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*EP42* Oathbreaker PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoey Malone Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete McKallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Malone Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Who Let the Dogs Out. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zoey Malone Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete McKallister!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone Jr takes a swing at McKallister's ribcage but misses.
Malone Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malone Jr takes a swing at McKallister's ribcage but misses.
McKallister throws a one two combo.
McKallister fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malone Jr checks it well.
Malone Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but McKallister circles away.
McKallister misses with a body kick.
McKallister circles away from the clinch attempt.
McKallister throws a low kick but Malone Jr moves out of range easily.
McKallister connects with a leg kick. Malone Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malone Jr throws a right hand that McKallister ducks under and follows up with a left that McKallister also avoids with ease.
McKallister thumps Malone Jr with a low kick.
Malone Jr throws a nice looking combination but McKallister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malone Jr closes the distance and pushes McKallister back into the cage.
Malone Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from McKallister.
McKallister scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malone Jr digs a right hand underneath McKallister's ribcage. McKallister let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McKallister scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McKallister blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malone Jr blocks a body shot from McKallister.
A head punch on the inside from Malone Jr fails to land.
McKallister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKallister blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malone Jr lands a shot to the body.
Malone Jr misses with a body punch.
Malone Jr has a couple of punches blocked by McKallister.
McKallister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKallister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McKallister connects with a looping right hand.
McKallister takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Pete McKallister has been cut.
Pete McKallister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKallister gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Malone Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Malone Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone Jr missing with a left hand there. McKallister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McKallister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McKallister steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malone Jr.
McKallister missing with a left hand there. Malone Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McKallister!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone Jr is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down McKallister's shoulder. That is not cool.
McKallister is trying to buck Malone Jr off.
Malone Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of McKallister's head but McKallister avoids it well.
Malone Jr controlling from side mount.
Malone Jr trying to control the action but McKallister is working from the bottom.
McKallister felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McKallister is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McKallister walks into a stiff left hand from Malone Jr.
McKallister misses with a low kick.
Malone Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malone Jr clinches up with McKallister and pushes him back against the cage.
Malone Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
McKallister has a couple of punches blocked by Malone Jr.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr is working for takedown but McKallister is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKallister lands a left hand.
Malone Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKallister prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zoey Malone Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malone Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McKallister fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Malone Jr lands with a right hand.
Malone Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKallister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malone Jr tries to clinch there but McKallister circles away.
McKallister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malone Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKallister swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malone Jr.
Malone Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McKallister keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from McKallister misses.
Malone Jr lands with a nice body punch.
McKallister tries to bum rush Malone Jr with a series of wild strikes but Malone Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malone Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zoey Malone Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pete McKallister's cut.
That's time! Malone Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McKallister throws a shot to the body.
McKallister goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pete McKallister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McKallister!
McKallister is trying to get back to his feet.
Malone Jr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McKallister is not content to let Malone Jr control the position.
Malone Jr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone Jr laying and praying for a moment but McKallister takes advantage and regains half guard.
Malone Jr wants to take a breather but McKallister is having none of it.
Malone Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McKallister defending well though.
Malone Jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Malone Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McKallister's head.
Malone Jr wants to control but McKallister is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Malone Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKallister was well out of range. Poor timing from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr 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.
Malone Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McKallister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malone Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malone Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but McKallister manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Malone Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Malone Jr throws a body punch but McKallister moves out of range.
McKallister tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone Jr moves in looking to clinch but McKallister pushes him off.
McKallister looks to land a body kick but Malone Jr moved away.
McKallister throws out a leg kick but Malone Jr moves out of range and McKallister only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Malone Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McKallister is looking to slow Malone Jr down with leg kicks.
Malone Jr throws an off balance right hand
and McKallister counters with an outside leg kick.
Malone Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKallister manages to avoid it.
Malone Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKallister.
Malone Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malone Jr. McKallister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malone Jr tries to clinch but McKallister is having none of it.
McKallister attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malone Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but McKallister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McKallister misses with an uppercut. Malone Jr saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Malone Jr. That snapped McKallister's head back.
Pete McKallister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKallister misses with a leg kick.
McKallister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McKallister looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malone Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malone Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McKallister regains half guard there - taking advantage of Malone Jr's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Malone Jr thows a huge punch but McKallister dodges it nicely.
