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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicklas Lidstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Basic striking
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicklas Lidstrom!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger misses with a hook. Lidstrom ducked under it nicely.
Lidstrom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lidstrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lidstrom connects with a single shot there.
Lidstrom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiger misses with a hook.
A big right from Lidstrom misses.
A big left from Lidstrom misses.
Lidstrom misses with a body shot.
Tiger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiger. Lidstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Lidstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lidstrom throws out a counter right but Tiger avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Tiger misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiger misses the target.
Lidstrom looks to land a combination but Tiger avoids it well.
Lidstrom misses with an uppercut. Tiger saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tiger is defended easily by Lidstrom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidstrom misses with a series of wild punches.
Lidstrom lands a nice shot to the body.
Lidstrom moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nicklas Lidstrom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiger throws out a loose jab but Lidstrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lidstrom misses with a body shot.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lidstrom.
Tiger throws a looping overhand right but Lidstrom ducks down to avoid it.
Tiger misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiger. Lidstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lidstrom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tiger backs up against the cage.
Lidstrom throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidstrom throws a series of punches but Tiger avoids them all with ease.
Lidstrom ducks under a wild hook from Tiger.
Lidstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lidstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
Lidstrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lidstrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Lidstrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lidstrom looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Tiger throws the left hand but Lidstrom avoids the punch easily.
Lidstrom ducks under a wild hook from Tiger.
Lidstrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiger.
Tiger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lidstrom!
It looks like Tony Tiger has been cut.
Lidstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Lidstrom.
Tiger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lidstrom's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger stops Lidstrom from standing up.
Tiger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lidstrom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tiger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lidstrom can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tiger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lidstrom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lidstrom wants to stand up but Tiger is controlling him.
Tiger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tiger throwing strikes from guard but Lidstrom blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tiger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tiger landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidstrom can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tiger controls the pace.
Lidstrom is looking to stand up but Tiger isn't so interested in that idea.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Lidstrom keeps moving.
Tiger is looking to work some ground and pound but Lidstrom has wrist control.
Tiger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tiger prevents Lidstrom from getting back to his feet.
Tiger lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tiger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lidstrom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tiger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lidstrom wants to stand and escape but Tiger is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nicklas Lidstrom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Tiger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Tiger misses the target.
Tiger misses with a straight left.
Lidstrom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tiger misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Lidstrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lidstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lidstrom throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lidstrom swinging wildly here.
Lidstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiger.
Lidstrom fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger looks to land a right hand but Lidstrom moved out of range.
Lidstrom defending well as Tiger loads up on a big left hand.
Lidstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiger moves away from the strike by Lidstrom.
Tiger attempts a counter takedown but Lidstrom avoids it well and moves away.
Lidstrom throws a series of punches but Tiger moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidstrom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tiger's head backwards.
Lidstrom throws a series of punches but Tiger avoids them all with ease.
Lidstrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiger throws out the jab.
Tiger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lidstrom throws out the jab.
Tiger misses with a hook. Lidstrom ducked under it nicely.
Lidstrom lands with an uppercut that bounces Tiger off the cage and back into range.
Lidstrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiger.
Tiger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lidstrom.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lidstrom! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
It seemed like Lidstrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lidstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck for Tiger with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lidstrom.
Tiger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lidstrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lidstrom.
Nicklas Lidstrom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tiger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Lidstrom lands with a cross.
Lidstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiger.
Tiger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tiger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lidstrom might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lidstrom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lidstrom misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiger misses the target.
Tiger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lidstrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Lidstrom. Those never looked like landing.
Lidstrom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lidstrom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tiger.
Tiger appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Lidstrom.
Tiger is looking to counter punch.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Lidstrom is just out of range.
Lidstrom throws out a counter right but Tiger avoids it with no problem.
Tiger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
Lidstrom throws a nice looking combination but Tiger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tiger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Lidstrom keeps moving.
Lidstrom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tiger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tiger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tiger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tiger won't allow Lidstrom to get back to his feet.
Tiger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tiger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tiger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lidstrom's head.
Tiger prevents Lidstrom from getting back to his feet.
Lidstrom is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tiger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tiger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicklas Lidstrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Tiger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lidstrom lands a jab-cross combination.
Lidstrom throws a right and a left that Tiger avoids nicely.
Tiger slips a jab from Lidstrom.
Lidstrom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lidstrom misses with a looping left.
Lidstrom misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiger misses its target.
Lidstrom looks to throw the jab but Tiger is out of range.
Tiger throws the left hand but Lidstrom avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
Tiger throws a hook but Lidstrom avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lidstrom lands with a hook. Tiger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lidstrom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiger throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiger misses the target.
Lidstrom lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidstrom loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Lidstrom loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Lidstrom misses the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tiger.
Tiger throws an off balance right hand
and Lidstrom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Tiger.
Lidstrom looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lidstrom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tiger misses the shot to the body.
Tiger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lidstrom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lidstrom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lidstrom throws a hook to the side of Tiger's head but Tiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lidstrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiger.
Lidstrom connects with a single shot there.
Lidstrom slips a straight right by Tiger.
Lidstrom throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lidstrom stuffs the takedown attempt from Tiger. Tiger gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Lidstrom.
Lidstrom misses with a double jab.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lidstrom as he avoids it easily.
Lidstrom lands with an overhand left.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Lidstrom.
It looked like Tiger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lidstrom drops Tiger with a beautiful combination! Tiger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lidstrom is looking for the KO!
Tiger is rocked!
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Tiger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Lidstrom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiger seems to have got his legs back now.
Lidstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiger.
Lidstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Lidstrom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tiger feints and as Lidstrom raises his hands in defense, Tiger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tiger won't allow Lidstrom to get back to his feet.
Lidstrom wants to sweep here but Tiger controlling him for the moment.
Tiger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tiger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tiger landing with the ground and pound.
Tiger prevents Lidstrom from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidstrom keeping moving, preventing Tiger from controlling successfully.
Tiger works over Lidstrom with some ground and pound from guard.
Lidstrom uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lidstrom slips under a jab from Tiger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger looks to land a right hand but Lidstrom moved out of range.
Lidstrom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lidstrom throws a looping overhand right but Tiger ducks down to avoid it.
Tiger staying out of range there.
Lidstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lidstrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiger.
Lidstrom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tony Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicklas Lidstrom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicklas Lidstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lidstrom 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicklas Lidstrom!
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