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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 1818 p4p, 234 weight class) and Leeland Lillard (ranked 1327 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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207 lbs
9 - 2 - 1 |
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217 lbs
28 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leeland Lillard!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lillard lands a slapping body shot.
Winston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lillard was well out of range. Poor timing from Winston.
Lillard fails with the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lillard.
Winston scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Winston.
Lillard avoids the head kick by Winston.
Nice uppercut lands for Winston. That snapped Lillard's head back.
Lillard tries to move into range but Winston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lillard cracks Winston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Winston misses its intended target.
Lillard misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Winston to counter with a crisp jab.
Lillard throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lillard.
Winston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Winston blocks a head kick by Lillard.
As Lillard looks to move away, Winston throws a big counter combo but Lillard just gets out of the way.
Lillard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lillard clinches with his opponent.
Lillard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Winston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winston managing to block the knees to the body from Lillard.
Lillard wants a takedown but no success here.
Harry Winston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leeland Lillard.
Lillard tries to throw a body punch but Winston avoids it by throwing Lillard back against the ropes.
Winston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winston blocks a body shot from Lillard.
Lillard gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lillard connects with a couple of short punches.
Lillard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Winston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Lillard throws a big elbow that misses.
Lillard advances position into side control!
Winston wants to control but Lillard postures up.
Winston gets back to half guard.
Lillard thows a huge punch but Winston dodges it nicely.
Lillard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winston is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lillard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lillard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Winston's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lillard thows a huge punch but Winston dodges it nicely.
Lillard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winston keeps working.
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!
Lillard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winston missing with a left hand there. Lillard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Lillard.
A jab from Winston misses.
Lillard looks to score with a jab to the body but Winston is just out of range.
Winston looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Winston throws a leg kick but Lillard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lillard avoids the head kick by Winston.
Lillard needs to keep his hands up - Winston had a free shot at his head there.
Winston throws a head kick that misses.
Lillard lands a nice looking body shot.
Harry Winston is winning the standup battle so far.
Lillard cracks a nice hook into Winston's ribs.
Lillard tries to clinch but Winston moves out of range.
Lillard gets a clinch.
Lillard looking to slow down the pace here.
Lillard is fighting off a takedown attempt but Winston is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lillard to the mat. Lillard regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lillard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winston trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lillard's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Winston engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lillard can't keep his opponent in guard - Winston advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lillard trying to control but Winston postures up.
Lillard has a hand on Winston's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Winston takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lillard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Winston looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard wants to hold on but Winston pushes him away.
Lillard is looking to improve his position but Winston isn't that keen on the idea.
Winston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Winston tries to control but Lillard wriggling away.
Lillard bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lillard tries to free his leg and advance position but Winston is retaining full guard.
Lillard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lillard trying to control but Winston is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Winston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Lillard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lillard is looking to clinch.
Winston misses with a double jab.
Lillard avoids the head kick by Winston.
Winston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lillard.
A jab from Winston misses.
Lillard slips a straight right by Winston.
Winston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lillard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winston.
Winston sets himself, and Lillard steps forward looking for the clinch! Winston avoids it this time.
Winston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lillard. Lillard obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Winston.
Nice defenses there by Lillard.
Lillard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lillard connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lillard lands with a slapping head kick.
Lillard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lillard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winston throws a lazy right hand but Lillard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lillard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Winston rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lillard.
Leeland Lillard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick from Lillard lands but Winston takes it in his stride.
Lillard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Winston will feel that in the morning.
Winston tries to keep at a distance but Lillard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lillard misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lillard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lillard lands a good knee to the midsection. Winston won't want to take too many of those.
Winston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lillard lands a nice uppercut.
Lillard has a couple of punches blocked by Winston.
Lillard tries to work over Winston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winston tries to break free but Lillard pushes him back against the ropes.
Winston avoids the elbow strike from Lillard, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lillard tries a body shot but Winston blocks it.
Lillard is leaning against Winston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Winston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lillard.
Lillard tries to stall but Winston uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lillard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Winston.
Lillard scores with a shoulder strike.
Winston prevents a body shot from Lillard.
Lillard tries to land knees in the clinch but Winston avoids the damage to the body.
Winston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lillard tries to work over Winston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lillard blocks an uppercut.
Lillard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Winston wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leeland Lillard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lillard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind 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!
After the big win, Leeland Lillard made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pit Bull Development and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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