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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pow Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corey Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
6 - 6 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pow Pow!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pow tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Pow just misses with a punch to the body.
Pow misses the jab.
We've been hearing reports that Davis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pow cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
Pow walks into a stiff left hand from Davis.
Pow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pow's head.
Pow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pow is rocked!
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pow is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis has Pow up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Pow seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Pow.
Pow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pow throws a head kick that misses.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pow takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a head kick but Pow moves out of range.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Crack! A monster head kick from Davis and Pow falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Davis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Corey Davis!
After the fight, Corey Davis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TY Lanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lanni has chosen Trumpets And Angels-Falling from the Skys as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
1 - 3 - 1 |
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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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
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, TY Lanni!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lanni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lanni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cabrera scores with a decent looking hook.
Cabrera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lanni tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lanni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cabrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Lanni.
Lanni tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lanni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lanni 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.
Lanni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lanni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cabrera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Lanni is looking to clinch.
Lanni tries to clinch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera lands a nice looking body kick.
Lanni tries to clinch up.
Cabrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Lanni moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cabrera is defending well for now.
I was talking to Cabrera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cabrera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lanni backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lanni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cabrera's brow.
Lanni throws an elbow but it misses.
Cabrera avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
Lanni misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabrera.
Cabrera pushes Lanni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lanni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cabrera.
Cabrera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Cabrera avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lanni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cabrera's brow.
Lanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cabrera avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cabrera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cabrera stalling.
Lanni looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cabrera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lanni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is stalling here.
Cabrera leaning against his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lanni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cabrera's brow.
Cabrera avoiding damage as Lanni throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera gets through Lanni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cabrera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lanni pushes off an throws an elbow but Cabrera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cabrera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabrera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cabrera drops Lanni onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lanni is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lanni is rocked!
Cabrera creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lanni with a big uppercut! Lanni tries to clinch up but Cabrera pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lanni to the mat! Lanni covers up and Cabrera unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucas Cabrera!
In his post fight interview, Lucas Cabrera started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, TY Lanni stepped up to the mic, saying 'US LANNI'S ALWAY'S PAY OUR DEBTS!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Orwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Orwell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nuclear. Diaz has chosen Queen - We are the champions (mariachillout) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good knees
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Owen Orwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orwell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Orwell wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Orwell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Orwell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orwell passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Orwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orwell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Orwell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orwell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Orwell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Orwell has control of the leg.
Orwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Orwell is working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz trying to hold on to Orwell's head to control him but Orwell postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Orwell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Orwell is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Orwell to get the leverage.
Orwell is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orwell is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Orwell to get the leverage.
Orwell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Orwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Orwell is just content to waste time from the top position. Diaz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Orwell defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Orwell is pushing down on Diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Orwell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz won't allow Orwell to pass to mount.
Orwell is looking for a kimura here.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Orwell is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orwell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Diaz controlling the position well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A jab lands there for Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Orwell dominated that round.
That's time! Orwell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a leg kick
and Orwell counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Orwell to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz swings for the body but Orwell moves out of range.
Orwell shoots for a double leg takedown but Diaz sprawls well. He's pushed Orwell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Despite the aggression on Diaz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Orwell's belly button to the back.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orwell defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orwell rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz drops Orwell with a beautiful combination! Orwell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Diaz is looking for the KO!
Orwell is rocked!
It looks like Owen Orwell has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Orwell is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Carlos Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz cracks Orwell with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Diaz has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Orwell to stand back up!
Oh Orwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz cracks Orwell with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Diaz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Carlos Diaz waved his t-shirt featuring AnonymouS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Lightbeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class MT
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World class MT
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buzz Lightbeer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phoenix Templar!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightbeer throws a head kick that misses.
Lightbeer misses with a lunging right hand
and Templar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Templar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lightbeer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lightbeer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lightbeer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lightbeer walks into a stiff left hand from Templar.
Templar goes for a double leg but Lightbeer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lightbeer continues to drive forward.
Lightbeer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lightbeer throws a lazy body kick
and Templar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lightbeer keeps the fight on the outside.
Templar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lightbeer throws a head kick that misses
and Templar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Templar tests Lightbeer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lightbeer throws a sloppy head kick and Templar moves out of range easily.
Templar misses with a leg kick.
Lightbeer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Templar!
Lightbeer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Damage in the buildup to the fight.
