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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robbin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Nervecell - Psychogenocide. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robbin Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Parks!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Parks counters by moving into the clinch.
Parks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parks struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie has Parks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Parks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Parks misses with a body punch.
Parks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parks misses with the head strike.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Parks.
Parks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Parks.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Parks.
Parks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parks can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Parks is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Parks down to the mat. Parks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbin Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parks moves into the clinch.
Parks scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parks.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Parks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Parks is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gracie can't fight it off and eventually Parks manages to take the fight to the floor. Gracie looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Parks scoring with some ground and pound.
Parks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Parks stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Parks with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parks trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parks landing with the ground and pound.
Parks throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Parks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Parks defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Parks trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Parks distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parks lands a couple of digs.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Parks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie is rocked!
Parks told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Parks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Parks gets to his feet and stands over Gracie, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gracie felt that one! Parks unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gracie from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Parks!
A victorious Lyoto Parks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Flight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamorn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen I Need A Dollar as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Flight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seamorn Carter!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter catches Flight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Flight takes one on the button.
It looks like Thomas Flight has been cut.
Flight tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Flight avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carter misses with a right hand
and Flight counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carter lands the left hand.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flight.
Flight avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Flight is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Flight catches Carter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flight finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
Flight is looking to clinch.
Flight clinches with his opponent.
Flight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flight avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Flight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Flight tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter with a nice cross.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flight connects with a solid leg kick.
Flight misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Flight.
Flight misses with a body kick.
Carter dips to his left and cracks Flight with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Carter clinches with his opponent.
Flight tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Flight back against the cage.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flight stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flight moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Flight in his tracks for a moment.
Flight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flight can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Flight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Flight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Carter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Flight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Flight.
Flight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Carter misses.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carter jabs at Flight's body.
Flight lands with an uppercut that bounces Carter off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Flight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seamorn Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Flight's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carter.
Flight wants to clinch.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carter lands a nice hook to Flight's body. Flight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Flight.
Flight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter tries to clinch up but Flight circles away and keeps his distance.
Seamorn Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Flight throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flight is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Carter blocks a body shot from Flight.
Flight throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flight blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flight.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Flight avoids the damage to the body.
Flight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Flight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flight.
A nice left hand lands by Flight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Flight.
Flight is leaning against Carter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Flight misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flight digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Flight.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flight avoids it.
A short right from Flight.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flight tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flight's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flight avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Flight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flight connects with the punch.
Carter throws a sloppy body shot
and Flight counters with a nice leg kick.
Flight connects with a single shot there.
Carter is rocked!
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can Flight finish him?
Flight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flight works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter seems to have recovered his senses.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter blocks a body shot from Flight.
A hook to the body from Flight.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carter blocks a body shot from Flight.
Flight misses with a punch to the body.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flight is defending well for now.
Flight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter tries a body shot but Flight blocks it.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Carter.
Flight pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Flight.
Flight avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Flight blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flight.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Flight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Flight dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Flight's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Carter throws a head kick that misses
and Flight counters with a nice body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Flight counters with a nice leg kick.
Flight avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Flight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flight tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Flight back against the cage.
Flight blocking some punches.
Flight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flight misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Flight.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flight tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flight works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Flight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas Flight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Flight tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Flight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter is looking to control Flight's arms but Flight gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the cage.
Flight manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Flight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Flight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Carter misses.
Flight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flight.
Flight is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Flight has Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Flight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Flight's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flight stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Flight working aggressively here.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
A short uppercut from Flight.
Carter prevents a body shot from Flight.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flight avoids it.
Carter landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flight presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flight pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flight tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Flight back against the cage.
Carter blocking some punches.
Flight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flight presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Flight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Flight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Flight lands a nice looking body shot.
Flight is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Flight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter works the jab nicely.
Good work by Flight as he checks the leg kick.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter keeps Flight at a distance using the push kick.
Flight bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Flight tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter misses with a body punch
and Flight counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Carter! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Flight!
Our winner, Thomas Flight, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steel Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Penn was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
Penn is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Williams drops back looking for a leg! Penn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Penn manages to kick Williams off! Williams jumps back into Penn's guard.
Williams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williams passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams seems to be looking for submissions.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking for a kimura but Penn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Penn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams works his way into side control.
Williams tries to move into full mount but can't pass Penn's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams taking a breather here.
Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to get an arm triangle but Penn is defending well.
Williams is trying to get an arm triangle but Penn is defending well.
Williams trying to control the position but Penn is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
Williams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Williams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Penn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Penn jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penn with a nice cross.
It looks like Chad Williams has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
BOOM! Penn lands a beautiful left hook that drops Williams. Williams tries to recover but Penn is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Williams lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steel Penn!
During a confident post fight interview, Steel Penn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes to the cage accompanied by Clique . Fedor Shlemenko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedor Shlemenko!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shlemenko lands with an overhand left.
Morris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shlemenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shlemenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Shlemenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shlemenko drives through and clinches with Morris against the cage.
Morris tightens his grip and picks Shlemenko up, before dumping him to the ground. Shlemenko manages to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Morris wants to control from the top but Shlemenko keeps moving.
Shlemenko wants to get back to his feet but Morris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morris is pushing down on Shlemenko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shlemenko is fighting to maintain full guard but Morris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Morris not doing much here.
Morris's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko is in trouble now - Morris has advanced to mount!
Morris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morris seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shlemenko for as long as he can get away with.
Morris goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shlemenko is on top in guard.
Shlemenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leroy Morris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Shlemenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morris.
