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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Akki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Pierre White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Pierre White will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Akki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Marco Pierre White!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Akki.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akki counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Akki in his tracks.
White looks to land a right hand but Akki moved out of range.
White throws a lazy right hand but Akki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Akki drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
A shot in the inside from White.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White working aggressively here.
Akki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akki gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Akki throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Akki working aggressively here.
Akki dodges an elbow strike from White.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akki pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Akki.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White pushes Akki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Akki fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akki.
A short uppercut from Akki.
Akki blocks an elbow strike.
Akki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akki managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
Akki working aggressively here.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akki backwards.
White is trying to break the clinch but Akki has him pressed against the cage.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akki avoids it.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Akki lands a shoulder strike.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akki swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Akki lands a nice uppercut.
Akki avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Akki.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Akki avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akki's defenses.
Akki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akki blocks an elbow strike.
Akki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Akki fails to land.
Akki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akki.
Akki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akki working aggressively here.
Akki misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
Akki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White misses with a straight left.
Akki moves out of range as White strikes.
Akki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
As White tries to get set, Akki tries to push him back and clinch up but White manages to avoid the attempt.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Akki.
Akki tries to land a body kick
and White counters by moving into the clinch.
Akki lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Akki is just out of range.
White misses with an uppercut.
Akki cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from White misses.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Akki.
Akki gets a clinch.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akki tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akki can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Akki avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White prevents a body shot from Akki.
Akki blocks an elbow strike from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Pierre White dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White swinging wildly here.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Akki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Marco Pierre White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akki wants to clinch.
White loads up on a big right hand but Akki slips the punch.
Akki lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a right and a left that Akki avoids nicely.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Akki under the eye.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Akki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White checks a leg kick.
Akki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
White jabs Akki right on the nose. Akki blinks but takes it well.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Akki counters with a body kick.
Akki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Akki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Akki won't allow it.
Akki can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akki's brow.
White misses with an elbow strike.
Akki struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White presses Akki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from White on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by White.
Akki is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Akki - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from White, and another! Akki is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Marco Pierre White!
Marco Pierre White spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Ulrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulrich comes to the cage accompanied by Zambombada. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Started From The Bottom. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Ulrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rock Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulrich shoots and misses
and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ulrich up against the cage.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Ulrich's ribcage. Ulrich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Ulrich tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulrich gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Javier Ulrich has been cut.
Ulrich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ulrich darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns Ulrich into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Ulrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ulrich misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ulrich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Ulrich persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Ulrich sets himself, and Lee steps forward looking for the clinch! Ulrich avoids it this time.
Ulrich with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ulrich is breathing heavily.
Ulrich has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ulrich circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ulrich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Lee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ulrich being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Ulrich tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Ulrich on that attempt.
Lee is looking for the big counter here.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ulrich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ulrich.
Ulrich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
A head kick lands from Lee that sends Ulrich to the canvas. Ulrich tries to scramble back to his feet but Lee brings him back down into side control.
Ulrich is rocked!
Ulrich is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand but Ulrich has his arm trapped.
Ulrich manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lee's best efforts.
Lee wants to stand up but Ulrich has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ulrich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ulrich actively working from the bottom here.
Lee tries to stand and escape but Ulrich is controlling the position.
Ulrich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ulrich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ulrich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
Lee tries to stand and escape but Ulrich is controlling the position.
Ulrich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee wants to stand but Ulrich has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Ulrich's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ulrich with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Javier Ulrich's cut is getting worse.
Ulrich tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lee defends well and Ulrich ends up having to push Lee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ulrich sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ulrich actively working from the bottom here.
Lee tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ulrich controls his leg.
Lee prevents Ulrich from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulrich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee tries to stand and escape but Ulrich is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Ulrich backpedaling.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
Ulrich tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Lee wants to stand but Ulrich has his arm trapped.
Lee decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ulrich to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ulrich seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Ulrich with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Ulrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Ulrich.
Ulrich fails to pull guard.
Ulrich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Ulrich fails to land the takedown.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee slows down the pace here.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ulrich to the mat! Ulrich manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulrich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee is looking to stand up but Ulrich won't let him.
