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Event:
Gladiators 32 Simeonov v Kolov
Date: Jun 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Lio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Watts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Watts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lio doesn't manage to clinch there - Watts circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lio is looking to clinch.
It looked like Watts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lio is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
Lio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lio tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Watts misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lio ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Watts jabs at Lio's body.
Watts lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lio doesn't manage to clinch there - Watts circles away.
Lio is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
#T1#
Lio tries to clinch there but Watts circles away.
Lio wants to clinch up but Watts keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watts.
Lio tries to clinch up.
Lio moves away from the strike by Watts.
Lio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lio manages to avoid it.
Lio tries to clinch there but Watts circles away.
It looked like Watts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lio moves to clinch but Watts breaks away
and Watts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lio is looking to clinch.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Watts counters with a quick kick to the body but Lio blocks it.
Lio closes the distance but Watts moves to the side
and Watts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lio is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
Lio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watts counters with a left to the body. #T2#
Lio tries to clinch up.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lio moves away.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watts is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lio wants to clinch
and Watts counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Watts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Watts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lio.
Lio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watts.
Lio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watts counters with a nice kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watts. Lio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Lio avoids the head kick by Watts.
Lio feints the counter takedown.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
Lio wants to clinch.
A cross from Watts lands.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Watts. That snapped Lio's head back.
Watts throws a body shot but no joy.
Watts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lio moves to clinch but Watts breaks away
and Watts counters with a stiff right hand.
Watts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lio moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.#T4#
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Lio is just out of range.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lio tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Lio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Watts misses.
Watts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2#
Lio has Watts up against the cage in a clinch.
Lio throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watts's brow.
Lio stalling in the clinch but Watts improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Watts dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Lio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Watts.
Watts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watts tried to counter with a leg kick but Lio avoided it.
Lio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watts.
Watts keeps the fight on the outside.
Lio tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Watts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Watts lands a nice hook to Lio's body. Lio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lio wants to clinch.
Stanley Lio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lio will feel that in the morning.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut there from Watts.
Watts with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Watts lands a jab to Lio's midsection.
Watts cracks Lio with a good jab.
Watts works Lio's body with a nice hook.
Watts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts lands a slapping body shot.
Watts lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lio will feel that in the morning.
Lio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Watts.
Lio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lio wants to clinch.
Lio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lio is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
Watts appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Watts throws a nice inside leg kick.
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 fight stays on the outside here - Lio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lio moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.
Watts is looking to wear down Lio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watts scores with a nice right hand.
Watts is looking to land body kicks.#CL2#
Watts tries to keep at a distance but Lio has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Watts manages to break the clinch.
Lio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watts swings for the body but Lio moves out of range.
Lio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lio doesn't seem bothered though.
Watts thumps Lio with a low kick.#T3#
Lio wants to clinch up but Watts keeps it at a distance.
Wade Watts is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Lio instigates a clinch.
Lio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watts is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Watts.
Watts blocks an elbow strike from Lio.
#BC#
Watts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lio tries to clinch up.
Watts swings for the body but Lio moves out of range.
Lio wants to clinch.
Lio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Watts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lio wants to clinch.#T4#
Lio tries to clinch up
and Watts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watts keeps the fight on the outside.
Watts scores with a jab to the head.
Watts digs a good hook to Lio's body.
Watts fakes the leg kick and cracks Lio in the body.
Watts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watts cracks Lio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Watts connects with a solid leg kick.
Watts cracks Lio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A cross from Watts lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Watts dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Watts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watts swats away the attempt to clinch by Lio.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Watts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lio.
Watts throws a head kick that misses.
Watts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A thudding body kick lands there by Watts!
Watts throws a looping overhand right but Lio ducks down to avoid it.
Lio tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Watts misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lio tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Watts scores with a punch to the head.
Watts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Watts misses the target.
And Lio tries to counter it with a takedown but Watts pushes his down on his head and steps out.
An inside leg kick lands from Watts. #T1#
Lio tries to clinch up.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watts lunges at Lio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lio's hand.
Lio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lio can do to turn this around?
Lio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Watts lands a right hook to the body.
Watts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lio's sensitive parts.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Watts.
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lio tries to clinch there but Watts circles away.
Lio moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.
Lio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Watts.
Watts swats away the attempt to clinch by Lio.
Lio tries to clinch up.#T2#
Lio is looking to clinch.
Watts is looking to counter punch.
Watts scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Watts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lio avoids the head kick by Watts.
Lio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Watts connects with a nice looking jab.
Watts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lio feints the counter takedown.
Watts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
Lio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Watts.
Lio tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Watts bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lio.
#T3#
Watts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watts connects with a looping right hand.
