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EFC 17: Last Strike PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Baillie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hang Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hang Kwon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Baillie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hang Kwon!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baillie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baillie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kwon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baillie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kwon misses with a head kick.
Baillie throws a shot from downtown. Kwon moves away and avoids it.
Baillie throws a chopping leg kick but Kwon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Kwon.
Nice body kick there by Kwon.
Baillie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kwon eats them both and turns towards Baillie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kwon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kwon - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwon throws a front kick that sends Baillie stumbling back into the cage.
Kwon keeps Baillie at a distance using the push kick.
Baillie scores with a jab to the body.
Kwon moves away from the strike by Baillie.
Kwon throws a sloppy head kick and Baillie moves out of range easily.
Baillie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kwon looks for the body kick but Baillie saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Baillie. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baillie jabs Kwon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kwon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baillie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kwon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kwon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kwon connects with a high kick.
It looks like Scott Baillie has been cut.
A head kick from Kwon lands but Baillie takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwon throws a head kick but Baillie moves out of range.
Kwon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baillie.
Baillie tries to bum rush Kwon with a series of wild strikes but Kwon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baillie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Baillie misses.
Kwon misses with a head kick.
Kwon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baillie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kwon. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baillie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baillie swings for the body but Kwon moves out of range.
Baillie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baillie looks to throw the jab but Kwon is out of range.
Baillie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baillie is breathing heavily.
Kwon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kwon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kwon thuds his shin into the meat of Baillie's side.
Kwon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kwon lands with a slapping head kick.
Kwon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baillie's calf.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kwon. Baillie shrugs it off though.
Kwon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baillie will feel that in the morning.
Baillie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kwon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon misses with a head kick.
Kwon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baillie's calf.
Kwon lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Kwon.
Baillie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kwon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kwon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baillie scores with a hook to the body. Kwon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kwon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baillie.
A left lands for Baillie.
Kwon avoids the head kick by Baillie.
Kwon fakes the leg kick and cracks Baillie in the body.
Baillie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwon.
Kwon throws a front kick that sends Baillie stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Kwon slams his shin into Baillie's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baillie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baillie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwon was well out of range. Poor timing from Baillie.
Baillie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick from Kwon lands but Baillie takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Kwon.
Baillie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kwon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Baillie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Baillie avoids the head kick by Kwon.
Kwon throws a nice head kick!
Baillie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Baillie both land. Nice combination.
Kwon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baillie throws out the jab.
Kwon thows a body kick. Baillie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hang Kwon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Baillie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kwon throws a head kick but Baillie moves out of range.
Baillie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kwon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baillie.
Kwon throws the kick towards the body but Baillie avoids it.
Baillie avoids the head kick by Kwon.
Kwon ducks under a wild hook from Baillie.
Baillie lands with a hook. Kwon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kwon moves out of range of the body kick.
Baillie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kwon throws a head kick but Baillie moves out of range.
Kwon throws a nice head kick!
Kwon throws a head kick that misses.
Kwon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hang Kwon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baillie blocks a head kick by Kwon.
Kwon is breathing heavily.
Baillie misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baillie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kwon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baillie throws out the jab.
Baillie misses with a wild combination.
Baillie looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwon is just out of range.
Baillie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott Baillie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kwon.
Baillie blocks a head kick by Kwon.
Kwon throws a head kick that half lands.
Kwon throws a head kick that half lands.
Baillie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baillie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baillie.
Kwon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baillie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwon manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Baillie.
No joy there for Baillie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baillie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kwon lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baillie blocks a head kick by Kwon.
Baillie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kwon.
Baillie misses with a head kick.
Kwon scores with a push kick.
Baillie throws a series of punches but Kwon moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kwon.
Kwon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kwon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Baillie tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kwon.
Kwon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kwon - that will leave a mark!
Kwon throws a head kick but Baillie moves out of range.
Kwon throws a head kick that Baillie semi-blocks.
Kwon throws a head kick that Baillie semi-blocks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A swing and a miss from Baillie.
Baillie takes a swing at Kwon's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Kwon lands but Baillie takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Baillie.
Baillie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kwon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kwon scores with a nice body kick.
Kwon throws a sloppy head kick and Baillie moves out of range easily.
Baillie fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Kwon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Kwon slams his shin into Baillie's torso.
Kwon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baillie.
Kwon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baillie if he has to take too many more of those.
