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DFC 60: Enmity 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 Tim Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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268 lbs
7 - 12 - 1 |
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276 lbs
8 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
7 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Cezar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick
and Cezar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cezar throws out the jab.
Cezar lands a nice hook to Ortiz's body. Ortiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cezar looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Cezar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortiz gets a clinch.
Ortiz tries to land a knee to the head but Cezar blocks with his arms.
Cezar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortiz has Cezar pressed against the cage, preventing Cezar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cezar is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Cezar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cezar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as Cezar controls the action.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cezar tries to break the clinch but Ortiz is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cezar.
Ortiz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cezar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ortiz looking for a takedown.
Cezar managing to block the knees to the body from Ortiz.
Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cezar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz throws a push kick but Cezar slaps the foot to one side.
Ortiz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Cezar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cezar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big right from Ortiz misses.
Cezar avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a head kick that stumbles Cezar and the fighters go to the mat.
Cezar is rocked!
It looks like Julio Cezar has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz loads up on a big left hand. Cezar felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ortiz looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Cezar can't hide his disappointment, as Ortiz celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Ortiz!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Ortiz 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warren Daren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Laliberte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy Laliberte will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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250 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
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251 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Warren Daren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guy Laliberte!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laliberte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Warren Daren has been cut.
Daren shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laliberte sprawls well. Laliberte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daren gets slowly back to his feet.
Laliberte tries to land a body kick
and Daren counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Daren prevents Laliberte from improving his position.
Daren is working for a submission of some sort.
Daren seems to be working for a kimura but Laliberte defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daren is trying to control. Laliberte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daren seems to be looking for submissions.
Laliberte is looking for a sweep. Daren is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laliberte moves into full guard.
Daren has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laliberte keeping moving, preventing Daren from controlling successfully.
Daren looking to sit in guard and control but Laliberte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Laliberte is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laliberte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Laliberte looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daren is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Laliberte 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.
Laliberte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laliberte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Laliberte.
Daren shoots in and gets a takedown into Laliberte's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daren trying to control but Laliberte is working from the bottom.
Laliberte wants to sweep here but Daren controlling him for the moment.
Daren tries to free his leg and advance position but Laliberte is retaining full 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 Warren Daren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Warren Daren's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Laliberte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daren on the side of the head.
Daren gets the takedown into side control.
Daren swings around for an armbar but Laliberte sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Daren's guard.
Daren can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laliberte controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Laliberte has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Daren is trying to control the position but Laliberte postures up.
Daren on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daren tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laliberte content to stall in guard here.
Daren looking for subs off his back but Laliberte has passed one foot through into half guard.
Laliberte tries to pass to full mount but Daren defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Daren looking for a kimura from the bottom but Laliberte passes into side control!
Daren tries to bench press Laliberte off him but Laliberte keeps the position.
Laliberte controlling the position from side mount.
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.
Daren is looking to reverse the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daren looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laliberte is fending him off so far but Daren persists. Nope, Laliberte circles away and we're back to standing.
Laliberte throws a big counter head kick but Daren avoids it with no problem.
Daren tries for a takedown but Laliberte sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Laliberte scoring well with a low kick there.
Daren is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laliberte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Daren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laliberte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laliberte.
Laliberte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Laliberte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Warren Daren'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. This is the final round!
Laliberte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Warren Daren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laliberte throws a sloppy head kick and Daren moves out of range easily.
Daren tries to counter with a takedown but Laliberte is quick to defend against it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daren.
Daren tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Laliberte defends well and Daren ends up having to push Laliberte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laliberte.
Daren takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laliberte.
Laliberte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daren avoids the head kick by Laliberte.
Daren is looking for a counter combo.
Laliberte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laliberte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daren has his takedown stuffed
and Laliberte counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Daren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laliberte moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laliberte scores with a push kick.
Laliberte is looking to slow Daren down with leg kicks.
Laliberte lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daren. That did some damage!
Laliberte punishes Daren's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laliberte scoring well with a low kick there.
Laliberte feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Daren sprawling to the canvas! Daren rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Laliberte finish him?!
Warren Daren's cut is getting worse.
Daren glances at the clock... BAM! Laliberte nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Daren crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Daren is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guy Laliberte!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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245 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Dio!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dio has a takedown stuffed.
