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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Leshley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leshley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I am the Dominator. Frankie Murdock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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286 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Leshley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leshley clinches up against the cage.
Leshley manages to break the clinch.
Leshley gets the takedown into side control.
Leshley is trying to ground and pound but Murdock uses the momentary lack of control by Leshley to regain half guard.
Leshley thows a huge punch but Murdock dodges it nicely.
Leshley controlling the action here.
Leshley lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leshley lands a nice short elbow.
Leshley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Leshley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leshley lands a nice short elbow.
Murdock pushes Leshley off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leshley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murdock's guard.
Leshley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murdock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murdock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leshley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murdock is keeping the position for now.
Leshley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leshley preventing the sweep.
Leshley forces his way into half guard.
Murdock wants to control but Leshley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Leshley there.
Murdock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leshley.
Leshley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murdock keeps working.
Leshley controlling the action here.
Murdock trying to control from the bottom.
Leshley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murdock is staying active underneath Leshley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murdock taking some punishment here, with Leshley in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leshley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leshley lands a nice short elbow.
Murdock is rocked!
Leshley lands with a punch from half guard.
Murdock is still in real trouble! Can Leshley finish him?
Leshley lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Murdock! More strikes land and this one is all over! Leshley jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Leshley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to the Jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bart Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Slice!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slice but Slice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Slice lands with a nice combination. Griffin backs away looking to recover.
Slice throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Slice.
Griffin scores with a takedown into Slice's guard.
Griffin throwing strikes from guard but Slice blocks nicely.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice wants to stand up but Griffin is controlling him.
Slice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
Slice wants to get back to his feet but Griffin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Slice scores with a four punch combination!
Griffin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Griffin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is working for a guillotine from mount but Slice frees his head quite easily.
Griffin goes for an armbar but Slice turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Slice.
Griffin is striking from the bottom but Slice uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Slice stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Decent striking displayed by Slice there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slice throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Slice scores with a nice strike.
Slice throws a right and a left that Griffin avoids nicely.
Slice throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Slice does no damage.
Griffin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Don Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slice circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slice lands with a nice combination. Griffin backs away looking to recover.
Slice throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Slice throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffin.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Griffin is defended easily by Slice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice connects with a right hand. Griffin shakes it off.
Slice goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Griffin tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slice misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Slice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Slice.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Slice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slice.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Slice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slice swinging wilding here.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Slice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice lands with a right hand.
Griffin checks a leg kick nicely.
Griffin fails with the takedown.
Slice misses with a low kick.
Jab from Slice.
Bart Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice connects with a body shot.
Don Slice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slice scores with a decent looking hook.
Slice shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slice.
Griffin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Slice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Griffin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Slice, who protects the arm well.
Griffin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Slice, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin wants to control but Slice is keeping him busy.
Slice bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Slice throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws a combination. Griffin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Slice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griffin momentarily.
Slice fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Griffin on the side of the head.
Griffin moves out of range of the body kick.
Griffin misses with a hook to the body
and Slice counters with a left and a right that stings Griffin.
Slice displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Slice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slice moves out of range as Griffin strikes.
Slice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slice misses with the combination.
Slice throws and low kick but Griffin moves out of range easily.
Slice is looking to chop away at Griffin's legs.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
Griffin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Slice counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin drops his hands momentarily and Slice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Slice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Griffin has his takedown stuffed
enabling Slice to counter with a crisp jab.
Slice throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Slice missing with a left hand there. Griffin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slice connects with a body shot.
A combination from Slice does no damage.
Griffin fails with the takedown
and Slice counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Slice.
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from Slice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffin throws out the jab.
Slice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griffin fails with the takedown
and Slice counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slice manages to avoid it.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slice.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Slice.
Griffin gets a takedown into half guard.
Griffin prevents Slice from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to work for an arm triangle but Slice is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slice is trying to stand up here but Griffin is controlling him well.
Slice pushes Griffin off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Griffin blocks the low kick.
Griffin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Slice avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Slice.
Slice throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Bart Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Slice.
Slice misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Griffin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin fails with the takedown
and Slice counters with a stiff right hand.
Slice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slice.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slice, as that shot connected.
Slice misses with a wild combination.
