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GC 486: Ecker VS Pereira PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Cruz (ranked 2825 p4p, 3668 weight class) and Rikiya Goromaru (ranked 229 p4p, 286 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Daddy Yankee / Gasolina. Pablo Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Rikiya Goromaru!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goromaru misses with a hook.
Goromaru swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goromaru throws a head kick that Cruz semi-blocks.
Cruz moves out of range as Goromaru strikes.
Goromaru fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruz checks it well.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goromaru to score with a decent uppercut.
Goromaru tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goromaru misses with a series of wild punches.
Goromaru lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Goromaru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Goromaru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Goromaru moved out of range nicely.
Goromaru throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz throws a hook but Goromaru blocks it.
Goromaru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goromaru throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Goromaru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Goromaru.
Goromaru just misses with a punch to the body.
Goromaru misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Goromaru.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Pablo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Goromaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goromaru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goromaru throws out a counter right but Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goromaru manages to avoid it.
Goromaru avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goromaru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz jabs Goromaru to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Goromaru throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cruz on the side of the head.
Goromaru throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Goromaru lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Goromaru ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goromaru.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goromaru is looking to clinch.
Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goromaru moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Goromaru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Goromaru flicks out a counter leg kick but Cruz steps away.
Goromaru tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goromaru misses with a looping left.
Goromaru misses with a two punch combination.
Goromaru with a hook.
Goromaru lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goromaru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goromaru lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Goromaru's shoulder, as Goromaru tries to avoid the shot.
Goromaru scoring well with a low kick there.
Goromaru thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cruz if he has to take too many more of those.
Goromaru digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
Cruz misses with a hook to the body
and Goromaru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goromaru clobbers Cruz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goromaru walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
Goromaru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goromaru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz lands with an uppercut that bounces Goromaru off the cage and back into range.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Goromaru tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goromaru shoots in looking for a takedown but Cruz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goromaru's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Goromaru staying out of range there.
Goromaru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Goromaru is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Goromaru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Goromaru on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Goromaru throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goromaru throws out a counter right but Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Goromaru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goromaru is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Goromaru with a hook.
Goromaru cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Goromaru looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Goromaru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goromaru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Goromaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Goromaru is out of range.
Goromaru avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Pablo Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rikiya Goromaru will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goromaru lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goromaru takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Goromaru gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Goromaru as he connects with a hook.
Goromaru attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Goromaru throws a low kick but Cruz moves out of range easily.
Goromaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goromaru.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Goromaru momentarily.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Goromaru slips the punch.
Goromaru stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Goromaru ducks down to avoid it.
Goromaru lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goromaru moves away.
Goromaru throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Goromaru takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Goromaru cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Goromaru throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Goromaru scores with a leg kick.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Goromaru slips the punch.
Goromaru scores with a head kick.
Goromaru tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goromaru tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Goromaru throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goromaru misses with a body punch
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Goromaru moves away and avoids it.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good standup being displayed there by Goromaru as he connects with a hook.
Goromaru misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goromaru swinging wildly here.
Goromaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
 Goromaru is rocked!
Cruz circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Goromaru to the canvas! Goromaru doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Cruz keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Cruz!
Pablo Cruz made sure to mention his sponsor, Stoner's Killer Apparel in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Johns (ranked 22698 p4p, 2546 weight class) and Wesley Clark (ranked 518 p4p, 313 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Wesley Clark enters the cage!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Clark!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark connects with a leg kick.
Johns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Johns gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clark.
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Johns should have avoided that one.
Clark throws a shot to the body.
Johns misses with a left hand
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johns moves forwards but Clark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
 Johns is rocked!
Johns darts in looking for a takedown but Clark gets double underhooks and turns Johns into the cage.
Johns trying to stall but Clark improves his position.
Johns is trying to break the clinch but Clark has him pressed against the cage.
Clark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johns is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Clark.
Clark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clark lands a damaging elbow.
Clark lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Clark as the two fighters clinch.