Lightbeer misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightbeer moves out of range of the body kick from Templar.
Lightbeer slips a straight right by Templar.
A clash of legs there as Templar blocks the low kick.
Templar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Templar misses.
Buzz Lightbeer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Templar throws a jab but it's blocked by Lightbeer.
Templar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lightbeer can pounce on him.
Templar checks a leg kick.
Lightbeer misses with a body shot.
Templar throws the left hand but Lightbeer avoids the punch easily.
Templar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lightbeer can't do much from the bottom here.
Lightbeer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Templar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Templar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Templar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lightbeer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Templar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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!
Lightbeer sneaks back into half guard.
Still in half guard, Templar seems content to control.
Lightbeer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lightbeer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Templar is trying to control. Lightbeer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lightbeer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Templar.
Templar wants to take a breather but Lightbeer is having none of it.
Templar seems to be looking for submissions.
Lightbeer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Templar trying to mount his opponent but Lightbeer defends it.
Templar is trying to control. Lightbeer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Templar controlling the action here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Templar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lightbeer.
Lightbeer slips a straight right by Templar.
Templar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Templar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lightbeer. Templar shrugs it off though.
Templar misses with an uppercut.
Lightbeer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big right from Templar misses.
Templar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Templar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Templar misses with a looping left.
Lightbeer lands a nice shot to the body.
Lightbeer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lightbeer stalks Templar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Templar's face. Templar staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Templar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Templar shoots in and gets a takedown into Lightbeer's guard.
Templar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lightbeer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lightbeer is controlling Templar's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Templar 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.
Lightbeer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Templar throws a right and a left that Lightbeer avoids nicely.
Templar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lightbeer.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lightbeer - that will leave a mark!
Lightbeer just misses with a punch to the body.
Templar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Templar wants to clinch up but Lightbeer keeps it at a distance.
Lightbeer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lightbeer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Templar. That did some damage!
Templar looks to land a left hand but Lightbeer moved out of range nicely.
Lightbeer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Templar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Templar lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lightbeer prevents it.
Lightbeer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lightbeer avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lightbeer for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightbeer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Templar stalling against the cage.
Lightbeer avoids a wild elbow strike from Templar.
Lightbeer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Templar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lightbeer tries to land a knee to the head but Templar blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Templar.
Templar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lightbeer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Buzz Lightbeer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phoenix Templar.
Lightbeer scores with a knee to the head.
Templar letting Lightbeer take a breather here.
Lightbeer blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Templar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightbeer's elbow.
Templar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lightbeer avoids it.
Lightbeer is pressed up against the cage. Templar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lightbeer down to the mat. Lightbeer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lightbeer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Templar avoids a kick to the body.
Templar tries to close the distance and clinch but Lightbeer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lightbeer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Phoenix Templar has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightbeer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Templar. That did some damage!
Lightbeer is looking to wear down Templar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Templar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buzz Lightbeer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Templar throws a body punch but Lightbeer moves out of range.
Buzz Lightbeer is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Templar. Beautiful body shot.
Templar tries to clinch but Lightbeer is having none of it.
It looked like Lightbeer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Templar.
Templar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer slips under a jab from Templar.
Lightbeer lands a glancing blow to the side of Templar's head.
Lightbeer works Templar's body with a nice hook.
Lightbeer misses with a series of wild punches.
Templar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Templar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lightbeer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lightbeer misses with the combination.
Lightbeer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lightbeer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Templar - just one landing.
Templar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lightbeer.
Lightbeer misses with a lunging right hand
and Templar counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Templar throws a push kick but Lightbeer slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Templar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lightbeer scrambles back to his feet.
Lightbeer misses with a right hand
and Templar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Templar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Lightbeer misses its target.
Templar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lightbeer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lightbeer is looking to chop away at Templar's legs.
Templar wants to counter the offense by Lightbeer and move into the clinch position.
Templar misses with a body shot.
Lightbeer misses the shot to the body.
Templar unleashes a big counter combination but Lightbeer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lightbeer throws a head kick but Templar moves out of range.
Lightbeer throws a head kick that misses.
Templar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lightbeer motions for Templar to come forward. Lightbeer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Templar! But no joy.
Crunch! Templar slams his shin into Lightbeer's torso.
Lightbeer lands a nice shot to the body.
Lightbeer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Templar. That did some damage!