Malone Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Malone Jr not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McKallister to regain full guard.
Malone Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but McKallister has wrist control.
Malone Jr looking to sit in guard and control but McKallister gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McKallister would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malone Jr manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zoey Malone Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pete McKallister's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Malone Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McKallister is trying to defend but Malone Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Malone Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McKallister wants to get back to his feet.
Malone Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone Jr throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McKallister to regain full guard.
Malone Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKallister keeping full guard, as Malone Jr tries to pass.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Malone Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Malone Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McKallister counters with a nice uppercut.
McKallister throws a nice outside leg kick.
McKallister throws a jab but it's blocked by Malone Jr.
Malone Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McKallister tries to sprawl but Malone Jr drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Malone Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Malone Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Malone Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Malone Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but McKallister is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKallister tries to kick Malone Jr off but Malone Jr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Malone Jr wants to advance to full mount but McKallister doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Malone Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McKallister cracks Malone Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malone Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
letting McKallister counter with a right hand.
Pete McKallister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malone Jr moves into the clinch.
McKallister lands with a right to the head.
McKallister throws a punch but it's blocked by Malone Jr.
McKallister misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone Jr blocks a body shot from McKallister.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McKallister fails to land.
Malone Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of McKallister backwards.
Malone Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but McKallister uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKallister pushes Malone Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Malone Jr tries to throw a body punch but McKallister avoids it by throwing Malone Jr back against the cage.
Malone Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from McKallister - that landed with a thud.
Malone Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malone Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for McKallister.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McKallister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malone Jrs head.
McKallister blocking some punches.
McKallister lands a hook that snaps the head of Malone Jr backwards.
McKallister lands with a right to the head.
McKallister scores with a nice hook to the head.
McKallister working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zoey Malone Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKallister misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
McKallister lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McKallister breaks the clinch.
McKallister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malone Jr.
McKallister tries a quick counter leg kick but Malone Jr is wise to it.
Malone Jr has McKallister up against the cage in a clinch.
Malone Jr tries a body shot but McKallister blocks it.
McKallister wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for McKallister.
McKallister wants to get back to striking at distance but Malone Jr won't allow it.
A short uppercut from McKallister.
Malone Jr can't get the takedown.
McKallister tries to throw a body punch but Malone Jr avoids it by throwing McKallister back against the cage.
Malone Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but McKallister prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zoey Malone Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malone Jr avoiding damage as McKallister throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete McKallister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malone Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zoey Malone Jr!
Zoey Malone Jr made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Nice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Korn - Hey Daddy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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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
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dee Nice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Kamenov.
Nice throws a series of punches but Kamenov avoids them all with ease.
Nice misses with a hook to the body
and Kamenov counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Dee Nice has been cut.
Kamenov throws a lazy uppercut
and Nice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kamenov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Nice.
Kamenov scores with a jab to the body.
Nice throws a jab when Kamenov was well out of range.
Nice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Amstadam MMA traning center in the buildup to the fight.
Nice misses with a body shot.
Kamenov scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamenov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kamenov throws out a counter right but Nice avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Nice misses.
Kamenov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nice.
Kamenov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kamenov throws a nice head kick!
Nice staying out of range there.
Kamenov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov throws a quick head kick that knocks Nice silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Kamenov is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aleksandar Kamenov!
A very excited looking Aleksandar Kamenov 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derfel Cadarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cadarn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Saxon. Derfel Cadarn 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cameron Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derfel Cadarn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan cracks Cadarn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloan lands a jab to Cadarn's midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sloan.
Sloan throws a head kick but Cadarn moves out of range.
Cadarn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cadarn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left lands for Sloan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cadarn. Sloan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cadarn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cadarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cadarn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cadarn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Cameron Sloan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloan misses with a low kick as Cadarn jumps back.
Cadarn avoids the body shot from Sloan.
A nice side step and Cadarn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cameron Sloan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Sloan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cadarn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sloan connects with a leg kick. Cadarn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sloan looks to score with a jab to the body but Cadarn is just out of range.
Sloan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloan throws a leg kick but Cadarn sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadarn scores with a punch to the head.
Sloan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cadarn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cadarn drops Sloan with a straight right hand, right on the button! Cadarn follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derfel Cadarn!
Derfel Cadarn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coaker Kluge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lugh Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackburn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: When the Man Comes Down. This should be fireworks!
