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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JJ Pajis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pajis comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Mutter. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Pajis!
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, Forrest Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell drops Pajis with a right and a left! Liddell comes rushing in but Pajis regains his composure and manages to keep Liddell in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pajis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liddell.
Liddell should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pajis looking for a guillotine here but Liddell defends easily.
Liddell throws a big right hand that misses.
Pajis had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Liddell is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pajis Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Liddell's back instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajis is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Liddell is defending well though. Pajis let's go of the attempt for now.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet.
Liddell tries to escape the position.
Pajis is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Liddell knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Liddell for a finish.
Pajis is breathing heavily.
Pajis patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liddell defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Pajis is looking for the choke from the back position but Liddell is controlling his hands well.
Liddell is trying to stand back up.
Pajis is hanging on to Liddell's back as he tries to escape.
Liddell is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet.
Pajis avoiding Liddell 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Pajis working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Liddell trying to control the action but Pajis just sinks the hooks in.
Liddell is trying to get back to his feet but Pajis has full control of the position and if anything, Liddell has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pajis looking for the choke from the back.
Pajis looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Liddell is controlling Pajis 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Liddell throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Liddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Pajis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pajis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddell circles away.
Liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Liddell 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.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pajis has time to react.
Pajis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pajis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
A left lands for Liddell.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Pajis avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pajis shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but Pajis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Pajis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Liddell's guard.
Pajis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Liddell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pajis is controlling him.
Liddell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pajis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pajis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pajis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pajis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pajis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Liddell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Liddell has escaped and now he's on top!
Liddell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Liddell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Liddell is in close to Pajis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell stands up over Pajis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Liddell throwing strikes from guard but Pajis blocks nicely.
Liddell wants to control from the top but Pajis keeps moving.
Pajis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Liddell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Liddell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liddell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Liddell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pajis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pajis had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Liddell is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pajis Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Liddell's back instead.
Pajis looking for the RNC.
Pajis working for a choke but Liddell is defending well.
Liddell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liddell trying to get back to his feet but Pajis is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Liddell 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!
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Pajis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Liddell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Pajis moves out of range as Liddell throws a body kick.
Liddell throws a wild body kick that Pajis sees coming a mile off.
Pajis fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pajis moves into range and clinches up with Liddell.
Pajis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Liddell dives on top into guard.
Pajis keeping moving, preventing Liddell from controlling successfully.
Pajis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liddell is one step ahead there.
Liddell throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Liddell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liddell looking to sit in guard and control but Pajis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pajis slips nicely into half guard.
Liddell tries to get to full guard but Pajis has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Pajis there.
Liddell is defending against the submission attempts here by Pajis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pajis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liddell defending well though.
Liddell gets back to full guard.
Pajis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Liddell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Liddell has escaped and now he's on top!
Liddell throws and elbow that misses. Pajis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Liddell's guard. Nice move by Pajis!
Pajis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
JJ Pajis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to stand up but Pajis isn't so interested in that idea.
Pajis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pajis is working Liddell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pajis won't allow Liddell to get back to his feet.
Liddell is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pajis looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Forrest Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddell swinging wilding here.
And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Pajis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liddell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Liddell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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