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DFC 36: Pate Vs Four 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cezar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monroe Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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268 lbs
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278 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Cezar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Monroe Dillard!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cezar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dillard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cezar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Monroe Dillard has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Cezar has knocked Dillard down with a huge combo! Cezar steps away and waves a wobbly Dillard back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dillard is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cezar cracks a nice hook into Dillard's ribs.
Dillard is still on wobbly legs! Can Cezar finish him?
Dillard looks winded!
Cezar plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Dillard to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Dillard just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Julio Cezar!
A pretty intense looking Julio Cezar took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lisa Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Gastelum (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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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lisa Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Gastelum!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gastelum lands with a shot to the body.
Gastelum throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Lisa Williams has been cut.
Gastelum gets caught flat footed, as Williams shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gastelum pushes Williams off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gastelum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gastelum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gastelum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams gets a clinch.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gastelum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Gastelum on the inside.
Gastelum presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gastelum is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gastelum down to the mat. Gastelum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kelvin Gastelum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams shoots in but Gastelum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lisa Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Gastelum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gastelum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams blocks a head kick by Gastelum.
No joy there for Gastelum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gastelum lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williams is rocked!
Williams moves into the clinch.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams has Gastelum pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Williams pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gastelum tumbling to the mat - Williams dives into Gastelum's guard.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Gastelum is keeping the position.
Gastelum told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams prevents Gastelum from escaping the position.
Williams has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Williams looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gastelum taking shots to the head.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gastelum is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Williams tries to control but Gastelum wriggling away.
Williams breaks from Gastelum's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Gastelum lands a jab to the nose.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gastelum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Gastelum.
Gastelum throws an elbow but it misses.
Williams has Gastelum pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Williams pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gastelum tumbling to the mat - Williams dives into Gastelum's guard.
Williams passes Gastelum's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kelvin Gastelum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lisa Williams's cut.
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.
Gastelum looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gastelum!
Williams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Williams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gastelum has escaped the position, nice work there.
Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Williams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams working the head with strikes.
Williams trying to control the action but Gastelum is working from the bottom.
Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gastelum, who protects the arm well.
Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gastelum is not content to let Williams control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves into full mount!
Gastelum is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Williams moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gastelum has worked his arm free - good work by Gastelum!
Williams goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gastelum rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Williams's guard! Nice work there by Gastelum!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to sweep but instead, Gastelum has passed into half guard.
Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williams.
Williams seems keen to control Gastelum's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams 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.
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 Lisa Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lisa Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gastelum moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Gastelum prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Gastelum tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Gastelum.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gastelum's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lisa Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gastelum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gastelum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williams.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stalling in the clinch from Gastelum.
Gastelum lands a nice shot to the body.
Gastelum manages to break the clinch.
Gastelum lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Gastelum throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gastelum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gastelum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gastelum lands with a right hand.
Williams goes for a double leg but Gastelum avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gastelum continues to drive forward.
Gastelum unleashes a big counter combination but Williams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gastelum digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gastelum is looking to clinch.
Kelvin Gastelum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Gastelum shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Williams is backing up but Gastelum catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Williams covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Gastelum Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Gastelum!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stratovarius Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owens has chosen Thunderstruck by AC/DC as his entrance music. Joseph Owens told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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177 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
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26
177 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue 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
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stratovarius Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Owens!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Owens clinches with his opponent.
Owens is trying to push Smiff away but Smiff has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Owens prevents Smiff from breaking the clinch.
Owens jumps guard.
Owens can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smiff controls the pace.
Smiff trying to control but Owens is working from the bottom.
Smiff working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smiff forces his way into half guard.
Owens won't allow Smiff to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff passes to full mount!
Smiff 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.
Owens regains half guard.
Smiff not doing much here.
Smiff trying to control from half guard but Owens is working away.
Smiff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Owens defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff tries to pass to full mount but Owens defends it.
Owens wants to control but Smiff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smiff is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Owens trying to control but Smiff postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens is holding on to half guard well.
Owens slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smiff is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Owens trying to keep a closed guard but Smiff is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Owens throws a nice looking combination but Smiff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Owens swinging wildly here.