A left and a right from Watts both land. Nice combination.
Lio is looking to clinch.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lio moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Watts.
Lio tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Lio is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
Watts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stanley Lio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watts swats away the attempt to clinch by Lio.
Watts misses with a kick to the body.
#T4#
Watts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lio is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
Watts throws a body kick that misses.
Watts keeps the fight on the outside.
A quick step to the side and Watts tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watts explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts throws a body punch but Lio moves out of range.
Lio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watts.
Lio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watts scores with a nice head shot.
Lio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Watts scores with a spinning back kick!
Watts throws a body shot but no joy.
Lio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watts scores with a spinning back kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Watts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watts, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:24
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Watts!
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Event:
Gladiators 24 Reyn vs Ceasar
Date: May 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Lio tries to clinch up.
Lio tries to clinch but Bull is having none of it.
Lio tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance.#TD#
Bull closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lio did well to prevent Bull getting side control.
Bull thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bull throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bull wants to take a breather but Lio is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bull's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bull's back!
Lio not allowing Bull to control his hands.
Lio scores with strikes from the back.
Bull rolls, trying to escape but Lio keeps control of the position.
#T1#
Lio looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Bull just trying to survive but Lio is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bull is trying to break free.
Bull is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lio.
Bull tries to break free.
Lio lands punches and elbows.
Lio is trying to stick to Bull's back but Bull is turning into Lio. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lio's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bull.
Lio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bull with a nice head shot there.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Bull is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bull's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bull lands a couple of elbows.
Bull postures up and lands a big shot to Lio's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lio wants to stand but Bull is controlling the position.
Lio throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bull lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T3#
Bull throwing strikes from guard but Lio blocks nicely.
Lio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bull is one step ahead there.
Bull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lio keeping moving, preventing Bull from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull is in close to Lio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Our spies down at at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($299 entry fee) inform us that Lio has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lio is looking to stand up but Bull isn't so interested in that idea.
Bull scoring with some ground and pound.
Bull lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bull stops Lio from standing up. #T4#
Bull stays in close to Lio's body and controls the position.
Bull with a nice head shot there.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lio wants to sweep here but Bull controlling him for the moment.
Lio wants to stand and escape but Bull is having none of it.
Bull looking to pass the guard.
Lio trying to keep a closed guard but Bull is proving a slippery customer.
Bull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bull scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Bull dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Bull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lio sprawls well. Lio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bull gets slowly back to his feet.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bull fails with the takedown.
Lio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lio leaves Bull with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clubber Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bull is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lio.
Bull will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL2#
Lio rushes Bull and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lio throws an elbow but misses.
Bull is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bull wants a takedown but no success here.
Bull changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bull darts in looking for a takedown but Lio gets double underhooks and turns Bull into the cage.
Lio is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lio doesn't manage to clinch there - Bull circles away.
#T1#
Lio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bull keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Lio clinches.
Bull looking for a takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lio wants to stall.
#TD#
Bull has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lio clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bull throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
I would not like to be Lio right now.
Lio covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Lio trying to get back to his feet but Bull is in full control for now.
Lio wants to control his opponent's hands but Bull gets his hands free. #T2#
Clubber Bull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bull is controlling the position but Lio somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Bull lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lio tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Bull manages to move to mount!
Bull lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lio swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bull scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bull pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T3#
Bull with shots to the head and body - Lio looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bull looking to finish Lio with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lio!
Lio taking shots to the head.
Bull scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#ROC#
Lio is rocked!
Bull connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lio is still in real trouble! Can Bull finish him?
Bull is landing with some decent strikes but Lio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lio wants to hold on but Bull pushes him away.
Bull sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lio seems to have recovered his senses.
Bull lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Bull raining down shots from the mount!
Lio is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
#T4#
Bull lands a big elbow.
Bull loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Lio scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bull land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bull stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clubber Bull!
Clubber Bull spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 25, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Stelling tries to keep at a distance but Lio has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Lio jumps guard.
Lio wants to stand and escape but Stelling is having none of it.
Lio is pulling down on Stelling 's head to control his posture.
Stelling wants to pass the guard but Lio is keeping the position.
Lio trying to strike off his back.
Lio managing to control the position.
Lio trying to strike off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lio working a defensive guard here.
Stelling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lio is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Lio throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lio looks to throw the jab but Stelling is out of range.
Stelling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2#
Lio has Stelling up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD#
Stelling turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Stelling manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stelling 's best efforts.
Lio lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Lio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stelling stopping the sweep attempt from Lio.
Lio throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Lio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T2#
Lio is trying to control the action in half guard but Stelling is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stelling with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stelling missing with punches from the bottom.