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coaker Kluge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lugh Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluge scores with a jab.
Kluge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sweat in the buildup to the fight.
Blackburn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kluge misses with a straight right.
Blackburn throws a combination. Kluge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kluge scores with a jab.
Kluge throws a body shot but no joy.
Kluge looks to land a right hand but Blackburn moved out of range.
Kluge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blackburn on the side of the head.
Kluge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blackburn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackburn lands with a nice combination. Kluge backs away looking to recover.
Blackburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kluge moves away.
Kluge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackburn misses with the combination.
Kluge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackburn was well out of range. Poor timing from Kluge.
Blackburn slips under a jab from Kluge.
Blackburn slips a jab from Kluge.
Kluge sets himself, and Blackburn steps forward looking for the clinch! Kluge avoids it this time.
Blackburn walks into a straight right hand from Kluge.
A telegraphed right hand from Kluge misses the target.
Kluge misses with a wild body shot.
Kluge throws a hook but Blackburn blocks it.
It seemed like Blackburn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blackburn connects with a body shot that sends Kluge's belly button to the back.
Blackburn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kluge coming out on top.
Kluge misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kluge, as that shot connected.
We've been informed that Blackburn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Blackburn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blackburn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kluge is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kluge misses the target.
Blackburn closes the distance and pushes Kluge back into the cage.
Kluge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Kluge stalling.
Kluge throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Kluge is trying to break the clinch but Blackburn has him pressed against the cage.
Blackburn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackburn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackburn is working Kluge over against the cage.
Kluge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackburn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kluge scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackburn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kluge.
Blackburn missing with knees to the body.
Kluge throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluge can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
Kluge works on Blackburn's body with a couple of short punches.
Kluge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kluge takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kluge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kluge prevents a body shot from Blackburn.
Nice body punch from Kluge.
Blackburn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackburn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kluge controls his hands.
Kluge leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kluge lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blackburn looks winded!
Kluge misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackburn with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kluge.
A short body shot lands from Blackburn as the two fighters clinch.
Kluge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kluge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackburn tries to throw a body punch but Kluge avoids it by throwing Blackburn back against the cage.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Kluge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kluge misses with some punches.
A short left from Kluge.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Blackburn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kluge.
Kluge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Blackburn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kluge scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kluge lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blackburn can't find room to land a body shot as Kluge controls the action.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kluge avoids it.
Kluge avoiding damage as Blackburn throws knees to the body.
Kluge struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackburn controls his hands.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the head but Kluge blocks with his arms.
Kluge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluge can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
Blackburn misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kluge.
Kluge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kluge tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
Blackburn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kluge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kluge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kluge is working Blackburn over against the cage.
Blackburn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kluge is defending well for now.
Kluge digs a right hand into Blackburn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blackburn's gas tank.
Kluge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blackburn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kluge is leaning against Blackburn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kluge breaks from the clinch.
Kluge punishes Blackburn's body with a nice straight punch.
Kluge misses with a wild body shot.
Kluge scores with a jab.
Kluge scores with a nice head shot.
Blackburn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coaker Kluge dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kluge dips to his left and cracks Blackburn with an uppercut!
Kluge pounces like a tiger and cracks Blackburn with a vicious hook! Blackburn is down but not out! Kluge follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Coaker Kluge!
Lugh Blackburn was interviewed post fight and said 'Well fought, sure we'll be seeing each other again soon. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ho Chi Min (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguilar comes to the cage accompanied by Drector's Cut by Kamikazee. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvin Aguilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ho Chi Min!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguilar gets tackled into the cage by Chi Min. Chi Min maintains the clinch.
Aguilar pulls guard.
Aguilar has his foot on Chi Min's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chi Min works his way back into a safe position though.
Aguilar looking to control.
Chi Min trying to control but Aguilar is working from the bottom.
Chi Min controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguilar has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chi Min is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Aguilar.
Aguilar tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Chi Min presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar is looking to improve his position but Chi Min isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar tries to hold on but Chi Min pushes him away.
Aguilar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aguilar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chi Min throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aguilar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Aguilar misses.
Aguilar connects with a jab.
Aguilar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar misses with a shot to the body
and Chi Min counters with a stiff right hand.