Owens closes the distance and clinches up with Smiff, looking for a takedown. Owens pushes Smiff against the cage but Smiff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Owens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Owens tries to clinch up but Smiff circles away and keeps his distance.
Smiff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Owens tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smiff counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smiff.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Owens trying to keep a closed guard but Smiff is proving a slippery customer.
Owens can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smiff controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stratovarius Smiff dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smiff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Owens tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smiff defends well and Owens ends up having to push Smiff into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smiff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Owens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Owens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Owens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stratovarius Smiff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Owens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smiff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smiff attempts a counter takedown but Owens avoids it well and moves away.
Owens shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Owens showed some decent athleticism there.
Smiff trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff looking for submissions off his back.
Owens trying to pass the guard but Smiff defending well.
Smiff is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Owens's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Owens's back!
Stratovarius Smiff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Owens looking very determined here, making life difficult for Smiff.
Smiff looking for the choke from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Owens hold on?!
Owens fending off the submission attempt from Smiff.
Owens is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Smiff.
Smiff sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Owens taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stratovarius Smiff!
During a confident post fight interview, Stratovarius Smiff thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Joseph Owens was interviewed post fight and said 'I deserve a title shot! NOW!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Laliberte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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280 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guy Laliberte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laliberte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laliberte misses with a lunging right hand
and Kruger counters with a right hand to the body.
Laliberte misses with a body shot
and Kruger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kruger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Laliberte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kruger counters with a nice uppercut.
Laliberte throws a body kick that misses
and Kruger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Kruger.
Laliberte throws a leg kick
letting Kruger counter with a right hand.
Laliberte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Laliberte.
Kruger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruger throws the left hand but Laliberte avoids the punch easily.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Laliberte is just out of range.
A big right from Laliberte misses.
Laliberte seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laliberte misses with an uppercut
and Kruger counters with a straight right hand.
Laliberte throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Laliberte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laliberte misses with a looping right.
Laliberte has closed the distance and engaged Kruger in a clinch.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laliberte throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kruger on the inside.
Laliberte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laliberte blocking some punches.
Kruger lands with a left to the head.
Laliberte working aggressively here.
Laliberte can't find room to land a body shot as Kruger controls the action.
Laliberte is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kruger.
Laliberte blocking some punches.
Kruger digs a right hand into Laliberte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laliberte's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kruger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laliberte is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruger.
Laliberte blocking some punches.
Kruger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Laliberte.
Kruger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laliberte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laliberte.
Laliberte tries to throw a body punch but Kruger avoids it by throwing Laliberte back against the cage.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
Laliberte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laliberte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laliberte prevents a body shot from Kruger.
Laliberte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laliberte lands with a light punch inside.
Laliberte misses with some punches.
Kruger swings wildly with an uppercut but Laliberte uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kruger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruger.
Laliberte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruger lands a hook that snaps the head of Laliberte backwards.
A short uppercut from Kruger.
Laliberte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kruger.
Laliberte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laliberte misses with a punch on the inside.
Laliberte has had enough of the clinch but Kruger keeps him there for the moment.
Kruger lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Kruger.
A short right from Laliberte.
A head punch on the inside from Laliberte fails to land.
Laliberte lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laliberte backwards.
Laliberte throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruger.
Laliberte swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Laliberte fails to land.
Kruger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kruger blocking some punches.
Kruger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Kruger.
Kruger throws a punch but it's blocked by Laliberte.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kruger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kruger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
Laliberte misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kruger lands with a left to the head.
Laliberte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laliberte misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kruger dominated that round.
That's time! Laliberte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Laliberte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Kruger. Those never looked like landing.
Laliberte misses with a straight left.
Laliberte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kruger! But no joy.
Kruger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laliberte.
Laliberte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laliberte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laliberte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laliberte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruger moves away.
A little jabbing left from Kruger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kruger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laliberte blocks a jab.
As Kruger looks to move away, Laliberte throws a big counter combo but Kruger just gets out of the way.
Jab by Kruger.
