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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Avery (ranked 24474 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floor Tiler (ranked 5135 p4p, 0 weight class). Floor Tiler will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Floor Tiler!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Avery tries to clinch but Tiler is having none of it.
Tiler tries to land a leg kick but Avery saw it coming and moves away.
Tiler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Avery's sensitive parts.
Tiler misses with a kick to the body.
Avery is looking for a counter combo.
Tiler dives in and scores a takedown into Avery's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiler controlling from the top position.
Tiler landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiler throws an elbow that misses. Avery uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tiler's guard. Nice move by Avery!
Avery really is a fat lump.
Avery stopping the sweep attempt from Tiler.
Avery trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiler pulls Avery in close to prevent any damage.
Avery trying to control but Tiler is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avery is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two 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.
Tiler controlling Avery's posture.
Tiler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Avery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Avery is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tiler wants to sweep here but Avery controlling him for the moment.
Avery working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery wants to control from the top but Tiler keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Avery gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Avery decides to pull guard.
Avery wants to sweep here but Tiler controlling him for the moment.
Tiler is looking to work some ground and pound but Avery has wrist control.
Tiler landing with the ground and pound.
Avery trying to strike off his back.
Avery has momentary wrist control but Tiler slips an elbow through the middle.
Tiler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Tiler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tiler postures up and lands a big shot to Avery's brow.
Tiler looking to pass the guard.
Tiler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Avery might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tiler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiler working some strikes from top position.
Avery is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tiler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Avery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floor Tiler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Avery moves out of range as Tiler throws a body kick.
Avery takes the fight into the clinch.
Avery is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tiler is defending well for now.
Avery tries to throw a body punch but Tiler avoids it by throwing Avery back against the cage.
Avery fails to pull guard.
Tiler wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiler has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Avery uses from the top position.
Tiler seems keen to control Avery's posture.
Tiler trying to control the position.
Avery trying to control but Tiler is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Avery trying to control but Tiler is working from the bottom.
Avery preventing the sweep.
Tiler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Avery wants to get back to full guard.
Tiler wants to free his trapped foot but Avery is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tiler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Tiler.
Tiler working over Avery with some ground and pound. Avery looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Avery regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tiler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiler connects with a couple of short punches.
Tiler stands up over Avery, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tiler controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiler stopping the sweep attempt from Avery.
Avery can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tiler controls the pace.
Tiler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tiler wants to control from the top but Avery keeps moving.
Tiler with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tiler content to stall in guard here.
Avery wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tiler throws a body kick that misses
and Avery counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tiler stalling in the clinch but Avery improves position.
Tiler is trying to break the clinch but Avery has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Avery misses with a punch to the body.
Tiler managing to block the knees to the body from Avery.
Tiler is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floor Tiler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Avery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tiler is looking to land body kicks.
Avery tries to counter by clinching up but Tiler breaks away and moves out of range.
A head kick by Tiler misses
and Avery counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiler swings for the body but Avery moves out of range.
Avery is looking to clinch.
Floor Tiler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avery tries to clinch but Tiler moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avery moves away.
Crunch! Tiler slams his shin into Avery's torso.
Tiler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Avery is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tiler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Avery has momentary wrist control but Tiler slips an elbow through the middle.
Tiler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tiler trying to control but Avery is working from the bottom.
Avery wants to sweep here but Tiler controlling him for the moment.
Tiler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tiler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tiler wants to control from the top but Avery keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiler working some strikes from top position.
Tiler chips away with some ground and pound.
Tiler slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Avery is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tiler lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tiler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Avery is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tiler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tiler slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tiler trying to control the position but Avery is working away.
Avery is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tiler's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tiler slips a nice elbow through Avery's hands, connecting with Avery's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiler prevents Avery from improving his position.
Avery is working hard here to advance position.
Tiler performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tiler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tiler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Avery tries to roll over but Tiler keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floor Tiler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tiler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floor Tiler!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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