Aguilar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvin Aguilar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguilar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chi Min moves away.
Aguilar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Aguilar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aguilar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aguilar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aguilar tries to score with some ground and pound. Chi Min controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Chi Min's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar wants to control for a moment but Chi Min uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Aguilar wants to advance to full mount but Chi Min doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Aguilar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chi Min keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chi Min moves away from the strike by Aguilar.
Aguilar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chi Min sprawls well. Chi Min wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aguilar gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aguilar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aguilar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chi Min throws out a powerful jab.
Chi Min takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ho Chi Min is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aguilar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chi Min misses with a combination
and Aguilar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chi Min thinking.
Aguilar lands with a right hand.
Aguilar misses with a shot to the body
and Chi Min counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aguilar throws a leg kick
and Chi Min counters with a nice kick to the body.
Aguilar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aguilar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Aguilar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chi Min looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aguilar scores with the left hand. Chi Min knows he should have avoided that one.
Aguilar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aguilar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chi Min was well out of range. Poor timing from Aguilar.
Aguilar lands a nice shot to the body.
Aguilar fails to land the takedown.
Chi Min throws a leg kick which misses Aguilar's front leg but catches the back leg as Aguilar tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar throws a solid leg kick but Chi Min takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aguilar.
Aguilar misses with a straight left.
Chi Min moves away from the strike by Aguilar.
Aguilar misses with a looping left.
Chi Min is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aguilar with a body shot.
Aguilar stuns Chi Min with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi Min ducks under a wild hook from Aguilar.
A big left from Aguilar misses.
Aguilar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chi Min is out of range and Aguilar settles back down.
Jab from Aguilar.
A jab from Aguilar finds it's way through Chi Min's defenses.
Aguilar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chi Min to the mat! Chi Min manages to get full guard.
Aguilar passes Chi Min's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aguilar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aguilar tries to pass to full mount but Chi Min defends it.
Aguilar wants to work for an arm triangle but Chi Min is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Chi Min is trying to stand.
Aguilar unloading with bombs!
Chi Min sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Aguilar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chi Min keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aguilar working Chi Min over with strikes.
Aguilar throws a strike but Chi Min avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Aguilar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chi Min swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aguilar is working Chi Min over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aguilar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aguilar throws a big elbow that misses.
Chi Min keeping full guard, as Aguilar tries to pass.
Aguilar trying to control but Chi Min is working from the bottom.
Aguilar wants to pass the guard but Chi Min is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar trying to control but Chi Min is working from the bottom.
Aguilar wants to pass the guard but Chi Min is keeping the position.
Aguilar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chi Min ducks under a wild hook from Aguilar.
Aguilar swinging wildly here.
Chi Min drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aguilar defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aguilar misses with an uppercut.
Aguilar misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Aguilar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Aguilar lunges at Chi Min with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chi Min's hand.
Chi Min keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aguilar misses with a looping right.
Chi Min swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aguilar misses the jab.
Aguilar misses with a looping right.
Aguilar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chi Min counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chi Min preventing the sweep.
Aguilar wants to improve his position but instead Chi Min has moved into half guard.
Aguilar looking for subs from the bottom but Chi Min mounts him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar regains half guard.
Aguilar is trying to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chi Min wants to control but Aguilar is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aguilar throws a big shot that misses.
Alvin Aguilar is winning the standup battle so far.
Chi Min looks to score with a jab to the body but Aguilar is just out of range.
Aguilar tries to counter with a takedown but Chi Min is quick to defend against it.
Aguilar scores with a one two! Chi Min had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aguilar misses with an uppercut
enabling Chi Min to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chi Min.
Aguilar blocks the body kick.
Aguilar throws a right hand that misses
and Chi Min counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar cracks Chi Min with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chi Min takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chi Min scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Chi Min.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aguilar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chi Min.
Chi Min looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aguilar throws a body punch but Chi Min moves out of range.
Chi Min lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chi Min keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chi Min is looking to clinch.
Chi Min throws a lazy right hand but Aguilar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Chi Min catches Aguilar right on the button with a cross.
Aguilar throws a solid leg kick but Chi Min takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aguilar.
Chi Min connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chi Min looks to land a body kick but Aguilar moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aguilar throws a good cross that connects.