Griffin cracks Slice with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slice misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Slice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slice 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Slice!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micah Slovavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rising' by Stuck Mojo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micah Slovavich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slovavich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slovavich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Micah Slovavich has been cut.
Slovavich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson cracks Slovavich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slovavich shoots in and drives through. Peterson sprawls well.
Peterson throws a right hand that Slovavich ducks under and follows up with a left that Slovavich also avoids with ease.
Slovavich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peterson is fending him off so far but Slovavich persists. Nope, Peterson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Slovavich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slovavich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson scores a takedown into full mount!
Slovavich tries to reverse the position but Peterson maintains control.
Slovavich might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Peterson blocks Slovavich's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Peterson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Slovavich flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Peterson is landing with some decent strikes but Slovavich is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slovavich throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Peterson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Slovavich is breathing heavily.
Peterson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Slovavich is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Peterson with good strikes from the mount here!
Micah Slovavich's cut is getting worse.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Peterson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Micah Slovavich's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice elbow there by Peterson.
Slovavich slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard.
Slovavich 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slovavich flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Peterson thows a huge punch but Slovavich dodges it nicely.
Peterson slips a nice elbow through Slovavich's hands, connecting with Slovavich's forehead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Slovavich misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Peterson slips a nice elbow through Slovavich's hands, connecting with Slovavich's forehead.
Peterson is trying to control. Slovavich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slovavich misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Slovavich flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slovavich landing rabbit punches to the side of Peterson's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Slovavich keeps it at a distance.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peterson.
Peterson swinging wilding here.
Peterson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Peterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slovavich doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Peterson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Slovavich is striking but Peterson is not phased and passes to half guard.
Slovavich actively working from the bottom here.
Peterson working over Slovavich with some ground and pound. Slovavich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Slovavich has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peterson slips a nice elbow through Slovavich's hands, connecting with Slovavich's forehead.
Peterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slovavich throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peterson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Slovavich doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Peterson.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peterson tries to keep at a distance but Slovavich has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson manages to break the clinch.
Slovavich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slovavich tries to keep at a distance but Peterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slovavich keeps control of Peterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Slovavich as the two fighters clinch.
Slovavich drops down looking for an ankle pick but Peterson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Slovavich with a poor takedown
and Peterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micah Slovavich's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peterson tries to clinch up but Slovavich circles away and keeps his distance.
Slovavich feints and as Peterson raises his hands in defense, Slovavich changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slovavich is in close to Peterson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slovavich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peterson's head.
Peterson tries to strike from the bottom.
Slovavich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Slovavich won't allow Peterson to sweep him here.
Peterson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slovavich defends well.
Slovavich scoring with some ground and pound.
Slovavich landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peterson has his foot on Slovavich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slovavich works his way back into a safe position though.
Slovavich landing some decent shots from guard.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Slovavich slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Peterson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Slovavich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slovavich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slovavich is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Slovavich is working Peterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slovavich dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
Peterson tries to bum rush Slovavich with a series of wild strikes but Slovavich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slovavich misses with a takedown attempt - Peterson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Slovavich shoots for a double leg takedown but Peterson sprawls well. He's pushed Slovavich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peterson.
Peterson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Slovavich is trying to defend but Peterson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Slovavich regains full guard. Nicely done.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slovavich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard.
Slovavich postures up and lands a big shot to Peterson's brow.
Slovavich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Curtis Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slovavich drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Peterson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Slovavich has Peterson in his guard.
Peterson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slovavich misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Peterson cracks Slovavich with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Peterson advances to full mount.
Slovavich throws some wild strikes from the bottom.
Slovavich throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Feeble punches landing from Slovavich - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Slovavich throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Peterson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Peterson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Slovavich can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Peterson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Slovavich blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Slovavich sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Slovavich missing with punches from the bottom.
Peterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slovavich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slovavich tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Peterson throwing shots but Slovavich is blocking nicely.
Slovavich moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Slovavich lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Peterson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Micah Slovavich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Micah Slovavich's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slovavich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Peterson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Slovavich has wrist control.
Slovavich thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Slovavich tries to strike from the bottom.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slovavich 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.
Peterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Peterson throws a sloppy head kick and Slovavich moves out of range easily.
