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CWFL 174 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Filcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zagan Yehudiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zagan Yehudiah enters the cage!
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31
157 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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165 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Big right hand |
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Great elbows
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandro Filcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zagan Yehudiah!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filcic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yehudiah closes the distance but Filcic moves to the side
and Filcic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yehudiah rushes Filcic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yehudiah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yehudiah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Filcic misses with a two punch combination.
Yehudiah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Filcic misses with a punch to the body.
Filcic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filcic.
Filcic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Filcic digs a right hand into Yehudiah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yehudiah's gas tank.
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!
Yehudiah stalling against the cage.
Yehudiah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filcic throws a jab when Yehudiah was well out of range.
Filcic has Yehudiah up against the cage in a clinch.
Filcic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Filcic trying to land knees to the body.
Filcic blocks the elbow strike.
Filcic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Come on Yehudiah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yehudiah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yehudiah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Filcic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Filcic takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Sandro Filcic has been cut.
Filcic blocks the elbow strike.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Yehudiah wants to break free but Filcic has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filcic can't find room to land a body shot as Yehudiah controls the action.
Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
Yehudiah moves into the clinch.
Yehudiah avoiding damage as Filcic throws knees to the body.
Yehudiah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filcic scores with a three punch combo!
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah doesn't manage to clinch there - Filcic circles away.
Filcic feints a jab promting Yehudiah to slip. Filcic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yehudiah slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yehudiah gets a clinch.
Filcic scores a nice knee to the body.
Filcic dodges an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filcic tries to land knees in the clinch but Yehudiah avoids the damage to the body.
Filcic blocks an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Filcic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yehudiah's elbow.
Yehudiah lands an elbow just above Filcic 's eye.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow over the top.
Filcic working aggressively here.
Yehudiah tries to stall but Filcic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yehudiah breaks the clinch.
Filcic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yehudiah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yehudiah lands an elbow that stopped Filcic in his tracks for a moment.
Yehudiah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yehudiah just leaning against Filcic, taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yehudiah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filcic's brow.
Filcic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yehudiah's elbow.
Yehudiah has had enough of the clinch but Filcic keeps him there for the moment.
Filcic tries to land knees in the clinch but Yehudiah avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Filcic avoids a wild elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Filcic misses with a knee to the head.
Filcic blocks an elbow strike.
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Filcic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yehudiah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yehudiah is trying to push Filcic away but Filcic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yehudiah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filcic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filcic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yehudiah rushes Filcic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yehudiah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Filcic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yehudiah's efforts to push away.
Yehudiah stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zagan Yehudiah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sandro Filcic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yehudiah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yehudiah fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Filcic misses.
Filcic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yehudiah drops his hands momentarily and Filcic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yehudiah is looking to clinch but Filcic is avoiding it.
Filcic keeps the fight on the outside.
Yehudiah drives through and clinches with Filcic against the cage.
Yehudiah breaks the clinch.
Filcic misses with a hook
and Yehudiah counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehudiah is trying to maintain a safe position but Filcic gets an underhook and turns Yehudiah into the cage.
Zagan Yehudiah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Filcic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yehudiah avoids it.
Yehudiah content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yehudiah blocks an uppercut.
Filcic prevents Yehudiah from breaking the clinch.
Yehudiah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yehudiah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yehudiah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Filcic as the two fighters clinch.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow over the top.
Filcic blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yehudiah.
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yehudiah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Filcic clinches up against the cage.
Filcic cracks Yehudiah with a nice body shot.
Filcic blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filcic avoids a wild elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah looking to slow down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yehudiah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yehudiah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yehudiah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Filcic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yehudiah's elbow.
Filcic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filcic struggles to land a body shot inside as Yehudiah controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yehudiah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filcic's brow.
Yehudiah stalling the fight.
Yehudiah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filcic has closed the distance and engaged Yehudiah in a clinch.
Filcic dodges an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah lands an elbow just above Filcic 's eye.
Filcic connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
Yehudiah wants to clinch.
Yehudiah delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Filcic misses.
Filcic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yehudiah wants to clinch.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch but Filcic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filcic darts in and clinches Yehudiah up against the cage.
Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
Filcic throws a shot from downtown. Yehudiah moves away and avoids it.
Yehudiah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yehudiah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filcic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yehudiah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yehudiah doesn't manage to clinch there - Filcic circles away.
Yehudiah fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zagan Yehudiah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sandro Filcic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Filcic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yehudiah connects with an inside leg kick.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filcic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yehudiah is looking to land body kicks.