Lightbeer digs a good hook to Templar's body.
Templar looks to land a right hand but Lightbeer moved out of range.
Lightbeer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Lightbeer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Templar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Templar lands a jab to the head.
Lightbeer throws a right and a left that Templar avoids nicely.
Templar throws the kick towards the body but Lightbeer avoids it.
Templar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lightbeer connects with a body shot.
Lightbeer connects with a single shot there.
Jab, jab by Templar - just one landing.
Templar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Templar misses with a body shot.
Lightbeer connects with a jab.
Templar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice straight punches there by Lightbeer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lightbeer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightbeer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Templar was well out of range. Poor timing from Lightbeer.
Lightbeer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Templar manages to avoid it.
Templar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightbeer. Templar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Templar punishes Lightbeer's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lightbeer manages to avoid it.
Templar blocks a head kick by Lightbeer.
It seemed like Templar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Templar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lightbeer's sensitive parts.
Lightbeer throws a jab but it's blocked by Templar.
Lightbeer throws a right and a left that Templar avoids nicely.
Templar feints a counter leg kick.
Templar misses with a few strikes there.
Templar misses with a low kick.
Lightbeer misses with a right hand
and Templar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Templar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lightbeer in his tracks.
Lightbeer misses with a double jab.
Templar avoids the body shot from Lightbeer.
Templar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightbeer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightbeer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Templar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lightbeer.
Lightbeer throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Templar! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lightbeer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Templar throws a hook but Lightbeer blocks it.
Templar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lightbeer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Templar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lightbeer.
Donk. Lightbeer catches Templar right on the button with a cross.
Lightbeer slips a straight right by Templar.
Templar looks to score with a jab to the body but Lightbeer is just out of range.
Templar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Templar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Templar tries to clinch up.
Templar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lightbeer throws a leg kick that misses.
Lightbeer lands a head kick. Templar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Templar is rocked!
Templar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Templar is still on wobbly legs! Can Lightbeer finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lightbeer jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lightbeer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lightbeer throws a head kick that misses.
Templar seems to have recovered his senses.
Lightbeer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Templar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Templar tries to close the distance and clinch but Lightbeer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lightbeer misses with a leg kick
and Templar counters with a good low kick that Lightbeer was not able to check.
Templar misses with a straight right.
Lightbeer swings for the body but Templar moves out of range.
Templar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lightbeer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Templar drives through with a takedown into Lightbeer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Templar looking to sit in guard and control but Lightbeer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightbeer trying to control the position from guard on top but Templar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lightbeer stays in close to Templar's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lightbeer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lightbeer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lightbeer postures up.
Templar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lightbeer controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buzz Lightbeer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lightbeer 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Lightbeer!
Buzz Lightbeer 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Jones Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Junior is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Against I by Bad Brains. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davy Jones Junior!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Junior lands the left hand.
Danger misses with a hook.
Jones Junior tries to clinch but Danger moves out of range.
Danger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones Junior throws a body punch but Danger moves out of range.
Danger appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jones Junior misses with an uppercut.
Jones Junior keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones Junior has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Danger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones Junior.
Jones Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danger circles away quickly and effectively.
Danger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danger misses with a body shot.
Jones Junior throws a lazy right hand but Danger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Danger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danger just misses with a punch to the body.
Danger misses with a wild combination.
Davy Jones Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Junior misses with a looping right.
Jones Junior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Danger misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Jones Junior's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Jones Junior does it's job there.
Jones Junior defending well as Danger loads up on a big left hand.
Danger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones Junior throws out the jab.
Jones Junior scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones Junior stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Danger is rocked!
Danger backs away from a small jab... but Jones Junior lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Danger crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Jones Junior with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Davy Jones Junior!
Davy Jones Junior 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 Martinez Eluard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Eluard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sail. Davidson has chosen Pinned Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martinez Eluard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Eluard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Davidson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eluard under the eye.
Davidson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davidson, as that shot connected.
Davidson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eluard throws a leg kick but Davidson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davidson cracks Eluard with a good jab.
Davidson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Davidson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eluard.
A big right from Eluard misses.
Davidson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davidson lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davidson looking to score a takedown here. Eluard is defending well but Davidson drives through and ends up in Eluard's guard.
Eluard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davidson manages to get himself to full guard.
