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CMMA 7 Oliveira vs McCowan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky LaFleur (ranked 25678 p4p, 25691 weight class) and Steven Adefemi (ranked 765 p4p, 743 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky LaFleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Adefemi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adefemi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adefemi pushes LaFleur up against the cage in a clinch.
LaFleur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adefemi lands a hook that snaps the head of LaFleur backwards.
A hook to the body from Adefemi.
LaFleur manages to break the clinch.
Adefemi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Adefemi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. LaFleur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
LaFleur slips under a jab.
Adefemi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LaFleur misses with a series of wild punches.
Adefemi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
LaFleur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adefemi throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from LaFleur does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adefemi digs a good body shot into LaFleur's ribs.
Adefemi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steven Adefemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adefemi misses with an uppercut.
LaFleur ducks right into an uppercut from Adefemi.
LaFleur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Adefemi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaFleur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adefemi, pushing him back against the cage.
Adefemi has LaFleur pressed against the cage, preventing LaFleur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
LaFleur has had enough of the clinch but Adefemi keeps him there for the moment.
Adefemi lands a body punch.
LaFleur is breathing heavily.
LaFleur takes a shot to the head.
Adefemi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down LaFleur.
Adefemi lands with a light punch inside.
Adefemi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adefemi lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adefemi.
A shot in the inside from Adefemi.
A body shot lands from Adefemi.
Good body shot from Adefemi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adefemi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 LaFleur is rocked!
Adefemi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh LaFleur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adefemi misses with some punches.
LaFleur blocking some punches.
LaFleur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adefemi misses with a punch on the inside.
LaFleur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LaFleur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adefemi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adefemi swings wildly with an uppercut but LaFleur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adefemi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LaFleur circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Adefemi. LaFleur falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Adefemi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steven Adefemi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadik Koslov (ranked 3845 p4p, 5794 weight class) and Appolo Hectus (ranked 453 p4p, 571 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadik Koslov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Appolo Hectus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hectus slaps away a takedown attempt from Koslov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hectus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koslov clinches with his opponent.
Koslov effectively controlling the action here.
Hectus looking to stall.
Koslov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Koslov working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koslov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koslov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hectus blocks it with crossed arms.
Koslov has a couple of punches blocked by Hectus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Koslov.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koslov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koslov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vadik Koslov.
Koslov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hectus misses the target.
Koslov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koslov clinches up with Hectus and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Koslov as the two fighters clinch.
Hectus looking to stall.
Koslov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hectus up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hectus looking to stall.
Hectus is stalling here.
Koslov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hectus being controlled against the cage.
Koslov tries a body shot but Hectus blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov lands a shot to the body.
Hectus blocks an elbow strike.
Koslov can't find room to land a body shot as Hectus controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koslov.
Koslov is struggling to control the position.
Koslov controlling the action here for a moment.
Koslov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koslov.
Koslov misses with a punch to the body.
Koslov taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koslov misses with a punch to the body.
Koslov lands with a short shot to the head.
Koslov avoiding damage.
Koslov has Hectus pressed against the cage, preventing Hectus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hectus being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vadik Koslov.
Koslov moves into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Come on Koslov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koslov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadik Koslov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hectus throws a jab but it's blocked by Koslov.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hectus.
Hectus throws the left hand but Koslov avoids the punch easily.
Hectus scores with a nice right hand.
Koslov misses with a straight right.
Hectus gets tackled into the cage by Koslov. Koslov maintains the clinch.
Hectus avoids the elbow strike from Koslov, against the cage.
Koslov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koslov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hectus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Koslov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koslov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hectus counters with a nice uppercut.
Hectus takes a swing at Koslov's ribcage but misses.
Koslov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hectus trying to control the position but instead, Koslov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hectus into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hectus is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Koslov has denied him.
Koslov is struggling to control the position.
Koslov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koslov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koslov has Hectus pushed against the cage.
Koslov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hectus backwards.
Koslov trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslov lands with a left to the head.
Koslov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hectus is trying to break the clinch but Koslov is controlling him.
Hectus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koslov.
Koslov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Koslov lands with a right to the head.
Hectus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Koslov effectively controlling the action here.
Koslov lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov controlling the action here for a moment.
Koslov lands with a right to the head.
Koslov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vadik Koslov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koslov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hectus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koslov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Come on Koslov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice left hand lands by Koslov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hectus is looking to control Koslov's arms but Koslov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hectus has his back to the cage.
A short right from Koslov on the inside.
Hectus stalling in the clinch but Koslov improves position.
Koslov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hectus looking to stall.
Koslov just leaning against Hectus, taking a breather.
Koslov tries to land a knee to the head but Hectus blocks with his arms.
Koslov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koslov lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadik Koslov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hectus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koslov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koslov throws a combination. Hectus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hectus clobbers Koslov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koslov has Hectus up against the cage in a clinch.
Hectus is trying to break the clinch but Koslov is controlling him.
Hectus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hectus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koslov is struggling to control the position.
Koslov avoiding damage.