Roman Kruger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laliberte moves out of range as Kruger strikes.
Laliberte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kruger counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
A big left from Laliberte misses.
Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laliberte.
Laliberte lands a lovely overhand right.
Laliberte misses with a looping right.
Kruger lands with a right hand.
Kruger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Laliberte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laliberte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kruger will feel that in the morning.
Kruger looks to land a right hand but Laliberte moved out of range.
Laliberte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kruger swings for the body but Laliberte moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a lunging right hand
and Laliberte counters with a three punch combo that has Kruger backing up. Kruger nods at Laliberte to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Laliberte finds it's way through Kruger's defenses.
Laliberte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Laliberte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Kruger misses its intended target.
Laliberte thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kruger if he has to take too many more of those.
Kruger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kruger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laliberte throws a right hand that Kruger ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruger also avoids with ease.
Kruger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laliberte misses with the body kick
letting Kruger counter with a right hand.
Laliberte misses with a hook. Kruger ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Kruger misses.
Laliberte half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Guy Laliberte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laliberte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruger.
Laliberte walks into a stiff left hand from Kruger.
An inside leg kick from Laliberte misses.
Kruger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laliberte misses the shot to the body.
Kruger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kruger misses with a hook
and Laliberte counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laliberte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kruger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kruger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Laliberte misses.
Laliberte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kruger tries to keep at a distance but Laliberte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laliberte.
Laliberte blocking some punches.
Laliberte misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laliberte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laliberte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kruger misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruger blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Laliberte dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Laliberte misses with a kick to the body.
Kruger cracks Laliberte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kruger scores with a nice head shot.
Laliberte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
Laliberte slips under a jab.
Kruger misses with a left hand
and Laliberte counters with a right hand to the body.
Laliberte is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Kruger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Laliberte.
Laliberte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laliberte slips a jab from Kruger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laliberte ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Nice jab there from Laliberte.
Laliberte lands with a shot to the body.
Laliberte throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laliberte misses with a body shot
and Kruger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kruger misses with a looping left.
Laliberte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kruger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kruger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lalibertes head.
Kruger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laliberte throws a head punch that misses.
Kruger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kruger misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Kruger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laliberte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Kruger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laliberte is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger tries to throw a body punch but Laliberte avoids it by throwing Kruger back against the cage.
Laliberte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throws a head punch that misses.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruger.
Laliberte struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruger controls his hands.
Kruger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruger keeps control of Laliberte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Kruger fails to land.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laliberte.
Kruger lands a hook that snaps the head of Laliberte backwards.
Kruger lands a nice uppercut.
Kruger scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Laliberte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruger misses with the head strike.
Kruger blocking some punches.
Laliberte misses with a body punch.
Laliberte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laliberte seems to have got his legs back now.
Laliberte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laliberte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte blocks an uppercut.
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lalibertes head.
Kruger lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laliberte.
Kruger drops Laliberte onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Laliberte is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kruger lands a nice uppercut.
Kruger blocking some punches.
Kruger misses with some punches.
Kruger prevents a body shot from Laliberte.
Roman Kruger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laliberte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laliberte misses with a punch to the body.
Laliberte blocking some punches.
Laliberte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laliberte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laliberte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruger's elbow.
Kruger misses with some punches.
Kruger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laliberte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laliberte tries to work over Kruger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laliberte backwards.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger lands with a short shot to the head.
Kruger lands with a light punch inside.
Kruger drops Laliberte onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Laliberte is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kruger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laliberte backwards.
Kruger creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Laliberte with a big uppercut! Laliberte tries to clinch up but Kruger pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Laliberte to the mat! Laliberte covers up and Kruger unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roman Kruger!
During a confident post fight interview, Roman Kruger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hudson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Striking Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hudson Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Striking Champion!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champion lands a high kick!
It looks like Hudson Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Champion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Champion obliges.
Champion drops Oliveira with a big knee straight up the middle! Oliveira is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oliveira is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Champion pushes Oliveira away with a front kick.