Eluard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eluard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davidson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davidson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Eluard tries to free his leg and advance position but Davidson is retaining full guard.
Eluard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Eluard tries to free his leg and advance position but Davidson is retaining full guard.
Davidson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eluard is aware though and is defending well.
Eluard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Eluard trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Davidson looking to control.
Davidson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Eluard haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Eluard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davidson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eluard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Eluard has his hands clasped together but Davidson extends and breaks Eluard's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Davidson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Liam Davidson!
A relieved looking Liam Davidson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Martinez Eluard was interviewed post fight and said ' '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Helix Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera comes to the cage accompanied by Imperitum. Helix Cabrera 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera throws out a loose jab but Henley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera lands with a kick to the temple. Henley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Henley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
Henley with the counter takedown but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Henley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Henley shoots in looking for a takedown but Cabrera manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Henley connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henley.
Jab by Henley.
Cabrera dips to his left and cracks Henley with an uppercut!
Cabrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabrera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henley blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
Jab from Henley.
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!
Cabrera throws a head kick that Henley semi-blocks.
Cabrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henley.
Cabrera with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cabrera is trying to improve his position.
Henley looks up at the clock and then as Cabrera takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Henley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cabrera is not content to let Henley control the position.
Cabrera tries to bench press Henley off him but Henley keeps the position.
Henley in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cabrera is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Henley!
Our winner, Ben Henley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sebasti Perreira De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Easton West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Stick To Your Guns - Against Them All as his entrance music. 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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190 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Perreira De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Easton West!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Perreira De Souza.
Perreira De Souza misses with an uppercut.
Perreira De Souza misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Easton West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West throws a head kick but Perreira De Souza moves out of range.
West looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perreira De Souza. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
West 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.
West connects with a high kick.
Perreira De Souza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches West napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perreira De Souza misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
West tries to improve position but can't.
Perreira De Souza trying to control the action but West is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Perreira De Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza working the strikes but West uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
West pushes Perreira De Souza off looking to stand but Perreira De Souza dives back in and keeps control.
Perreira De Souza is looking to take a break and control but West is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perreira De Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed West's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perreira De Souza tries to pass the half guard into mount. West knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Perreira De Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. West defending well though.
Perreira De Souza is looking to take a break and control but West is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
West controlling the position well.
Perreira De Souza working West over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is not content to let Perreira De Souza control the position.
Perreira De Souza throws a strike but West avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Perreira De Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perreira De Souza has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
West is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perreira De Souza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perreira De Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
West working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perreira De Souza.
Perreira De Souza controlling from the top position.
West is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perreira De Souza defends well.
Perreira De Souza distracts West with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to control the position from the bottom.
West keeping full guard, as Perreira De Souza tries to pass.
Perreira De Souza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Perreira De Souza wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
Perreira De Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perreira De Souza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perreira De Souza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
West is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West controls Perreira De Souza momentarily but Perreira De Souza frees himself.
Perreira De Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perreira De Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as West works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perreira De Souza lands a couple of elbows.
Perreira De Souza throws a big right hand that misses.
Perreira De Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
Perreira De Souza throws a strike but West rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
West being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perreira De Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebasti Perreira De Souza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Perreira De Souza.
West throws a jab when Perreira De Souza was well out of range.
Perreira De Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by West. West obviously looking to wear him down.
West swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perreira De Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Perreira De Souza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perreira De Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Perreira De Souza.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Perreira De Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Perreira De Souza lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perreira De Souza.
West lands a damaging elbow.
Perreira De Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West crunches a lovely knee into Perreira De Souza's ribcage.
Perreira De Souza is pushing West up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Perreira De Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perreira De Souza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West throws a head punch that misses.
West throws a knee to the head but misses.
West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perreira De Souza's defenses.
Perreira De Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of West backwards.
West misses with a knee strike.
West misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
Perreira De Souza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
West connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perreira De Souza's face.
West throws a head punch that misses.
West using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perreira De Souza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perreira De Souza is leaning against West and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
West is breathing heavily.
Perreira De Souza looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from West.
Perreira De Souza holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Perreira De Souza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wests head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perreira De Souza scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza lands with a left to the head.
West lands an elbow just above Perreira De Souza 's eye.
West throws an elbow but it misses.
Perreira De Souza misses with the head strike.
Perreira De Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
Perreira De Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perreira De Souza. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perreira De Souza tries for a takedown but West sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Perreira De Souza avoids the head kick by West.