Filcic misses with a straight right.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filcic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yehudiah is looking to clinch.
Yehudiah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yehudiah throws a wild body kick that Filcic sees coming a mile off.
Filcic throws a series of punches but Yehudiah moves out of range.
Zagan Yehudiah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filcic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yehudiah.
Filcic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yehudiah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Filcic's knee momentarily.
Yehudiah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yehudiah tries to clinch up but Filcic circles away and keeps his distance.
Yehudiah has closed the distance and engaged Filcic in a clinch.
Filcic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yehudiah stalling.
Yehudiah breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Filcic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yehudiah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filcic misses with a wild combination.
Yehudiah tries to clinch up but Filcic circles away and keeps his distance.
Yehudiah is looking to clinch but Filcic is avoiding it.
Sandro Filcic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Filcic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sandro Filcic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yehudiah tries to clinch there but Filcic circles away.
Yehudiah moves in looking to clinch but Filcic pushes him off.
Filcic scores with a sloppy right hand. Yehudiah should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah tries to clinch but Filcic is having none of it.
Yehudiah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yehudiah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filcic misses with a kick to the body.
Filcic misses with a double jab
and Yehudiah moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yehudiah throws an elbow but misses.
Filcic is trying to force a seperation but Yehudiah has the dominant position.
Filcic blocks an elbow strike.
Filcic blocks the elbow strike.
Yehudiah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yehudiah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filcic is trying to push Yehudiah away but Yehudiah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Filcic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yehudiah lands a damaging elbow.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow over the top.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Filcic dodges an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Nice elbow from Yehudiah.
Zagan Yehudiah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Filcic can't break the clinch.
Filcic misses with a punch on the inside.
Filcic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filcic trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Yehudiah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yehudiah thuds his shin into the meat of Filcic's side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yehudiah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yehudiah doesn't manage to clinch there - Filcic circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zagan Yehudiah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yehudiah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zagan Yehudiah!
A victorious Zagan Yehudiah thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Alb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Still has chosen Laveerre - Kaasupää as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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28
175 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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198 lbs
24 - 17 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Alb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Still!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alb throws an overhand right that lands on Still's shoulder, as Still tries to avoid the shot.
Still uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alb.
Alb scores with a shot to the body.
Alb throws a front kick aimed at Still's knee but Still avoids it well.
Still avoids the head kick by Alb.
Alb with a jab.
Still drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alb throws a sloppy head kick and Still moves out of range easily.
Still takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alb throws out a loose jab but Still uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Alb misses.
Still ducks under a wild hook from Alb.
Alb misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb throws a head kick but Still moves out of range.
Alb misses with a head kick.
Alb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Alb does no damage.
Still misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alb.
Alb tests Still's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peter Alb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Still manages to avoid it.
Alb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alb throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still walks into a straight right hand from Alb.
Alb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Still counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alb shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Still defends it nicely.
Alb scores with a hook to the body. Still takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alb just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alb goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Still avoids the body shot from Alb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alb.
Alb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Still avoids the head kick by Alb.
Alb misses with a wild combination.
Still checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Still moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Alb.
Alb is trying to maintain a safe position but Still gets an underhook and turns Alb into the cage.
Still misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still tries to stall but Alb uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alb will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Still up against the cage.
Alb is looking to control Still's arms but Still gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alb has his back to the cage.
Alb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alb scores with a shot to the side of Still's head.
Alb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alb tries a knee to the head but Still blocks it.
Still tries a body shot but Alb blocks it.
Alb breaks from the clinch.
Still bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alb is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Alb dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Still throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alb tries a head kick but it misses.
Alb misses the jab.
Still moves away from the strike by Alb.
Alb throws a sloppy head kick
and Alb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peter Alb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alb throws a head kick that misses.
Alb throws a predictable looking body shot
and Still moves into the clinch.
Still has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Alb regains guard immediately.
Still wants to pass the guard but Alb is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Alb wants to slow Still down by chopping away at his legs.
Alb looks to land a right hand but Still moved out of range.
Alb misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Still to counter with a crisp jab.
Alb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Still just misses with a punch to the body.
Alb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Still checks a low kick from Alb.
Still on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alb. Alb obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alb throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Still counter with a right hand.
Alb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Still.
Alb throws a right hand that Still ducks under and follows up with a left that Still also avoids with ease.
Alb throws out a loose jab but Still uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alb tries a head kick but it misses.
