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GKNY 50 - Sackett V Murhaa PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Psycho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paave Heiskanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Psycho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paave Heiskanen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heiskanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Heiskanen throws a hook to the side of Psycho's head but Psycho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Psycho shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Heiskanen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Psycho wants to pass the guard but Heiskanen is keeping the position.
Psycho postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Heiskanen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Psycho, into his guard.
Psycho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Heiskanen is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Psycho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heiskanen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
My spies in LOD - Phoenix Mixed Martial Arts inform me that Heiskanen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Heiskanen is continuing to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heiskanen stopping the sweep attempt from Psycho.
Psycho seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Psycho is looking for a triangle but Heiskanen pushes his legs off easily.
Psycho is looking for a triangle but Heiskanen pushes his legs off easily.
Heiskanen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Psycho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Heiskanen has managed to get both his arms back between Psycho's legs - danger averted.
Psycho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Psycho working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Heiskanen has passed into half guard!
Heiskanen controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Let's hope that Heiskanen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Psycho is looking to improve his position.
Psycho wants to sweep but Heiskanen has passed to side control!
Psycho tries to improve position but can't.
Psycho manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Psycho is trying to get back to full guard.
Heiskanen stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heiskanen trying to control the action but Psycho is working from the bottom.
Psycho tries to roll over but Heiskanen keeps him under control.
Psycho has hold of Heiskanen's hands but Heiskanen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Heiskanen prevents Psycho from improving his position.
Psycho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Heiskanen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Psycho throws his legs up looking for a submission but Heiskanen uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psycho is looking for a sweep.
Psycho regains half guard.
Heiskanen controlling the action here.
Heiskanen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Heiskanen trying to control but Psycho is having none of it.
Psycho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Psycho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luke Psycho will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heiskanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heiskanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Psycho.
Psycho scores with the left hand. Heiskanen knows he should have avoided that one.
Luke Psycho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Psycho works the jab nicely.
Psycho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Psycho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Heiskanen swivels and escapes.
Psycho misses with a looping left.
Heiskanen throws a lazy right hand but Psycho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Psycho scores with a nice head shot.
Heiskanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Psycho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heiskanen.
Psycho defending well as Heiskanen loads up on a big left hand.
Psycho ducks under a wild hook from Heiskanen.
Psycho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Heiskanen cracks Psycho with a good jab.
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!
Psycho swinging wildly here.
Psycho swings widly with a right hand
and Heiskanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Psycho throws a right hand that Heiskanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Heiskanen also avoids with ease.
Heiskanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Psycho.
Donk. Heiskanen catches Psycho right on the button with a cross.
Heiskanen misses with a wild combination.
Psycho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heiskanen moves away.
Heiskanen ducks right into an uppercut from Psycho.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heiskanen. Psycho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heiskanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Psycho.
Heiskanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paave Heiskanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Psycho fails with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Heiskanen misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Psycho misses the target.
Heiskanen lands a nice hook to Psycho's body. Psycho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heiskanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Heiskanen misses.
Heiskanen misses with a looping right.
Psycho feinted with a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heiskanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Heiskanen misses.
Heiskanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Psycho shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Heiskanen is trying to defend but Psycho finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Psycho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Heiskanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Psycho is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Heiskanen defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psycho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Heiskanen is trying to control but can't.
Heiskanen is defending against the submission attempts here by Psycho.
Heiskanen is defending against the submission attempts here by Psycho.
Heiskanen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
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.
Psycho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heiskanen sees it coming and defends easily.
Heiskanen tries to get to full guard but Psycho has control of the leg.
Heiskanen gets full guard.
Psycho has gone for a leg lock! Heiskanen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Psycho's guard.
Heiskanen content to stall in guard here.
Psycho looking for subs off his back but Heiskanen has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paave Heiskanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Psycho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heiskanen.
Heiskanen scores with a hook to the body. Psycho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Psycho ducks under a wild hook from Heiskanen.
Psycho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heiskanen as he avoids it easily.
Psycho throws a body punch but Heiskanen moves out of range.
Heiskanen connects with a body shot.
Heiskanen looks to land a left hand but Psycho moved out of range nicely.
Psycho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Psycho throws the left hand but Heiskanen avoids the punch easily.