Perreira De Souza throws a shot to the body.
West on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sebasti Perreira De Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perreira De Souza blocks a jab.
West scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perreira De Souza blocks a head kick by West.
West misses with a leg kick.
Perreira De Souza is looking to clinch.
Perreira De Souza throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
West throws a solid leg kick but Perreira De Souza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at West.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throws a leg kick but Perreira De Souza checks it.
Perreira De Souza blocks a head kick by West.
Perreira De Souza tries to counter by clinching up but West breaks away and moves out of range.
Easton West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West throws a head kick that misses.
Perreira De Souza shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. West manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Perreira De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
West working for a triangle but Perreira De Souza defends it easily.
West working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perreira De Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
Perreira De Souza is stalling in the full guard.
West has his foot on Perreira De Souza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perreira De Souza works his way back into a safe position though.
Perreira De Souza landing with the ground and pound.
Perreira De Souza is in close to West's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perreira De Souza postures up in West's guard and throws a big left but West blocks it.
Perreira De Souza distracts West with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Perreira De Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perreira De Souza looking to pass the guard.
Perreira De Souza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sebasti Perreira De Souza will probably get the nod.
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. 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.
West tried to score with a low kick but Perreira De Souza checks it.
West goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
West throws a leg kick but Perreira De Souza sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perreira De Souza motions for West to come forward. Perreira De Souza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by West there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perreira De Souza blocks a head kick by West.
West plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Perreira De Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from West.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perreira De Souza is out of range.
Perreira De Souza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
West loads up on a big right hand but Perreira De Souza slips the punch.
Perreira De Souza misses the shot to the body.
Perreira De Souza feints and as West raises his hands in defense, Perreira De Souza changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perreira De Souza controlling from the top position.
Perreira De Souza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of West's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza connects with a couple of short punches.
Perreira De Souza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of West's head.
West looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Perreira De Souza lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perreira De Souza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
West keeping moving, preventing Perreira De Souza from controlling successfully.
West is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza scoring with punches to the head and body.
West controls Perreira De Souza momentarily but Perreira De Souza frees himself.
West might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Perreira De Souza haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Perreira De Souza trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
Perreira De Souza throws a big right hand that misses.
West has momentary wrist control but Perreira De Souza slips an elbow through the middle.
West is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
West is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
West trying to keep a closed guard but Perreira De Souza is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza blocks a low kick nicely.
Perreira De Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perreira De Souza is looking to wear down West with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Perreira De Souza is looking to clinch.
Perreira De Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before West can pounce on him.
Perreira De Souza misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
West ducks right into an uppercut from Perreira De Souza.
Perreira De Souza is looking to clinch.
Perreira De Souza tries a low kick but West avoids it.
West gets tackled into the cage by Perreira De Souza. Perreira De Souza maintains the clinch.
West lands a nice uppercut.
Perreira De Souza breaks the clinch.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
West checks a leg kick nicely.
West looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Perreira De Souza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Perreira De Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from West on the inside.
Perreira De Souza tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Perreira De Souza back against the cage.
Perreira De Souza lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West lands an elbow inside that Perreira De Souza shrugs off.
Perreira De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perreira De Souza takes a knee to the side of the body.
West is looking to control Perreira De Souza's arms but Perreira De Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now West has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
West blocks an uppercut.
Easton West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West misses with the head strike.
Perreira De Souza lands with a right to the head.
Perreira De Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
Still in the clinch, Perreira De Souza scores with a nice short uppercut.
West tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perreira De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perreira De Souza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perreira De Souza lands with a light punch inside.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Perreira De Souza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perreira De Souza is working West over against the cage.
Perreira De Souza pressing his opponent against the cage.
Perreira De Souza scores with a shot to the side of West's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sebasti Perreira De Souza.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perreira De Souza, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebasti Perreira De Souza!
Sebasti Perreira De Souza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Bengazzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morales has chosen Delinquent Habits- Tres Deliquntes as his entrance music. Benjamin Bengazzoni had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Bengazzoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francisco Morales!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengazzoni throws an overhand right that lands on Morales's shoulder, as Morales tries to avoid the shot.
Bengazzoni looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range.
Morales fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bengazzoni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morales moves into the clinch.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni misses with some punches.
Morales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morales tries to work over Bengazzoni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bengazzoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bengazzoni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bengazzoni lands a right hand.