Kwon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Baillie's head.
Kwon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Baillie.
Baillie misses with a looping left.
A left and a right from Baillie both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hang Kwon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Baillie'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kwon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baillie.
Baillie throws a series of punches but Kwon moves out of range.
Kwon lands a high kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baillie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kwon - the referee stops the clock and Baillie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kwon. Baillie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kwon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kwon throws a head kick that half lands.
Baillie misses with a head kick.
Kwon scores with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Baillie misses.
Kwon slips a straight right by Baillie.
Baillie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kwon misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baillie blocks a head kick by Kwon.
Kwon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baillie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon throws a sloppy head kick and Baillie moves out of range easily.
Kwon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baillie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kwon.
Baillie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kwon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baillie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kwon's hands.
Kwon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baillie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baillie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kwon throws a sloppy head kick and Baillie moves out of range easily.
Kwon lands with a slapping head kick.
Baillie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Baillie misses with a two punch combination.
Baillie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baillie throws a right and a left that Kwon avoids nicely.
Kwon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Baillie misses.
Kwon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kwon scores with a head kick. Baillie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kwon throws a sloppy head kick and Baillie moves out of range easily.
Kwon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baillie's corner calls for a 1-2. Baillie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kwon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baillie scores with a one two! Kwon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baillie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kwon circles away quickly and effectively.
Baillie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Baillie blocks a head kick by Kwon.
Baillie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Baillie scores with a four punch combination!
Kwon lands with a kick to the temple. Baillie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Baillie throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Kwon.
Kwon scores with a head kick.
Kwon throws a body kick that misses.
Kwon blocks a head kick by Baillie.
Baillie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baillie misses with a looping right.
Kwon slips a jab from Baillie.
Kwon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kwon misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Baillie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baillie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baillie misses the shot to the body.
Kwon misses with a head kick.
Kwon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baillie blocks a head kick by Kwon.
Baillie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kwon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baillie throws a nice looking combination but Kwon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kwon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baillie throws a head kick that misses.
Baillie misses with a two punch combination.
Scott Baillie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kwon dodges the punch combination from Baillie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Baillie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hang Kwon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kwon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hang Kwon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rio Ler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Ler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oliver Jones!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Ler.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ler to the ground. Jones is now in Ler's guard.
Jones is looking to advance position but Ler has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ler is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Ler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rio Ler!
After the fight, Rio Ler 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen Tsunami as his entrance music. Jonathan St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dong blocks a jab.
Dong tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Dong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre feints and then cracks Dong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dong down.
Dong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dong.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dong throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Dong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a good low kick that Dong was not able to check.
St Pierre misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Dong does it's job there.
Dong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
St Pierre lands a high kick!
Dong looks to land a right hand but St Pierre moved out of range.
St Pierre lands a head kick. Dong smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
St Pierre looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
A left and a right from Dong both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong misses with a looping left.
Dong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Pierre slips a jab from Dong.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Dong.
Dong misses with a double jab.
St Pierre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Pierre lands with a nice body kick.
Dong is breathing heavily.
Dong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St Pierre to score with a decent uppercut.
Dong throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
St Pierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dong is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Dong crumples to the floor! St Pierre milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jonathan St Pierre!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jonathan St Pierre waved his t-shirt featuring Evil Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Ismailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Lucas Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomed Ismailov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Travis Lucas Jr's chin.
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220 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Ismailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas Jr!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismailov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr misses with a low kick.
Ismailov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ironfist Athletics in the buildup to the fight.
Ismailov fails to land the takedown.
Ismailov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lucas Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ismailov throws an elbow but Lucas Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ismailov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lucas Jr's legs.
Lucas Jr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ismailov is controlling him well.
Ismailov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lucas Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ismailov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ismailov swings around for an armbar but Lucas Jr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ismailov's guard.
Lucas Jr postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ismailov holds on and takes a little breather.
Ismailov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Magomed Ismailov.
Lucas Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Magomed Ismailov has been cut.
Ismailov misses with a few strikes there.
Lucas Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Ismailov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucas Jr can pounce on him.
Lucas Jr throws a head kick but Ismailov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ismailov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucas Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ismailov.
Ismailov shoots in looking for a takedown but Lucas Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ismailov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lucas Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ismailov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucas Jr.
Ismailov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lucas Jr thumps Ismailov with a low kick.