Oh Oliveira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Champion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are battling for control here. Oliveira trying to break out of Champion's Thai clinch. Champion unloads with a massive knee right up the middle that drops Oliveira to the canvas! He's out cold! Wow, what a knee by Champion!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Striking Champion!
Striking Champion managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yo Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo Yo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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174 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akio Mori!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yo doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Mori counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Mori - just one landing.
Mori tries to clinch but Yo moves out of range.
Mori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mori takes the fight into the clinch.
Mori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yo backwards.
Yo looking for a takedown.
Mori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yo wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yo Yo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mori lands a knee to the body.
Mori presses Yo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mori cracks Yo with a nice body shot.
Yo is breathing heavily.
Mori lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori scores with a shot to the side of Yo's head.
Yo letting Mori take a breather here.
Mori lands a nice uppercut.
Mori lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mori.
Mori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mori cracks Yo with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Mori.
Mori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yo.
Mori stalling.
Mori crunches a lovely knee into Yo's ribcage.
Mori putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Good body shot from Mori.
Mori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo letting Mori take a breather here.
Mori displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yo up against the cage.
Mori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mori dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mori.
Mori using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mori presses Yo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mori has Yo pushed against the cage.
Mori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yo backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mori.
Mori effectively controlling the action here.
Mori lands with a light punch inside.
Mori gets through Yo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mori is leaning against Yo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Mori.
Mori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mori gets through Yo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mori lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mori lands a nice shot to the body.
Mori with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Mori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A left hand lands to the body for Mori.
Mori lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yo is rocked!
Mori cracks Yo with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mori lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Mori as the two fighters clinch.
Mori presses Yo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mori is pushing Yo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mori presses Yo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Mori dominated that round.
That's time! Yo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mori works over Yo's head and body with a nice combination.
Mori cracks Yo with a good jab.
Yo has his takedown stuffed
and Mori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Yo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yo switches off momentarily and Mori cracks him with a monster right hand! Yo topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Mori dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Mori!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akio Mori!
Yo Yo spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Tumenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Mac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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194 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Tumenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Mac!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tumenov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tumenov tries to clinch up but Mac circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mac! But no joy.
Tumenov misses with a shot to the body
and Mac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tumenov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mac lands with a kick to the temple. Tumenov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tumenov throws a body punch but Mac moves out of range.
Tumenov throws a big shot that misses.
Mac throws a looping overhand right but Tumenov ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Tumenov.
Tumenov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mac counters with a left to the body.
Tumenov tries to clinch up but Mac circles away and keeps his distance.
Tumenov misses with an uppercut.
Albert Tumenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tumenov swings widly with a right hand
and Mac counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tumenov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mac misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Mac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mac scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumenov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Mac misses.
Tumenov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mac circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Mac was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tumenov misses the jab.
Tumenov misses with a wild body shot.
Mac is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mac bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tumenov's head.
Tumenov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mac slips a straight right by Tumenov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mac! But no joy.
Mac takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tumenov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mac connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mac staying out of range there.
Tumenov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mac.
Some wild striking there from Mac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tumenov 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tumenov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tumenov looks to throw the jab but Mac is out of range.
Tumenov moves in looking to clinch but Mac pushes him off.
Mac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tumenov.
Mac swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tumenov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mac scores with a hook to the body. Tumenov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tumenov throws a looping overhand right but Mac ducks down to avoid it.
Tumenov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mac.
Mac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tumenov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mac let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tumenov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tumenov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tumenov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mac looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mac cracks a nice hook into Tumenov's ribs.
Mac connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mac misses with an uppercut. Tumenov saw that one coming.
Tumenov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Tumenov misses.
Tumenov defending well as Mac loads up on a big left hand.
Mac loads up on a big right hand but Tumenov slips the punch.
Tumenov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mac now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tumenov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tumenov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mac circles away quickly and effectively.
Tumenov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tumenov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tumenov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tumenov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tumenov misses with a hook
and Mac makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tumenov is breathing heavily.
Mac scores with a shot to the body.
Tumenov throws a right hand that Mac ducks under and follows up with a left that Mac also avoids with ease.
Mac looks to land a right hand but Tumenov moved out of range.
