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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Three Dog (ranked 55 p4p, 10 weight class) and Leeland Lillard (ranked 261 p4p, 36 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dog might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fallout. 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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217 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Three Dog!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leeland Lillard!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lillard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lillard.
Dog throws a body kick that misses.
Dog walks into a jab.
Lillard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dog looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lillard lands a head kick!
Dog throws a body shot but no joy.
Lillard clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lillard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dog breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lillard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lillard missing with a left hand there. Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog misses with a hook to the body
and Lillard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lillard lands a jab.
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dog motions for Lillard to come forward. Dog throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard throws a head kick that half lands.
Lillard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lillard closes the distance and clinches.
Lillard misses with the head strike.
Lillard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lillard controlling the action here for a moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lillard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dog misses with a punch on the inside.
Lillard avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lillard.
Dog being controlled against the cage.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Lillard - just one landing.
Lillard thumps Dog with a low kick.
Dog misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard clinches.
Dog is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lillard to keep the fight standing.
Lillard pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lillard.
Dog tries to circle away but Lillard has him pinned against the cage.
Dog lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dog blocking some punches.
Lillard prevents a body shot from Dog.
Dog tries a body shot but Lillard blocks it.
Dog tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lillard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dog cracks Lillard with a nice body shot.
Lillard tries to stall but Dog uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Dog scores with a nice short uppercut.
I was talking to Dog's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lillard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Dog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dog digs a right hand into Lillard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lillard's gas tank.
Dog misses with some punches.
Lillard misses with a body punch.
Lillard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lillard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lillard misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Lillard.
Lillard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lillard lands with a kick to the temple. Dog shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dog misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeland Lillard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Lillard.
Dog misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lillard throws a head kick that Dog semi-blocks.
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lillard.
Lillard rushes Dog and presses him up against the cage.
Lillard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dog breaks from the clinch.
Leeland Lillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog scores with a nice body kick.
Lillard is looking to clinch.
Lillard has closed the distance and engaged Dog in a clinch.
Dog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lillard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard working aggressively here.
Dog misses with some punches.
Lillard stalling in the clinch but Dog improves position.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Lillard avoids it by throwing Dog back against the cage.
Dog looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dog as Lillard tries to tie him up.
Dog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dog misses with a body punch.
Lillard tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dog tries to pull guard but Lillard holds him up against the cage and eventually Dog drops back down to his feet.
Dog decides to pull guard.
Dog will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dog not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard trying to control the position from guard on top but Dog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dog working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lillard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lillard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dog looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lillard is stalling in the full guard.
Lillard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dog working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lillard has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard controlling the action here.
Dog looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lillard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dog looking for submissions off his back.
Dog wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lillard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dog paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lillard moves away from the strike by Dog.
Lillard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Three Dog will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lillard takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Dog misses its intended target.
Dog dodges the punch combination from Lillard.
Dog is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lillard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lillard scores with a head kick.
It looks like Three Dog has been cut.
Dog swats away the attempt to clinch by Lillard.
Dog throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog scores with a spinning back kick!
Lillard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog.
Lillard feints a jab promting Dog to slip. Lillard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dog slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dog is looking to slow Lillard down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lillard to score with a decent uppercut.
Lillard pushes Dog up against the cage in a clinch.
Lillard has Dog pressed against the cage.
Lillard lands a shoulder strike.
Lillard misses with a punch on the inside.
Lillard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dog is keeping busy.
Lillard lands a nice shot to the body.
Dog misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Lillard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dog.
Lillard trying to stall but Dog improves his position.
Dog jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lillard walks away with a smile on his face. Dog gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lillard moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dog.
Lillard forces Dog back against the cage and clinches.
Lillard digs a right hand into Dog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dog's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lillard trying to control the position but instead, Dog has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lillard into the cage.
Lillard lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lillard stalling the fight.
Lillard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard blocking some punches.
Dog fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Lillard swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lillard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dog tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lillard just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Three Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lillard misses with a body punch.
Lillard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dog tries to work over Lillard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lillard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lillard tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lillard moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to circle away but Lillard has him pinned against the cage.
Dog misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lillard taking a breather.
Dog tries a body shot but Lillard blocks it.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lillard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lillards head.
Dog pulls guard effortlessly.
Dog has an active guard here but Lillard has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Lillard is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeland Lillard really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Three Dog's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lillard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dog has time to react.
Dog connects with a looping right hand.
Lillard swinging wildly here.
A big left from Dog misses.
Lillard wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lillard - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog misses the shot to the body.
Dog fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lillard instigates a clinch.
Dog misses with a body punch.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Dog tries a body shot but Lillard blocks it.
Dog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lillard misses with a straight left.
Dog lands with a straight right. Lillard didn't see that one coming.
Lillard misses with a kick to the body.
Dog walks into a straight right hand from Lillard.
Lillard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Lillard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Lillard there.
Lillard fails to land with a series of punches.
As Lillard looks to move away, Dog throws a big counter combo but Lillard just gets out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog pushes Lillard up against the cage in a clinch.
Lillard gets through Dog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lillard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard missing with knees to the body.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lillard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dog breaks from the clinch.
Dog falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lillard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Dog misses the target.
Lillard doesn't manage to clinch there - Dog circles away.
Lillard tries to clinch up but Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog looks for the body kick but Lillard saw that one coming.
Dog takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dog misses with a looping left.
Lillard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lillard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dog is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lillard.
Lillard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lillard stuns Dog with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dog gets tackled into the cage by Lillard. Lillard maintains the clinch.
Lillard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lillard misses with a punch on the inside.
Dog working aggressively here.
Dog jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lillard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lillard uses it to pass to side control.
Dog wants to control but Lillard postures up.
Lillard has control of an arm but Dog manages to advance to Lillard's back!
Lillard tries to escape but Dog has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lillard is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Dog off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Lillard is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeland Lillard dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Three Dog's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dog misses with a kick to the body.
Lillard misses with a head kick.
Dog is looking to land body kicks.
Lillard lands a leg kick that knocks Dog off balance momentarily.
Lillard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dog on the side of the head.
Lillard walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dog. Lillard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lillard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lillard moves into the clinch successfully.
Stalling in the clinch from Lillard.
Lillard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dog up against the cage.
Lillard blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Dog.
Lillard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dog is looking to land body kicks.
Dog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dog shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
No joy there for Lillard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Dog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Dog misses the target.
Lillard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lillard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Three Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dog throwing a counter right hand but Lillard manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Lillard.
Dog lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lillard darts in and clinches Dog up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leeland Lillard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dog wants to clinch.
Lillard throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lillard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dog throwing a counter right hand but Lillard manages to avoid it.
Dog throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lillard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lillard tries to clinch there but Dog circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Dog misses the target.
A slow jab from Dog misses its intended target.
Dog misses the jab.
Lillard takes a swing at Dog's ribcage but misses.
Lillard closes the distance and pushes Dog back into the cage.
Leeland Lillard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to break the clinch but Lillard is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Lillard.
Dog fails to pull guard.
Lillard prevents a body shot from Dog.
Dog throws a head punch that misses.
Dog is looking to break free of the clinch but Lillard has double underhooks.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Lillard controls his hands.
Dog is trying to pull guard but Lillard has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Dog.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog swings wildly with an uppercut but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leeland Lillard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lillard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 46:49
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leeland Lillard!
Leeland Lillard is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Leeland Lillard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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