Slovavich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Slovavich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peterson swinging wilding here.
Slovavich has managed to clinch.
Slovavich looking for a takedown.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
Slovavich goes for a takedown attempt but Peterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Slovavich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slovavich avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slovavich tries for a takedown but Peterson circles away easily
and Peterson counters with a three punch combo that has Slovavich backing up. Slovavich nods at Peterson to acknowledge the strikes.
Slovavich has his takedown stuffed
and Peterson counters with a series of strikes. Slovavich will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slovavich tries to clinch up.
Peterson's corner calls for a 1-2. Peterson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab from Peterson.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Slovavich avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slovavich with a poor takedown
and Peterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peterson.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson swinging wilding here.
Slovavich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterson.
Slovavich throws a leg kick that misses.
Slovavich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peterson is looking to clinch.
Peterson's corner calls for a 1-2. Peterson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Slovavich fails with the takedown.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slovavich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slovavich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slovavich is working for takedown but Peterson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Slovavich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slovavich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slovavich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peterson tries to avoid it but Slovavich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peterson to the ground. Peterson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peterson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peterson.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson leaves Slovavich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Slovavich stuffs the takedown attempt from Peterson. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Slovavich shoots in but Peterson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slovavich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peterson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Peterson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Peter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bob Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Peter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Smith!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Peter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Peter. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Mark Peter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Smith.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith looks gassed!
Peter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peter misses with a knee strike.
Smith avoiding damage as Peter throws knees to the body.
Peter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bob Smith has been cut.
Peter crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Peter lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Peter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peter lands a knee to the body.
Peter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Peter working Smith over with knees to the body.
Peter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peter scores with a knee to the head.
Peter crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Peter.
Peter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith can't get the takedown.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peter obliges.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Peter looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith is looking for a triangle but Peter pushes his legs off easily.
Peter gets to his feet. Smith looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bob Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peter tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Peter sees coming a mile off.
Mark Peter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peter wants to clinch.
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Peter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Peter pushes his legs off easily.
Smith has his foot on Peter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peter works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Smith is trying to hold Peter in close to prevent damage but Peter has managed to pass into half guard.
Peter wants to stand but Smith has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Peter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Peter passes into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Peter keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Peter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Peter keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Peter.
Nice sprawl there from Peter as Smith shoots in.
Peter clinches with his opponent.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith has Peter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Peter lands a knee to the body.
Peter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peter lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Peter lands a damaging elbow.
Peter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peter prevents the takedown attempt.
Mark Peter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Smith.
Peter gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Smith wants a takedown.
Peter tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peter is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Peter down to the mat. Peter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Peter. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Peter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peter tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Peter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peter cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Peter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Peter doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Peter tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peter takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two 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.
Peter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Peter lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Peter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Peter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Peter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith blocks a head kick by Peter.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Peter swivels and escapes.
Peter drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Peter throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working for takedown but Peter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peter landing knees to the body.
Peter tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith successfully pulls guard.
Peter has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Smith to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Peter is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Smith pulls down on the head and he's put Peter to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bob Smith!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quick has chosen Indestructible, by Disturbed as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Quick!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Quick is looking for a sweep.
Case looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Case has hold of Quick's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Quick tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Case cranks the arm and Quick screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Quick, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Justin Case!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hawks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Verkko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hawks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to over the top. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincoln Hawks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mika Verkko!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawks throws a hook but Verkko avoids it easily.
Hawks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mika Verkko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooh a lovely combination from Verkko sends Hawks down but not out. Verkko dives into side control looking to finish.
Hawks is rocked!
Hawks is pushing Verkko's head away, looking to escape. Verkko manages to hold on to the position though.
Oh Hawks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Verkko decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hawks to his feet.
Verkko throws a right hand that Hawks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawks also avoids with ease.
Hawks seems to have got his legs back now.
Hawks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Verkko. Verkko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Verkko misses with a two punch combination.
Hawks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Verkko.
Hawks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Verkko's calf.
Verkko looks gassed!
Hawks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hawks lands with an overhand left.
Verkko is rocked!