Still keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alb.
Alb throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Still.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Still circles away quickly and effectively.
Alb misses with an uppercut. Still saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Still.
A combination from Alb does no damage.
Alb lands a head shot.
Alb misses with a wild combination.
Alb cracks Still with a good jab.
Still uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alb.
Alb tries a head kick but it misses.
Still blocks a head kick by Alb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Alb.
Still misses with a wild combination.
Alb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Still.
Still keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Alb misses.
Alb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Still circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alb tries a head kick but it misses.
Alb misses with an uppercut
and Still counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Alb dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alb looks to land a right hand but Still moved out of range.
Alb jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alb misses with a takedown attempt - Still sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alb connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Alb. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Still misses.
Alb swings for the body but Still moves out of range.
Alb scores with a head kick.
Alb scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Still misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still jabs at Alb's body.
Alb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Still.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alb throws a hook to the side of Still's head but Still sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Still staying out of range there.
Still uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alb.
Still blocks a head kick by Alb.
Still showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alb.
Still displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alb throws out the jab.
Alb misses with a kick to the body.
Alb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Still moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alb misses with a body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Alb here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Alb throws the left hand but Still avoids the punch easily.
Alb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Still on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peter Alb is winning the standup battle so far.
Still swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alb just misses with a punch to the body.
Alb misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Still.
Still digs a good hook to Alb's body.
Still misses the shot to the body.
Alb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Still.
Alb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alb misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alb.
Alb loads up on a big right hand but Still slips the punch.
Alb throws a chopping leg kick but Still manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Still circles away quickly and effectively.
Peter Alb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still rushes Alb and presses him up against the cage.
Alb is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alb looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matt Still has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still pushes Alb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Still.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alb looking to throw knees to the head but Still is blocking nicely.
Still misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still can't find room to land a body shot as Alb controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Alb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alb, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Alb!
Peter Alb took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fast Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Zakrzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Hot Ride . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
22 - 17 - 3 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fast Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mariusz Zakrzewski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Punch cracks Zakrzewski with a good jab.
Zakrzewski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zakrzewski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punch circles away quickly and effectively.
Punch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Punch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zakrzewski at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zakrzewski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Punch lands a big uppercut and Zakrzewski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Zakrzewski looks OK. Punch waves Zakrzewski back to his feet!
Zakrzewski is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zakrzewski moves in looking to clinch but Punch pushes him off.
Zakrzewski is still on wobbly legs! Can Punch finish him?
Zakrzewski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Punch as he avoids it easily.
Zakrzewski seems to have recovered his senses.
Zakrzewski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakrzewski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zakrzewski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Punch lands an uppercut.
Zakrzewski tries a body shot but Punch blocks it.
Punch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zakrzewski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zakrzewski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zakrzewski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zakrzewski prevents Punch from breaking the clinch.
Punch stalling against the cage.
Punch wants to take the fight to the mat but Zakrzewski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zakrzewski misses with the head strike.
Punch managing to block the knees to the body from Zakrzewski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zakrzewski.
A head punch on the inside from Punch fails to land.
Zakrzewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zakrzewski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Punch's brow.
Zakrzewski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Punch blocks it with crossed arms.
Punch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zakrzewski tries to clinch up but Punch circles away and keeps his distance.
Zakrzewski is looking to clinch.
Zakrzewski swings for the body but Punch moves out of range.
Oooooh!!! Punch has knocked Zakrzewski down with a huge combo! Punch steps away and waves a wobbly Zakrzewski back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Mariusz Zakrzewski has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Zakrzewski! Punch dives in looking to finish! Zakrzewski is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fast Punch!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spete Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogin comes to the cage accompanied by real american. Pasanen has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it black as his entrance music. Spete Pasanen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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276 lbs
46 - 20 - 2 |
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251 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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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
46 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spete Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Pasanen. That's going to slow Hogin down.
Pasanen drives through and clinches with Hogin against the cage.
Hogin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pasanen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hogin slows down the pace here.
Pasanen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pasanen breaks the clinch.
Pasanen throws a body punch but Hogin moves out of range.
Hogin shoots in looking for a takedown. Pasanen tries to sprawl out of it but Hogin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pasanen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pasanen lands with a hook. Hogin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hogin shoots and misses
and Pasanen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Hogin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pasanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogin misses with a double jab.
Hogin misses with a straight left.
Hogin misses with a hook to the body
and Pasanen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pasanen lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogin is refusing to be controlled, as Pasanen sits in half guard.