Ulrich has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
Lee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ulrich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Javier Ulrich's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Javier Ulrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Ulrich shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ulrich jumps guard but Lee stands there with Ulrich around his waist. Ulrich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulrich tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Ulrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulrich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Javier Ulrich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee lands with a cross.
Ulrich tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee is pushing Ulrich up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lee pushes Ulrich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee knocks Ulrich to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Javier Ulrich's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to stand but Ulrich is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Lee tries to stand but Ulrich is controlling his head.
Ulrich is looking for a sweep.
Lee tries to stand but Ulrich is controlling his head.
Lee is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ulrich tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ulrich manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lee's best efforts.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ulrich shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee clinches.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Ulrich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee keeps Ulrich at a distance using the push kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ulrich is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ulrich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
Javier Ulrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Lee lands but Ulrich takes it in his stride.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Ulrich in a clinch.
Ulrich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ulrich being controlled against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Lee!
Rock Lee really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Underworld Clothing W/ 80% Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lewis Scott!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Scott cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Scott really felt that one!
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Scott misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Scott scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Scott.
Silva blocks a body shot from Scott.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Scott scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Scott avoids the damage to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scott.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scott tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Scott back against the cage.
Scott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Scott.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Scott avoids the damage to the body.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scott avoids it.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Scott tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Scott back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Scott is blocking nicely.
Scott avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Scott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Silva working Scott over with knees to the body.
Scott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Scott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Scott gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Scott as the two fighters clinch.
Scott lands a right hand.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scott lands with a right to the head.
Silva is rocked!
Scott lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Silva to his knees! Scott keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Scott! Lewis Scott retains his welterweight title!
Lewis Scott bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ulrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Hadjiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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199 lbs
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185 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Ulrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Valentin Hadjiev!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadjiev leaves Ulrich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ulrich gets caught flat footed, as Hadjiev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ulrich looking for a guillotine here but Hadjiev defends easily.
Hadjiev told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ulrich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hadjiev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadjiev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hadjiev is in close to Ulrich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ulrich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadjiev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ulrich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hadjiev defends well.
Hadjiev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hadjiev working some strikes from top position.
Hadjiev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ulrich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ulrich had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hadjiev defends it easily.
Ulrich has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ulrich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadjiev distracts Ulrich with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hadjiev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ulrich's guard.
Hadjiev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hadjiev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ulrich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ulrich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Hadjiev there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich looking for submissions off his back.
Hadjiev lands with a punch from half guard.
Hadjiev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ulrich is rocked!
Hadjiev lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Ulrich quite badly. Ulrich pulls Hadjiev in close trying to recover. Hadjiev postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Ulrich on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Ulrich doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Hadjiev!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Valentin Hadjiev made sure he mentioned Soul Supremacy Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Czeplak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Zalac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czeplak comes to the cage accompanied by Do przodu Polsko. Zalac has chosen Survival - Eminem as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alen Zalac was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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217 lbs
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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
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Czeplak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Zalac!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czeplak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zalac shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zalac showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zalac thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Czeplak pushes Zalac off looking to stand but Zalac dives back in and keeps control.
Zalac looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Czeplak works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zalac slips nicely into half guard.
Czeplak has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zalac sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Czeplak defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zalac throwing shots but Czeplak is blocking nicely.
Czeplak has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zalac is working away from the top position though.
Zalac working Czeplak over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalac working Czeplak over with strikes.
Zalac thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Czeplak is refusing to be controlled, as Zalac sits in half guard.
Czeplak wants to get back to his feet.
Zalac tries to pass the half guard into mount. Czeplak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zalac looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Czeplak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Czeplak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Czeplak wants to get back to his feet.
Zalac seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalac is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zalac working the head and body with strikes.
Czeplak won't allow Zalac to pass to mount.
Zalac prevents Czeplak from improving his position.
Czeplak is working hard here to advance position.
Czeplak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zalac.
Zalac thows a huge punch but Czeplak dodges it nicely.
Czeplak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zalac.
Zalac throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zalac is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Czeplak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zalac.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czeplak looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zalac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zalac lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zalac wants to work for an arm triangle but Czeplak is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zalac frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czeplak tries to lock up and control but Zalac gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zalac lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zalac looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Czeplak is looking to improve his position but Zalac isn't that keen on the idea.