Tumenov misses with a right hand
and Mac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tumenov misses the shot to the body.
Mac throws a right hand that Tumenov ducks under and follows up with a left that Tumenov also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Tumenov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tumenov misses with a hook to the body
and Mac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tumenov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tumenov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mac is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Tumenov like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Tumenov from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Mac!
A very excited looking Big Mac made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Erokhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konstantin Erokhin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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211 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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Erokhin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erokhin was well out of range. Poor timing from Truck.
Truck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erokhin.
Erokhin moves into range and clinches up with Truck.
Truck can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Erokhin.
Erokhin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Erokhin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Truck has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Erokhin after a bit of a struggle.
Truck is trying to break the clinch but Erokhin is controlling him.
Erokhin breaks the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Truck
letting Erokhin counter with a right hand.
It looks like Corey Truck has been cut.
Erokhin lands a jab to the nose.
Erokhin lands with a right that hurts Truck. Truck looks to clinch but Erokhin throws a short knee that drops Truck. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Konstantin Erokhin!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Weber might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hamburg Anthem. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Shore!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shore misses with a hook to the body
and Weber counters with a stiff right hand.
Weber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shore to the mat! Shore manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shore escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Weber gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shore can do anything to dispel that myth.
Weber drops back, looking for a kneebar! Shore looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Shore looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Shore!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weber struggling a bit here.
Shore is looking to take a break and control but Weber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shore tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shore has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore working the strikes but Weber uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Shore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shore is looking for a kimura but Weber is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shore to get the leverage.
Shore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weber defending well though.
Weber wants to control but Shore is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shore seems to be looking for submissions.
Weber is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shore is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Weber!
Shore trying to control but Weber is having none of it.
Shore can't control as he wanted to and Weber manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Shore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shore is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Weber defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shore is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shore wants to control from the top but Weber keeps moving.
Shore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weber is keeping the position for now.
Shore keeps trying to improve his position.
Shore is sitting in close to Weber's body. Weber has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Shore is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Shore is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Weber.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leon Weber!
Post fight, Leon Weber took to the microphone: 'He's a tough contender but he just can't stop my BJJ. Sorry man, you won't get a 3rd chance.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murha Pate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonnhy Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murha Pate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonnhy Four!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Four counters with a straight right hand.
Four throws a hook but Pate blocks it.
Pate is looking to slow Four down with leg kicks.
Four misses with a body shot.
Pate throws a quick counter kick to the body but Four avoids it.
Murha Pate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Four lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pate throws a leg kick
and Four counters by clinching up.
Four swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pate misses with a punch on the inside.
Four misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Four misses with a punch on the inside.
Pate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pate manages to break the clinch.
Pate pushes Four away with a front kick.
Pate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Four swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Four to counter with a crisp jab.
Pate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pate tries to keep at a distance but Four has taken the fight into the clinch.
Four misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pate digs a right hand underneath Four's ribcage. Four let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Four misses with the head strike.
Pate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pate is pushing Four up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Four swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Four tries to work over Pate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Four lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate working hard to break the clinch.
Four misses with the head strike.
Four pushes Pate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pate.
A head punch on the inside from Pate fails to land.
Pate misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Four uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pate.
Pate misses the shot to the body.
Four lands with a nice body punch.
Pate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pate avoids the body shot from Four.
Pate thows a body kick. Four tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pate ducks under a wild hook from Four.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four throws a looping overhand right but Pate ducks down to avoid it.
Pate swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pate gets tackled into the cage by Four. Four maintains the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pate.
Four swings wildly with an uppercut but Pate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Four lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pate breaks the clinch.
Four connects with a body shot that sends Pate's belly button to the back.
Pate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pate takes a swing at Four's ribcage but misses.
Four misses with a hook
and Pate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pate throws a leg kick
and Four counters with a stiff right hand.
Pate is looking to wear down Four with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Four is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Four scores with a punch to the head.
Four darts in trying to clinch
and Pate counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pate lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Four fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pate manages to avoid it.
Pate throws a push kick but Four slaps the foot to one side.
Pate scores with a punch to the head.