Hogin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pasanen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pasanen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hogin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pasanen.
Hogin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hogin.
Pasanen wants to control from the top but Hogin keeps moving.
Pasanen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pasanen landing with the ground and pound.
Hogin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hogin lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pasanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hogin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pasanen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hogin stands up over Pasanen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pasanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hogin trying to control the position from guard on top but Pasanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pasanen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hogin postures up.
Hogin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pasanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hogin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hogin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hogin works over Pasanen with some ground and pound from guard.
Pasanen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hogin's guard.
Pasanen looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen prevents Hogin from getting back to his feet.
Hogin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hogin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pasanen wants to pass the guard but Hogin is keeping the position.
Pasanen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pasanen trying to control but Hogin is working from the bottom.
Hogin lands an upkick as Pasanen stands over him.
Pasanen preventing the sweep.
Pasanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pasanen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pasanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pasanen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pasanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hogin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pasanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogin striking off his back but it's not causing Pasanen any problems.
Pasanen cracks Hogin with a solid left hand.
Pasanen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pasanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hogin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pasanen landing some decent shots from guard.
Pasanen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hogin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pasanen is working Hogin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hogin 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.
Hogin pushes Pasanen off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pasanen connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spete Pasanen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hogin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hogin scores with a nice right hand.
Pasanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pasanen misses with a looping right.
Pasanen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hogin looks to land a left hand but Pasanen moved out of range nicely.
Hogin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pasanen's waist but Pasanen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hogin off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Hogin or perhaps it was just good defense by Pasanen which made him look bad.
Spete Pasanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Pasanen.
Pasanen clobbers Hogin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pasanen tries to clinch up.
Pasanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hogin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hogin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pasanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hogin's calf.
Pasanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogin throws a head kick but Pasanen moves out of range.
Pasanen lands a nice shot that snaps Hogin's head back.
Hogin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pasanen.
Pasanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hogin in his tracks.
Pasanen looks to land a combination but Hogin avoids it well.
Hogin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pasanen.
Pasanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pasanen moves in looking to clinch but Hogin pushes him off.
Hogin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pasanen defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Hogin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pasanen scores with a nice strike.
Hogin misses with a few strikes there.
Pasanen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pasanen cracks Hogin with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pasanen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen avoids the head kick by Hogin.
Hogin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hogin shoots for a takedown but Pasanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hogin dodges the punch combination from Pasanen.
Hogin throws a jab but it's blocked by Pasanen.
Pasanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogin.
Jab from Pasanen.
Pasanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hogin. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pasanen wants to clinch.
That kick from Pasanen tenderised Hogin's leg. Hogin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hogin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hogin needs to keep his hands up - Pasanen had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogin slaps away a takedown attempt from Pasanen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hogin blocks a jab.
Hogin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pasanen manages to avoid it.
Pasanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hogin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pasanen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hogin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pasanen counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from Hogin misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Pasanen.
Pasanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pasanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Pasanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pasanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pasanen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Pasanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hogin punishes Pasanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Hogin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hogin shoots in for a takedown but Pasanen shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pasanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hogin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pasanen manages to avoid it.
Hogin throws a body punch but Pasanen moves out of range.
Hogin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Hogin there.
Pasanen misses with a wild body shot.
Hogin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pasanen punishes Hogin's body with a nice straight punch.
Pasanen scores with a three punch combo!
Pasanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spete Pasanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pasanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pasanen throws a series of strikes that have Hogin backpedaling.
Pasanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hogin misses the jab.
Pasanen throws a good cross that connects.
Hogin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pasanen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pasanen lands a really nice looking cross but Hogin seems unphased.
Hogin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pasanen counters with a three punch combo that has Hogin backing up. Hogin nods at Pasanen to acknowledge the strikes.
Hogin is rocked!
Hogin throws a sloppy head kick
and Pasanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Hogin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pasanen avoids the head kick by Hogin.
Pasanen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
BOOM! Pasanen lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hogin. Hogin tries to recover but Pasanen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hogin lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spete Pasanen!
Spete Pasanen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Perkele! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masterson's entrance music is Kanye West & Jamie Fox - Gold Digger. A fine choice. James Masterson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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193 lbs
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Snow!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snow checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Snow checks a leg kick.
Snow misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Snow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Masterson slips under a jab.
Masterson takes one to the chin there.
Masterson lunges at Snow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Snow's hand.
Masterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snow.
Masterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good work by Snow as he checks the leg kick.
