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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Adams (ranked 5214 p4p, 450 weight class) and Leeland Lillard (ranked 1337 p4p, 182 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thom Pace - Maybe. Leeland Lillard is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leeland Lillard!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lillard defends well and Adams ends up having to push Lillard into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lillard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leeland Lillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lillard tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adams tries a body shot but Lillard blocks it.
Adams is looking to control Lillard's arms but Lillard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adams has his back to the ropes.
Adams just leaning against Lillard, taking a breather.
Lillard fails to pull guard.
Lillard tries to stall but Adams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lillard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lillard sprawls well. Lillard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
Lillard throws a shot to the body.
Lillard keeps the fight on the outside.
Lillard unleashes a big counter combination but Adams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adams tries to stall but Lillard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lillard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Lillard controls the action.
Lillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams looking to slow down the pace here.
Lillard lands a nice shot to the body.
Lillard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adams.
Lillard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lillard.
Lillard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lillard lands an overhand right.
Lillard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lillard throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lillard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lillard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Adams appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Adams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lillard circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams looks to land a combination but Lillard avoids it well.
Adams is looking to clinch but Lillard is avoiding it.
Adams blocks a head kick by Lillard.
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lillard can pounce on him.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeland Lillard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Both fighters circling a little - Lillard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lillard tries to score with a low kick but Adams moves his leg out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lillard.
Lillard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adams rather than just go for the knockout.
Lillard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adams to score with a decent uppercut.
Lillard misses with a looping right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lillard. Adams shrugs it off though.
Lillard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
James Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lillard scores with a body shot.
Adams wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Lillard.
It looked like Adams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lillard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lillard.
Nice sprawl there from Lillard as Adams shoots in.
Adams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lillard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams gets tackled into the ropes by Lillard. Lillard maintains the clinch.
Lillard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Adams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lillard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Lillard.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lillard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Adams.
Lillard stalling against the ropes.
Adams will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lillard up against the ropes.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lillard's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a nice uppercut.
Adams prevents a body shot from Lillard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lillard leaning against his opponent.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Lillard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adams is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Adams.
Lillard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like James Adams has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lillard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lillard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeland Lillard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Adams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lillard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lillard stuns Adams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Adams wants to clinch.
Lillard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Lillard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lillard looks to score with a jab to the body but Adams is just out of range.
Adams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lillard lands with a straight right. Adams didn't see that one coming.
Adams shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lillard is trying to defend but Adams finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Adams thows a huge punch but Lillard dodges it nicely.
Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Lillard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lillard moves into full guard.
Adams cracks Lillard with a solid left hand.
Adams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adams tries to free his leg and advance position but Lillard is retaining full guard.
Lillard trying to strike off his back.
Leeland Lillard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Lillard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Adams throws an elbow that misses. Lillard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adams's guard. Nice move by Lillard!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lillard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Adams is pulling down on Lillard's head to control his posture.
Lillard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lillard trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
James Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lillard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leeland Lillard.
I've got Lillard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Leeland Lillard!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Leeland Lillard!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Leeland Lillard!
Leeland Lillard wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Leeland Lillard thanked Pit Bull Development for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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