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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Borgato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luca Borgato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgato tries to keep at a distance but Liddell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liddell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Borgato.
Borgato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Borgato keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borgato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Borgato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Liddell avoids the elbow strike from Borgato, against the cage.
Borgato throws an elbow but it misses.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Borgato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Liddell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liddell takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Shane Liddell has been cut.
Borgato lands a damaging elbow.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Borgato keeps him there for the moment.
Borgato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liddell's efforts to push away.
Borgato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liddell throws a head punch that misses.
Borgato misses with an elbow strike.
Borgato lands an elbow that stopped Liddell in his tracks for a moment.
Liddell is trying to force a seperation but Borgato has the dominant position.
Liddell avoids the elbow strike from Borgato, against the cage.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Borgato has double underhooks.
Borgato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell fails to land the takedown.
Borgato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell looks gassed!
Borgato tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liddell clinches up with Borgato and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Borgato.
Liddell avoids the elbow strike from Borgato, against the cage.
Borgato breaks the clinch.
Borgato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borgato slips a jab from Liddell.
Borgato throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.
Borgato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luca Borgato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borgato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crunch! Borgato slams his shin into Liddell's torso.
Borgato throws a head kick that Liddell semi-blocks.
Borgato bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Borgato throws a nice head kick!
Borgato throws a front kick that sends Liddell stumbling back into the cage.
Borgato tries a head kick but it misses.
Borgato misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgato looks for the body kick but Liddell saw that one coming.
Borgato really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Borgato thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Liddell if he has to take too many more of those.
Borgato scores with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Borgato.
Liddell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Borgato.
Borgato thuds his shin into the meat of Liddell's side.
Borgato throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.
Borgato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borgato throws a head kick that half lands.
That has opened up Shane Liddell's cut even more.
Borgato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borgato tries to land a front kick but Liddell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Liddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Borgato sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Borgato lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Borgato.
Borgato tries to land a front kick but Liddell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borgato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Borgato lands a head kick!
Liddell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Borgato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Borgato misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borgato.
Borgato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid body kick from Borgato.
Borgato lands a head kick. Liddell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Liddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Borgato sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Luca Borgato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Liddell.
Borgato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liddell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Borgato, right into the meat.
Liddell moves out of range of the body kick.
Borgato scores with a leg kick.
Liddell takes a kick to the side of the head.
The cut above Shane Liddell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head kick misses from Borgato.
Nice takedown defense from Borgato. No joy for Liddell on that attempt.
Borgato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Liddell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgato thumps Liddell with a low kick.
Liddell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borgato scores with a kick to the body.
Borgato clinches.
Borgato manages to break the clinch.
Liddell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Borgato.
A solid body kick from Borgato.
Borgato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borgato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borgato.
Borgato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Borgato avoids it well.
Borgato scoring well with a low kick there.
Borgato thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Liddell if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borgato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borgato scores with a head kick.
Borgato keeps the fight on the outside.
Borgato delivers a nice body kick.
Liddell throws a hook but Borgato blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Borgato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Liddell'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.
Borgato misses with an attempted mid kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Borgato here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Liddell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Borgato was covering up waiting for the punch and Liddell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Liddell throwing strikes but missing.
Liddell throws a strike but Borgato rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Borgato from controlling successfully.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell wants to stand but Borgato is controlling the position.
Borgato trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borgato will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Liddell has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Borgato has passed into side control.
Liddell is not content to let Borgato control the position.
Liddell is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Borgato avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Borgato tries to score with a low kick but Liddell moves his leg out of the way.
Liddell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Borgato has a closed guard, preventing Liddell from standing up.
Borgato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddell can do to turn this around?
Borgato looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Borgato is on top in guard.
Borgato wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
Liddell looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Liddell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borgato is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Liddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Liddell's cut.
That's time! Borgato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Borgato throws a body kick that misses.
Borgato throws a leg kick but Liddell moved away.
Borgato misses with a head kick.
Liddell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Borgato misses with a body kick.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borgato.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Borgato pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Borgato.
Liddell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Borgato.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Liddell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Borgato - the referee stops the clock and Liddell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Borgato. Liddell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liddell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borgato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Borgato. That one must have hurt.
Borgato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Liddell.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borgato.
Borgato lands a nice looking body kick.
Shane Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Borgato, right into the meat.
Borgato connects with a high kick.
Borgato is looking to slow Liddell down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt - Borgato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Borgato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Borgato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddell. That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Liddell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Borgato - the referee stops the clock and Liddell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Borgato. Liddell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Liddell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Borgato. Borgato obviously looking to wear him down.
Borgato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Borgato feints and then cracks Liddell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddell down.
Crunch! Borgato slams his shin into Liddell's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Borgato sprawls well. Borgato wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liddell gets slowly back to his feet.
Borgato throws a wild body kick that Liddell sees coming a mile off.
Borgato throws the kick towards the body but Liddell avoids it.
Borgato throws a leg kick which misses Liddell's front leg but catches the back leg as Liddell tries to avoid it.
Borgato tries to land a front kick but Liddell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borgato throws a leg kick but Liddell moved away.
Liddell moves out of range as Borgato throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Borgato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borgato misses with an attempted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Liddell checks a leg kick.
Borgato cracks the inside of Liddell's front leg.
Borgato is looking to land body kicks.
Borgato tries a low kick but Liddell avoids it.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Borgato.
Borgato misses with a head kick.
Liddell moves out of range of the body kick.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt - Borgato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Luca Borgato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Liddell.
Liddell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Borgato.
Luca Borgato is winning the standup battle so far.
Borgato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shane Liddell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A solid leg kick lands there for Borgato.
Liddell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shane Liddell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luca Borgato!
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