Dio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kruger defends it nicely.
It looked like Kruger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dio.
Dio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kruger counters with a nice right hand that sends Dio toppling to the canvas! Dio scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kruger finish him?!
It looks like John Dio has been cut.
Roman Kruger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Dio.
Dio fails with the takedown
and Kruger counters with a crisp right that sends Dio to the canvas! Kruger follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Kruger!
Roman Kruger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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190 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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker scores with a nice right hand.
Tucker connects with a looping right hand.
Tucker jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Tucker counters by clinching up.
Tucker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Tucker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson has Tucker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tucker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Tucker on the inside.
Tucker works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Tucker lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Tucker manages to get underhooks.
Tucker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
A short body shot lands from Tucker as the two fighters clinch.
Tucker stalls.
Tucker lands with a left to the head.
Tucker lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Tucker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tucker lands a right hand.
Tucker slows down the pace here.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Tucker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Tucker on the inside.
Tucker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tucker lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tucker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tucker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson wants to take the fight to the mat but Tucker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Anderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tucker walks away with a smile on his face. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
It looks like John Anderson has been cut.
Tucker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Tucker counters with a right hand to the body.
Danny Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tucker lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Tucker connects with the punch.
Tucker lands with a shot to the body.
Tucker scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Tucker does it's job there.
Tucker sends Anderson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tucker is motioning to the referee to let Anderson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Anderson is rocked!
Tucker ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Anderson's jaw. Anderson's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Tucker does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Tucker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asmund Sykk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephens comes to the cage accompanied by Renegade by (hed)PE. 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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205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asmund Sykk!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens lands a jab to the nose.
Sykk ducks under a wild hook from Stephens.
Sykk ducks under a wild hook from Stephens.
Stephens misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Stephens misses.
Sykk lands a jab to Stephens's midsection.
Stephens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sykk.
Stephens connects with a body shot.
Stephens tries to work over Sykk's front leg with a kick but Sykk checks it.
Sykk blocks a leg kick.
Sykk lands a jab to the nose.
Stephens misses with a hook. Sykk ducked under it nicely.
A left and a right from Stephens both land. Nice combination.
Sykk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sykk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stephens ducks right into an uppercut from Sykk.
Stephens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sykk looks to score with a jab to the body but Stephens is just out of range.
Stephens tries to keep at a distance but Sykk has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykk misses with the head strike.
Stephens is trying to break free.
Stephens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stephens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stephens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sykk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stephens's efforts to push away.
Sykk prevents Stephens from breaking the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Stephens has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Sykk throws a head punch that misses.
Sykk lands an uppercut.
Stephens wants to get back to striking at distance but Sykk won't allow it.
Stephens has had enough of the clinch but Sykk keeps him there for the moment.
Stephens is trying to break free.
Stephens tries to break free but Sykk pushes him back against the cage.
Sykk misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stephens wants to get back to striking at distance but Sykk won't allow it.
Stephens is trying to push Sykk away but Sykk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stephens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stephens wants to get back to striking at distance but Sykk won't allow it.
Sykk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
Sykk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stephens is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Stephens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sykk lands an uppercut.
Stephens working hard to break the clinch.
Sykk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stephenss head.
Stephens wants to break free but Sykk has control.
Sykk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sykk prevents Stephens from breaking the clinch.
Sykk swings wildly with an uppercut but Stephens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykk keeps control of Stephens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens tries to break the clinch but Sykk is controlling the position.
Sykk has Stephens pressed against the cage, preventing Stephens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stephens is trying to break the clinch but Sykk is controlling him.
Sykk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stephens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stephens throws a leg kick but Sykk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stephens misses the jab.
Sykk wants to counter with a clinch but Stephens pushes him away.
Sykk scores with the left hand. Stephens knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Stephens.
Sykk works the jab nicely.
Stephens swings widly with a right hand
and Sykk counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Sykk.
Sykk throws a jab but it's blocked by Stephens.
Sykk scores with a hook.
A left lands for Sykk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stephens motions for Sykk to come forward. Stephens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens throws a right and a left that Sykk avoids nicely.
Sykk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stephens.
Stephens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stephens backing away here, and Sykk unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stephens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sykk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stephens had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A telegraphed right hand from Stephens misses the target.