Hawks throws a pinpoint strike between Verkko's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Verkko crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Hawks scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lincoln Hawks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Murder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murder has chosen God Save the Queen as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Nathan Oliver has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nathan Oliver seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Murder!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murder misses with a wild body shot.
Oliver works Murder's body with a nice hook.
Murder throws out a loose jab but Oliver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Murder.
Murder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliver.
Murder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch but Murder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murder works Oliver's body with a nice hook.
Murder misses with a body punch
so Oliver counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oliver trying to control but Murder is working from the bottom.
Oliver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murder pulls Oliver in to control the position.
Oliver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Murder stuns Oliver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murder just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murder throws a sloppy body shot
and Oliver counters with a three punch combo that has Murder backing up. Murder nods at Oliver to acknowledge the strikes.
Murder lands with a nice body punch.
Murder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliver is breathing heavily.
Murder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oliver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Murder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliver was well out of range. Poor timing from Murder.
Oliver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jack Murder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murder clobbers Oliver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murder rushes Oliver and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Murder.
Murder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murder clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murder.
Murder stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murder is leaning against Oliver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murder lands with a short shot to the head.
Murder breaks the clinch.
Oliver looks to land a left hand but Murder moved out of range nicely.
Murder gets a clinch.
Murder manages to break the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Murder. Beautiful body shot.
Murder clinches.
Murder presses Oliver against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Murder.
Murder lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Murder.
Murder works on Oliver's body with a couple of short punches.
Murder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Murder.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murder.
Murder lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Murder.
Murder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murder cracks Oliver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good standup being displayed there by Murder as he connects with a hook.
Murder cracks Oliver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jack Murder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliver tries to move into range but Murder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murder connects with a looping right hand.
Oliver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murder.
Murder misses with a few strikes there.
Murder closes the distance and pushes Oliver back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murder throws a right hand that Oliver ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliver also avoids with ease.
Murder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to de liver by Murder. Beautiful body shot.
Oliver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murder lands a nice looking body shot.
Murder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oliver rather than just go for the knockout.
Murder with a hook.
Murder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murder paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murder lands a nice looking body shot.
Oliver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murder stuns Oliver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Murder dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murder connects with a right hand. Oliver shakes it off.
Jack Murder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murder misses with a body shot.
Murder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliver.
Oliver throws a combination that misses
and Murder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oliver thinking.
Murder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oliver. Oliver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murder swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oliver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murder thinking.
Oliver takes one to the side of the head.
Oliver is rocked!
Nice jab there from Murder.
Oh Oliver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murder lands an uppercut, right on the button! Oliver tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Murder!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Lagman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Greek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Lagman!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lagman misses with a knee strike.
Greek is pressed up against the cage. Lagman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Greek down to the mat. Greek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lagman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Greek misses with a two punch combination.
Greek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Greek is pushing Lagman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lagman takes a shot to the head.
Greek working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lagman stalling.
Greek keeps control of Lagman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Greek lands a right hand.
Greek's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Greek.
Greek gets through Lagman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lagman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Greek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lagman backwards.
Lagman looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Greek.
Greek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Greek as the two fighters clinch.
Greek lands a nice shot to the body.
Greek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Greek.
Greek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Greek.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greek scores with a shoulder strike.
Greek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Greek lands with a right to the head.
Greek is pushing Lagman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Greek lands with a right to the head.
Greek lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greek.
Greek digs a right hand into Lagman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lagman's gas tank.
Greek lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greek lands with a light punch inside.
Lagman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Greek taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Greek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Greek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lagman backwards.
Greek lands a shot to the body.
Greek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Greek.
The referee calls for Greek to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Greek.
Greek controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Greek.
Greek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Greek gets underhooks to prevent Lagman's takedown attempt.
The Greek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Lagman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Greek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Greek.
Greek lands with a light punch inside.
Greek is working Lagman over against the cage.
Greek lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Greek.
Greek lands a nice shot to the body.
Greek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Greek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Greek.
Greek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lagman.
Lagman being controlled against the cage.
Greek lands with a right to the head.
Greek lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Greek.
Greek scores with a shot to the side of Lagman's head.
Greek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lagman up against the cage.
Lagman has Greek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Greek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Greek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lagmans head.
Greek lands with a left to the head.
Greek lands an uppercut.