Aguilar throws a body shot but no joy.
Aguilar digs a good hook to Chi Min's body.
Chi Min misses with a straight left.
Chi Min darts in trying to clinch
and Aguilar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chi Min misses with a two punch combination.
Aguilar scores with a body shot.
Aguilar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chi Min gets caught flat footed, as Aguilar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aguilar tries to free his leg and advance position but Chi Min is retaining full guard.
Chi Min has momentary wrist control but Aguilar slips an elbow through the middle.
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!
Aguilar postures up.
Aguilar is looking to work some ground and pound but Chi Min has wrist control.
Chi Min lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aguilar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ho Chi Min has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck for Aguilar with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Aguilar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aguilar, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Aguilar!
An out of breath Alvin Aguilar 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Felterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul De Muerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Muerta has chosen The Crystal Method as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Donnie Felterbush 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Felterbush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raoul De Muerta!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Muerta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Felterbush, pushing him back against the cage.
Felterbush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Muerta is pressed up against the cage. Felterbush has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Muerta down to the mat. De Muerta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Felterbush misses with a takedown attempt - De Muerta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Felterbush avoids the body shot from De Muerta.
Felterbush throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Muerta's waist but De Muerta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Felterbush off to one side.
De Muerta follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Felterbush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Felterbush has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Muerta.
Felterbush throws a push kick but De Muerta slaps the foot to one side.
De Muerta throws out a counter right but Felterbush avoids it with no problem.
De Muerta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Felterbush at a distance.
Felterbush with a nice cross.
De Muerta catches Felterbush with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Muerta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Felterbush drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Muerta sprawls and moves away.
Felterbush throws a leg kick which misses De Muerta's front leg but catches the back leg as De Muerta tries to avoid it.
Felterbush listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Felterbush misses with a kick to the body.
Felterbush finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Felterbush lands a body shot.
Felterbush looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Muerta throws a low kick but Felterbush moves out of range easily.
Felterbush changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Muerta avoids the body shot from Felterbush.
A lazy left from De Muerta finds it's target.
De Muerta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Felterbush.
De Muerta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Muerta misses with a head kick.
Donnie Felterbush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felterbush shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Felterbush showed some decent athleticism there.
Felterbush seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Felterbush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Muerta's head.
De Muerta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Felterbush works over De Muerta with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Muerta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Muerta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush postures up in De Muerta's guard and throws a big left but De Muerta blocks it.
Felterbush has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Felterbush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Muerta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Muerta trying to keep a closed guard but Felterbush is proving a slippery customer.
Felterbush lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Felterbush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Muerta has his hands on Felterbush's head, controlling the position.
De Muerta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush postures up and lands a big shot to De Muerta's brow.
De Muerta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Felterbush defends well.
De Muerta keeping full guard, as Felterbush tries to pass.
Felterbush stands up over De Muerta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Felterbush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Muerta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Felterbush scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Felterbush working some strikes from top position.
De Muerta wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush works over De Muerta with some ground and pound from guard.
Felterbush working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Muerta looking for a guillotine here but Felterbush defends easily.
De Muerta trying to keep a closed guard but Felterbush is proving a slippery customer.
Felterbush throwing strikes from guard but De Muerta blocks nicely.
De Muerta is trying to control the position but Felterbush postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Felterbush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Felterbush landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Felterbush dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Felterbush avoids the body shot from De Muerta.
De Muerta avoids the body shot from Felterbush.
Felterbush shoots in for a takedown but De Muerta shows good takedown defense.
De Muerta stuffs the takedown.
Felterbush tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Muerta is able to avoid easily.
Felterbush throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Felterbush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Muerta can do to turn this around?
De Muerta throws a hook but Felterbush blocks it.
De Muerta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Muerta misses with an uppercut.
Felterbush on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Muerta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Felterbush moves away.
De Muerta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Felterbush.
Felterbush misses with a body shot.
De Muerta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Felterbush scores with a kick to the body.
De Muerta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Felterbush misses its intended target.
De Muerta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Muerta misses with a kick to the body.
Felterbush shoots in for a double leg but De Muerta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Muerta feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Felterbush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Muerta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Muerta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Muerta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Felterbush takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Felterbush scoring well with a low kick there.