Zalac raining down shots from the mount!
Zalac lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zalac landing shots from mount.
Czeplak is looking to improve his position but Zalac isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Zalac.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Zalac dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zalac shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Czeplak pinned against the cage. Czeplak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Czeplak stuffs the takedown attempt from Zalac. Zalac gets slowly back to his feet.
Czeplak gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zalac postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zalac thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zalac throwing strikes but missing.
Zalac has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Czeplak pushes Zalac off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zalac.
Krzysztof Czeplak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alen Zalac.
Zalac dives in for a single leg takedown but Czeplak sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Czeplak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zalac gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Czeplak breaks the clinch.
Zalac takes a jab right on the kisser.
Czeplak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zalac.
Czeplak connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Zalac. Those never looked like landing.
Good exchange - Czeplak coming out on top.
Czeplak throws a series of punches but Zalac avoids them all with ease.
Czeplak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Czeplak has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zalac is proving hard to escape from.
Zalac keeping moving, preventing Czeplak from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalac wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Czeplak trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zalac's guard.
Zalac controls Czeplak momentarily but Czeplak frees himself.
Czeplak trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zalac's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zalac has his hands on Czeplak's head, controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Czeplak drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Czeplak stands up.
Nice takedown defense from Czeplak. No joy for Zalac on that attempt.
Zalac throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Czeplak's waist but Czeplak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zalac off to one side.
Krzysztof Czeplak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zalac tries for a takedown but Czeplak circles away easily
letting Czeplak counter with a right hand.
Zalac is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zalac fails with a takedown attempt.
Zalac takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Czeplak cracks Zalac with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zalac shoots in looking for a takedown but Czeplak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zalac's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Czeplak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zalac backs up against the cage.
Czeplak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Czeplak.
Czeplak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Czeplak scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Czeplak is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zalac's half guard.
Czeplak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Czeplak dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zalac has a takedown stuffed.
Czeplak lunges at Zalac with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zalac's hand.
Alen Zalac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zalac shoots in for a takedown but Czeplak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zalac will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Krzysztof Czeplak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alen Zalac.
Zalac with a poor takedown
and Czeplak counters with a right hand to the body.
Zalac walks into a left hand.
Czeplak stalks Zalac and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zalac's face. Zalac staggers backwards, shaken.
Czeplak gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Czeplak tries to stand and escape but Zalac is controlling the position.
Zalac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalac is trying to stand.
Czeplak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Czeplak escapes and gets back to his feet.
Czeplak misses with a head kick.
Zalac has Czeplak up against the cage in a clinch.
Czeplak gets underhooks to prevent Zalac's takedown attempt.
Czeplak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zalac can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czeplak prevents a takedown attempt there.
Czeplak can't break the clinch.
Czeplak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zalac prevents Czeplak from breaking the clinch.
Zalac is trying to pull guard but Czeplak has him pressed against the cage.
Czeplak tries to break free but Zalac pushes him back against the cage.
Zalac throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zalac tries for a takedown. No joy.
Czeplak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zalac has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zalac tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Czeplak smiles and moves away.
Czeplak tries to bum rush Zalac with a series of wild strikes but Zalac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zalac changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Czeplak gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czeplak is trying to control. Zalac wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zalac trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Alen Zalac has got the better of the ground game so far.
Czeplak controlling the pace for now.
Zalac is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Czeplak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zalac is looking to escape.
Czeplak controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zalac can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krzysztof Czeplak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Czeplak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krzysztof Czeplak!
An out of breath Krzysztof Czeplak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bernados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Bernados has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Bernados!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy stalks Bernados and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bernados's face. Bernados staggers backwards, shaken.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Bernados seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Bernados wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Bernados tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bernados under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Bernados falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Bernados sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Murphy tries to get set, Bernados tries to push him back and clinch up but Murphy manages to avoid the attempt.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bernados circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernados takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bernados ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jim Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernados tries to clinch but Murphy moves away
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Bernados displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Bernados blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bernados defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Bernados with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bernados displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Bernados is looking to counter the offense by Murphy and move into the clinch.