Stephens keeps the fight on the outside.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stephens 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 Sykk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sykk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Stephens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stephens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sykk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stephens throws a lazy right hand but Sykk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sykk has Stephens up against the cage in a clinch.
Sykk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stephenss head.
Sykk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stephens tries to circle away but Sykk has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asmund Sykk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sykk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stephens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stephens slips a jab from Sykk.
Stephens blocks a jab.
Stephens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stephens throws a jab but it's blocked by Sykk.
Sykk ducks under a wild hook from Stephens.
Stephens closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stephens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Sykk does it's job there.
Sykk avoids the head kick by Stephens.
Sykk moves away from the strike by Stephens.
Sykk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stephens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sykk lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sykk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stephens. Stephens circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sykk blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens walks into a stiff left hand from Sykk.
Sykk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stephens is rocked!
Stephens takes one on the button.
Oh Stephens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sykk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Stephens finds it's way through Sykk's defenses.
Stephens seems to have got his legs back now.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sykk.
Sykk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stephens throws a body kick that misses
and Sykk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stephens working hard to break the clinch.
Sykk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sykk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sykk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sykk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stephens's efforts to push away.
Stephens is trying to break free.
Stephens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asmund Sykk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sykk ducks under a wild hook from Stephens.
Stephens sets himself, and Sykk steps forward looking for the clinch! Stephens avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sykk.
Sykk misses with a hook. Stephens ducked under it nicely.
Sykk sizes up Stephens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sykk staying out of range there.
Sykk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sykk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sykk connects with a leg kick. Stephens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stephens shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stephens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stephens scores with a nice right hand.
Sykk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stephens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sykk blocks a jab.
Stephens throws a right hand that misses
and Sykk counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooh!!! Sykk has knocked Stephens down with a huge combo! Sykk steps away and waves a wobbly Stephens back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sykk cracks the inside of Stephens's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykk slips a straight right by Stephens.
Stephens misses with a hook.
Sykk cracks Stephens on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Stephens falls backwards against the cage. Sykk follows up with more strikes that drop Stephens to his knees. Sykk keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Stephens! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asmund Sykk!
A very excited looking Asmund Sykk 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 Douche Canoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Bounty has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Douche Canoe's chin.
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Douche Canoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canoe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bounty makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bounty's coach down at Gym Beam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bounty's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice defenses there by Bounty.
Canoe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bounty takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Douche Canoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bounty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Canoe.
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Canoe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bounty! But no joy.
Canoe swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canoe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Canoe checks the leg kick.
Canoe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bounty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Canoe.
Bounty steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Canoe.
Bounty tries to move into range but Canoe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jamie Bounty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canoe lands a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Canoe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Canoe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bounty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Canoe takes a step back to recover.
Canoe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bountys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bounty slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Douche Canoe has been cut.
Bounty lands a head shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bounty - that will leave a mark!
A slow jab from Bounty misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bounty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Bounty.
Canoe throwing a counter right hand but Bounty manages to avoid it.
Canoe tests Bounty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Canoe misses with a right hand
and Bounty counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty misses with a lunging right hand
and Canoe counters with a nice body shot.
Canoe looks to land a right hand but Bounty moved out of range.
Canoe avoids the body shot from Bounty.
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Canoe.
Canoe lands with a hook. Bounty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bounty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Canoe.
Canoe throws a lazy right hand but Bounty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bounty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Canoe misses with the combination.
Bounty moves out of range of the strikes.
Bounty lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canoe misses with a hook. Bounty ducked under it nicely.
Canoe scores with a jab. Bounty acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Canoe takes a swing at Bounty's ribcage but misses.
Bounty misses the shot to the body.
Bounty gets caught napping as Canoe dives in and scores a takedown. Bounty manages to retain guard.
Canoe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Canoe is fighting to break Bounty's control of his arms but Bounty is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Canoe trying to control but Bounty is working from the bottom.
Bounty looking to hit a scissor sweep but Canoe is one step ahead there.
Canoe wants to control from the top but Bounty keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canoe stays in close to Bounty's body and controls the position.
Canoe is looking to work some ground and pound but Bounty has wrist control.
Canoe being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Canoe misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Bounty.
Canoe moves out of range of the body kick.
Bounty moves away from the strike by Canoe.