Psycho misses with a right hand
and Heiskanen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Psycho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heiskanen misses with a looping left.
Heiskanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heiskanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Psycho at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Heiskanen misses.
Psycho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heiskanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paave Heiskanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Psycho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Psycho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Psycho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heiskanen.
Heiskanen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Psycho backs up against the cage.
Heiskanen slips a jab from Psycho.
Psycho blocks a jab.
Heiskanen looks to land a right hand but Psycho moved out of range.
Heiskanen lands a jab to Psycho's midsection.
Psycho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heiskanen.
Psycho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heiskanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Psycho tries for a takedown but Heiskanen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Psycho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Psycho misses.
Psycho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heiskanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heiskanen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psycho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Psycho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Psycho walks into a jab.
Psycho is rocked!
Heiskanen fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Psycho out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Paave Heiskanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dyllz Tahere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melvin Morris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dyllz Tahere!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A combination from Morris does no damage.
Morris takes one on the button.
Morris misses with a double jab
and Tahere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morris misses with a combination
and Tahere makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Morris really felt that one!
Morris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morris swinging wildly here.
Tahere scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahere scores with a decent looking hook.
Tahere lands a nice shot that snaps Morris's head back.
Morris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tahere was well out of range. Poor timing from Morris.
Tahere scores with a head kick.
Tahere keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morris.
Good leg kick by Tahere there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere connects with a crisp jab.
Tahere scores with a leg kick.
Morris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tahere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morris tries to land a leg kick but Tahere saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tahere.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris walks into a jab.
Morris throws a right and a left that Tahere avoids nicely.
Morris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tahere cracks Morris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tahere lands a right hook to the body.
Tahere on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tahere scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tahere scores with a head kick. Morris tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tahere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morris's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morris misses with a combination
enabling Tahere to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tahere. That's going to slow Morris down.
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Tahere blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tahere! But no joy.
Tahere lands with a straight right. Morris didn't see that one coming.
Morris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morris misses with a head kick.
Morris has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tahere.
Tahere thumps Morris with a low kick.
Morris throws out a leg kick but Tahere moves out of range and Morris only half commits.
Tahere scores with the left hand. Morris knows he should have avoided that one.
Tahere looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tahere has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab lands there for Tahere.
Morris throws a right and a left that Tahere avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Tahere there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tahere moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tahere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tahere is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tahere scores with a hook.
Tahere feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tahere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tahere circles away quickly and effectively.
Tahere 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.
Tahere lets loose with a powerful body kick. Morris will feel that in the morning.
Sloppy strikes from Morris. Those never looked like landing.
Morris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tahere, as that shot connected.
Tahere slips a straight right by Morris.
Tahere scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tahere connects with a body shot that sends Morris's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris misses with a two punch combination.
Morris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris fails to land with a series of punches.
Morris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tahere, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a head kick but Tahere moves out of range.
It seemed like Tahere was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morris misses with a two punch combination.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tahere lands a head shot.
Tahere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tahere jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tahere lunges at Morris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morris's hand.
Tahere's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morris under the eye.
Morris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tahere lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tahere showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morris.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tahere, as that shot connected.
A big left from Morris misses.
Tahere avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tahere is looking to slow Morris down with leg kicks.
Tahere fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tahere thumps Morris with a low kick.
Morris misses with a low kick.
Morris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tahere throws a leg kick which misses Morris's front leg but catches the back leg as Morris tries to avoid it.
Tahere fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tahere. That one must have hurt.
Morris throws out a leg kick but Tahere moves out of range and Morris only half commits.
Morris has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tahere cracks Morris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morris misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tahere.
Morris throws a lazy right hand but Tahere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tahere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Tahere tenderised Morris's leg. Morris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tahere lands a body shot.
Tahere throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morris on the side of the head.
Morris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morris misses with a double jab
and Tahere counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tahere.
Morris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morris misses with a double jab.
Tahere ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Morris throws a hook but Tahere blocks it.
Morris missing with a left hand there. Tahere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tahere lands a head shot.
Tahere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morris's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris tried to score with a low kick but Tahere checks it.
Tahere connects with a body shot.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tahere lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tahere chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tahere lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morris will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tahere sizes up Morris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tahere.
Tahere lands with an uppercut that bounces Morris off the cage and back into range.