Bernados wants to clinch
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernados throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy cracks Bernados with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a two punch combo.
Bernados blocks a jab.
Bernados moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Bernados tries to counter by clinching up but Murphy breaks away and moves out of range.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Bernados moves away and avoids it.
Bernados walks into a left hand.
Bernados avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bernados tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernados misses with a wild combination.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bernados tries to clinch up.
Murphy scores with a hook.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Bernados takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Bernados's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernados with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Bernados pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bernados ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
As Murphy tries to get set, Bernados tries to push him back and clinch up but Murphy manages to avoid the attempt.
Bernados moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Bernados loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab by Murphy.
Ivan Bernados is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bernados momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Bernados moves out of range.
Bernados feinted with a counter takedown.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Bernados is out of range.
Bernados went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bernados has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bernados there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernados on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bernados walks into a jab.
Murphy cracks Bernados with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bernados sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy lands a jab.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy throws a hook but Bernados blocks it.
Bernados tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernados dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Bernados takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bernados fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Murphy misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernados.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Bernados is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Murphy.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bernados might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bernados sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bernados tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Murphy throws a right hand that Bernados ducks under and follows up with a left that Bernados also avoids with ease.
Bernados tries to counter with a takedown but Murphy is quick to defend against it.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Bernados ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Bernados ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy cracks Bernados with an open hand slap.
Bernados really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bernados closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Bernados throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bernados moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bernados's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bernados takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bernados is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bernados.
Murphy lands a head shot.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Bernados saw that one coming.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bernados.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernados tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Bernados tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Bernados uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bernados uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy lunges at Bernados with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bernados's hand.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bernados under the eye.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Bernados's head but Bernados sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bernados went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bernados fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bernados on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernados closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Bernados.
Murphy throws a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Bernados knows he should have avoided that one.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Jim Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bernados fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernados fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Bernados moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy punishes Bernados's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bernados takes one to the chin there.
Bernados looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bernados rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bernados ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bernadoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bernados defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Bernados wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Murphy there.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Bernados looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bernados tries to move into range but Murphy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Bernados should have avoided that one.
Murphy tests Bernados's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bernados wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Bernados displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Ivan Bernados has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bernados throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Murphy!
Jim Murphy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daft Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daft Young!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alexander throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
George Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young throws out a counter right but Alexander avoids it with no problem.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexander's jab looks to have found its range, popping Young under the eye.
Young chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexander can pounce on him.
Alexander throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alexander scores with a nice head shot.
Young moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Young lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Young.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Alexander moves out of range easily.
Alexander moves away from the strike by Young.
Alexander clobbers Young with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alexander misses with a wild body shot.
Young connects with a leg kick. Alexander looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexander bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Young's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Young. Alexander shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a head kick.
Alexander was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Young checks a low kick from Alexander.
Young bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alexander blocks the body kick.
Alexander wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alexander checks a leg kick nicely.
Young is looking to land body kicks.
Young throws a push kick but Alexander slaps the foot to one side.
Alexander drops down looking for a counter takedown but Young sprawls and moves away.
Young slips under a jab from Alexander.
Young throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alexander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young is looking to score with low kicks.
Young lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Young fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alexander blocks a leg kick.
Alexander throws a big shot that misses.
Alexander misses with a double jab.
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Young.
Alexander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young blocks the body kick.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alexander takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alexander takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Young.
Alexander throws a leg kick that misses.
Alexander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Alexander tries a low kick but Young avoids it.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alexander is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexander. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexander misses with a left hand
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Young moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alexander avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alexander tries to score with a low kick but Young moves his leg out of the way.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexander scores with a kick to the body.
Young misses with a kick to the body.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alexander.
Alexander looks to land a combination. Young sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Young fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alexander checks it well.
Alexander throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
That kick from Young tenderised Alexander's leg. Alexander is trying to keep his angry face on.
Young lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alexander will feel that in the morning.
Alexander throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young slips a straight right by Alexander.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alexander checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alexander.
Alexander walks into a left hand.