Lio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stelling pushes Lio off looking to stand but Lio dives back in and keeps control.
Lio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Lio trying to control from half guard but Stelling is working away.
Stelling trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stelling defending well though.
Lio slips a nice elbow through Stelling 's hands, connecting with Stelling 's forehead.
Stelling has hold of Lio's hands but Lio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lio working Stelling over with strikes.
Lio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stelling knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lio on the ground.
Lio is keen to just control but Stelling is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Lio there.
Lio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stelling 's head. #T4#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lio connects with a nice short shot to Stelling 's temple.
Stelling wants to get back to his feet.
Lio lands with a punch from half guard.
Stelling taking some punishment here, with Lio in his half guard.
Lio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
Stelling actively working from the bottom here.
Lio working Stelling over with strikes.
Stelling on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lio drops an elbow to the side of Stelling 's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lio is thwarting Stelling 's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Lio there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Lio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Stelling looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crunch! Stelling slams his shin into Lio's torso.
Lio fails with a takedown attempt.
Lio keeps the fight on the outside.
Stelling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lio shoots in for a takedown but Stelling shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Stelling . No joy for Lio on that attempt.
Stelling throws a big counter combination but Lio scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jack Stelling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanley Lio.
Stelling misses the jab.
As Stelling backs off Lio throws a huge counter combo but Stelling manages to avoid it all.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lio.#T1##CL2#
Lio closes the distance and pushes Stelling back into the cage.
Lio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stelling is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lio wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Lio fails to land.
Stelling tries to land knees in the clinch but Lio avoids the damage to the body.
Lio is trying to stall.
Lio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Lio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Lio moves into the clinch successfully.
Stelling working aggressively here.
Lio is looking for a takedown.#T2##BC#
Stelling manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Lio rushes Stelling and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stelling is pressed up against the cage. Lio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stelling down to the mat. Stelling avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lio avoids the body shot from Stelling .
Lio feints the counter takedown.
Stelling wants to land a leg kick but Lio is out of range.
Stelling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lio shoots in looking for a takedown but Stelling manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lio tries for a takedown but Stelling sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stelling scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lio checks a leg kick. #T3#
Stelling misses with a body shot.
Lio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Stelling moves into the clinch.
Lio tries to pull guard but Stelling holds him up against the cage and eventually Lio drops back down to his feet.
#BC#
Stelling breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stelling as he jumps to the side. #TD#
Stelling shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lio is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lio misses with a strike from the bottom.#T4#
Stelling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lio keeps working.
Lio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stelling connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lio some visible discomfort.
Stelling wants to stand but Lio is controlling his arm.
Lio gets back to half guard.
Stelling wants to take a breather but Lio is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lio flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stelling lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stelling prevents Lio from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Stelling dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Stelling misses with a wild combination.
#CL2#
Lio rushes Stelling and presses him up against the cage.
Stelling has a couple of punches blocked by Lio.
Lio takes an elbow to the temple.
Lio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stelling gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC#
Stelling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelling doesn't manage to clinch there - Lio circles away.
Lio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stelling with a body shot.
Stelling lands with a kick to the temple. Lio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lio misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Stelling counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stelling . #BC#
Stelling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Stelling pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lio back to the cage. Stelling follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jack Stelling is winning the standup battle so far.
Stelling misses with a head kick.
Lio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stelling circles away.
Jack Stelling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanley Lio.
Lio shoots in for a takedown but Stelling shows good takedown defense.
Stelling lands a two punch combo.
Stelling pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lio is out of range and Stelling settles back down.
Lio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD#
Stelling looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lio wants to control but Stelling is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lio is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest. #T2#
Lio wants to get back to full guard.
Lio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lio.
Lio trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stelling stopping the sweep attempt from Lio.
Stelling has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stelling trying to control but Lio is working from the bottom.
Stelling postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stelling wants to control from the top but Lio keeps moving.
Lio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stelling stopping the sweep attempt from Lio.#T3#
Lio doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lio keeping moving, preventing Stelling from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stelling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stelling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lio throws out a counter right but Stelling avoids it with no problem.
Lio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stelling circles away.
Lio shoots in but Stelling avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stelling seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Stelling .
Stelling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T4##CL2#
Lio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lio is trying to pull guard but Stelling has him pressed against the cage.
Stelling prevents a body shot from Lio. #BC#
Stelling breaks from the clinch.
Stelling throws a series of punches but Lio moves out of range.
Jack Stelling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Stelling shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stelling creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lio sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lio can't do much from the bottom here.
Lio tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Stelling showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stelling 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Stelling !
An out of breath Jack Stelling thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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