Morris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tahere chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tahere slips a straight right by Morris.
Morris misses with a shot to the body
and Tahere counters with an outside leg kick.
Tahere lands a leg kick that knocks Morris off balance momentarily.
Tahere is looking to slow Morris down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere thows a body kick. Morris tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A good leg kick by Tahere.
Morris misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Tahere lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morris doesn't seem phased though.
Tahere cracks the inside of Morris's front leg.
Morris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tahere connects with a body shot that sends Morris's belly button to the back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Morris might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tahere sizes up Morris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good shot there by Tahere.
Jab by Tahere.
Tahere defending well as Morris loads up on a big left hand.
Tahere throws out a counter right but Morris avoids it with no problem.
Tahere cracks Morris with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tahere throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tahere fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morris misses with a hook
and Tahere counters with a nice leg kick.
Morris misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Tahere lands.
Tahere connects with a solid leg kick.
Tahere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tahere lands a leg kick that knocks Morris off balance momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Morris.
Morris just misses with a punch to the body.
Tahere connects with a looping right hand.
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tahere appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Tahere checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Tahere was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Tahere does it's job there.
Tahere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tahere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tahere throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tahere scores with a head kick.
Morris throws a solid leg kick but Tahere takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morris.
Tahere showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morris.
Melvin Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tahere bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tahere 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.
Morris throws an overhand right that lands on Tahere's shoulder, as Tahere tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Morris misses the target.
Tahere lands with a kick to the temple. Morris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tahere was well out of range. Poor timing from Morris.
Tahere now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris ducks right into an uppercut from Tahere.
Tahere 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tahere throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Tahere finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tahere connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morris's hands.
Tahere lunges at Morris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morris's hand.
Morris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body kick from Tahere.
A big right from Morris misses.
Tahere ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Morris throws a leg kick
and Tahere counters with a leg kick.
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahere moves away.
Tahere checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tahere checks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Tahere as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahere connects with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tahere.
Tahere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tahere lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tahere connects with a nice looking jab.
Good leg kick by Tahere there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. Morris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Morris misses the target.
Morris misses with a looping left.
Tahere swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tahere! But no joy.
Tahere lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dyllz Tahere is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tahere cracks Morris with an open hand slap.
A combination from Morris does no damage.
Tahere plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Morris. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Tahere on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tahere turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tahere dips to his left and cracks Morris with an uppercut!
Tahere dodges the punch combination from Morris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheers as Tahere lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morris doesn't seem phased though.
A left lands for Tahere.
A cross from Tahere lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tahere.
Tahere plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Morris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Melvin Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Morris misses.
Morris throws a right hand that Tahere ducks under and follows up with a left that Tahere also avoids with ease.
Tahere blocks a head kick by Morris.
Tahere throws a leg kick which misses Morris's front leg but catches the back leg as Morris tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahere scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tahere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Tahere cracks Morris 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.
Tahere with a nice cross.
Tahere slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tahere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morris's sensitive parts.
Morris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morris misses with a looping right.
Tahere slips a straight right by Morris.
Tahere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.
Tahere lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahere turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Tahere.
Morris tries to work over Tahere's front leg with a kick but Tahere checks it.
Tahere appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tahere blocks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dyllz Tahere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tahere 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyllz Tahere!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruban Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delta Frankzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankzola has chosen Night Train 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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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruban Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delta Frankzola!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankzola throws a sloppy head kick and Kozlov moves out of range easily.
Kozlov cracks Frankzola with a good jab.
Kozlov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kozlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Frankzola.
Frankzola lands a jab to Kozlov's midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frankzola.
Frankzola tightens his grip and picks Kozlov up, before dumping him to the ground. Kozlov manages to land in guard.
Frankzola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kozlov keeping moving, preventing Frankzola from controlling successfully.
Frankzola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kozlov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frankzola working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kozlov wants to sweep but no luck.
Frankzola stands up over Kozlov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankzola lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kozlov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kozlov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Frankzola landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Frankzola's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Frankzola landing some decent shots from guard.
Kozlov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Frankzola stopping the sweep attempt from Kozlov.