Snow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masterson's sensitive parts.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Masterson is able to avoid easily.
Snow sizes up Masterson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
James Masterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Masterson lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson misses with some punches.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Snow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Masterson up against the cage.
Snow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Masterson lands a right hand.
Masterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Snow blocks a body shot from Masterson.
Snow works on Masterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Snow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow blocks an uppercut.
Snow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snow stalls.
Masterson lands with a right to the head.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Snow blocks an uppercut.
Snow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Masterson backwards.
Snow digs a right hand underneath Masterson's ribcage. Masterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Snow just leaning against Masterson, taking a breather.
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Snow.
Snow prevents a body shot from Masterson.
Masterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snow lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Masterson.
Snow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snow stalling in the clinch but Masterson improves position.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Snow tries a body shot but Masterson blocks it.
Snow looking to slow down the pace here.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Masterson avoids it by throwing Snow back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Snow.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Masterson avoids it by throwing Snow back against the cage.
Snow scores with a shoulder strike.
Snow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snow digs a right hand underneath Masterson's ribcage. Masterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Snow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Snow scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Snow.
Masterson is rocked!
Snow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Masterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masterson seems to have got his legs back now.
Snow lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson wants to break free but Snow has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Snow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Snow avoids a wild elbow strike from Masterson.
Snow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masterson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Masterson fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Masterson fails to land.
Snow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow blocks an uppercut.
Snow stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Snow.
Snow blocks a body shot from Masterson.
Snow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masterson backwards.
Masterson misses with some punches.
Masterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snow scores with a hook to the body.
Snow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snow gets through Masterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Snow.
Snow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Masterson being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Snow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Masterson wants to clinch.
Masterson blocks a low kick nicely.
Snow throws a hook to the side of Masterson's head but Masterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snow cracks Masterson with a good jab.
Masterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masterson walks into a straight right hand from Snow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Snow.
It looks like James Masterson has been cut.
Masterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Masterson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Snow on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Masterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Snow.
Masterson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Snow cracks Masterson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Snow has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Masterson to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow drops Masterson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Snow follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Snow!
Lorenzo Snow decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guy Downs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bullet Bookem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bookem has chosen Solitaire Unraveling as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
143 lbs
23 - 16 - 0 |
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30
147 lbs
24 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Downs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bullet Bookem!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bookem closes the distance and clinches.
Downs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bookem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bookem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Bookem.
Bookem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bookem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bookem misses with a few strikes there.
Bookem closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Downs's guard.
Downs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Downs looking for a guillotine here but Bookem defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Downs looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bookem is defending well. Downs quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bookem has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Downs celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Guy Downs!
Guy Downs managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [GTI] Divine Clothing , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lei Wulong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Kharghai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharghai has chosen Niini Stöö - Kokoomus on mafia as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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34
197 lbs
23 - 9 - 1 |
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27
199 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lei Wulong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vadim Kharghai!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharghai fails to land the takedown.
Wulong throws a jab when Kharghai was well out of range.
Kharghai swinging wildly here.
Kharghai wants to clinch.
Wulong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kharghai.
Kharghai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wulong checks it well.
Kharghai throws a right hand that Wulong ducks under and follows up with a left that Wulong also avoids with ease.
Wulong misses with a low kick.
Kharghai 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.
Sloppy strikes from Kharghai. Those never looked like landing.
Kharghai throws a head kick but Wulong moves out of range.
Wulong misses with a body shot.
Kharghai takes the fight into the clinch.
Kharghai blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharghai has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wulong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kharghai jumps into guard, dragging Wulong to the mat.
Kharghai looking for a sweep. Not yet Kharghai, not yet.
Wulong wants to control from the top but Kharghai keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kharghai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kharghai is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lei Wulong.
Wulong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kharghai checks it well.
Kharghai shoots in for a takedown but Wulong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lei Wulong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Kharghai.
Wulong forces Kharghai back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wulong.
Wulong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kharghai is working for takedown but Wulong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wulong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kharghai.
Nice body punch from Wulong - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulong is trying to trip Kharghai. He has hold of a leg but Kharghai is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wulong persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kharghai has Wulong pulled in close to control his posture.
Wulong passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kharghai tries to bench press Wulong off him but Wulong keeps the position.
Kharghai has one of Wulong's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Wulong lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kharghai has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wulong is looking to take a break and control but Kharghai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lei Wulong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wulong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kharghai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kharghai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wulong throws a low kick but Kharghai avoids it.