De Muerta misses with a double jab.
Felterbush thows a leg kick but De Muerta checks it
enabling De Muerta to counter with a crisp jab.
Felterbush is looking to clinch.
Felterbush misses with a body kick.
Felterbush lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Muerta. Felterbush does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Felterbush has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Muerta finds it's way round the side to connect with Felterbush's head.
Felterbush lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Felterbush throws a jab but it's blocked by De Muerta.
De Muerta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raoul De Muerta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Muerta lands an overhand right.
De Muerta moves out of range of the body kick from Felterbush.
De Muerta throws a leg kick which misses Felterbush's front leg but catches the back leg as Felterbush tries to avoid it.
De Muerta wants to land a leg kick but Felterbush is out of range.
That kick from Felterbush tenderised De Muerta's leg. De Muerta is trying to keep his angry face on.
Felterbush throws a body shot but no joy.
De Muerta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Felterbush fakes the leg kick and cracks De Muerta in the body.
Felterbush throws a low kick but De Muerta avoids it.
And De Muerta responds with a good body kick, but Felterbush manages to step out the way in time.
De Muerta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Felterbush fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Muerta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Felterbush moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush rushes De Muerta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Felterbush tries a knee to the head but De Muerta blocks it.
Felterbush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Muerta lands a right hand.
Felterbush throws a punch but it's blocked by De Muerta.
A short body shot lands from Felterbush as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Felterbush.
Felterbush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Muerta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Felterbush or not.
De Muerta presses Felterbush against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Muerta presses Felterbush against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Muerta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Muerta has a couple of punches blocked by Felterbush.
Felterbush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Felterbush works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Muerta trying to control the position.
Felterbush postures up in De Muerta's guard and throws a big left but De Muerta blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush throwing strikes from guard but De Muerta blocks nicely.
Felterbush scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Muerta managing to control the position.
Felterbush won't allow De Muerta to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Muerta holds on and takes a little breather.
Felterbush lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Muerta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Felterbush doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Felterbush manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raoul De Muerta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Muerta tries a head kick but it misses.
De Muerta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Felterbush lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Felterbush thows a body kick. De Muerta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Felterbush lands a glancing blow to the side of De Muerta's head.
De Muerta moves out of range of the body kick from Felterbush.
De Muerta lands a nice shot to the body.
Felterbush throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Muerta.
Felterbush misses with a wild body shot.
Felterbush misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on De Muerta's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
De Muerta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felterbush fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Muerta checks it well.
De Muerta lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Muerta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Felterbush uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Muerta has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by Felterbush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Muerta wants to slow Felterbush down by chopping away at his legs.
De Muerta with a jab.
Felterbush scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Muerta taking some punishment here, with Felterbush in his half guard.
Felterbush looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
De Muerta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Felterbush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Muerta is looking for a sweep. Felterbush is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Felterbush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Felterbush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Felterbush is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Muerta is rocked!
De Muerta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Muerta.
De Muerta is still in real trouble! Can Felterbush finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Felterbush defends well.
De Muerta seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felterbush preventing the sweep.
Felterbush sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Muerta's guard.
De Muerta wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Felterbush lands a nice short elbow.
Felterbush working over De Muerta with some ground and pound. De Muerta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Felterbush lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt De Muerta quite badly. De Muerta pulls Felterbush in close trying to recover. Felterbush postures up and lands two really hard shots that put De Muerta on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but De Muerta doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Felterbush!
Our winner, Donnie Felterbush, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pika Paulo Malia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastiaan Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastiaan Rutten 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pika Paulo Malia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastiaan Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rutten.
Malia digs a good body shot into Rutten's ribs.
Malia misses with a straight right.
Malia connects with a body shot.
Malia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rutten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malia's knee momentarily.
Malia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Malia's head coaches at Fighting Fitness & Freedom that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheers as Rutten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malia doesn't seem phased though.
Malia throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutten takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten thinks about the counter body kick.
Malia throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutten.
Malia clobbers Rutten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten lands a nice looking kick to the body. Malia takes a step back to recover.
Malia just misses with a punch to the body.
Malia throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
Malia misses with an uppercut.
Pika Paulo Malia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten thinks about the counter body kick.