Kozlov keeping moving, preventing Frankzola from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankzola throws a strike but Kozlov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Frankzola throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Frankzola is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Frankzola looking for a guillotine here but Kozlov defends easily.
Frankzola looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kozlov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Frankzola throws up his legs and catches Kozlov in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Kozlov tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Frankzola! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Delta Frankzola!
Delta Frankzola looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'd like to thank my manager for creating me!
thanks man i won a text based fight...hahaha'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chang Thong Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Spencer!
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, Chang Thong Song!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thong Song shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Spencer wants to improve his position but Thong Song is controlling well.
Thong Song wants to free his trapped foot but Spencer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thong Song not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thong Song seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spencer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thong Song trying to pass the guard but Spencer defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thong Song keeps trying to improve his position.
Spencer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thong Song works his foot free and advances to mount.
Thong Song trying to control but Spencer is having none of it.
Spencer has left one of his arms exposed and Thong Song doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Spencer screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chang Thong Song!
Chang Thong Song very nearly forgot to thank Underworld Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Hell's Bells- AC/DC as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cain Jones enters the cage!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Frankie Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Corleone.
Corleone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a counter combo.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Frankie Corleone has been cut.
Corleone shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Corleone misses with a kick to the body
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Corleone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Corleone throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
It looks like Cain Jones has been cut.
Corleone is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Corleone keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Jones misses.
Corleone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Corleone cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Good leg kick by Corleone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Corleone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cain Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones avoids the head kick by Corleone.
Corleone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corleone is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Corleone scores with a kick to the body.
Corleone fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Corleone's head but Corleone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corleone drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Corleone has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corleone lands a damaging elbow.
Corleone misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone has Jones pushed against the cage.
Corleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Corleone has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jones is trying to keep an underhook but Corleone manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Corleone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Corleone is controlling him
Corleone is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Corleone throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Corleone is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Corleone stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Corleone is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Corleone is controlling him
We've been hearing that Corleone has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Corleone is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Corleone seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Corleone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Corleone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Corleone there.
Corleone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Corleone not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corleone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Corleone thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Corleone dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Corleone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones 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.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Corleone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Corleone getting side control.
Frankie Corleone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Corleone prevents Jones from standing back up.
Corleone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Corleone prevents Jones from standing back up.
Corleone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones pushes Corleone off but Corleone dives into side control.
Corleone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Corleone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Corleone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Corleone scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Corleone is controlling him well.
Corleone in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Corleone is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
Corleone landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone working the head with strikes.
Corleone content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Corleone lands a nice forearm strike.
Corleone scoring with punches from side control.
Corleone lands some shots froms side control.
Jones regains half guard there - taking advantage of Corleone's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Corleone in particular looking to stall.
Jones makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frankie Corleone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Corleone shoots in.
Corleone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Corleone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones is trying to buck Corleone off.
Sloppy strikes there by Corleone.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
Corleone lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
Corleone is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
Corleone tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Corleone dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Corleone!
Corleone looking to score a takedown here. Jones is defending well but Corleone drives through and ends up in Jones's guard.
Corleone throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones pushes Corleone off and gets back to his feet.
Corleone instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Corleone has him pressed against the cage.
Corleone works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks a body shot from Corleone.
Corleone is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corleone has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Corleone tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Corleone.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Corleone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Corleone pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Corleone seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jones can turn it around.
The referee is keeping an eye on Corleone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Corleone.
Corleone looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Corleone wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Corleone with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Corleone has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Corleone fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corleone.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Corleone is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corleone.
Corleone stalling.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corleone misses with a knee strike.
Corleone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corleone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cain Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Corleone.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Corleone has him pressed against the cage.
Corleone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Corleone misses with a body punch.
Corleone is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Corleone.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Frankie Corleone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corleone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Corleone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corleone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Corleone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hesa MC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karter Kinshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karter Kinshaw is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 New York, Hesa MC!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinshaw misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from MC on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kinshaw clobbers MC with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kinshaw closes the distance and clinches.
MC lands a good knee to the midsection. Kinshaw won't want to take too many of those.
MC blocking some punches.
Kinshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Kinshaw avoiding damage as MC throws knees to the body.
MC working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that MC has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
MC landing knees to the body.
Kinshaw tries to throw a body punch but MC avoids it by throwing Kinshaw back against the cage.