Greek keeps control of Lagman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Greek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Greek lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Greek gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Greek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lagman backwards.
Greek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Greek dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lagman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Greek. Greek obviously looking to wear him down.
Greek has managed to clinch.
Lagman is working for takedown but Greek is calmly controlling the position for now.
Greek stalls.
Greek scores with a hook to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Greek.
Greek stops a takedown attempt from Lagman.
A short uppercut from Greek.
Lagman tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Greek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Lagman.
Greek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Greek lands a shoulder strike.
Greek lands a hook that snaps the head of Lagman backwards.
Greek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Greek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Greek effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greek lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Greek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lagman tries for a takedown but Greek manages to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Greek.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Greek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lagman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Greek.
Greek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lagman backwards.
Greek stops a takedown attempt from Lagman.
A body shot lands from Greek.
Greek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lagman takes a shot to the head.
Lagman letting Greek take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greek cracks Lagman with a nice body shot.
Greek lands a nice shot to the body.
Greek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lagman backwards.
Greek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Greek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lagman tries for a takedown but Greek manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Greek on the inside.
Lagman tries to circle away but Greek has him pinned against the cage.
Greek pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Greek.
Lagman tries to break free but Greek pushes him back against the cage.
Greek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lagman wants a takedown.
Greek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greek lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Greek.
Greek pushes Lagman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greek stalling against the cage.
Greek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greek lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Greek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lagman trying to land knees to the body.
Greek lands with a light punch inside.
Greek cracks Lagman with a nice body shot.
Greek lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Greek on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Greek.
Greek effectively controlling the action here.
Lagman takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Greek avoiding damage.
Greek keeps control of Lagman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Greek lands a left hand.
Lagman can't get the takedown.
Greek scores with a shoulder strike.
Greek lands with a short shot to the head.
Greek effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greek.
Greek is leaning against Lagman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Greek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lagman.
Nice body punch from Greek.
Greek pushes Lagman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Greek is pushing Lagman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Greek dominated that second 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.
Greek misses with a hook. Lagman ducked under it nicely.
Lagman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lagman.
Lagman lands a jab to Greek's midsection.
Greek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lagman can do to turn this around?
Lagman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Greek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lagman, pushing him back against the cage.
Greek slows down the pace here.
Greek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Greek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Greek.
Greek scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Greek - that landed with a thud.
Greek lands an uppercut.
Greek lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Greek lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Greek.
Greek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lagmans head.
Greek stalls.
Greek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lagman backwards.
A short right from Greek on the inside.
A hook to the body from Greek.
Greek lands with a light punch inside.
Lagman letting Greek take a breather here.
Lagman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Greek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Greek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Lagman.
Greek lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Greek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Greek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Greek scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Greek.
Greek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Greek taking a breather.
Lagman manages to pull guard.
Lagman looking for a guillotine here but Greek defends easily.
Lagman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Greek puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Greek prevents Lagman from improving his position.
Lagman is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Greek pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagman is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Greek jumps into side control!
Greek controls the position.
Lagman tries to buck Greek off but Greek is having none of it.
Greek controlling the position from side mount.
Lagman throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Lagman can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Lagman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Greek works his foot free and advances to mount.
Greek prevents Lagman from getting the reversal.
Lagman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Greek landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Greek clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Greek lands a glancing blow to the side of Lagman's head.
Nice sprawl there from Greek as Lagman shoots in.
Greek lands a slapping body shot.
Greek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Greek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lagman's sensitive parts.
Greek clinches with his opponent.
Greek is pushing Lagman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lagman takes a shot to the head.
Greek pushes Lagman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greek scores with a shot to the side of Lagman's head.
Greek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Greek as the two fighters clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Greek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Greek lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lagman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Greek lands an uppercut.
Greek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Greek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Greek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Greek.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Greek.
Greek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greek scores with a shoulder strike.
Greek is leaning against Lagman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Greek.
Lagman tries to score a body lock takedown but Greek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Greek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Lagman.
Greek effectively controlling the action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Greek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Greek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lagman backwards.
Greek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Greek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lagman.
A nice left hand lands by Greek.
Greek is working Lagman over against the cage.
Greek lands with a short shot to the head.
Greek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Greek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Greek lands a shoulder strike.