Clark has Johns pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Clark pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Johns tumbling to the mat - Clark dives into Johns's guard.
Clark cracks Johns with a solid left hand.
Clark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johns has momentary wrist control but Clark slips an elbow through the middle.
Johns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Clark with a nice head shot there.
Oh Johns is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark is working Johns over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clark works over Johns with some ground and pound from guard.
Clark gets to his feet and stands over Johns, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Johns felt that one! Clark unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Johns from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Clark!
Wesley Clark made sure to mention his sponsor, Stoner's Killer Apparel in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abel Hug (ranked 3241 p4p, 3030 weight class) and Rice Flair (ranked 377 p4p, 363 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rice Flair!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug connects with a leg kick.
Flair connects with a nice looking jab.
Flair moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hug explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Flair tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hug.
Hug throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hug has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SSJ Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A jab lands there for Hug.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Hug tenderised Flair's leg. Flair is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Flair misses.
Hug throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hug scores with a nice head shot.
Hug throws a nice head kick!
Hug drops his shoulder and cracks Flair with a huge uppercut! Flair goes down! Can Hug finish him?
Flair is rocked!
Flair 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.
Flair is still in real trouble! Can Hug finish him?
Flair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hug won't allow Flair to sweep him here.
Flair seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Flair holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hug controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Flair pulls Hug in close to his closed guard and prevents Hug from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hug trying to control but Flair is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice jab there from Hug.
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.
Hug lunges at Flair with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flair's hand.
Flair misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hug to counter with a crisp jab.
Hug throws the left hand but Flair avoids the punch easily.
Hug thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flair jabs at Hug's body.
Flair throws a right hand that Hug ducks under and follows up with a left that Hug also avoids with ease.
Flair throws a lazy uppercut
and Hug counters with a nice body shot.
Hug bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Flair misses with a low kick.
Flair is looking to slow Hug down with leg kicks.
Flair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hug manages to avoid it.
Hug stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Flair swings for the body but Hug moves out of range.
Hug connects with the punch.
Hug throws a hook but Flair blocks it.
Flair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hug.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug thuds a left hand into Flair's body.
Flair ducks under a wild hook from Hug.
Flair throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Flair does it's job there.
Flair looks to score with a jab to the body but Hug is just out of range.
Flair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hug.
Flair scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flair connects with a solid leg kick.
Flair throws a series of punches but Hug moves out of range.
Hug takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hug is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hug jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Flair releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hug waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Flair. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Flair to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Hug has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hug accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hug scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug is looking to pass into half guard but Flair pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Flair is in guard.
Flair content to stall in guard here.
Hug has Flair pulled in close to control his posture.
Hug being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Hug dominated that round.
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.
Flair misses with an uppercut.
Flair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hug moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Hug counters with a quick kick to the body but Flair blocks it.
Hug throws a hook but Flair blocks it.
Flair looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Flair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hug.
A head kick misses from Flair.
Flair throws a leg kick but Hug sees it coming and moves out of range.
Flair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hug circles away quickly and effectively.
Hug misses with an uppercut.
Flair looks to score with a jab to the body but Hug is just out of range.
Hug moves out of range of the strikes.
Flair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hug.
Flair slips a jab from Hug.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hug cracks Flair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hug fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flair.
No joy there for Flair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hug.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hug throws out a loose jab but Flair uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Hug.
Flair is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hug rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flair.
Hug feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hug scores with a push kick.
Nice defenses there by Hug.
Flair closes the distance and pushes Hug back into the cage.
Flair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hug fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flair working aggressively here.
Hug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hug tries a body shot but Flair blocks it.
Hug scores with a shoulder strike.
Hug softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flair working aggressively here.
Flair misses with a punch on the inside.
Hug scores with a hook to the body.
Flair tries a body shot but Hug blocks it.
Hug lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hug blocks a body shot from Flair.
Hug is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flair can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Flair has a couple of punches blocked by Hug.