Canoe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bounty on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douche Canoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Douche Canoe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Canoe. Beautiful body shot.
Canoe works the jab nicely.
Canoe scores with a decent looking hook.
Canoe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Canoe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bounty's head backwards.
Canoe missing with a left hand there. Bounty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Canoe misses with a left hand
and Bounty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Canoe coming out on top.
Canoe ducks under a wild hook from Bounty.
A telegraphed right hand from Canoe misses the target.
Canoe looks to throw the jab but Bounty is out of range.
Bounty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Canoe with a body shot.
Bounty works Canoe's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Canoe misses the target.
Douche Canoe is winning the standup battle so far.
Bounty smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bounty as he connects with a hook.
Bounty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Canoe throws a combination. Bounty tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jamie Bounty has been cut.
Canoe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bounty can do to turn this around?
Canoe misses with a looping left.
Bounty is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bounty misses with a body shot.
Bounty avoids the body shot from Canoe.
Bounty counters with a body kick.
Bounty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bounty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bounty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Canoe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bounty.
Canoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bounty was well out of range. Poor timing from Canoe.
Canoe walks into a left hand.
Douche Canoe's cut is getting worse.
Canoe looks to score with a jab to the body but Bounty is just out of range.
Bounty blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canoe throws a hook but Bounty avoids it easily.
Bounty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Canoe.
Bounty throws a good cross that connects.
Bounty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Canoe slips a straight right by Bounty.
Bounty connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Canoe momentarily.
Bounty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canoe.
Bounty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Canoe.
Bounty lands a head shot.
Canoe misses with a looping right.
Canoe misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bounty closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Canoe throws a nice looking combination but Bounty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Canoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bounty was well out of range. Poor timing from Canoe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Canoe.
Bounty on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bounty lands with a shot to the body.
Bounty throws a wild body kick that Canoe sees coming a mile off.
Bounty scoring well with a low kick there.
Bounty staying out of range there.
Canoe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Bounty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canoe misses with a hook. Bounty ducked under it nicely.
Bounty thinks about the counter body kick.
Bounty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bounty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Canoe with a body shot.
Canoe lands with a nice body punch.
Canoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bounty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Canoe.
Canoe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bounty scores with a decent looking hook.
Douche Canoe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Canoe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bounty has time to react.
Canoe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Canoe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bounty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bounty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Canoe misses with a hook.
Canoe misses with a right hand
and Canoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douche Canoe dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Canoe misses with an uppercut. Bounty saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bounty! But no joy.
Canoe scores with a jab.
Bounty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Canoe ducks under a wild hook from Bounty.
Bounty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bounty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Canoe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Canoe cracks Bounty with an open hand slap.
Bounty tries to clinch up.
Bounty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Canoe.
Canoe just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canoe misses with a combination
and Bounty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canoe throws a jab but it's blocked by Bounty.
Canoe scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Canoe misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it.
Bounty throws out a counter right but Canoe avoids it with no problem.
Canoe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Bounty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Canoe.
Bounty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bounty slips a straight right by Canoe.
Bounty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Canoe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Canoe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Canoe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bountys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bounty avoids the body shot from Canoe.
Bounty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Canoe throws out the jab.
Canoe connects with a crisp jab.
Jamie Bounty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canoe throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bounty counter with a right hand.
Bounty lands a big uppercut and Canoe crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Canoe looks OK. Bounty waves Canoe back to his feet!
Canoe is rocked!
Bounty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Canoe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oh Canoe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bounty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bounty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canoe.
Canoe seems to have got his legs back now.
Bounty lands a big uppercut and Canoe crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Canoe looks OK. Bounty waves Canoe back to his feet!
Jeez, Douche Canoe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bounty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canoe.
Bounty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Bounty. Those never looked like landing.
Canoe throwing a counter right hand but Bounty manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Bounty misses.
Bounty moves in looking to clinch but Canoe pushes him off.
Bounty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canoe.
Canoe sets himself, and Bounty steps forward looking for the clinch! Canoe avoids it this time.
Bounty thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Canoe.
Canoe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bounty in his tracks.
Canoe drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Canoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Bounty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Canoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bounty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Canoe throwing strikes but missing.
Canoe throwing strikes from guard but Bounty blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty keeping moving, preventing Canoe from controlling successfully.