Kinshaw pushes MC back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MC with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kinshaw throws a head punch that misses.
MC misses with a hook to the ribs.
MC pushes off an throws an elbow but Kinshaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kinshaw throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinshaw blocks the elbow strike.
MC tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kinshaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MC backwards.
MC misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Kinshaw.
MC lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MC lands a shoulder strike.
Kinshaw lands with a short shot to the head.
MC with a knee to the head.
MC with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kinshaw avoids it.
Kinshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Kinshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MC tries to throw a body punch but Kinshaw avoids it by throwing MC back against the cage.
A short right from Kinshaw.
MC misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kinshaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kinshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kinshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kinshaw lands with a left to the head.
Kinshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Kinshaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
MC throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kinshaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Kinshaw working aggressively here.
Kinshaw managing to block the knees to the body from MC.
MC lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, MC throws an elbow but misses.
Kinshaw gets through MC's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
MC is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kinshaw is defending well for now.
Kinshaw managing to block the knees to the body from MC.
With the fighters up against the cage, MC throws an elbow but misses.
Kinshaw takes an elbow to the forehead.
MC throws an elbow but it's blocked.
MC throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kinshaw lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from MC.
MC looks to throw an elbow but misses.
MC lands a left hand.
Kinshaw lands a left hand.
MC blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kinshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kinshaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of MC backwards.
MC comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
MC lands a good knee to the midsection. Kinshaw won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw avoiding damage as MC throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from MC.
A shot in the inside from Kinshaw.
MC takes a knee to the side of the body.
MC is breathing heavily.
A short left from Kinshaw.
Nice body punch from Kinshaw - that landed with a thud.
Kinshaw lands a left hand.
Kinshaw scores with a shot to the side of MC's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. MC obliges.
Kinshaw blocks a body shot from MC.
Kinshaw avoiding damage as MC throws knees to the body.
Kinshaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
MC missing with knees to the body.
Kinshaw tries a body shot but MC blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinshaw works on MC's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Kinshaw.
MC cracks Kinshaw with a nice body shot.
Kinshaw lands a right hand.
Kinshaw lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Kinshaw.
A nice left hand lands by Kinshaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MC blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Kinshaw.
MC misses with a punch to the body.
MC throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kinshaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Kinshaw - that landed with a thud.
Kinshaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kinshaw lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kinshaw.
MC blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kinshaw lands with a right to the head.
Kinshaw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MC avoids it.
Kinshaw lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw tries a body shot but MC blocks it.
Kinshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinshaw scores a nice knee to the body.
Kinshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kinshaw avoids it.
A short right from Kinshaw on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karter Kinshaw dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kinshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
MC moves into the clinch.
Kinshaw can't find room to land a body shot as MC controls the action.
Kinshaw blocks a body shot from MC.
A head punch on the inside from Kinshaw fails to land.
Kinshaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kinshaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Kinshaw cracks MC with a nice body shot.
A short right from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MC tries to throw a body punch but Kinshaw avoids it by throwing MC back against the cage.
Kinshaw lands with a light punch inside.
Kinshaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kinshaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MC is rocked!
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!
Kinshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh MC is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kinshaw lands a shoulder strike.
MC goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MC.
Kinshaw avoids a wild elbow strike from MC.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, MC just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kinshaw's brow.
MC throws a knee to the head but misses.
MC seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinshaw lands with a light punch inside.
MC tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kinshaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MC avoiding damage as Kinshaw throws knees to the body.
Kinshaw lands a right hand.
Kinshaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kinshaw unloads with a big right hand that wobbles MC! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kinshaw is unloading with more strikes now! MC drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karter Kinshaw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagemedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmagemedov comes into the arena with Kanye West ft Jay-Z Nicki Minaj Rick Ross and Bon Iver - Monster blaring out of the sound system. Rude has chosen The Headstones - Long Way to Neverland as his entrance music. Nick Rude has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Khabib Nurmagemedov's chin.
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khabib Nurmagemedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Rude!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagemedov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nurmagemedov showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Nurmagemedov there.
Nurmagemedov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nurmagemedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rude's head.
Rude trying to control here.
We've been hearing good reports from Nurmagemedov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rude moves into full guard.