Koslov avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koslov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Koslov for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hectus avoiding damage as Koslov throws knees to the body.
Koslov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vadik Koslov.
Hectus throws a body shot but no joy.
Hectus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Appolo Hectus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koslov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Koslov.
Koslov stalls.
Koslov stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslov gets through Hectus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hectus taking a breather.
Koslov misses with a body punch.
Hectus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koslov backwards.
Koslov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koslov throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Koslov.
Koslov misses with a body punch.
Hectus is trying to break the clinch but Koslov has him pressed against the cage.
Koslov scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hectus tries to break the clinch but Koslov is controlling the position.
Hectus lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov scores with a hook to the body.
Koslov pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Koslov.
Koslov has Hectus pushed against the cage.
Hectus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Koslov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hectus can do to turn this around?
Koslov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Koslov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vadik Koslov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koslov scores with a hook to the body.
Hectus is trying to maintain a safe position but Koslov gets an underhook and turns Hectus into the cage.
Koslov stalling.
Koslov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hectus up against the cage.
Koslov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vadik Koslov.
Koslov has closed the distance and engaged Hectus in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadik Koslov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koslov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadik Koslov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Jorge (ranked 5802 p4p, 5254 weight class) and Jean Cleaude Van Damme (ranked 608 p4p, 576 weight class). Jean Cleaude Van Damme struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felipe Jorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Cleaude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme tries to keep at a distance but Jorge has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jorge has picked Van Damme up - he's going for a ride! Jorge dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jorge scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Van Damme is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Damme is staying active underneath Jorge, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jorge lands a nice short elbow.
Van Damme on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jorge trying to pass the guard but Van Damme defending well.
Jorge landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jorge not doing much here.
Jorge is nestled in close to Van Damme, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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.
Jorge is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jorge working some strikes from top position.
Jorge throwing strikes from guard but Van Damme blocks nicely.
Van Damme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Van Damme keeps moving.
Van Damme doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jorge is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jorge sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jorge scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Damme has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jorge has managed to get both his arms back between Van Damme's legs - danger averted.
Jorge forces his way into half guard.
Van Damme looks winded!
Van Damme is defending against the submission attempts here by Jorge.
Jorge winds up and cracks Van Damme with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Jorge.
Jorge seems to be working for a kimura but Van Damme defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jorge scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jorge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jorge looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Damme with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
 Van Damme is rocked!
Jorge takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Van Damme is still in real trouble! Can Jorge finish him?
Jorge slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Jorge.
Jorge seems to be working for a kimura but Van Damme defends the submission attempt.
Jorge lands a big elbow - Van Damme is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Jorge!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Jorge!
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Bryan Robson really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 188.7, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Ma Hu was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Exotic (ranked 6943 p4p, 7280 weight class) and Jorge Guevara (ranked 617 p4p, 637 weight class). Exotic comes to the cage accompanied by Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Guevara!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guevara closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Exotic quickly recovers to half guard.
Exotic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Exotic has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Guevara. Oh but Exotic has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Guevara goes limp - he's gone! Exotic jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Exotic!
A victorious Joe Exotic 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 Alan Gramme (ranked 6623 p4p, 5831 weight class) and Chris Morton (ranked 602 p4p, 572 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Gramme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Morton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morton.
Gramme has closed the distance and engaged Morton in a clinch.
Morton blocks an elbow strike from Gramme.
Morton tries for a takedown but Gramme manages to get underhooks.
Gramme lands with a right to the head.
Morton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gramme pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alan Gramme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Morton.
Morton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gramme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Morton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gramme.
Gramme lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gramme throws a nice looking combination but Morton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gramme clinches up against the cage.
Morton is looking for a takedown.
Morton has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gramme is trying to keep an underhook but Morton manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Morton is looking for a kimura here.
Gramme is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morton's back!
Gramme is looking for the choke from the back position but Morton is controlling his hands well.
Morton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gramme cracks Morton with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Morton from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I really don't envy Morton right now.
Gramme is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Morton just trying to survive but Gramme is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Morton tries to escape but Gramme has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gramme lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Gramme working for the choke.
Gramme tries to keep control of the position but Morton is staying busy.
Gramme is trying to stick to Morton's back but Morton is turning into Gramme. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gramme's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Morton.
Gramme working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morton drops back looking for a leg! Gramme is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gramme manages to kick Morton off! Morton jumps back into Gramme's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton has gone for a leg lock! Gramme slips out almost immediately though and dives into Morton's guard.
Morton working for a triangle but Gramme defends it easily.
Morton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gramme doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gramme manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton has his feet on Gramme's thighs here. He's pushed Gramme off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gramme screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Morton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Kreuger (ranked 4445 p4p, 4465 weight class) and Excision Virus (ranked 525 p4p, 527 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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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zane Kreuger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Excision Virus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kreuger throws a big shot that misses.
And Virus responds with a good body kick, but Kreuger manages to step out the way in time.
Kreuger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Virus.
Kreuger looks to land a right hand but Virus moved out of range.