Bengazzoni breaks the clinch.
Bengazzoni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bengazzoni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
Morales cracks Bengazzoni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morales has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bengazzoni is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Francisco Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bengazzoni lands a nice hook to Morales's body. Morales takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bengazzoni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morales.
Morales throws a body kick that misses
and Bengazzoni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morales throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bengazzoni circles away quickly and effectively.
Bengazzoni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morales's hands.
Bengazzoni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morales.
Morales misses with a few strikes there.
Bengazzoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Morales fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bengazzoni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales misses the body punch
and Bengazzoni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morales misses with a low kick.
Morales walks into a jab.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bengazzoni moves away.
As Morales tries to get set, Bengazzoni tries to push him back and clinch up but Morales manages to avoid the attempt.
Bengazzoni just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bengazzoni moves away.
Morales shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bengazzoni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morales finds it's way round the side to connect with Bengazzoni's head.
Morales throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bengazzoni.
Morales misses with a hook. Bengazzoni ducked under it nicely.
Bengazzoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bengazzoni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morales can pounce on him.
Bengazzoni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morales keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morales staying out of range there.
Morales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni looks to land a combination but Morales avoids it well.
A punch combination from Morales misses.
Morales takes a swing at Bengazzoni's ribcage but misses.
Morales misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales stuns Bengazzoni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morales lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Morales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Bengazzoni misses.
Morales throws a right hand that misses
and Bengazzoni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Bengazzoni throws out a loose jab but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bengazzoni throws out the jab.
Morales throws a body kick that misses
and Bengazzoni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales connects with a right hand. Bengazzoni shakes it off.
Morales swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bengazzoni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bengazzoni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morales.
Bengazzoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morales darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morales lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales misses with a series of wild punches.
Bengazzoni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morales throws a leg kick
and Bengazzoni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bengazzoni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morales scores with a shot to the body.
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bengazzoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
Bengazzoni walks into a left hand.
Bengazzoni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bengazzoni throws out a loose jab but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bengazzoni checks a leg kick.
Bengazzoni is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morales ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morales catches Bengazzoni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Morales 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.
Morales throws a poor cross that misses
and Bengazzoni counters with a left to the body.
Bengazzoni fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morales is out of range.
Bengazzoni throws a big shot that misses.
Bengazzoni throws a jab but it's blocked by Morales.
Bengazzoni scores with a jab to the head.
Bengazzoni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bengazzoni moves out of range as Morales strikes.
Morales misses with a right hand
and Bengazzoni counters with a left to the body.
Morales throws a hook but Bengazzoni avoids it easily.
Bengazzoni appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bengazzoni throws a jab when Morales was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Bengazzoni misses its target.
Morales staying out of range there.
Morales misses with a hook to the body
and Bengazzoni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bengazzoni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morales misses with a jab to the body
letting Bengazzoni counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni cracks Morales with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morales lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bengazzoni ducks under a wild hook from Morales.
It looked like Bengazzoni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morales misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Bengazzoni.
Francisco Morales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bengazzoni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morales.
Morales throws an off balance right hand
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bengazzoni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bengazzoni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morales or not.
Bengazzoni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morales comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morales tries to land a leg kick but Bengazzoni saw it coming and moves away.
Morales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bengazzoni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bengazzoni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bengazzoni ducks under a wild hook from Morales.
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!
Bengazzoni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morales only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bengazzoni cracks Morales with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bengazzoni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morales slips under a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morales lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.
Morales tries to work over Bengazzoni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bengazzoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morales lands a left hand.
Morales lands a right hand.
Bengazzoni blocks a body shot from Morales.
Morales working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morales blocking some punches.
Bengazzoni controlling the action here for a moment.
Bengazzoni prevents a body shot from Morales.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Bengazzoni avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morales.
Morales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.
Bengazzoni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bengazzoni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Bengazzoni throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bengazzoni's elbow.
Morales manages to break the clinch.
Morales misses with a left hand
and Bengazzoni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bengazzoni.
Morales scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bengazzoni in his tracks.
Morales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Morales tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bengazzoni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bengazzoni misses with a hook.
Morales misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Morales is predictable there
letting Bengazzoni counter with a right hand.
Bengazzoni tries to close the distance and clinch but Morales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bengazzoni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morales to score with a decent uppercut.