Hug tries to work over Flair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hug misses with a punch to the body.
Flair tries to work over Hug's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flair misses with a punch on the inside.
Hug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flair misses with a punch on the inside.
Flair can't find room to land a body shot as Hug controls the action.
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flair misses with some punches.
A short left from Hug.
Hug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flair's elbow.
A body shot lands from Hug.
Hug scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hug.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flair.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hug.
Flair misses with the head strike.
Hug lands with a light punch inside.
Hug lands with a light punch inside.
Hug tries to pull guard but Flair holds him up against the cage and eventually Hug drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flair avoids it.
Hug lands a hook that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Hug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hug misses with a punch to the body.
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hug blocks a body shot from Flair.
Hug scores with a hook to the body.
Flair is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Hug.
Hug lands a body punch in the clinch.
Flair misses with some punches.
Hug lands a shoulder strike.
Hug lands a hook that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hug creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flair.
Hug scores with a shot to the side of Flair's head.
Hug blocks an uppercut.
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hug lands a shoulder strike.
Flair swings wildly with an uppercut but Hug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hug lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flair or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug lands with a short shot to the head.
Hug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Hug.
Flair misses with the head strike.
Hug lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Hug scores with a shoulder strike.
Flair takes a shot to the head.
Hug lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Flair working aggressively here.
Hug lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hug lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hug.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hug.
Hug creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Flair's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Flair drops to his knees and Hug pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Hug!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dimebag Abbot (ranked 3713 p4p, 2445 weight class) and Albert White (ranked 432 p4p, 307 weight class). Abbot's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Going The Distance. The key to victory for Dimebag Abbot has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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201
9 - 8 - 0 |
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200
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dimebag Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert White!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for White.
White closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Abbot's guard.
White wants to control from the top but Abbot keeps moving.
Abbot has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abbot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White postures up in Abbot's guard and throws a big left but Abbot blocks it.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abbot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw White working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abbot is trying to keep White in close.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Abbot is retaining full guard.
White is in close to Abbot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abbot keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot 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.
White lands a couple of decent looking shots.
White wants to pass the guard but Abbot is keeping the position.
White won't allow Abbot to sweep him here.
Abbot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as White controls the pace.
White forces his way into half guard.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abbot trying to control here.
White is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abbot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
White slips a nice elbow through Abbot's hands, connecting with Abbot's forehead.
White is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Abbot's thigh. Abbot counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells White's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Abbot is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abbot is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot sitting in guard here, content to control.
White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abbot is aware though and is defending well.
White lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
White looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abbot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Abbot dives on top into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert White dominated that round.
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.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abbot walks into a jab.
Abbot cracks White with a good jab.
Abbot misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Abbot scores with a nice right hand.
Abbot leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abbot is looking to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch.
White scores with a punch to the head.
Abbot looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
A jab lands there for White.
Abbot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White misses with a takedown attempt
and Abbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimebag Abbot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert White.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbot slips under a jab.
White moves out of range as Abbot strikes.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abbot's hands.
White misses with a takedown attempt - Abbot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White with a poor takedown
and Abbot counters by moving into the clinch.
Abbot misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbot.
White has had enough of the clinch but Abbot keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbot.
Abbot misses with a punch on the inside.
White breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good standup being displayed there by Abbot as he connects with a hook.
Abbot throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
And White tries to counter it with a takedown but Abbot pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice shot by Abbot.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Abbot counter with a right hand.
Albert White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. White showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abbot blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White with the ground and pound but Abbot uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Abbot is trying to keep White in close.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
Abbot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White passes Abbot's left leg - he's now in half guard.
White throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Abbot to regain full guard.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abbot's head.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Abbot keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
Abbot keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White stands up over Abbot, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abbot's head.
White slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Abbot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
White in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
White trying to control the position but Abbot is working away.