Ismailov looks to throw a body kick
and Lucas Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Lucas Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ismailov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lucas Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magomed Ismailov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ismailov is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucas Jr. That's going to slow Ismailov down.
Lucas Jr connects with a leg kick. Ismailov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lucas Jr. Ismailov shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lucas Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lucas Jr thumps Ismailov with a low kick.
Ismailov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucas Jr. Lucas Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Lucas Jr scores with a leg kick.
Lucas Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucas Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucas Jr lands a high kick!
Ismailov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr connects with a leg kick. Ismailov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lucas Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Lucas Jr.
Ismailov misses with a body shot.
Lucas Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ismailov's head.
Ismailov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ismailov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ismailov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lucas Jr sprawls well initially but Ismailov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucas Jr is positioning himself well to prevent Ismailov advancing to mount.
Lucas Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Ismailov sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas Jr gets full guard.
Lucas Jr wants to sweep here but Ismailov controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Lucas Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magomed Ismailov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lucas Jr connects with a leg kick. Ismailov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lucas Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Ismailov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ismailov shoots in but Lucas Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lucas Jr throws a head kick that Ismailov semi-blocks.
Lucas Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucas Jr feints and then cracks Ismailov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ismailov down.
Lucas Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucas Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Ismailov's side.
Lucas Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ismailov.
Lucas Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lucas Jr circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Ismailov drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Lucas Jr follows Ismailov to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Lucas Jr!
Travis Lucas Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Goodacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Roznicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roznicz has chosen Gangsta's Paradise as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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185 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Goodacre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dawid Roznicz!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roznicz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Goodacre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roznicz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goodacre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Goodacre is struggling to control the position.
Goodacre scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Goodacre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goodacre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Goodacre scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Goodacre.
Roznicz looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Goodacre scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Dawid Roznicz has been cut.
A short right from Goodacre.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goodacre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goodacre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Goodacre lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Roznicz to his knees! Goodacre keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Goodacre!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Maruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miroslav Maruska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Angel!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maruska cracks Angel with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Maruska has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Angel to stand back up!
Angel is rocked!
It looks like Sam Angel has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Maruska.
Angel is still on wobbly legs! Can Maruska finish him?
Angel looks winded!
Maruska closes the distance and clinches.
Maruska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Angel backwards.
Angel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maruska mutters something to Angel before pushing him back against the cage. As Angel comes back towards him, Maruska unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Angel clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miroslav Maruska!
Miroslav Maruska thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duce Bigalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erasmo Stubblefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duce Bigalo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Stubblefield!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stubblefield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bigalo counters with a thumping low kick.
Bigalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bigalo delivers a nice body kick.
Stubblefield moves out of range as Bigalo strikes.
Bigalo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bigalo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bigalo throws a body kick that misses.
Bigalo rushes Stubblefield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bigalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bigalo landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bigalo.
Stubblefield looks winded!
Bigalo tries to land knees in the clinch but Stubblefield avoids the damage to the body.
Stubblefield takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bigalo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stubblefield dodges an elbow strike from Bigalo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bigalo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bigalo missing with knees to the body.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow.
Stubblefield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bigalo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bigalo connects with a knee to the head.
Bigalo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stubblefield blocks it with crossed arms.
Bigalo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stubblefield avoiding damage as Bigalo throws knees to the body.
Bigalo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bigalo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stubblefield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bigalo.
The referee calls for Bigalo to work.
Stubblefield takes an elbow to the temple.
Stubblefield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bigalo connects with a knee to the head.
Stubblefield is rocked!
Bigalo lands a damaging elbow.
Stubblefield is still on wobbly legs! Can Bigalo finish him?
Bigalo creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Stubblefield! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Bigalo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duce Bigalo!
Duce Bigalo retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Duce Bigalo, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Ellenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belleville comes into the arena with The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid blaring out of the sound system. Ellenberger has chosen Soldier as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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171 lbs
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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
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Belleville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adolf Ellenberger!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellenberger keeps Belleville at a distance using the push kick.
Belleville throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belleville ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellenberger moves away.
Ellenberger throws a jab when Belleville was well out of range.
Ellenberger dips to his left and cracks Belleville with an uppercut!
Belleville throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belleville lands with a shot to the body.
Belleville chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ellenberger can pounce on him.