Kreuger throws the left hand but Virus avoids the punch easily.
Zane Kreuger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreuger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Virus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreuger throws a hook but Virus blocks it.
Virus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kreuger with a poor takedown
and Virus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've been hearing reports that Kreuger has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Virus or perhaps it was just good defense by Kreuger, which made it look bad.
Kreuger changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kreuger misses with a right hand
and Virus counters by moving into the clinch.
Virus pulls guard.
Kreuger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Virus has his foot on Kreuger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kreuger works his way back into a safe position though.
Kreuger landing some decent shots from guard.
Kreuger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kreuger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Virus on the ground.
Kreuger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Virus is looking to stand up but Kreuger isn't so interested in that idea.
Kreuger postures up and lands a big shot to Virus's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreuger postures up in Virus's guard and throws a big left but Virus blocks it.
Kreuger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Virus wants to get back to his feet but Kreuger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kreuger throwing strikes from guard but Virus blocks nicely.
Kreuger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kreuger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Virus's head.
Virus has momentary wrist control but Kreuger slips an elbow through the middle.
Virus is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virus wants to stand but Kreuger is controlling the position.
Kreuger stands up over Virus, holding on to his feet. Kreuger throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Virus is out cold! Kreuger lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zane Kreuger!
After the fight, Zane Kreuger was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obaminator (ranked 3742 p4p, 4280 weight class) and Ned Kelly (ranked 442 p4p, 486 weight class). Obaminator comes to the cage accompanied by Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Barack Obaminator has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ned Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obaminator lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
Obaminator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obaminator digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
Obaminator throws a leg kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obaminator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Obaminator misses.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
Kelly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ned Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly instigates a clinch.
Obaminator is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Obaminator works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stalling in the clinch from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obaminator avoids it.
Kelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Obaminator throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
Kelly lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Barack Obaminator has been cut.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obaminator tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the cage.
Obaminator fails to pull guard.
Obaminator lands a right hand.
Kelly slows down the pace here.
Obaminator misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Obaminator.
Kelly told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obaminator is defending well for now.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obaminator jumps into guard, dragging Kelly to the mat.
Obaminator looking for a guillotine here but Kelly defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obaminator has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kelly doesn't defend quickly enough and Obaminator has managed to lock this one up! Can Kelly escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Obaminator on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Barack Obaminator!
A very excited looking Barack Obaminator made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Ned Kelly was interviewed post fight and said 'im a fucking loser'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Warren Barton (ranked 3484 p4p, 3862 weight class) and Julian Tremblay (ranked 410 p4p, 454 weight class). Julian Tremblay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195
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192
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Warren Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julian Tremblay!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremblay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barton.
Tremblay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barton tries to counter with a takedown but Tremblay is quick to defend against it.
Tremblay connects with a single shot there.
Barton falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Tremblay to counter with a crisp jab.
Barton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tremblay.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tremblay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tremblay looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barton misses with a few strikes there.
Tremblay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tremblay fails with the takedown.
Barton throws a shot to the body.
Tremblay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 It looks like Julian Tremblay has been cut.
Tremblay throws a head kick but Barton moves out of range.
Barton tries to counter with a takedown but Tremblay is quick to defend against it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tremblay scores with a jab to the body.
Tremblay misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremblay misses with a few strikes there.
Tremblay throws a jab when Barton was well out of range.
Tremblay lands a two punch combo.
Barton misses with a double jab.
Barton connects with a body shot.
Tremblay dodges the punch combination from Barton.
Barton misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Barton does no damage.
Tremblay tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tremblay looks for a takedown but Barton sprawls well.
Barton misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tremblay! But no joy.
Tremblay throws a series of punches but Barton avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tremblay throws a nice looking combination but Barton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barton dodges the punch combination from Tremblay.
Barton blocks a jab.
Barton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton cracks Tremblay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good shot there by Tremblay.
Barton connects with a looping right hand.
Tremblay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Barton. That snapped Tremblay's head back.
Tremblay tries to close the distance and clinch but Barton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tremblay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tremblay looks winded!
Barton thuds a left hand into Tremblay's body.
A swing and a miss from Tremblay.
Barton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barton throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Tremblay's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Barton dives in looking to finish as Tremblay flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Barton's strikes! Barton is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Tremblay's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Tremblay was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Warren Barton!
An out of breath Warren Barton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Oliveira (ranked 1518 p4p, 3480 weight class) and Tony McCowan (ranked 181 p4p, 377 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marlon Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony McCowan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCowan slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McCowan wants to counter the offense by Oliveira and move into the clinch position.
Oliveira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCowan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up with McCowan, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes McCowan against the cage but McCowan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice side step and McCowan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCowan's corner calls for a 1-2. McCowan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oliveira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCowan swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira gets a takedown into half guard.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCowan defending well though.
Oliveira drops an elbow to the side of McCowan's head.
McCowan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira stalling.
Oliveira in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. McCowan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Oliveira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marlon Oliveira!
After the fight, Marlon Oliveira was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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