Morales darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morales swings widly with a right hand
and Bengazzoni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morales tries to land a leg kick but Bengazzoni saw it coming and moves away.
Bengazzoni is looking to counter punch.
Bengazzoni ducks under a wild hook from Morales.
Morales tries to clinch
letting Bengazzoni counter with a right hand.
Bengazzoni throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Morales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morales misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Benjamin Bengazzoni will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Morales misses with a low kick.
Bengazzoni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morales misses with a right hand
and Bengazzoni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bengazzoni scores with a hook.
Bengazzoni throws a series of punches but Morales moves out of range.
Morales forces Bengazzoni back against the cage and clinches.
Bengazzoni breaks the clinch.
Bengazzoni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bengazzoni tries to clinch
and Morales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morales throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bengazzoni drops his hands momentarily and Morales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Morales fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bengazzoni checks it well.
Morales moves out of range of the strikes.
Morales scores with a nice right hand.
Morales has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morales throws an off balance right hand
and Bengazzoni counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Bengazzoni catches Morales right on the button with a cross.
Bengazzoni misses with a looping left.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bengazzoni throws a big shot that misses.
Morales throws a front kick aimed at Bengazzoni's knee but Bengazzoni avoids it well.
Morales scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morales!
Bengazzoni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bengazzoni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Bengazzoni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Morales on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bengazzoni connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morales takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morales misses with a right hand
and Bengazzoni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Morales misses.
It looked like Bengazzoni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morales finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bengazzoni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morales throws a leg kick
and Bengazzoni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bengazzoni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morales doesn't seem bothered though.
Morales throws a body punch but Bengazzoni moves out of range.
Crunch! Bengazzoni slams his shin into Morales's torso.
Bengazzoni connects with a crisp jab.
Bengazzoni moves away from the strike by Morales.
Bengazzoni instigates a clinch.
Morales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Francisco Morales seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morales breaks the clinch.
Bengazzoni thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Morales releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bengazzoni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morales throws a leg kick
and Bengazzoni counters with a stiff right hand.
Bengazzoni cracks Morales with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bengazzoni takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheers as Bengazzoni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morales doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morales. Bengazzoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bengazzoni is looking to counter punch.
Bengazzoni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morales throws out a loose jab but Bengazzoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales blocks a jab.
Bengazzoni misses with a left hand
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bengazzoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Morales looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bengazzoni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morales circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni looks to land a right hand but Morales moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Morales both land. Nice combination.
Morales scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morales throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bengazzoni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales checks a leg kick.
Morales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bengazzoni blocks a jab.
Bengazzoni throws a wild body kick that Morales sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Morales.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch but Bengazzoni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bengazzoni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Bengazzoni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bengazzoni 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Benjamin Bengazzoni!
Our winner, Benjamin Bengazzoni, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Amato is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mike Tyson Post-Fight Interview with Jim Gray. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael D Amato!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped D Amato in his tracks.
Murphy moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped D Amato's head back.
That kick from Murphy tenderised D Amato's leg. D Amato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy throws a head kick but D Amato moves out of range.
D Amato unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
D Amato moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Murphy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and D Amato counters with a nice body shot.
D Amato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but D Amato manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Murphy's head coaches at Xtreme HGH Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - D Amato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Amato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murphy with a hook.
Murphy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
D Amato looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
D Amato shoots in looking for a takedown but Murphy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing D Amato's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
D Amato walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
Nice takedown defense from Murphy. No joy for D Amato on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
D Amato closes the distance and clinches up with Murphy, looking for a takedown. D Amato pushes Murphy against the cage but Murphy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cedric Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael D Amato.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
D Amato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throws a hook but D Amato blocks it.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like D Amato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
D Amato is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and D Amato moves out of range easily.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and D Amato counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murphy misses with a low kick as D Amato jumps back.
D Amato thuds his right hand into Murphy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between D Amato's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D Amato walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
Murphy staying out of range there.
D Amato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
D Amato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
D Amato throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
D Amato has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A punch lands to the side of D Amato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
D Amato's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! D Amato scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy cracks D Amato with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Murphy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning D Amato to stand back up!
D Amato is rocked!
Murphy cracks D Amato with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends D Amato tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Murphy pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! D Amato is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Murphy!
After winning the bout, Cedric Murphy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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