Bounty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Canoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Bounty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Canoe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Canoe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bounty doesn't seem bothered though.
Canoe misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Canoe coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canoe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Douche Canoe.
Well Canoe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douche Canoe!
In his post fight interview, Douche Canoe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Libio Do Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Conchito Alonso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to War - The Cisco Kid . Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Libio Do Santos !
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conchito Alonso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Do Santos as he avoids it easily.
Do Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Do Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Do Santos throws a head kick but Conchito Alonso moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Do Santos blocks the leg kick.
Do Santos moves forwards but Conchito Alonso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Do Santos lands a jab.
Do Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Conchito Alonso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Do Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Conchito Alonso 's head.
Do Santos tries to land a front kick but Conchito Alonso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Do Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Conchito Alonso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conchito Alonso clinches up against the cage.
Do Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Conchito Alonso .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conchito Alonso blocks the elbow strike.
Conchito Alonso dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conchito Alonso digs a right hand underneath Do Santos 's ribcage. Do Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Do Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Conchito Alonso is working for takedown but Do Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Do Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Conchito Alonso tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Conchito Alonso .
Conchito Alonso stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Conchito Alonso lands with a left to the head.
Do Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Conchito Alonso is trying to trip Do Santos . He has hold of a leg but Do Santos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Conchito Alonso persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Do Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Conchito Alonso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Do Santos is tightening it up a little... Conchito Alonso has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Conchito Alonso reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Conchito Alonso taps out! Nice BJJ there by Do Santos !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Libio Do Santos !
Libio Do Santos really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Light Coffeeshop - Q160/$250 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso had this to say: 'Caramba!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Savkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kicker has chosen Kiss Kicker 99 as his entrance music. Pavel Savkov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Savkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kicker!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Savkov tries to sprawl but Kicker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kicker has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kicker is keen to just control but Savkov is a slippery customer.
Savkov is trying to get back to full guard.
Savkov looking for submissions off his back.
Savkov is looking for a sweep. Kicker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kicker is looking to advance position but Savkov won't allow it.
Savkov actively working from the bottom here.
Savkov is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Kicker is tapping! Great win for Savkov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pavel Savkov!
A relieved looking Pavel Savkov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
James Kicker spoke after the fight, saying 'Looks like I *kicked* my habit of winning'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil comes to the cage accompanied by Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Neil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil takes one to the chin there.
Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
Neil scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Svensson.
Svensson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Neil is just out of range.
Neil misses the body punch
and Svensson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Neil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svensson ducks right into an uppercut from Neil.
Svensson instigates a clinch.
Svensson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Neil's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neil is looking to control Svensson's arms but Svensson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neil has his back to the cage.
Svensson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Svensson lands with a light punch inside.
Neil misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil wants a takedown but no success here.
Neil is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Svensson misses with some punches.
Neil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Svensson lands a hook that snaps the head of Neil backwards.
Svensson throws a punch but it's blocked by Neil.
Svensson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neil or not.
Neil tries to break the clinch but Svensson is controlling the position.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Neil.
Svensson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neil misses with a body punch.
Neil blocks a body shot from Svensson.
Svensson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson has a couple of punches blocked by Neil.
Neil wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neil lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Svensson or not.
Neil breaks from the clinch.
Sven Svensson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neil sizes up Svensson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Neil throws a shot from downtown. Svensson moves away and avoids it.
Neil connects with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Svensson, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neil scores with a jab.
Neil blocks a jab.
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on Neil's shoulder, as Neil tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Neil misses the jab.
Svensson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Neil backs off Svensson throws a huge counter combo but Neil manages to avoid it all.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Svensson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svensson drops his hands momentarily and Neil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Svensson slips under a jab.
James Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Svensson as he connects with a hook.
Neil throws out a powerful jab.
Svensson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neil.
Neil misses with a jab to the body
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neil throws a looping overhand right but Svensson ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil drops Svensson with a left and a right! Oh, Svensson is hurt - Neil dives into side control looking to finish!
Svensson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson is looking to reverse the position.
Svensson is still in real trouble! Can Neil finish him?
Neil trying to control the action but Svensson is working from the bottom.
Svensson is trying to control Neil's posture but Neil avoids it.
Svensson seems to have recovered his senses.
