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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermes Lykourgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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207 lbs
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213 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Belcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hermes Lykourgos!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lykourgos thuds a left hand into Belcher's body.
Lykourgos stuns Belcher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belcher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lykourgos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lykourgos feints a jab promting Belcher to slip. Lykourgos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Belcher slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lykourgos throws out a powerful jab.
Belcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lykourgos.
Belcher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lykourgos did well to prevent Belcher getting side control.
Lykourgos wants to control but Belcher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lykourgos is refusing to be controlled, as Belcher sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Belcher.
Lykourgos is looking to escape.
Belcher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belcher is nestled in close to Lykourgos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Belcher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belcher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lykourgos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belcher.
Belcher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lykourgos tries to roll over but Belcher keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher tries to pass to full mount but Lykourgos defends it.
Lykourgos is looking to control Belcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lykourgos avoid being mounted?
Lykourgos tries to get to full guard but Belcher has control of the leg.
Lykourgos is trying to stand back up but Belcher is controlling him
Lykourgos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belcher.
Lykourgos is looking to control Belcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lykourgos avoid being mounted?
Belcher controlling the action here.
Lykourgos is trying to get back to full guard.
Lykourgos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belcher scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lykourgos trying to control from the bottom.
Belcher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belcher passes the guard and advances to mount!
Belcher with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belcher looking to finish Lykourgos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lykourgos!
Belcher prevents Lykourgos from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belcher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lykourgos's face.
Belcher trying to control but Lykourgos is having none of it.
Lykourgos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Belcher scoring with strikes but Lykourgos is staying in there.
Belcher is landing with some decent strikes but Lykourgos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher breaks from Lykourgos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Belcher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lykourgos is looking to escape.
Belcher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lykourgos?
BOOM! Belcher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Belcher avoids the attempt from Lykourgos to control.
Belcher lands a couple of good shots and Lykourgos has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lykourgos is taking damage to the body and 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!
A lull in the action here.
Lykourgos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Belcher scores with strikes from the back.
Lykourgos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lykourgos is taking damage to the body and head.
Belcher looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher is trying to stick to Lykourgos's back but Lykourgos is turning into Belcher. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Belcher's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lykourgos.
Lykourgos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lykourgos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lykourgos wants to stand but Belcher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Belcher trying to keep a closed guard but Lykourgos is proving a slippery customer.
Belcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lykourgos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Belcher is proving hard to escape from.
Belcher seems keen to control Lykourgos's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lykourgos throws a jab but it's blocked by Belcher.
Lykourgos misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Belcher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lykourgos scores with a hook to the body. Belcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lykourgos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lykourgos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belcher's head.
Belcher scores with a takedown into Lykourgos's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lykourgos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belcher sitting in guard here, content to control.
Belcher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Belcher is in close to Lykourgos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lykourgos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lykourgos controls Belcher momentarily but Belcher frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've been informed that Lykourgos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lykourgos trying to keep a closed guard but Belcher is proving a slippery customer.
Belcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lykourgos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belcher looking to sit in guard and control but Lykourgos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Belcher is pulling down on Lykourgos's head. It's preventing any offense from Lykourgos, at least for the moment.
Lykourgos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Belcher's guard.
Lykourgos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Belcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lykourgos is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Belcher breaks from Lykourgos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Belcher lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belcher lands with some strikes.
Belcher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lykourgos looks a forlorn figure.
Belcher sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Belcher landing strikes from the mount and Lykourgos is in trouble!
Belcher working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Belcher working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos taking shots to the head.
Belcher is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lykourgos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lykourgos is rocked!
BOOM! Belcher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lykourgos is still in real trouble! Can Belcher finish him?
Lykourgos tries to reverse the position but Belcher maintains control.
Belcher punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belcher is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Lykourgos goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Belcher!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Belcher!
Jake Belcher retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Jake Belcher thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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