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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lii's choice of entrance music: Legend of the Ocean . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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163 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Lii!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Haddad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Haddad tries to bum rush Lii with a series of wild strikes but Lii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Haddad misses with an uppercut.
Lii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lii misses with a body kick.
Lii throws a nice head kick!
Al Haddad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Al Haddad is able to avoid easily.
Al Haddad connects with a right hand. Lii shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Haddad misses the target.
Danga de danga de dang - Lii scores with a four punch combination!
Al Haddad throws a right hand that Lii ducks under and follows up with a left that Lii also avoids with ease.
Al Haddad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lii manages to avoid it.
Luke Lii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Haddad lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Lii.
Al Haddad throws a nice looking combination but Lii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al Haddad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lii.
Al Haddad tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lii wants to slow Al Haddad down by chopping away at his legs.
Lii takes a swing at Al Haddad's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lii, right into the meat.
Al Haddad throws a nice looking combination but Lii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al Haddad lands a nice hook to Lii's body. Lii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Haddad. Lii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lii throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Al Haddad throws a leg kick
and Lii moves into the clinch.
Al Haddad wants to get back to striking at distance but Lii won't allow it.
Lii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Al Haddad blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Lii.
Al Haddad is trying to push Lii away but Lii has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
I was talking to Al Haddad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lii lands a knee to the body.
Al Haddad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lii pushes off an throws an elbow but Al Haddad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching 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!
Lii scores a nice knee to the body.
Lii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Haddad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lii.
A right hand to the body from Lii.
Al Haddad swings wildly with an uppercut but Lii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Haddad avoids it.
Al Haddad is trying to stall.
Lii effectively controlling the action here.
Lii lands with a right to the head.
Lii tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Haddad avoids the damage to the body.
Lii crunches a lovely knee into Al Haddad's ribcage.
Al Haddad is trying to maintain a safe position but Lii gets an underhook and turns Al Haddad into the cage.
Al Haddad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lii throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Al Haddad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lii thows a body kick. Al Haddad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Haddad.
Lii explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lii is looking to score with low kicks.
Lii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lii looks for the body kick but Al Haddad saw that one coming.
Al Haddad throws a hook but Lii blocks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lii.
Lii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Haddad was well out of range. Poor timing from Lii.
Jab by Al Haddad.
Lii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Haddad misses with a few strikes there.
Lii delivers a nice body kick.
Lii thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Al Haddad if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lii.
Lii misses with a body kick.
Lii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al Haddad.
Al Haddad throws a right and a left that Lii avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Al Haddad does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad throws a series of punches but Lii avoids them all with ease.
Al Haddad tries to keep at a distance but Lii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lii is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Al Haddad is defending well.
Al Haddad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Haddad tries to break the clinch but Lii is controlling the position.
Lii unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lii presses Al Haddad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lii connects with a knee to the head.
Al Haddad looking to stall.
Al Haddad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lii is working Al Haddad over against the cage.
Al Haddad will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lii lands a right hand.
Al Haddad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Haddad. Lii does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Lii dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lii throws a head kick that misses.
Al Haddad walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lii.
Lii motions for Al Haddad to come forward. Lii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lii fakes the leg kick and cracks Al Haddad in the body.
Al Haddad connects with a body shot that sends Lii's belly button to the back.
Al Haddad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lii throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Al Haddad misses with a wild body shot.
Al Haddad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Al Haddad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lii was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Haddad.
Lii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Haddad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lii throws the kick towards the body but Al Haddad avoids it.
Al Haddad checks the leg kick.
Al Haddad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lii rushes Al Haddad and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Liis head.
Al Haddad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Al Haddad would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Lii struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Haddad controls his hands.
Al Haddad misses with the head strike.
Al Haddad avoiding damage as Lii throws knees to the body.
Lii lands a damaging elbow.
Al Haddad misses with some punches.
Al Haddad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Haddad is looking to break free of the clinch but Lii has double underhooks.
Al Haddad tries to throw a body punch but Lii avoids it by throwing Al Haddad back against the cage.
Al Haddad tries to throw a body punch but Lii avoids it by throwing Al Haddad back against the cage.
Al Haddad avoiding damage as Lii throws knees to the body.
Al Haddad struggles to land a body shot inside as Lii controls his hands.
Lii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Haddad avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lii scores a nice knee to the body.
Lii looking to throw knees to the head but Al Haddad is blocking nicely.
Lii with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Lii.
Al Haddad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lii backwards.
Lii tries a knee to the head but Al Haddad blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lii has Al Haddad pressed against the cage, preventing Al Haddad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Al Haddad has had enough of the clinch but Lii keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Al Haddad misses with some punches.
Lii stalling in the clinch but Al Haddad improves position.
Lii tries to land a knee to the head but Al Haddad blocks with his arms.
Al Haddad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lii trying to land knees to the body.
Lii works on Al Haddad's body with a couple of short punches.
Lii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lii keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Al Haddad's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lii backwards.
Lii gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lii slows the pace down in half guard.
Al Haddad won't allow Lii to pass to mount.
Lii is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lii works his way into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Al Haddad being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Haddad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lii is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Al Haddad will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Luke Lii hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A swing and a miss from Al Haddad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Lii 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!
Lii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Haddad on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Al Haddad thows a body shot but no joy.
Lii is looking to land body kicks.
Lii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lii ducks under a wild hook from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad throws a right and a left that Lii avoids nicely.
Al Haddad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lii is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Al Haddad crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lii - the referee stops the clock and Al Haddad gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lii. Al Haddad manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lii throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lii throws a wild body kick that Al Haddad sees coming a mile off.
Al Haddad moves out of range of the body kick.
Lii tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Haddad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Haddad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Haddad.
Lii blocks a head kick by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lii moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lii lands a jab.
Lii slips a jab and a cross from Al Haddad.
Lii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Haddad moves out of range of the body kick from Lii.
Lii dodges the punch combination from Al Haddad.
No joy there for Lii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al Haddad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Al Haddad throws a lazy right hand but Lii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Haddad is looking to wear down Lii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Al Haddad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luke Lii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lii fakes the leg kick and cracks Al Haddad in the body.
Lii blocks a jab.
Lii misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Lii.
Al Haddad checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lii throws a head kick that half lands.
Lii misses with a low kick.
Lii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Haddad connects with a crisp jab.
Al Haddad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lii tries to clinch but Al Haddad moves out of range.
Al Haddad misses with a hook
and Lii counters by moving into the clinch.
Lii lands a shoulder strike.
Al Haddad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lii blocks it with crossed arms.
Lii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Al Haddad blocks it with crossed arms.
Lii lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Haddad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Al Haddad breaks the clinch.
Lii throws a head kick that misses.
Al Haddad thuds a left hand into Lii's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lii scores with a jab to the body.
Lii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Haddad.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lii. Al Haddad shrugs it off though.
Al Haddad wants to clinch.
Lii ducks right into an uppercut from Al Haddad.
Good work by Al Haddad as he checks the leg kick.
Lii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Al Haddad doesn't seem bothered though.
Lii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Al Haddad. Al Haddad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lii keeps Al Haddad at a distance using the push kick.
Lii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lii lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lii. Al Haddad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Haddad misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Haddad throws a head kick but Lii moves out of range.
Lii is looking to land body kicks.
Al Haddad swats away the attempt to clinch by Lii.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al Haddad. That did some damage!
Al Haddad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lii.
Lii moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Elias Al Haddad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Haddad fails to land with a series of punches.
Al Haddad tries a head kick but it misses.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Lii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lii 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Lii!
Luke Lii seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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