Shlemenko looks to land a left hand but Morris moved out of range nicely.
Shlemenko misses with a head kick.
Shlemenko is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
A big right from Shlemenko misses.
Morris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shlemenko tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
Shlemenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Morris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shlemenko throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris ducks right into an uppercut from Shlemenko.
Morris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shlemenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morris somewhat.
Shlemenko throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Morris shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shlemenko's guard.
Shlemenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morris wants to pass the guard but Shlemenko is keeping the position.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Shlemenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shlemenko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shlemenko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Morris closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shlemenko did well to prevent Morris getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Shlemenko has recovered full guard.
Morris controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris wants to pass the guard but Shlemenko is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Morris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shlemenko wants to land a leg kick but Morris is out of range.
Shlemenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shlemenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morris if he has to take too many more of those.
Morris moves out of range of the body kick from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morris finds it's way round the side to connect with Shlemenko's head.
Shlemenko misses with a head kick.
Shlemenko misses the jab.
Shlemenko gets caught flat footed, as Morris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Shlemenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shlemenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris trying to control but Shlemenko is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shlemenko wants to get back to his feet but Morris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morris trying to control but Shlemenko is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leroy Morris.
Morris avoids the head kick by Shlemenko.
Morris darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shlemenko is trying to control but can't.
Morris is looking to advance position but Shlemenko won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to work for an arm triangle but Shlemenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morris passes to side control.
Morris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morris tries to advance to mount but can't.
Morris wants to control but Shlemenko is keeping him busy.
Shlemenko is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morris is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shlemenko, who protects the arm well.
Morris working away.
Morris content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Morris has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Shlemenko is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Morris yanks on the arm and Shlemenko is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Morris.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leroy Morris!
Leroy Morris looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'So happy to get a win in my first fight for Evil Empire'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lunar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff comes to the cage accompanied by JAMROCK. Ziggy Cliff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Lunar!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cliff throws a right hand that Lunar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lunar also avoids with ease.
Lunar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cliff checks it well.
Cliff just misses with a punch to the body.
Lunar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cliff takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Ziggy Cliff has been cut.
Lunar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lunar is looking to clinch but Cliff is avoiding it.
Lunar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cliff under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cliff is breathing heavily.
Lunar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lunar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lunar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cliff.
Lunar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cliff takes a step back to recover.
Lunar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cliff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lunar.
A big head kick from Lunar and Cliff is sent sprawling to the canvas!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lunar pushes down on Cliff's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lunar trying to mount his opponent but Cliff defends it.
Cliff is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Convicted Fight Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cliff is trying to maintain the position but Lunar is very close to passing his half guard.
Lunar is taking a breather. Cliff says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cliff wants to get back to full guard but Lunar has mounted him!
Lunar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cliff is squirming around, avoiding Lunar's attempts to control the action.
Lunar seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Cliff is holding on tight.
Cliff is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lunar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cliff is squirming around, avoiding Lunar's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lunar prevents Cliff from getting the reversal.
Lunar looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lunar pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lunar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ziggy Cliff's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lunar moves away from the strike by Cliff.
Cliff tries to clinch there but Lunar circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lunar.
Cliff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lunar scores with a shot to the body.
Lunar lands with a kick to the temple. Cliff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lunar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lunar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cliff's calf.
Cliff tries to clinch up.
Lunar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cliff.
Nice body punch from Lunar.
Lunar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lunar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lunar connects with a solid leg kick.
Lunar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lunar feints and then cracks Cliff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cliff down.
Lunar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lunar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cliff at a distance.
Lunar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lunar. That's going to slow Cliff down.
Lunar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cliff. That did some damage!
Lunar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lunar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lunar scores with a hook to the body. Cliff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cliff looks to land a left hand but Lunar moved out of range nicely.
Nice body kick from Lunar.
Lunar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Lunar.
Lunar lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cliff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cliff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick from Lunar.
Ziggy Cliff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lunar doesn't manage to clinch there - Cliff circles away.
Lunar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lunar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lunar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lunar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lunar feints and then cracks Cliff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cliff down.
Lunar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Lunar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cliff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cliff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lunar.
Ziggy Cliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cliff.
A head kick lands from Lunar that sends Cliff to the canvas. Cliff tries to scramble back to his feet but Lunar brings him back down into side control.
Cliff is rocked!
Cliff gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Oh Cliff is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lunar takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Lunar controls the position.
Cliff seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar has the hooks in. Cliff is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lucas Lunar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lunar dodges the punch combination from Cliff.
Lunar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cliff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cliff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lunar scores with a nice body kick.
Cliff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lunar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lucas Lunar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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 nice leg kick lands there from Lunar.
Cliff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ziggy Cliff's cut is getting worse.
Cliff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lunar.
Lunar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lunar lands a nice shot to the body.
Lunar cracks Cliff with an uppercut from hell and Cliff crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Lunar's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Lunar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lunar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ziggy Cliff's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lunar cracks Cliff with a hook to the temple - Cliff is on wobbly legs here! Lunar swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Cliff falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Lunar wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucas Lunar!
Lucas Lunar is the new welterweight champion!
Lucas Lunar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Ziggy Cliff spoke after the fight, saying 'Came into this fight with 52% energy.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Putski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo has chosen Squeeze 1st-Jay-Z as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Michael Halo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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153 lbs
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182 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Putski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Halo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo lands a big head kick that sends Putski tumbling to the mat! Halo takes a step backwards and waves Putski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Putski is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Putski has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putski gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michael Halo!
Michael Halo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Firebird Designs for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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