Young drops his hands momentarily and Alexander takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good exchange - Alexander coming out on top.
Young is rocked!
Alexander steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Young is out on his feet! Alexander sets himself and nearly takes Young's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Alexander!
George Alexander really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bullet Proof System logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Catalan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rest In Peace. Cameron James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Catalan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron James!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catalan has James up against the cage in a clinch.
James should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Catalan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Catalan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for Catalan to work.
James tries to pull guard but Catalan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Catalan.
James tries for a takedown but Catalan manages to get underhooks.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mark Catalan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron James.
Catalan breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catalan stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.
Catalan rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
James drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Catalan breaks from the clinch.
James fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Catalan to the ground. James is now in Catalan's guard.
James is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Catalan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Catalan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Catalan tries to get out of the position.
James controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control but Catalan is working from the bottom.
James content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
James trying to control but Catalan is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Catalan.
Nice sprawl there from Catalan as James shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Catalan as he jumps to the side.
Catalan feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Catalan. No joy for James on that attempt.
Catalan closes the distance and clinches.
Catalan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James dodges the punch combination from Catalan.
Catalan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
James looks winded!
Catalan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Catalan has taken the fight to the clinch.
James wants a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Catalan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catalan has James pushed against the cage.
James jumps guard but Catalan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Catalan smiles and moves away.
Catalan tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Catalan feints a jab promting James to slip. Catalan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. James slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Catalan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Catalan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Catalan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Catalan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Catalan defends it nicely.
James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Catalan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from James.
Mark Catalan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron James.
Catalan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Catalan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Catalan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
James gets tackled into the cage by Catalan. Catalan maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Catalan.
James fails to pull guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James jumps guard but Catalan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Catalan breaks the clinch.
James avoids the head kick by Catalan.
Catalan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Catalan moves into range and clinches up with James.
James tries to pull guard but Catalan won't allow it.
Catalan just leaning against James, taking a breather.
James jumps guard but Catalan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
James is breathing heavily.
James gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Catalan.
James tries for a takedown but Catalan manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catalan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Catalan swivels and escapes.
Catalan closes the distance and clinches.
Catalan breaks the clinch.
Catalan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. James eats them both and turns towards Catalan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Catalan feints a jab promting James to slip. Catalan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. James slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Catalan has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
Catalan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Catalan throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
James has his takedown stuffed
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has a takedown stuffed.
Catalan instigates a clinch.
Mark Catalan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Catalan goes for a takedown in the clinch but James prevents it.
Catalan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Catalan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Catalan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James gets tackled into the cage by Catalan. Catalan maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catalan lands an elbow inside.
Catalan breaks the clinch.
That kick from Catalan tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
Catalan misses with a few strikes there.
James with the counter takedown but Catalan avoids it easily.
Mark Catalan is winning the standup battle so far.
Catalan clinches with his opponent.
James tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Catalan smiles and moves away.
Catalan tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
Catalan moves into the clinch.
Catalan goes for a takedown attempt but James pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
James shoots in looking for a takedown but Catalan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing James's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Catalan but Catalan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Catalan clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Catalan dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
James takes a kick to the side of the head.
Catalan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Catalan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
James is trying to pull guard but Catalan has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Catalan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Catalan breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Catalan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
James trying to control but Catalan is working from the bottom.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
James wants to control from the top but Catalan keeps moving.
James controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Catalan working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Catalan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
James tries to keep at a distance but Catalan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Catalan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Mark Catalan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron James.
James shoots in but Catalan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catalan drives through and clinches with James against the cage.
James drops down looking for an ankle pick but Catalan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Catalan tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Catalan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Catalan misses with the combination.
Mark Catalan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mark Catalan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Catalan.
Catalan throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Catalan gets a clinch.
Catalan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Catalan has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Catalan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catalan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Catalan clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
Catalan breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catalan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from James.
Catalan fails to land with a series of punches.
Catalan clinches up against the cage.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Catalan breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Catalan swinging wildly here.
James is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cameron James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Catalan - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Catalan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Catalan, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Catalan!
The defeated Cameron James had this to say: 'Umm what can i say...my opponent just had a better gameplan, i need to get better.'.
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