Nurmagemedov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nurmagemedov throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rude keeping moving, preventing Nurmagemedov from controlling successfully.
Nurmagemedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rude is keeping the position for now.
Rude preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rude preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude pulls Nurmagemedov in close to his closed guard and prevents Nurmagemedov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nurmagemedov wants to control from the top but Rude keeps moving.
Rude seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rude is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nurmagemedov trying to control but Rude is working from the bottom.
Rude throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rude controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rude is trying to keep Nurmagemedov in close.
Rude has momentary wrist control but Nurmagemedov slips an elbow through the middle.
Nurmagemedov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nurmagemedov wants to control from the top but Rude keeps moving.
Rude is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rude keeping moving, preventing Nurmagemedov from controlling successfully.
Nurmagemedov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nurmagemedov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nurmagemedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nurmagemedov postures up.
Nurmagemedov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagemedov trying to control the position but Rude is working away.
Rude is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nurmagemedov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nurmagemedov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rude wants to control but Nurmagemedov postures up.
Rude takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nurmagemedov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nurmagemedov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nurmagemedov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rude's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagemedov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nurmagemedov is putting a hurting on Rude here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rude tries to bench press Nurmagemedov off him but Nurmagemedov keeps the position.
Nurmagemedov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rude takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rude takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nurmagemedov working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Nurmagemedov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nurmagemedov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nurmagemedov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rude to see if he's OK.
Rude takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rude is rocked!
Rude is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nurmagemedov off and has taken his back!
Rude has managed to slip his arm under Nurmagemedov's chin. This could be all over... yep, Nurmagemedov is tapping out! Submission win for Rude.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nick Rude!
After the big win, Nick Rude made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Underworld Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Clavette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Pillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raoul Clavette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raoul Clavette!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Pillman !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavette scores with a hook.
Pillman ducks right into an uppercut from Clavette.
Pillman misses with a looping left.
Clavette takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Raoul Clavette has been cut.
Clavette moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pillman is rocked!
Clavette misses the jab.
Pillman is still on wobbly legs! Can Clavette finish him?
Clavette misses with a left hand
and Pillman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clavette misses the jab.
Pillman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clavette.
Clavette misses with a straight right.
Pillman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clavette.
Clavette throws a series of punches but Pillman avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clavette stuffs the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Clavette misses the target.
Clavette drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clavette misses with a hook
and Pillman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clavette swings widly with a right hand
letting Pillman counter with a right hand.
Pillman walks straight into a right hand from Clavette - that's dropped him! Clavette jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Pillman from any more punishment! Pillman complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Raoul Clavette!
Raoul Clavette retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shayne Corson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden comes to the cage accompanied by The Dust Brothers - This Is Your Life. Shayne Corson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shayne Corson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corson misses with a wild body shot.
Corson lands with a nice body punch.
Corson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corson.
Durden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corson counters with a right hand to the body.
Durden scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corson. That's going to slow Durden down.
Durden swats away the attempt to clinch by Corson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corson, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Corson coming out on top.
Corson avoids the body shot from Durden.
Corson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Durden will feel that in the morning.
Durden 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Corson does no damage.
Durden appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Durden scores with a jab. Corson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Durden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corson.
Corson moves into the clinch.
Durden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Corson prevents it.
Corson lands a body punch.
Corson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corson throws a head punch that misses.
Durden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corson takes the fight into the clinch.
Durden prevents a body shot from Corson.
Durden tries to work over Corson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Durden.
Corson misses with a body punch.
Corson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corson managing to block the knees to the body from Durden.
Durden misses with some punches.
Corson is trying to maintain a safe position but Durden gets an underhook and turns Corson into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Durden lands a damaging elbow.
Durden tries for a takedown but Corson manages to get underhooks.
Corson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden goes for a takedown attempt but Corson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden throws a leg kick but Corson moved away.
Durden checks a low kick from Corson.
A jab from Durden misses.
Corson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shayne Corson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Corson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Corson.
Durden moves into range and clinches up with Corson.
Corson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Corson.
Corson tries to work over Durden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corson.
Durden breaks from the clinch.
Corson throws a head kick but Durden moves out of range.
Durden half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Corson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Durden is able to avoid easily.