White swings around for an armbar but Abbot sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into White's guard.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
White sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Abbot's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbot wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Albert White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
White connects with a single shot there.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White thuds a left hand into Abbot's body.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abbot takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
White shoots in and gets a takedown into Abbot's guard.
White passes into half guard.
White thows a huge punch but Abbot dodges it nicely.
Abbot is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
Abbot on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
White is nestled in close to Abbot, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White trying to control the action but Abbot is working from the bottom.
White trying to pass the guard but Abbot defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to advance to full mount but Abbot doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
White looking to pass the guard.
White trying to control but Abbot is working from the bottom.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White throws a strike but Abbot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Albert White has got the better of the ground game so far.
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abbot defends well.
Dimebag Abbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
White lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Abbot trying to control but White postures up.
White wants to pass the guard but Abbot is defending well.
White scoring with strikes to the body and head.
White seems to be looking for submissions.
White working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White seems to be working for a kimura but Abbot defends the submission attempt.
Abbot tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
Abbot is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
White is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Abbot taking some punishment here, with White in his half guard.
White passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Abbot!
White jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Abbot is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Abbot and White has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
White creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
White creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White trying to control the action but Abbot is working from the bottom.
White is trying to get an arm triangle but Abbot is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert White!
Albert White seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Ecker (ranked 707 p4p, 1570 weight class) and Michel Pereira (ranked 100 p4p, 231 weight class). Ecker comes to the cage accompanied by Where The Hood At?. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Ecker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ecker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pereira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ecker.
Pereira is looking to land body kicks.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ecker has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Ecker tries to circle away but Pereira has him pinned against the cage.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ecker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira keeps Ecker at a distance using the push kick.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ecker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ecker tries a head kick but it misses.
Ecker tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ecker.
Ecker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pereira looks to land a combination. Ecker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Pereira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pereira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ecker, pushing him back against the cage.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ecker's face.
Pereira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ecker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ecker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pereira is defending well.
Ecker is breathing heavily.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Ecker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pereira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Pereira.
A short right from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ecker blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Ecker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ecker takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
Pereira lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Pereira.
Pereira lands with a short shot to the head.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pereira crunches a lovely knee into Ecker's ribcage.
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!
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Ecker controls the action.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Pereira - that landed with a thud.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as Ecker controls his hands.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Ecker blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ecker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ecker managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Ecker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pereira after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Ecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ecker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Ecker is blocking nicely.
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ecker's elbow.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pereira working Ecker over with knees to the body.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pereira scores a nice knee to the body.
Pereira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pereira - that landed with a thud.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ecker manages to break the clinch.
Pereira forces Ecker back against the cage and clinches.
Pereira working Ecker over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ecker backwards.
A body shot lands from Pereira.
Pereira scores with a hook to the body.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Ecker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira presses Ecker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pereira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pereira scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Pereira.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Ecker is blocking nicely.
Pereira lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Pereira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ecker avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Pereira lands a good knee to the midsection. Ecker won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pereira lands a left hand.
Pereira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pereira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pereira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Still in the clinch, Pereira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ecker managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ecker's face.
Ecker managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ecker or not.
Ecker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pereira's defenses.
A short left from Pereira.
Ecker wants a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ecker wants a takedown but no success here.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ecker's elbow.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira gets through Ecker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Pereira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pereira throws a body kick that misses
and Ecker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pereira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ecker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Devin Ecker is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ecker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Pereira is working Ecker over against the cage.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Pereira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pereira lands with a left to the head.
Michel Pereira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ecker blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
Still in the clinch, Pereira scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ecker wants a takedown.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pereira tries to work over Ecker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ecker's efforts to push away.
Pereira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ecker takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head.
Ecker is rocked!
Nice body punch from Pereira.
Oh Ecker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ecker's elbow.
Ecker seems to have got his legs back now.
A right hand to the body from Pereira.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ecker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ecker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ecker drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pereira sprawls and moves away.
Pereira clinches with his opponent.
Ecker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pereira drops Ecker with a big knee straight up the middle! Ecker is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira forces Ecker back against the cage and clinches.