Wulong tries to land a front kick but Kharghai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kharghai shoots for a double leg takedown but Wulong sprawls well. He's pushed Kharghai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kharghai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kharghai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wulong misses with an uppercut.
Wulong has managed to clinch.
Kharghai tries to pull guard but Wulong won't allow it.
Wulong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kharghai.
Lei Wulong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Kharghai.
Wulong scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kharghai up against the cage.
Kharghai wants a takedown but no success here.
Kharghai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wulong tries to throw a body punch but Kharghai avoids it by throwing Wulong back against the cage.
Kharghai is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wulong is defending well.
Kharghai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wulong smiles and moves away.
Wulong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kharghai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wulong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kharghai somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wulong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kharghai.
Wulong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kharghai is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wulong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Wulong.
Wulong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wulong scores with a nice right hand.
Kharghai blocks a low kick nicely.
Kharghai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wulong.
Wulong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wulong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wulong just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulong works the jab nicely.
Kharghai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wulong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kharghai sprawls well initially but Wulong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kharghai is refusing to be controlled, as Wulong sits in half guard.
Kharghai trying to hold on to Wulong's head to control him but Wulong postures up.
Wulong seems to be working for a kimura but Kharghai defends the submission attempt.
Kharghai wants to improve his position but Wulong is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulong trying to control from half guard but Kharghai is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lei Wulong dominated that second round.
That's time! Wulong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Kharghai shoots in for a takedown but Wulong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wulong throws a nice looking combination but Kharghai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kharghai.
Wulong struggling a bit here.
Kharghai in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wulong struggling a bit here.
Kharghai is looking to take a break and control but Wulong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kharghai tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharghai trying to control the action but Wulong is working from the bottom.
Kharghai misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wulong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kharghai's best efforts.
Wulong wants to improve his position but Kharghai is controlling well.
Wulong controlling the position for now.
Wulong wants to improve his position but Kharghai is controlling well.
Wulong wants to control but Kharghai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wulong looking to control.
Kharghai is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wulong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kharghai.
Wulong working for a triangle but Kharghai defends it easily.
Lei Wulong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wulong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kharghai trying to control the position from guard on top but Wulong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wulong looking for a sweep. Not yet Wulong, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai is fighting to break Wulong's control of his arms but Wulong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wulong keeping moving, preventing Kharghai from controlling successfully.
Kharghai slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kharghai working the head and body with strikes.
Wulong is looking to reverse the position.
Kharghai is looking to take a break and control but Wulong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Wulong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kharghai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wulong keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wulong manages to get back to half guard.
Lei Wulong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kharghai is keen to just control but Wulong is a slippery customer.
Wulong keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wulong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wulong pulls Kharghai in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vadim Kharghai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wulong has momentary wrist control but Kharghai slips an elbow through the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vadim Kharghai.
Well Wulong 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lei Wulong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes to the cage accompanied by Apollo Creed, Deck of Jack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
221 lbs
26 - 17 - 0 |
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26
215 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Creed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Creed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Creed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Creed has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Creed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Creed misses with the head strike.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Creed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murphy.
Creed misses with some punches.
Creed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murphy up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Creed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creed keeps control of Murphy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Creed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Creed pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Creed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creed misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Creed.
Nice uppercut lands for Creed. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Creed blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Creed throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Creed throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Creed, right into the meat.
Murphy is looking to slow Creed down with leg kicks.
Creed works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creed misses the shot to the body.
Creed wants to clinch.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creed.
Crunch! Murphy slams his shin into Creed's torso.
Creed moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Creed lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Apollo Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Creed checks a leg kick.
Murphy throws a hook but Creed blocks it.
Creed misses with a hook to the body
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Creed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Creed throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Creed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Creed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Creed lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Creed throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Creed moves into the clinch.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Murphy stalling.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Creed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Creed closes the distance but Murphy moves to the side
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Creed works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Creed's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Creed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Creed's head.
Creed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy lands with a nice body kick.
Creed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Creed momentarily.
Creed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Creed tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Creed sees coming a mile off.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Creed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Creed.
Creed rushes Murphy and presses him up against the cage.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Creed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Creed won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Creed.
Creed misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Creed misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a solid body kick.
Creed misses with a leg kick.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Creed throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Creed looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Creed moves out of range of the body kick.
Creed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Creed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Creed misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Creed.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creed. That did some damage!
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed blocks the body kick.
Creed misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Creed doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Creed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy lands with a right hand.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murphy. Creed shrugs it off though.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Creed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Creed.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creed was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Patrick Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy scores with a kick to the body.