Durden half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson thows a body kick. Durden tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Durden misses with the combination.
Corson throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Corson moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Corson swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corson manages to avoid it.
Corson throws a hook to the side of Durden's head but Durden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Durden misses with a double jab.
Corson scores with a jab to the head.
Corson connects with an inside leg kick.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Corson's shoulder, as Corson tries to avoid the shot.
Durden lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corson avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corson misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Corson.
Corson throws a wild body kick that Durden sees coming a mile off.
Durden half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Durden takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Corson.
Corson lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durden blocking some punches.
Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shayne Corson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden thuds a left hand into Corson's body.
Corson misses with a straight left.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Corson feints a counter leg kick.
Corson lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Corson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Corson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corson lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shayne Corson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Durden moves out of range as Corson strikes.
Durden feinted with a counter takedown.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Corson.
Durden feinted with a counter takedown.
A good leg kick by Corson.
Corson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDurden.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corson moves away.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Corson.
Corson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Durden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Durden swings for the body but Corson moves out of range.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Shayne Corson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corson, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corson.
Corson looks to throw the jab but Durden is out of range.
Corson throws the left hand but Durden avoids the punch easily.
Durden walks into a stiff left hand from Corson.
Corson throws an overhand right that lands on Durden's shoulder, as Durden tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corson.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corson manages to avoid it.
Durden misses with a leg kick
and Corson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corson throws the kick towards the body but Durden avoids it.
Durden appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Corson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Corson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Durdens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Corson scores with a hook.
Durden is rocked!
Tyler Durden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durden throws a series of punches but Corson avoids them all with ease.
Oh Durden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durden connects with a looping right hand.
Durden seems to have got his legs back now.
Durden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corson misses with a looping left.
Both fighters circling a little - Corson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corson moves away from the strike by Durden.
Corson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Durden's sensitive parts.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
Durden rushes Corson and presses him up against the cage.
Durden blocks a body shot from Corson.
Corson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Durden is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Durden tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Corson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corson.
Durden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson tries to clinch but Durden is having none of it.
Durden changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Corson is out of range.
Corson tests Durden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden feinted with a counter takedown.
Durden blocks a jab.
Corson throws a leg kick which misses Durden's front leg but catches the back leg as Durden tries to avoid it.
Durden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Corson counters with a good, hard body kick but Durden shrugs it off.
Durden tries to move into range but Corson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corson.
Durden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Corson lands a right hook to the body.
Corson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corson dodges the punch combination from Durden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corson lands a head kick!
Durden throws a right and a left that both miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Durden checks a leg kick.
Corson scores with a jab to the body.
Corson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Durden misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Corson misses.
Corson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Durdens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Durden misses with a body shot.
Corson cracks Durden on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Durden falls backwards against the cage. Corson follows up with more strikes that drop Durden to his knees. Corson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Durden! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shayne Corson!
Shayne Corson 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.
Tyler Durden spoke after the fight, saying 'That ain't right! I have no idea how could it happen...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phol Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phol Murhaa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Murhaa.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Murhaa 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.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Sackett.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Sackett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murhaa at a distance.
Sackett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Sackett lands with a straight right. Murhaa didn't see that one coming.
Sackett throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa lands a head shot.
Murhaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sackett clinches up against the cage.
Sackett letting Murhaa take a breather here.
Sackett lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sackett looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa looking to slow down the pace here.
Murhaa stalling in the clinch but Sackett improves position.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sackett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murhaa has time to react.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Sackett clinches up with Murhaa and pushes him back against the cage.
Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Sackett lands with a cross.
Sackett cracks the inside of Murhaa's front leg.
Sackett pushes Murhaa away with a front kick.
Murhaa works the jab nicely.
Murhaa lands with a good body shot.
Murhaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sackett will feel that in the morning.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Murhaa circles away.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Murhaa checks it.
Sackett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
Murhaa lands a body punch.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett digs a right hand into Murhaa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murhaa's gas tank.
I was talking to Sackett's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sackett moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Murhaa takes a shot to the head.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Sackett.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Murhaa is leaning against Sackett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Murhaa is working Sackett over against the cage.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick from Sackett misses
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Murhaa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Good work by Sackett as he checks the leg kick.
Murhaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murhaa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett walks into a left hand.
