
Chandler has closed the distance and engaged Lotus in a clinch.
Lotus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Chandler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lotus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lotus tries to throw a body punch but Chandler avoids it by throwing Lotus back against the cage.
Chandler scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Chandler.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lotus backwards.
Liechtensteiner Lotus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chandler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chandler.
Lotus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Lotus.
Lotus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chandler moves into the clinch.
Chandler breaks from the clinch.
Chandler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lotus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chandler sprawls well. Chandler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lotus gets slowly back to his feet.
Chandler has managed to clinch.
Lotus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lotus backwards.
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
Chandler drives through and clinches with Lotus against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lotus has Chandler pressed against the cage, preventing Chandler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lotus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lotus misses with a wild combination.
Chandler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lotus rushes Chandler and presses him up against the cage.
Chandler breaks from the clinch.
Lotus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liechtensteiner Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lotus.
William Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lotus looks to score with a jab to the body but Chandler is just out of range.
Chandler unleashes a big counter combination but Lotus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chandler moves into the clinch.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler breaks from the clinch.
Chandler clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Chandler.
I think Lotus 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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