Pereira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as Ecker controls his hands.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ecker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pereira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Ecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ecker misses with the head strike.
Ecker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira prevents a body shot from Ecker.
Pereira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ecker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michel Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Pereira.
Ecker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Pereira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ecker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pereira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short left from Pereira.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Ecker blocks it.
Ecker avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Pereira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ecker or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pereira.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Ecker takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Pereira.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Ecker is blocking nicely.
Pereira presses Ecker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Pereira landing knees to the body.
Ecker managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Ecker is trying to drag Pereira to the mat but Pereira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pereira tries to work over Ecker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Ecker breaks the clinch.
Pereira misses with a body kick.
Pereira throws a head kick that Ecker semi-blocks.
Pereira scores with a jab. Ecker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ecker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pereira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pereira closes the distance and pushes Ecker back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ecker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ecker managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Good body shot from Pereira.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ecker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ecker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ecker blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Ecker is blocking nicely.
Ecker breaks the clinch.
Pereira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ecker takes one to the chin there.
Ecker throws a head kick that Pereira semi-blocks.
Ecker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pereira pinned against the cage. Pereira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira clinches up with Ecker and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Pereira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pereira has managed to clinch.
Pereira blocks an elbow strike from Ecker.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Ecker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ecker throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Pereira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ecker tries to move into range but Pereira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pereira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ecker misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Pereira. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ecker throws an elbow that misses.
Pereira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ecker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ecker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pereira's brow.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Ecker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ecker.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Ecker avoids the damage to the body.
Ecker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ecker working aggressively here.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Ecker lands with a light punch inside.
Pereira digs a right hand into Ecker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ecker's gas tank.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ecker avoids it.
Ecker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pereira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pereira lands a shot to the body.
Pereira cracks Ecker with a nice body shot.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ecker blocks it with crossed arms.
Ecker throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
A right hook to the body lands for Pereira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ecker is trying to break the clinch but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira blocks an elbow strike.
Pereira prevents Ecker from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pereira as Ecker tries to tie him up.
Pereira lands a knee to the head.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ecker blocks it with crossed arms.
Ecker has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.
Pereira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pereira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ecker prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira lands a knee to the body.
Pereira gets through Ecker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but Ecker avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.
Pereira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ecker.
Pereira keeps control of Ecker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pereira.
Pereira working Ecker over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ecker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pereira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ecker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ecker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pereira misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Pereira.
Ecker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ecker avoiding damage as Pereira throws knees to the body.
Ecker breaks from the clinch.
Michel Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Ecker moves out of range easily.
Pereira stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Ecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ecker throws a big counter combination but Pereira scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ecker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ecker tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pereira throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to clinch but Ecker moves out of range.
Pereira instigates a clinch.
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!
Pereira lands a shot to the body.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Pereira.
Pereira working Ecker over with knees to the body.
Pereira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as Ecker controls his hands.
Ecker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pereira letting Ecker take a breather here.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Ecker breaks the clinch.
Pereira instigates a clinch.
Ecker looking for a takedown.
Pereira takes an elbow to the temple.
Ecker breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Pereira really dominated that round.
That's time! Ecker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pereira punishes Ecker's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick from Pereira.
Pereira has Ecker up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pereira.
Ecker lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pereira obliges.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pereira.
Pereira lands a left hand.
Ecker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pereira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ecker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ecker tries to keep at a distance but Pereira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ecker takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hook to the body lands for Pereira.
Pereira lands a body punch.
Pereira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira lands a right hand.
Pereira scores with a shoulder strike.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ecker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pereira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ecker is defending well for now.
Pereira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ecker backwards.
Pereira lands a hook that snaps the head of Ecker backwards.
Pereira lands with a right to the head.
Pereira throws a big uppercut that drops Ecker! More strikes from Pereira and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ecker lies dazed against the cage as Pereira celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira is the new light heavyweight champion!
Michel Pereira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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