Rutten tests Malia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malia is looking to wear down Rutten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rutten throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Malia is breathing heavily.
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malia throws an overhand right that lands on Rutten's shoulder, as Rutten tries to avoid the shot.
Rutten appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malia.
Malia misses with an uppercut. Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten flicks out a counter leg kick but Malia steps away.
Malia misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Malia lands with a nice body punch.
Rutten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Malia throws a right hand that misses
and Rutten counters with a nice body kick.
Malia misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutten counters with a body kick that stops Malia in his tracks momentarily.
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malia if he has to take too many more of those.
Malia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rutten.
Rutten lands a front kick.
Malia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rutten closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Malia! Rutten dives in looking to finish! Malia is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastiaan Rutten!
Sebastiaan Rutten seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Medium Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Brian Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Medium Hardon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Pereira blocks the leg kick.
Pereira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hardon sprawls and moves away.
Hardon misses with a takedown attempt - Pereira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pereira looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Medium Hardon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardon.
Pereira swings for the body but Hardon moves out of range.
It seemed like Hardon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardon.
A jab from Hardon misses.
Hardon wants to land a leg kick but Pereira is out of range.
Pereira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hardon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hardon throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardon missing with a left hand there. Pereira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardon manages to avoid it.
Pereira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardon wants to clinch.
Pereira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardon.
Hardon misses with an uppercut.
Hardon closes the distance and clinches up with Pereira, looking for a takedown. Hardon pushes Pereira against the cage but Pereira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brian Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Medium Hardon.
Pereira tries to land a front kick but Hardon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pereira with a nice cross.
Pereira digs a good body shot into Hardon's ribs.
Nice shot by Hardon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon throws the left hand but Pereira avoids the punch easily.
Hardon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hardon's half guard.
Hardon is defending against the submission attempts here by Pereira.
Pereira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hardon wants to control but Pereira passes into side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hardon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hardon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardon wants to control but Pereira postures up.
Pereira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hardon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pereira wants to take a breather but Hardon manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Pereira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hardon pulls Pereira in close to his closed guard and prevents Pereira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pereira wants to control from the top but Hardon keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardon tries to clinch there but Pereira circles away.
Pereira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pereira tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hardon is in Pereira's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brian Pereira will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pereira throws a body punch but Hardon moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardon misses the target.
Pereira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hardon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pereira.
Hardon moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hardon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pereira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pereira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pereira is looking to wear down Hardon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pereira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira wants to slow Hardon down by chopping away at his legs.
Hardon throws a right and a left that Pereira avoids nicely.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardon is looking for the big counter here.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Hardon scores with a takedown into Pereira's guard.
Pereira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hardon stopping the sweep attempt from Pereira.
Pereira is pulling down on Hardon's head. It's preventing any offense from Hardon, at least for the moment.
Pereira has an active guard here but Hardon has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pereira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hardon is trying to control. Pereira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hardon works Pereira's body with a nice hook.
Hardon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Hardon moves out of range easily.
Hardon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pereira to the mat! Pereira manages to get full guard.
Hardon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pereira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardon manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira throwing strikes but missing.
Pereira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardon is controlling Pereira's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hardon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pereira, into his guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardon misses with a hook.
Hardon moves into the clinch successfully.
Hardon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardon punishes Pereira's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardon scores with a takedown into Pereira's guard.
Hardon wants to control from the top but Pereira keeps moving.
Pereira is trying to keep Hardon in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Medium Hardon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira cracks Hardon with a good jab.
Hardon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardon scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardon misses the target.
Pereira throws a hook to the side of Hardon's head but Hardon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardon manages to avoid it.
Hardon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardon shoots in and bounces Pereira off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hardon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Hardon from controlling successfully.
Hardon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pereira's head.
Hardon working some strikes from top position.
Hardon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pereira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardon with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hardon wants to control from the top but Pereira keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pereira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pereira.
Hardon lands with a good body shot.
Pereira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pereira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pereira misses with a looping left.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pereira's calf.
A swing and a miss from Hardon.
Hardon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardon avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Hardon tries to clinch up but Pereira circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardon tries to clinch up but Pereira circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira gets tackled into the cage by Hardon. Hardon maintains the clinch.
Hardon misses with a body punch.