Belleville on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ellenberger throws a leg kick which misses Belleville's front leg but catches the back leg as Belleville tries to avoid it.
Ellenberger avoids the body shot from Belleville.
Benjamin Belleville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellenberger throws a wild body kick that Belleville sees coming a mile off.
Ellenberger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belleville stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belleville has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter's hideout in the buildup to the fight.
Ellenberger scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Belleville is predictable there
and Ellenberger counters with a nice leg kick.
Ellenberger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellenberger. Belleville does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellenberger throws a low kick but Belleville avoids it.
Ellenberger tries to score with a low kick but Belleville moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville misses with a two punch combination.
Ellenberger lands a body shot.
Ellenberger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Belleville tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belleville tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ellenberger was well out of range. Poor timing from Belleville.
Belleville fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ellenberger on the side of the head.
Ellenberger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belleville looks to score with a jab to the body but Ellenberger is just out of range.
Belleville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellenberger.
Ellenberger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belleville has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belleville keeps the fight on the outside.
Ellenberger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ellenberger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belleville throws out the jab.
Ellenberger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Belleville misses the shot to the body.
Ellenberger lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belleville takes a swing at Ellenberger's ribcage but misses.
Belleville moves in looking to clinch but Ellenberger pushes him off.
Ellenberger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Belleville lands with a shot to the body.
Ellenberger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belleville steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ellenberger.
Belleville blocks a head kick by Ellenberger.
Ellenberger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belleville.
Belleville fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ellenberger manages to avoid it.
Belleville thumps Ellenberger with a low kick.
Belleville tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ellenberger was well out of range. Poor timing from Belleville.
Belleville throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellenberger.
Belleville chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ellenberger can pounce on him.
Belleville throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellenberger.
Belleville staying out of range there.
Ellenberger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Belleville swings for the body but Ellenberger moves out of range.
Belleville throws a wild body kick that Ellenberger sees coming a mile off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ellenberger. That's going to slow Belleville down.
Belleville is looking to wear down Ellenberger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellenberger moves away.
Ellenberger throws a head kick that misses.
Belleville is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ellenberger scores with a jab to the body.
Belleville misses with a wild body shot.
Ellenberger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belleville looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ellenberger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belleville thumps Ellenberger with a low kick.
Ellenberger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adolf Ellenberger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellenberger is looking to land body kicks.
Ellenberger slips a jab and a cross from Belleville.
Ellenberger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Belleville lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ellenberger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Adolf Ellenberger has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Ellenberger as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Belleville misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belleville wants to clinch up but Ellenberger keeps it at a distance.
Ellenberger checks a low kick from Belleville.
Ellenberger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belleville throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belleville misses the shot to the body.
Belleville thows a body shot but no joy.
Belleville just misses with a punch to the body.
Ellenberger misses with a low kick.
Ellenberger connects with a right hand. Belleville shakes it off.
Ellenberger looks to land a body kick but Belleville moved away.
Ellenberger throws a jab but it's blocked by Belleville.
Ellenberger throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellenberger slips a jab from Belleville.
Belleville thuds his right hand into Ellenberger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Belleville on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That kick from Belleville tenderised Ellenberger's leg. Ellenberger is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adolf Ellenberger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adolf Ellenberger's cut.
That's time! Belleville's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ellenberger digs a good hook to Belleville's body.
Belleville lands a right hook to the body.
Ellenberger throws a leg kick which misses Belleville's front leg but catches the back leg as Belleville tries to avoid it.
Ellenberger defending well as Belleville loads up on a big left hand.
Belleville tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ellenberger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A clash of legs there as Ellenberger blocks the low kick.
Ellenberger looks to land a left hand but Belleville moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Belleville does no damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ellenberger, right into the meat.
Belleville doesn't manage to clinch there - Ellenberger circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ellenberger!
Ellenberger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belleville has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belleville throws a hook but Ellenberger blocks it.
Jab from Ellenberger.
Adolf Ellenberger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ellenberger throws a leg kick which misses Belleville's front leg but catches the back leg as Belleville tries to avoid it.
Belleville misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville is looking to land body kicks.
Belleville stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ellenberger.
Belleville scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Ellenberger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belleville doesn't seem phased though.
Ellenberger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belleville waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ellenberger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belleville.
Belleville misses with a head kick.