Sackett defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murhaa jabs at Sackett's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sackett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett checks the leg kick.
Donk. Murhaa catches Sackett right on the button with a cross.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Mordecai Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murhaa thinks about the counter body kick.
Sackett lands a nice hook to Murhaa's body. Murhaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Sackett throws a low kick but Murhaa moves out of range easily.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murhaa is looking to land body kicks.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Sackett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Sackett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Murhaa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Sackett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murhaa's head backwards.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
A head kick by Sackett misses
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
Sackett moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Murhaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Murhaa down.
Murhaa takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Sackett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Sackett's head.
Murhaa controlling the action here for a moment.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sacketts head.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhaa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murhaa's head.
Murhaa throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett takes one to the side of the head.
Murhaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Sackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Murhaa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Murhaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Murhaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
Murhaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Murhaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
Sackett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sackett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Sackett moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murhaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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 Mordecai Sackett will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Murhaa looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Sackett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sackett takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a good low kick that Murhaa was not able to check.
Sackett tries to clinch there but Murhaa circles away.
Sackett tries to clinch up but Murhaa circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhaa cracks Sackett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sackett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murhaa if he has to take too many more of those.
Sackett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sackett lands with a straight right. Murhaa didn't see that one coming.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett slips a straight right by Murhaa.
Murhaa defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Murhaa blocks a low kick nicely.
Murhaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Murhaa throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sackett.
Murhaa throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Murhaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sackett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murhaa misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sackett counters by moving into the clinch.
Murhaa stalling in the clinch but Sackett improves position.
Sackett is working Murhaa over against the cage.
Sackett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mordecai Sackett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa is trying to break the clinch but Sackett is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
Murhaa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Murhaa throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Sackett misses with a hook
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
Murhaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and Murhaa moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Sackett scores with a push kick.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Sackett is looking to counter the offense by Murhaa and move into the clinch.
Sackett takes one to the side of the head.
Sackett lands a jab to Murhaa's midsection.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murhaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murhaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murhaa digs a good hook to Sackett's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
A left lands for Sackett.
Murhaa misses the jab.
Sackett throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa scores with a nice body kick.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mordecai Sackett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Murhaa's leg but Murhaa calmly moves out of range.
Murhaa lands a really nice looking cross but Sackett seems unphased.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Murhaa sees coming a mile off.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa scores with a hook.
Sackett connects with the punch.
Murhaa misses with a double jab.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa 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.
Murhaa takes one on the button.
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Murhaa moved away.
Murhaa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Murhaa. That snapped Sackett's head back.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murhaa connects with the punch.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett wants to clinch but Murhaa slips to the side
and Murhaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murhaa connects with the punch.
Sackett forces Murhaa back against the cage and clinches.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Murhaa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Sackett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murhaa.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
A bit of stalling here from Murhaa.
A short right from Murhaa on the inside.
Sackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Sackett is leaning against Murhaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murhaa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa slowing the pace effectively.
Murhaa is looking to control Sackett's arms but Sackett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murhaa has his back to the cage.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sackett.
Murhaa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackett.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Sackett lands but Murhaa takes it in his stride.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
Sackett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murhaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Sackett moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Sackett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Murhaa circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mordecai Sackett will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Sackett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murhaa. That did some damage!
Murhaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Sackett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murhaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Murhaa tries to get set, Sackett tries to push him back and clinch up but Murhaa manages to avoid the attempt.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
A cross from Murhaa lands.
Sackett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murhaa moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sackett.
Murhaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sackett dodges the punch combination from Murhaa.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Sackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Sackett has closed the distance and engaged Murhaa in a clinch.
Sackett pushes Murhaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a light punch inside.
Murhaa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murhaa dodges the punch combination from Sackett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Murhaa off balance momentarily.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murhaa.
Murhaa connects with a jab.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sackett.
Sackett scores with a kick to the body.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murhaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Murhaa throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Murhaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murhaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murhaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phol Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhaa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sackett lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa scores with a hook.
Sackett walks into a stiff left hand from Murhaa.
Sackett moves into range and clinches up with Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to break the clinch but Sackett is controlling the position.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett lands with a short shot to the head.
Murhaa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murhaa misses the jab.
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 Mordecai Sackett.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sackett, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:47
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett retains his welterweight title!
Phol Murhaa was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.
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