Creed wants to clinch.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Creed down.
Murphy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Creed if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creed avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Murphy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Creed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Creed's head.
Creed is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Oh Creed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creed. That did some damage!
Murphy fakes the body blow, causing Creed to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Creed goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Murphy!
Post fight, an emotional Patrick Murphy said 'Let\'s go down to the pub and grab a pint.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ari Birmiski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamid Zaferani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Birmiski's entrance music is I'm Back - T.I. A fine choice. 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ari Birmiski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hamid Zaferani!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaferani scoring well with a low kick there.
Birmiski misses with a low kick.
Zaferani tests Birmiski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaferani tries to move into range but Birmiski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Birmiski throws a low kick but Zaferani moves out of range easily.
Birmiski misses with a body punch
and Zaferani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Birmiski throws a head kick that misses
and Zaferani counters with a stiff right hand.
Birmiski tries to clinch but Zaferani is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaferani. That's going to slow Birmiski down.
Nice cross by Zaferani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Zaferani. Beautiful body shot.
Zaferani works the jab nicely.
Hamid Zaferani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaferani throws a lazy right hand but Birmiski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaferani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaferani thuds his shin into the meat of Birmiski's side.
Birmiski jabs at Zaferani's body.
Zaferani lunges at Birmiski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Birmiski's hand.
Zaferani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Birmiski. Zaferani does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski looks to land a combination but Zaferani avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Zaferani.
Birmiski throws a body punch but Zaferani moves out of range.
Birmiski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zaferani counters with a nice leg kick.
Birmiski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaferani is fending him off so far but Birmiski persists. Nope, Zaferani circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Zaferani darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zaferani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Zaferani.
Hamid Zaferani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Zaferani finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski digs a good hook to Zaferani's body.
Birmiski throws a body punch but Zaferani moves out of range.
Birmiski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaferani.
Zaferani lands a nice looking kick to the body. Birmiski takes a step back to recover.
Birmiski throws a front kick aimed at Zaferani's knee but Zaferani avoids it well.
Zaferani closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Birmiski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zaferani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Birmiski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Birmiski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Birmiski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaferani.
Zaferani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birmiski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zaferani is out of range.
Zaferani misses with a hook.
Birmiski throws a lazy right hand but Zaferani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaferani circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaferani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Birmiski is out of range.
Birmiski misses with the body kick
and Zaferani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamid Zaferani dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaferani. Birmiski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from Zaferani.
Birmiski throws a low kick but Zaferani moves out of range easily.
Birmiski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Birmiski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zaferani sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zaferani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaferani lands a body shot.
Zaferani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Birmiski dives in and grabs Zaferani's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zaferani pushes down on Birmiski's head and hops out.
Birmiski throws a shot from downtown. Zaferani moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zaferani.
Birmiski swings for the body but Zaferani moves out of range.
Birmiski misses with a wild body shot.
Birmiski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Birmiski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zaferani connects with a right hand. Birmiski shakes it off.
Birmiski is looking to wear down Zaferani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zaferani throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zaferani works Birmiski's body with a nice hook.
Zaferani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Birmiski throws out the jab.
Birmiski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zaferani thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Birmiski misses.
Birmiski connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Birmiski lands with a slapping head kick.
Zaferani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Birmiski. That did some damage!
Birmiski wants to slow Zaferani down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zaferani.
Zaferani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski misses with an uppercut.
Zaferani slips a straight right by Birmiski.
Birmiski throws a leg kick but Zaferani sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Zaferani.
Zaferani swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Birmiski.
Birmiski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zaferani checks it well.
Zaferani connects with a crisp jab.
Birmiski takes a swing at Zaferani's ribcage but misses.
Birmiski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zaferani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Birmiski.
Zaferani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Birmiski thows a body shot but no joy.
Birmiski takes one to the chin there.
Birmiski looks to land a combination but Zaferani avoids it well.
Birmiski shoots and misses
and Zaferani counters with a head kick. That will keep Birmiski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ari Birmiski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaferani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zaferani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamid Zaferani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Birmiski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zaferani cracks Birmiski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Birmiski.
Zaferani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zaferani punishes Birmiski's body with a nice straight punch.
Birmiski slips under a jab from Zaferani.
Birmiski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Zaferani.
Birmiski looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaferani is just out of range.
Birmiski throws an overhand right that lands on Zaferani's shoulder, as Zaferani tries to avoid the shot.