Svensson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neil working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Neil misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Neil seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Neil cracks Svensson with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Neil dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Neil throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Neil.
Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svensson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Neil misses with a wild body shot.
Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svensson.
Neil throws a jab when Svensson was well out of range.
Svensson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Neil misses.
Svensson tries to clinch but Neil moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil connects with a right hand. Svensson shakes it off.
Neil closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Svensson to the mat! Svensson manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Svensson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil stopping the sweep attempt from Svensson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Svensson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Svensson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Neil's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Svensson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Svensson wants to control from the top but Neil keeps moving.
Svensson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Neil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Svensson defends well.
Neil bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Svensson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil trying to control but Svensson is working from the bottom.
Neil loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Svensson is adopting a defensive guard.
Neil scoring with punches to the head and body.
Neil is in close to Svensson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Neil connects with a couple of short punches.
Neil trying to control but Svensson is working from the bottom.
Neil throws a strike but Svensson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Svensson wants to control from the top but Neil keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Svensson passes into side control.
Neil is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Neil's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Neil is trying to improve his position.
Svensson controls the position.
Neil manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Svensson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Neil is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil wants to free his trapped foot but Svensson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Svensson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Neil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neil keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Svensson's head.
Svensson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neil working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Svensson's head.
Neil trying to control but Svensson is working from the bottom.
Neil working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Neil is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Neil dominated that second round.
That's time! Neil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Neil throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svensson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Svensson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neil.
Svensson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the body from Neil misses
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neil misses the jab.
Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Svensson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil scores with a sloppy right hand. Svensson should have avoided that one.
Neil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Svensson. Svensson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Neil throws a poor cross that misses
and Svensson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Neil throws a lazy uppercut
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil misses with a hook
and Neil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Neil gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Neil misses with a body shot
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Svensson is looking to clinch but Neil is avoiding it.
Neil misses with a body punch
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
Neil throws a good cross that connects.
Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svensson was well out of range. Poor timing from Neil.
Svensson tries to counter with a clinch but Neil shakes him off and moves away.
Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neil misses with a jab to the body
and Svensson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Svensson lands with a cross.
Neil throws an off balance right hand
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil misses with a body shot
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil throws a shot from downtown. Svensson moves away and avoids it.
Neil misses with a two punch combination.
Neil lands a slapping body shot.
Svensson has Neil up against the cage in a clinch.
Neil misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson lands with a light punch inside.
Svensson scores with a shot to the side of Neil's head.
Neil breaks the clinch.
Neil misses with an uppercut.
Neil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Svensson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Svensson finds it's target.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Neil misses with a takedown attempt
and Svensson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Neil misses.
Svensson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neil.
Neil cracks Svensson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left lands for Neil.
Svensson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neil blocks a jab.
Neil changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Neil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Svensson doesn't seem bothered though.
Svensson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Neil throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neil connects with the punch.
Svensson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neil.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Neil.
Svensson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Neil misses the jab.
Svensson throws a hook but Neil blocks it.
Neil throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Svensson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Svensson.
Neil misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sven Svensson just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Neil lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Svensson throws a body punch but Neil moves out of range.
Svensson lands a nice hook to Neil's body. Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Svensson moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Neil fails to land.
Neil has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Svensson is trying to keep an underhook but Neil manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Neil thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson taking some punishment here, with Neil in his half guard.
Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensson can do to turn this around?
Svensson tries to get to full guard but Neil has control of the leg.
Neil sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svensson defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil trying to control from half guard but Svensson is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neil working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Neil throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Svensson wants to improve his position but Neil is controlling well.
Svensson trying to control but Neil postures up.
Neil throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neil not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neil thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Svensson's head.
James Neil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson gets back to full guard.
Neil throwing strikes from guard but Svensson blocks nicely.
Neil works over Svensson with some ground and pound from guard.
Neil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neil has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Svensson working for a triangle but Neil defends it easily.
Neil throws a strike but Svensson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Svensson looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson trying to control but Neil is working from the bottom.
Neil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Neil has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Svensson 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 Neil.
Svensson trying to control the action but Neil is working from the bottom.
Neil tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four 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.
Neil is working hard here to advance position.
Svensson wants to control but Neil is keeping him busy.
Neil manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Neil landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neil throwing shots but Svensson is blocking nicely.
