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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy The Iron Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georg the Caliph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy The Iron Hand has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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163 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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184 cm
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181 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy The Iron Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georg the Caliph!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Iron Hand fails with an attempt to clinch.
the Caliph shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. the Caliph showed some decent athleticism there.
the Caliph wants to work for an arm triangle but The Iron Hand is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Iron Hand wants to improve his position but the Caliph is controlling well.
The Iron Hand wants to control but the Caliph is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The Iron Hand makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Iron Hand.
The Iron Hand keeping moving, preventing the Caliph from controlling successfully.
the Caliph missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Iron Hand wants to sweep but no luck.
The Iron Hand is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab-cross combination lands for the Caliph and sends The Iron Hand crashing to the mat! the Caliph follows him down to the mat - The Iron Hand regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Billy The Iron Hand has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iron Hand slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Iron Hand working a defensive guard here.
the Caliph is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
the Caliph with a flurry of punches that miss.
the Caliph stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Iron Hand swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Iron Hand is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. the Caliph is aware though and is defending well.
The Iron Hand keeping full guard, as the Caliph tries to pass.
the Caliph passes The Iron Hand's left leg - he's now in half guard.
the Caliph decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Iron Hand shoots for a takedown but the Caliph saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Iron Hand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Iron Hand avoids a punch combination nicely.
the Caliph misses with a wild body shot.
the Caliph tries to close the distance and clinch but The Iron Hand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
the Caliph shoots in but no luck this time.
the Caliph looks gassed!
The Iron Hand throws a left and a right that both miss
and the Caliph connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
the Caliph tries to clinch but The Iron Hand is having none of it.
The Iron Hand throws the left hand but the Caliph avoids the punch easily.
The Iron Hand throws a big shot that misses.
the Caliph closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - the Caliph lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
the Caliph wants to control from the top but The Iron Hand keeps moving.
The Iron Hand being controlled here, momentarily.
the Caliph must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Iron Hand has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but the Caliph can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
the Caliph passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand wants to improve his position but the Caliph is controlling well.
The Iron Hand actively working from the bottom here.
the Caliph throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Iron Hand is looking for a sweep. the Caliph is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
the Caliph is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Iron Hand moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georg the Caliph dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy The Iron Hand's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Iron Hand tries to clinch but the Caliph moves out of range.
the Caliph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
the Caliph scores with a three punch combo!
the Caliph fails to land the takedown.
The Iron Hand throws a nice looking combination but the Caliph bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Iron Hand wants to clinch
and the Caliph counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by the Caliph.
The Iron Hand looking to hit a scissor sweep but the Caliph is one step ahead there.
The Iron Hand looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
the Caliph throwing strikes from guard but The Iron Hand blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iron Hand keeping moving, preventing the Caliph from controlling successfully.
the Caliph throwing strikes but missing.
the Caliph stopping the sweep attempt from The Iron Hand.
the Caliph drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and the Caliph jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
the Caliph misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Iron Hand shoots in for a double leg but the Caliph sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two 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 Iron Hand scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Iron Hand moves out of range of the strikes.
the Caliph gets the takedown into side control.
The Iron Hand gets back to half guard.
the Caliph is thwarting The Iron Hand's attempts to control the position.
The Iron Hand is defending against the submission attempts here by the Caliph.
The Iron Hand tries to get to full guard but the Caliph has control of the leg.
The Iron Hand moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand looking to hit a scissor sweep but the Caliph is one step ahead there.
The Iron Hand has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but the Caliph has passed into side control.
The Iron Hand is looking for a sweep.
the Caliph works to advance to full mount. The Iron Hand defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
the Caliph trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Iron Hand bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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.
the Caliph manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The Iron Hand shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says the Caliph as he avoids it easily.
the Caliph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Iron Hand closes the distance and clinches up with the Caliph, looking for a takedown. The Iron Hand pushes the Caliph against the cage but the Caliph circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy The Iron Hand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
the Caliph shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The Iron Hand is in all sorts of trouble here.
the Caliph trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Iron Hand holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as the Caliph tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
the Caliph throwing strikes here but The Iron Hand is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georg the Caliph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy The Iron Hand's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
the Caliph scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Iron Hand in his tracks.
the Caliph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Iron Hand moves away.
The Iron Hand defending well as the Caliph loads up on a big left hand.
The Iron Hand misses with a takedown
and the Caliph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
the Caliph throws a right and a left that The Iron Hand avoids nicely.
The Iron Hand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from the Caliph.
The Iron Hand shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. the Caliph defends it nicely.
the Caliph connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
the Caliph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
the Caliph throws a lazy right hand but The Iron Hand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Iron Hand tries to clinch up but the Caliph circles away and keeps his distance.
the Caliph swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Iron Hand makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iron Hand chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Iron Hand drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Iron Hand wants to lay and pray for a moment but the Caliph keeps working.
You can see the frustration on the Caliph's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
the Caliph pushes The Iron Hand away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, The Iron Hand gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The Iron Hand tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Iron Hand lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand creates some space and throws a big elbow, but the Caliph sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Iron Hand is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, the Caliph has escaped the position, nice work there.
the Caliph gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
the Caliph manages to get to full guard.
the Caliph has his feet on The Iron Hand's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
the Caliph avoids the head kick by The Iron Hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand moves in looking to clinch but the Caliph pushes him off.
The Iron Hand swats away the attempt to clinch by the Caliph.
the Caliph is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The Iron Hand's half guard.
the Caliph is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Iron Hand moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Iron Hand is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. the Caliph is aware though and is defending well.
the Caliph advances to half guard.
the Caliph is keen to just control but The Iron Hand is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand is looking to improve his position.
Georg the Caliph has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Iron Hand missing with punches from the bottom.
Billy The Iron Hand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Iron Hand blocking the ground and pound attempt from the Caliph.
The Iron Hand wants to get back to full guard.
Georg the Caliph is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
the Caliph takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
the Caliph is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for The Iron Hand!
the Caliph throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The Iron Hand is trying desperately to improve position.
The Iron Hand defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from the Caliph.
The Iron Hand keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Georg the Caliph.
Well the Caliph has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georg the Caliph!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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