Hardon lands a shot to the body.
Hardon scores with a shoulder strike.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira tries a body shot but Hardon blocks it.
Pereira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hardon is defending well.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardon prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardon prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira lands a left hand.
Hardon wants a takedown.
Hardon misses with a body punch.
Hardon cracks Pereira with a nice body shot.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardon has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pereira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brian Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Medium Hardon.
Hardon lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Medium Hardon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pereira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hardon wants to control from the top but Pereira keeps moving.
Hardon lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Medium Hardon.
I think Hardon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Medium Hardon!
Medium Hardon took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julle Hallava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jonathon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallava comes to the cage accompanied by Nightcall. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julle Hallava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Jonathon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonathon shoots in and drives through. Hallava sprawls well.
Jonathon shoots for a takedown but Hallava saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hallava.
Nice shot lands for Hallava.
Hallava tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jonathon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hallava throws a sloppy head kick and Jonathon moves out of range easily.
No luck for Jonathon with that takedown attempt.
Julle Hallava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Jonathon.
Jonathon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hallava swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallava tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jonathon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hallava is looking to clinch.
Jonathon shoots in and drives through. Hallava sprawls well.
Jonathon moves in looking to clinch but Hallava pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallava fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jonathon clinches up against the cage.
Hallava lands an elbow inside.
Hallava goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hallava tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hallava lands an elbow that stopped Jonathon in his tracks for a moment.
Jonathon can't get the takedown.
Hallava lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jonathon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hallava avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hallava misses with a punch to the body.
Jonathon tries to pull guard but Hallava holds him up against the cage and eventually Jonathon drops back down to his feet.
Hallava throws a punch but it's blocked by Jonathon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hallava throws an elbow but misses.
Hallava lands an elbow that stopped Jonathon in his tracks for a moment.
Hallava lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jonathon backwards.
Hallava gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jonathon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hallava pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallava tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jonathon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jonathon tries to clinch but Hallava is having none of it.
Hallava scores with a decent looking hook.
Jonathon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hallava, pushing him back against the cage.
Jonathon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hallava seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jonathon can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hallava just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jonathon is trying to drag Hallava to the mat but Hallava just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jonathon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hallava walks away with a smile on his face. Jonathon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hallava throws a low kick but Jonathon avoids it.
Hallava rushes Jonathon and presses him up against the cage.
Jonathon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hallava walks away with a smile on his face. Jonathon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hallava tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jonathon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jonathon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jonathon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jonathon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hallava has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallava tries to bench press Jonathon off him but Jonathon keeps the position.
Jonathon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hallava is not content to let Jonathon control the position.
Hallava sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julle Hallava dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hallava stuffs the takedown attempt from Jonathon. Jonathon gets slowly back to his feet.
Hallava feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jonathon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jonathon wants to clinch.
Hallava tries to counter by clinching up but Jonathon breaks away and moves out of range.
Hallava fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jonathon on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonathon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hallava.
Hallava loads up on a big right hand but Jonathon slips the punch.
Jonathon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hallava is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallava stuffs the takedown attempt from Jonathon. Jonathon gets slowly back to his feet.
Julle Hallava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Jonathon.
That kick from Hallava tenderised Jonathon's leg. Jonathon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hallava tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonathon with the counter takedown but Hallava avoids it easily.
Jonathon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hallava is fending him off so far but Jonathon persists. Nope, Hallava circles away and we're back to standing.
Hallava displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jonathon.
Jonathon shoots in for a takedown but Hallava shows good takedown defense.
Hallava cracks Jonathon with an open hand slap.
Jonathon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hallava counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jonathon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jonathon fails with the takedown.
A big right from Hallava misses.
Hallava cracks Jonathon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hallava has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jonathon to stand back up!
Jonathon is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallava ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Jonathon's jaw. Jonathon's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Hallava does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julle Hallava!
Julle Hallava seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguilar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yates avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yates throwing a counter right hand but Aguilar manages to avoid it.
Aguilar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aguilar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aguilar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Yates. That snapped Aguilar's head back.
Yates moves into the clinch successfully.
Aguilar decides to pull guard.
Aguilar has his feet on Yates's thighs here. He's pushed Yates 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! Yates screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergio Aguilar!
Sergio Aguilar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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