Ellenberger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donk. Belleville catches Ellenberger right on the button with a cross.
Ellenberger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belleville has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ellenberger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A good leg kick by Belleville.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellenberger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belleville swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ellenberger throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger throws a low kick but Belleville avoids it.
Ellenberger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belleville throws a chopping leg kick but Ellenberger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ellenberger tests Belleville's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belleville fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellenberger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Belleville lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belleville takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belleville throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ellenberger.
Belleville connects with a solid leg kick.
Ellenberger moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Ellenberger on the inside.
Ellenberger blocks an uppercut.
Ellenberger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ellenberger jumps guard and drags Belleville to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Belleville looking to pass the guard.
Ellenberger throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Belleville stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ellenberger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ellenberger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Benjamin Belleville.
Belleville ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellenberger moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belleville will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belleville clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Belleville.
Belleville content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ellenberger fails to land.
Belleville avoiding damage as Ellenberger throws knees to the body.
Ellenberger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Belleville blocks the elbow strike.
Ellenberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belleville is defending well for now.
Belleville throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ellenberger takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellenberger landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belleville gets through Ellenberger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belleville avoiding damage as Ellenberger throws knees to the body.
Ellenberger lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adolf Ellenberger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adolf Ellenberger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ellenberger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belleville lands a big head kick that sends Ellenberger tumbling to the mat! Belleville takes a step backwards and waves Ellenberger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ellenberger is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belleville throws a series of punches but Ellenberger avoids them all with ease.
Ellenberger is still on wobbly legs! Can Belleville finish him?
Belleville throws a head kick that misses.
Ellenberger looks for the body kick but Belleville saw that one coming.
Belleville fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ellenberger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Belleville circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ellenberger to the canvas! Ellenberger doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Belleville keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Belleville!
A very excited looking Benjamin Belleville rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lodano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvan De Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Lodano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edvan De Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Moraes slips a straight right by Lodano.
Lodano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of De Moraes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Edvan De Moraes has been cut.
Lodano throws a series of punches but De Moraes avoids them all with ease.
Lodano moves in looking to clinch but De Moraes pushes him off.
De Moraes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lodano.
Lodano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Moraes momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Moraes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Moraes throws a head kick that misses.
Lodano looks to score with a jab to the body but De Moraes is just out of range.
De Moraes connects with a high kick.
It looks like Lucas Lodano has been cut.
Lodano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Moraes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lodano.
De Moraes throws a body kick that misses.
De Moraes throws a head kick that misses.
Edvan De Moraes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Moraes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Moraes misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Moraes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lodano avoids the head kick by De Moraes.
De Moraes is looking to land body kicks.
Lodano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Moraes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lodano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Moraes throws a wild body kick that Lodano sees coming a mile off.
Lodano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Moraes.
De Moraes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch combination from Lodano misses.
Lodano misses with a low kick.
De Moraes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lodano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lodano connects with a leg kick. De Moraes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Moraes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lodano!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Moraes wants to land a leg kick but Lodano is out of range.
De Moraes misses with a low kick.
De Moraes misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Moraes's coach down at Bad Pluto! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Moraes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
De Moraes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Moraes tries to work over Lodano's front leg with a kick but Lodano checks it.
De Moraes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lodano is out of range.
De Moraes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Moraes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lodano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Moraes misses with a head kick.
We've been told by Lodano's head coaches at Evade MMA-LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Moraes scores with a head kick. Lodano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lodano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Moraes looks winded!
Lodano throws a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Lodano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lodano.
Nice jab there from Lodano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodano takes the fight into the clinch.
Lodano lands a hook that snaps the head of De Moraes backwards.
Lodano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lodano lands a hook that snaps the head of De Moraes backwards.
Lodano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Moraes backwards.
Lodano lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Moraes backwards.
A body shot lands from Lodano.
De Moraes throws an elbow but it misses.
Lodano lands an uppercut.
De Moraes takes a shot to the head.
Lodano scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Lodano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lodano gets through De Moraes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Lodano - that landed with a thud.
Lodano manages to break the clinch.
De Moraes gets tackled into the cage by Lodano. Lodano maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Moraes backs away from a small jab... but Lodano lunges forward with a huge superman punch! De Moraes crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Lodano with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Lucas Lodano!
Lucas Lodano retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Lucas Lodano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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