Svensson is looking to control Neil's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Svensson avoid being mounted?
Neil with the ground and pound but Svensson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svensson trying to control the position.
Svensson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Neil haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Neil had his way with Sven Svensson in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.
Svensson works the jab nicely.
Svensson cracks a nice hook into Neil's ribs.
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on Neil's shoulder, as Neil tries to avoid the shot.
Neil throws a big shot that misses.
Svensson throws a looping overhand right but Neil ducks down to avoid it.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neil throws a leg kick
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neil scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Svensson is out of range.
Neil throws a looping overhand right but Svensson ducks down to avoid it.
Neil's corner calls for a 1-2. Neil obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Neil misses its intended target.
Svensson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Neil throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Neil.
Neil working away.
Neil working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Neil throwing strikes but Svensson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Svensson controlling from side mount.
Neil is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Svensson's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Svensson! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Neil has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sven Svensson!
Sven Svensson is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Sven Svensson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, James Neil stepped up to the mic, saying 'No comment.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murha Pate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murha Pate had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 Los Angeles, Murha Pate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Newton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pate works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Newton dives in for a single leg takedown but Pate sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And Pate counters with a quick kick to the body but Newton blocks it.
Pate is looking to land body kicks.
Newton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Newton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Newton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pate has escaped the position, nice work there.
Newton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pate keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pate prevents Newton from improving position.
Pate gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pate is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Newton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Newton's back!
Newton is in bad spot here.
Pate is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Newton rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate content to control rather than advance.
Pate's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pate trying to mount his opponent but Newton defends it.
Newton tries to get to full guard but Pate has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pate seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Newton is looking to improve his position.
Newton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Newton is looking to improve his position.
That's four 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.
Pate sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Newton looking for a kimura from the bottom but Pate passes into side control!
Newton is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Newton tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Pate 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.
Pate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newton has a takedown stuffed.
Pate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Newton looks to clinch
and Pate counters with a nice leg kick.
Newton dives in and scores a takedown into Pate's guard.
Newton looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton has gone for a leg lock! Pate slips out almost immediately though and dives into Newton's guard.
Newton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton working a defensive guard here.
Pate controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pate preventing the sweep.
Pate has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Newton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pate defends well.
Pate's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Newton is looking to sweep but instead, Pate has passed into half guard.
Pate is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Newton trying to hold on to Pate's head to control him but Pate postures up.
Newton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pate passes into side control, despite Newton's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Newton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pate moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton sneaks back into half guard.
Newton wants to improve his position but Pate is controlling well.
Newton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pate throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murha Pate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Pate lands.
We've been told by Pate's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pate wants it to stay on the feet.
Murha Pate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Newton.
Nice takedown defense from Pate. No joy for Newton on that attempt.
Pate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Newton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pate swivels and escapes.
Newton shoots and misses
and Pate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newton thinking.
Newton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pate stuffs the takedown attempt from Newton. Newton gets slowly back to his feet.
Newton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Pate dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Newton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Newton tries to clinch but Pate moves out of range.
Newton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pate leaves Newton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Newton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murha Pate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Newton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pate.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Newton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate throws the left hand but Newton avoids the punch easily.
Newton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Newton fails to land the takedown.
Newton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pate throws a shot to the body.
Pate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Newton in his tracks.
Newton moves out of range of the body kick.
Murha Pate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pate throws out the jab.
Pate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newton.
Pate was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A punch combination from Pate misses.
Pate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Newton. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate is looking to score with low kicks.
Newton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pate defends it nicely.
Pate throws a half hearted mid kick.
Newton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pate lands a two punch combo.
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!
Pate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pate misses the shot to the body.
Murha Pate is winning the standup battle so far.
Newton shoots in for a takedown but Pate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Newton.
Newton shoots in for a takedown but Pate shows good takedown defense.
Pate delivers a nice body kick.
Newton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pate misses with a straight left.
Newton shoots in for a takedown but Pate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pate is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Newtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pate keeps Newton at a distance using the push kick.
Pate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Newton momentarily.
Newton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pate. Pate obviously looking to wear him down.
Newton tries for a takedown but Pate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pate lands a big right hand that sends Newton crashing to the mat! Pate stays standing though and waves Newton back to his feet!
Newton is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Pate! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murha Pate!
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