Greek is struggling to control the position.
Greek pushes Lagman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lagmans head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greek.
Greek lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Greek.
Greek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Greek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lagman backwards.
Lagman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Greek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Greek on the inside.
Greek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greek is working Lagman over against the cage.
Greek lands an uppercut.
Lagman wants to get back to striking at distance but Greek won't allow it.
Greek content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Greek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Greek lands a hook that snaps the head of Lagman backwards.
Greek scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Greek.
Greek lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Greek.
A right hand to the body from Greek.
Greek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lagman is trying to break the clinch but Greek has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Greek.
Greek stalling.
Lagman has Greek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Greek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Greek.
Lagman tries to pull guard but Greek holds him up against the cage and eventually Lagman drops back down to his feet.
Lagman tries to pull guard but Greek holds him up against the cage and eventually Lagman drops back down to his feet.
Greek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lagman tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Greek on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Greek.
A right hook to the body lands for Greek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Greek had his way with Ben Lagman in 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. And we move into the final round!
Greek lands a glancing blow to the side of Lagman's head.
Lagman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greek.
Greek misses with a double jab.
Greek leaves Lagman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Greek thows a body kick. Lagman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Greek scores with a nice strike.
Greek throws a body punch but Lagman moves out of range.
Greek scores with a nice body kick.
The Greek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greek clinches.
Greek pushes Lagman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Greek.
Greek scores with a shoulder strike.
Greek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Greek stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Greek presses Lagman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Greek lands with a short shot to the head.
Lagman takes a shot to the head.
Greek lands a nice shot to the body.
Greek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Greek.
Greek pushes Lagman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Greek.
Lagman takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Greek.
Lagman wants to break free but Greek has control.
A shot in the inside from Greek.
Greek has Lagman pushed against the cage.
Lagman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Greek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lagman is working for takedown but Greek is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Greek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Lagman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greek scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Greek - that landed with a thud.
Greek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lagman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Greek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lagman backwards.
Greek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Greek scores with a shot to the side of Lagman's head.
Greek cracks Lagman with a nice body shot.
Greek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Greek.
Greek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Greek lands an uppercut.
Lagman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Greek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lagman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Greek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Greek effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Greek.
Greek lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Greek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagman tries to break free but Greek pushes him back against the cage.
Greek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lagman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Greek lands a shoulder strike.
Greek works on Lagman's body with a couple of short punches.
Greek just leaning against Lagman, taking a breather.
Lagman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Greek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Greek digs a right hand underneath Lagman's ribcage. Lagman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Greek.
A short left from Greek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Greek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Greek stops a takedown attempt from Lagman.
Greek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Greek lands with a right to the head.
Greek lands a shoulder strike.
Lagman is trying to break the clinch but Greek has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Greek.
Greek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ben Lagman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lagman wants to break free but Greek has control.
Lagman swings wildly with an uppercut but Greek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Greek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greek has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:42
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:42
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Greek!
The Greek retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between KJ Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kesler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cancer Bats - Deathsmarch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Dempsey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Kesler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kesler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kesler lands a body shot.
Kesler with a jab.
Kesler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like KJ Dempsey has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kesler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dempsey in his tracks.
Kesler scores with a jab to the body.
Dempsey is breathing heavily.
Kesler lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Dempsey sprawling to the canvas. Kesler follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Dempsey hang on?
Kesler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dempsey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kesler.
Kesler throwing shots but Dempsey is blocking nicely.
Kesler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dempsey's head.
Kesler thows a huge punch but Dempsey dodges it nicely.
Dempsey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kesler.
Kesler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kesler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kesler throwing shots but Dempsey is blocking nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dempsey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kesler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kesler scores with the left hand. Dempsey knows he should have avoided that one.
Dempsey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kesler scores with a hook to the body. Dempsey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kesler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan Kesler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dempsey throws the left hand but Kesler avoids the punch easily.
Kesler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kesler scores with a nice right hand.
Dempsey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice combination there by Kesler.
Kesler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kesler lands with a cross.
KJ Dempsey's cut is getting worse.
Kesler connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Dempsey! He's out on his feet! Kesler rushes in and drops Dempsey with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryan Kesler!
Ryan Kesler is the new light heavyweight champion!
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