Pate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Four.
Four throws a lazy right hand but Pate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Four throws a poor cross that misses
and Pate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Four swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonnhy Four will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pate cracks Four with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pate slips under a jab from Four.
Pate misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Pate slams his shin into Four's torso.
Four lands a nice shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Pate
and Four counters by moving into the clinch.
Pate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pate stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Four fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four is working Pate over against the cage.
Pate has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Four lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pate backwards.
Four misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pate misses with a punch to the body.
Four lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pate backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Four fails to land.
Four throws a head punch that misses.
Four tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Four tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Four swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pate breaks from the clinch.
Four lands with an overhand left.
Four is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Four. Pate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Four.
Four throws a hook but Pate avoids it easily.
Jonnhy Four seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pate misses with a kick to the body.
Pate seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pate feints and then cracks Four's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Four down.
Four tests Pate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pate throws a push kick but Four slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate misses with a body kick.
Pate tries to land a body kick
and Four counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Pate
and Four counters with a right hand to the body.
Pate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Four on the side of the head.
Pate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Four scores with a nice right hand.
Pate is rocked!
Four looks to land a left hand but Pate moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Four.
Four throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Four thuds a left hand into Pate's body.
Pate shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Four sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Four blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pate, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four throws a right hand that misses
and Pate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Four wants to clinch
and Four takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pate scores with a kick to the body.
Pate lands a nice shot to the body.
Pate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Four counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pate throws an off balance right hand
and Four counters with a stiff right hand.
Four pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Four throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pate to counter with a crisp jab.
Four connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pate moves out of range of the strikes.
Four throws an off balance right hand
and Pate counters with a good, hard body kick but Four shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Four misses with a hook. Pate ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Pate.
Pate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Four let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab by Pate.
Four closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pate counters with a low kick, right behind Four 's knee.
Four scores with a body shot.
Four throws a poor cross that misses
and Pate counters with a solid body kick.
Pate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Four swings widly with a right hand
and Pate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Four shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pate eats them both and turns towards Four to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Four misses with an uppercut
and Pate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonnhy Four will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Four moves away.
Four moves out of range of the body kick from Pate.
A countering left hand to the body from Four misses.
Four scores with a punch to the head.
Pate is looking to land body kicks.
Four closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pate tries to circle away but Four has him pinned against the cage.
Pate is trying to force a seperation but Four has the dominant position.
Pate lands a shoulder strike.
Four's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Four tries to work over Pate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jonnhy Four seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Four tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Four.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pate breaks the clinch.
Pate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Four was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Four misses with a straight right.
Four lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate throws a looping overhand right but Four ducks down to avoid it.
Four moves out of range as Pate throws a body kick.
Four connects with a nice looking jab.
Pate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Four doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Four tries to clinch but Pate moves out of range.
Pate throws out a leg kick but Four moves out of range and Pate only half commits.
Four fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pate throws a front kick that sends Four stumbling back into the cage.
Pate shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Four throws a big shot that misses.
Pate looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pate lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Four has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Four and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Four lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pate throws a lazy body kick
and Four counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Pate.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Four misses with a wild body shot.
Four waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pate.
Four misses with a hook
and Pate counters with a straight right hand.
Pate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Four.
Pate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pate throws a leg kick
and Four counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Four misses the shot to the body.
Pate tries to score with a low kick but Four moves his leg out of the way.
Pate connects with an inside leg kick.
Four throws a poor cross that misses
and Pate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Four is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Four is rocked!
A good leg kick by Pate.
Four is still on wobbly legs! Can Pate finish him?
Four tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pate was well out of range. Poor timing from Four.
Four has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four throws a body punch but Pate moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Pate.
Four takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Four misses.
Four seems to have recovered his senses.
Pate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Four on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pate lands with a nice body kick.
Pate tried to score with a low kick but Four checks it.
Crunch! Pate slams his shin into Four's torso.
Pate throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Pate.
Pate works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
and Pate counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Four! He's just covering up as Pate starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murha Pate!
Murha Pate retains his middleweight title!
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