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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Roussel (ranked 312 p4p, 1232 weight class) and Jun Liu (ranked 41 p4p, 159 weight class). Roussel comes into the arena with Manau - J'ai laissé là bas blaring out of the sound system. Dexter Roussel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Roussel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Liu!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roussel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Roussel moved out of range nicely.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Liu throws a leg kick
and Roussel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Liu lands with a hook. Roussel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Liu feints and then cracks Roussel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roussel down.
Liu throws a head kick but Roussel moves out of range.
Roussel throws the left hand but Liu avoids the punch easily.
Liu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Roussel blocks it well.
Roussel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Jun Liu has been cut.
Liu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roussel momentarily.
Liu lands with a kick to the temple. Roussel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Dexter Roussel has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liu misses with a left hand
and Roussel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roussel ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Roussel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roussel lands with an overhand left.
Roussel lands a big shot that drops Liu! Can he finish him?
Liu is rocked!
Roussel throwing strikes from guard but Liu blocks nicely.
Liu is still in real trouble! Can Roussel finish him?
Roussel throwing strikes from guard but Liu blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussel won't allow Liu to get back to his feet.
Liu seems to have recovered his senses.
Roussel passes Liu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Liu felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Roussel drops an elbow to the side of Liu's head.
Roussel working over Liu with some ground and pound. Liu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Liu pushes Roussel off looking to stand but Roussel dives back in and keeps control.
Roussel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roussel 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.
Roussel is nestled in close to Liu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roussel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Liu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Liu has one foot on Roussel's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Roussel moves forwards but Liu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roussel blocks a head kick by Liu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a sloppy head kick
and Roussel counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roussel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roussel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looks like Roussel has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Roussel moves out of range of the strikes.
Roussel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roussel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roussel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liu takes one on the button.
Roussel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Liu is predictable there
and Roussel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jun Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roussel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roussel.
Roussel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Roussel misses its intended target.
Liu slips a straight right by Roussel.
Liu thuds a left hand into Roussel's body.
Liu misses the body punch
and Liu is countered with a crisp right hand from Roussel that sends him to the canvas! Roussel follows him to the mat into side control.
Roussel working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu pushes Roussel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Roussel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Roussel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Liu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Liu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Roussel.
The ground and pound from Roussel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Roussel with the ground and pound but Liu regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Roussel thows a huge punch but Liu dodges it nicely.
Roussel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Roussel wants to pass to mount but Liu is defending the position.
Roussel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel with the ground and pound but Liu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roussel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roussel is in close to Liu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Liu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roussel.
Roussel throwing strikes but missing.
Liu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roussel scoring with some ground and pound.
Liu has his feet on Roussel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Liu tries to clinch but Roussel moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roussel throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Roussel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Liu misses.
Liu rushes Roussel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roussel prevents a body shot from Liu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Roussel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roussel.
Liu lands a head shot.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roussel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roussel scrambles back to his feet.
Roussel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Liu throws a hook but Roussel avoids it easily.
Liu misses the shot to the body.
Roussel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roussel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Liu scores with a jab to the head.
Roussel lands with a shot to the body.
Roussel looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Roussel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roussel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roussel scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liu!
Roussel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
A jab from Liu misses.
Liu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roussel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liu thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu blocks a jab.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
Liu moves in looking to clinch but Roussel pushes him off.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Roussel.
Roussel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roussel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Liu throws a right hand that misses
and Roussel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liu rushes Roussel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roussel lands a body punch.
Liu blocking some punches.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Liu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roussel at a distance.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Roussel slips the punch.
Roussel scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheers as Roussel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Liu doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roussel checks a leg kick.
Roussel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liu tries to clinch up
and Roussel counters with a beautiful punch that sends Liu to the canvas!
That has opened up Jun Liu's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel is looking to work some ground and pound but Liu has wrist control.
Roussel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roussel trying to control but Liu is working from the bottom.
Roussel throwing strikes but missing.
Roussel lands a couple of elbows.
Roussel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Liu's guard.
Roussel prevents Liu from improving his position.
Liu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roussel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Roussel.
Roussel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roussel won't allow Liu to get back to his feet.
Roussel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liu can do to turn this around?
Roussel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Liu wants to get back to his feet but Roussel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Roussel throwing strikes from guard but Liu blocks nicely.
Liu 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roussel scoring with some ground and pound.
Roussel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roussel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roussel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roussel throwing strikes but missing.
Liu keeping moving, preventing Roussel from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Liu wants to clinch up but Roussel keeps it at a distance.
Roussel scores with a jab to the head.
Roussel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Roussel dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Roussel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roussel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roussel lands a nice looking body shot.
Liu throws a body punch but Roussel moves out of range.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Roussel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roussel manages to avoid it.
Roussel avoids a kick to the body.
Roussel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roussel manages to avoid it.
Liu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roussel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Liu catches Roussel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liu throws a right hand that misses
and Roussel counters with a right hand that sends Liu tumbling to the canvas! Can Roussel finish him? He dives into Liu's guard looking to do just that!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roussel throwing strikes from guard but Liu blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roussel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roussel throws a strike but Liu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu won't allow Roussel to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roussel is on top in guard.
Roussel lands a couple of elbows.
Roussel wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
Roussel is working Liu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roussel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roussel throwing strikes from guard but Liu blocks nicely.
Liu is looking to stand up but Roussel isn't so interested in that idea.
Roussel lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu is looking to stand up but Roussel isn't so interested in that idea.
Roussel throws a big right hand that misses.
Roussel lands a couple of elbows.
Liu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roussel loads up on a big left hand. Liu felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Roussel looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Liu can't hide his disappointment, as Roussel celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Roussel!
Dexter Roussel decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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