Birmiski tries to move into range but Zaferani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birmiski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zaferani scores with a kick to the body.
Birmiski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A good leg kick by Zaferani.
Birmiski misses with a hook
and Zaferani counters with a right hand to the body.
Birmiski tries to clinch but Zaferani moves away
and Zaferani counters with an outside leg kick.
Birmiski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice combination there by Birmiski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski fails with the takedown
and Zaferani counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Zaferani.
Birmiski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Birmiski throws a jab when Zaferani was well out of range.
Zaferani displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birmiski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaferani swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ari Birmiski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Birmiski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Zaferani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Birmiski slips a jab from Zaferani.
Birmiski misses with a jab to the body
and Zaferani counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zaferani misses with a looping left.
Zaferani lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zaferani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Birmiski in his tracks.
Zaferani scores with a leg kick.
A cross from Zaferani lands.
Zaferani misses with a kick to the body.
Hamid Zaferani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani lands with a straight right. Birmiski didn't see that one coming.
Zaferani moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Birmiski tries to move into range but Zaferani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Birmiski tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaferani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamid Zaferani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaferani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zaferani cracks Birmiski with an open hand slap.
Birmiski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaferani lands a body shot.
Ari Birmiski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Birmiski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamid Zaferani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaferani has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamid Zaferani!
During a confident post fight interview, Hamid Zaferani thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santa Schwein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schwein's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mama said knock you out - LL Cool J. The crowd seem to be enjoying Martinez's choice of entrance music: Major Lazer - Pon De Floor. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santa Schwein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schwein moves out of range of the leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Schwein throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez looking to score a takedown here. Schwein is defending well but Martinez drives through and ends up in Schwein's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Schwein keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Schwein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schwein on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schwein tries to get out of the position.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Schwein controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Schwein has wrist control.
Schwein keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez trying to control but Schwein is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinez throws a series of strikes that have Schwein backpedaling.
Santa Schwein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez looks for a takedown but Schwein sprawls well.
Martinez darts in and clinches Schwein up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schwein.
Schwein swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwein controls his hands.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez manages to pull guard.
Schwein wants to stand but Martinez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Martinez is trying to keep Schwein in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Schwein has passed into side control.
Martinez wants to control but Schwein postures up.
Martinez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Martinez wants to work for an arm triangle but Schwein is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwein pushes Martinez off and gets back to his feet.
Schwein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martinez throws out a powerful jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martinez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martinez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Martinez is looking for submissions but instead, Schwein has regained full guard.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Martinez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schwein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schwein closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Schwein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schwein throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schwein.
Schwein moves out of range of the body kick.
Schwein misses the shot to the body.
Martinez closes the distance and pushes Schwein back into the cage.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwein throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Schwein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schwein is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martinez is keeping busy.
Schwein avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Schwein is fighting off a takedown attempt but Martinez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Schwein to the mat. Schwein regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Martinez advances to half guard.
Schwein is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Schwein tries to kick Martinez off but Martinez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez throwing shots but Schwein is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throwing shots but Schwein is blocking nicely.
Martinez works his way into full mount!
Martinez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Schwein is surviving well by controlling Martinez's body position as best he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwein squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Martinez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwein tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Martinez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Martinez goes for an armbar but Schwein turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Schwein.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martinez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schwein wants to get up but he can't break Martinez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez striking off his back but it's not causing Schwein any problems.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwein wants to stand and escape but instead Martinez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Schwein has wrist control.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Schwein misses with a hook
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Schwein looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez throws a head kick that Schwein semi-blocks.
Schwein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schwein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks Schwein with an uppercut!
Martinez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Schwein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schwein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martinez misses with a hook. Schwein ducked under it nicely.
Schwein rushes Martinez and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Schwein blocks with his arms.
Martinez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schwein misses with a body punch.
Schwein swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Schwein.
Schwein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Schwein is trying to stall.
Martinez lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martinez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schwein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santa Schwein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Schwein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez tightens his grip and picks Schwein up, before dumping him to the ground. Schwein manages to land in guard.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez advances to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santiago Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martinez slips a nice elbow through Schwein's hands, connecting with Schwein's forehead.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Schwein dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to work for a kimura but Schwein is defending well.
Schwein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez is looking for a kimura here.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schwein's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Martinez passes to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martinez 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Martinez!
An intense looking Santiago Martinez took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Devil go bang bang, adios. Si amigo. El Loco fuck you up wey.'.
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