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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 21 p4p, 3 weight class) and Murha Pate (ranked 185 p4p, 25 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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180 cm
31
193 lbs
26 - 4 - 0 |
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182 cm
25
199 lbs
18 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
26 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murha Pate! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pate misses with a straight right. Pate checks the leg kick. Pate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Nice body kick there by Mahmoud. Mahmoud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Mahmoud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pate. Good shot there by Pate.
It looks like Sameh Mahmoud has been cut. Pate moves out of range of the leg kick from Mahmoud. Pate stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Pate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mahmoud. Mahmoud throws a quick inside leg kick. Pate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahmoud. Nice defenses there by Mahmoud. Mahmoud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahmoud catches Pate with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round. Mahmoud clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Mahmoud's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. A shot in the inside from Mahmoud. Pate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. A head punch on the inside from Pate fails to land. Pate lands a left hand.
Pate stalling in the clinch but Mahmoud improves position. Pate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahmoud struggles to land a body shot inside as Pate controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Pate.
Mahmoud has a couple of punches blocked by Pate.
Still in the clinch, Mahmoud scores with a nice short uppercut. Pate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pate lunges at Mahmoud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mahmoud's hand. Pate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Some bone on bone action there as Pate checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Pate tries to counter with a clinch but Mahmoud shakes him off and moves away. Pate throws a combination. Mahmoud tries to block but a couple of punches get through. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mahmoud connects with a leg kick. Pate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Pate throws a leg kick which misses Mahmoud's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahmoud tries to avoid it. Pate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahmoud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pate.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mahmoud blocks a jab. Pate connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mahmoud. Mahmoud circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Pate clinches. Pate lands an elbow inside. Mahmoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mahmoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pate lands a good knee to the midsection. Mahmoud won't want to take too many of those. Mahmoud is breathing heavily. Pate lands a nice uppercut. Pate tries to work over Mahmoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Pate lands with a short shot to the head. Pate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Pate.
Pate trying to stall but Mahmoud improves his position.
Pate prevents a body shot from Mahmoud. A head punch on the inside from Mahmoud fails to land. Pate has Mahmoud pushed against the cage. Mahmoud lands on the inside with an uppercut. Pate misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pate.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pate working aggressively here.
Pate misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pate. Pate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mahmoud lands a shoulder strike. Pate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahmoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch blocked on the inside by Pate. Mahmoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahmoud is working Pate over against the cage. Pate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mahmoud working aggressively here.
Mahmoud takes a shot to the head. A head punch on the inside from Pate fails to land. Pate swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it. Pate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pate misses with a hook from the clinch. Mahmoud tries to throw a body punch but Pate avoids it by throwing Mahmoud back against the cage. A body shot lands from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Mahmoud. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mahmoud utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Pate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mahmoud backwards. Mahmoud can't find room to land a body shot as Pate controls the action.
Pate has a couple of punches blocked by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pate avoids it. Pate misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Pate lands a right hand. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pate. Mahmoud misses with a hook from the clinch. Pate stalling in the clinch but Mahmoud improves position. Pate avoiding damage as Mahmoud throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahmoud. Pate misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Mahmoud lands a body shot. Mahmoud tries to land knees in the clinch but Pate avoids the damage to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Pate dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mahmoud rushes Pate and presses him up against the cage. Mahmoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahmoud misses with a knee to the head. Mahmoud misses with a knee to the head. Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Pate. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Pate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pate misses with the head strike.
Murha Pate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Mahmoud stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Pate scores with a nice hook to the head. Still in the clinch, Pate scores with a nice short uppercut. Mahmoud throws a head punch that misses. Mahmoud takes an elbow to the forehead. Pate misses with a hook from the clinch. A knee to the head by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud misses with a body punch.
Mahmoud putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pate in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Mahmoud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mahmoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahmoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Pate uses good head movement to avoid it. Mahmoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pate blocks a body shot from Mahmoud. Mahmoud lands a shot to the body. Mahmoud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Pate misses with some punches.
Mahmoud can't find room to land a body shot as Pate controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Mahmoud. Mahmoud presses Pate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Mahmoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pate blocking some punches.
Mahmoud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Pate has a couple of punches blocked by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pate. Pate is breathing heavily. Mahmoud landing knees to the head.
It looks like Murha Pate has been cut. Mahmoud scores with a hook to the body. Mahmoud crunches a lovely knee into Pate's ribcage. Pate prevents a body shot from Mahmoud. Nice body punch from Mahmoud - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Still in the clinch, Mahmoud scores with a nice short uppercut. A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahmoud.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mahmoud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Mahmoud misses with a body punch.
Mahmoud lands a nice shot to the body. A short body shot lands from Mahmoud as the two fighters clinch.
Mahmoud with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Mahmoud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mahmoud lands with a right to the head. Mahmoud lands a nice uppercut. Mahmoud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Mahmoud digs a right hand underneath Pate's ribcage. Pate let out a lung full of air as it connected. Mahmoud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Mahmoud lands a nice uppercut. Mahmoud displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pate up against the cage. Mahmoud working Pate over with knees to the body. Mahmoud lands a right hand. Mahmoud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pate. Mahmoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pate misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pate takes a shot to the head. Mahmoud is working Pate over against the cage. A short right from Mahmoud on the inside.
Pate is rocked! Mahmoud is struggling to control the position. Pate is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahmoud finish him? Mahmoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pate backwards. Mahmoud dips a shoulder and cracks Pate with a mighty uppercut! Pate falls back against the cage and Mahmoud unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pate is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mahmoud screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sameh Mahmoud! An out of breath Sameh Mahmoud thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. In defeat, Murha Pate stepped up to the mic, saying 'ei saatana'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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