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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Aragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Landen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Aragon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Aragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Landen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Landen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aragon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Landen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aragon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aragon wants to slow Landen down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Landen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aragon blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Landen. Aragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Landen doesn't manage to clinch there - Aragon circles away.
Landen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Landen walks into a straight right hand from Aragon.
Aragon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) in the buildup to the fight.
Aragon misses with a wild body shot.
Landen scores with a shot to the body.
Landen connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Landen.
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!
Aragon misses with a hook
and Landen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Aragon misses the target.
Landen cracks Aragon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aragon slips under a jab.
Aragon swings for the body but Landen moves out of range.
Landen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Aragon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Landen.
Landen has managed to clinch.
Aragon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Landen has Aragon pressed against the cage, preventing Aragon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Landen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aragon up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Landen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Landen.
Landen tries to throw a body punch but Aragon avoids it by throwing Landen back against the cage.
Aragon misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aragon.
A nice left hand lands by Landen.
Landen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aragon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Landen scores with a shot to the side of Aragon's head.
Landen misses with a body punch.
Landen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aragon misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aragon lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aragon manages to break the clinch.
Aragon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Landen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aragon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Landen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aragon is fending him off so far but Landen persists. Nope, Aragon circles away and we're back to standing.
Aragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landen manages to avoid it.
Landen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Landen.
Landen misses with a body kick.
Landen moves out of range of the leg kick from Aragon.
Landen moves out of range of the body kick from Aragon.
Landen misses with a body kick.
Aragon lands with a straight right. Landen didn't see that one coming.
Landen throws a body shot but no joy.
Landen misses with an uppercut. Aragon saw that one coming.
Aragon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Landen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aragon doesn't seem bothered though.
Landen throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon looks to land a body kick but Landen moved away.
Aragon tries to land a leg kick but Landen saw it coming and moves away.
Aragon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aragon.
Aragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aragon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aragon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Landen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aragon lands a jab.
Landen misses with a low kick.
Landen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aragon moves away.
Landen dodges the punch combination from Aragon.
Landen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Landen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aragon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aragon tries to keep at a distance but Landen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aragon misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landen misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Aragon.
Aragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Landen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aragon rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Aragon. No joy for Landen on that attempt.
A low kick from Aragon is predictable there
and Landen counters with a nice uppercut.
Aragon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Landen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Aragon misses the target.
Good leg kick by Aragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Landen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Landen.
Landen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aragon looks to throw the jab but Landen is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aragon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aragon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aragon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aragon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Landen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aragon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Landen checks it well.
Aragon tries to land a front kick but Landen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landen.
An attempted straight right counter from Aragon misses the target.
A big left from Landen misses.
Landen blocks a jab.
Nice body kick from Landen.
Aragon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Landen in his tracks.
Landen misses with a hook.
Aragon misses with a looping left.
Paul Landen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aragon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Landen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Good leg kick by Landen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Landen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Landen misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aragon.
Aragon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Landen.
Landen feints a counter leg kick.
Landen misses with a wild body shot.
Aragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aragon thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Landen avoids the head kick by Aragon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Landen counters with an inside leg kick.
Landen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aragon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Landen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Landen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aragon can pounce on him.
Landen avoids the body shot from Aragon.
Landen misses with a body kick.
Aragon throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Landen tenderised Aragon's leg. Aragon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diego Aragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aragon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Landen thuds his shin into the meat of Aragon's side.
Landen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aragon is fending him off so far but Landen persists. Nope, Aragon circles away and we're back to standing.
Landen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Landen clinches up with Aragon and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Aragon.
A short right from Landen.
Aragon is trying to break the clinch but Landen has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landen has picked Aragon up - he's going for a ride! Landen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Aragon tries to kick Landen off in order to stand up. Landen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Landen works to advance to full mount. Aragon defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Aragon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Landen won't let Aragon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Aragon is trying desperately to improve position.
Aragon is squirming around, avoiding Landen's attempts to control the action.
Landen controlling from the full mount.
Landen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Aragon is on top in guard.
Landen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aragon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aragon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aragon slips nicely into half guard.
Landen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Landen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landen has his foot on Aragon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aragon works his way back into a safe position though.
Aragon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Landen, up you get!
Aragon throws a chopping leg kick but Landen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Landen thumps Aragon with a low kick.
Landen lands a front kick.
Landen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aragon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aragon 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.
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!
Aragon lands a two punch combo.
A shot to the liver by Aragon. Beautiful body shot.
Aragon misses with a low kick.
Landen counters with a body kick.
Aragon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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 Diego Aragon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Aragon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Landen has time to react.
Aragon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Landen.
Landen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aragon throws a body punch but Landen moves out of range.
Aragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Landen circles away quickly and effectively.
Landen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aragon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aragon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aragon takes one to the side of the head.
Aragon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Landen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Aragon swings for the body but Landen moves out of range.
Aragon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aragon as he jumps to the side.
Landen avoids the head kick by Aragon.
Landen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aragon throws a nice looking combination but Landen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Landen closes the distance and pushes Aragon back into the cage.
Landen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon looking to stall.
Landen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aragon after a bit of a struggle.
Diego Aragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Landen.
Aragon misses with a body punch.
Aragon is looking to break free of the clinch but Landen has double underhooks.
Landen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aragon's elbow.
Aragon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Landen digs a right hand underneath Aragon's ribcage. Aragon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aragon wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Landen.
Aragon lands a left hand.
Aragon misses with some punches.
Landen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aragon's elbow.
Aragon lands a body punch.
Aragon lands with a left to the head.
Landen throws a head punch that misses.
Landen scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Landen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting on Landen's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Aragon missing with knees to the body.
Landen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Landen on the inside.
Landen looking to stall.
Aragon breaks from the clinch.
Landen moves into range and clinches up with Aragon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aragon manages to break the clinch.
Aragon misses with a low kick.
Landen flicks out a counter leg kick but Aragon steps away.
Aragon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Landen misses with a wild body shot.
Aragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landen.
Aragon misses with the combination.
Aragon tries to work over Landen's front leg with a kick but Landen checks it.
A little jabbing left from Landen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aragon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Landen throws a series of punches but Aragon moves out of range.
Aragon is looking to counter punch.
Aragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Landen with that takedown attempt.
Aragon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aragon wants it to stay on the feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Landen. Aragon shrugs it off though.
Aragon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Landen is out of range.
Landen thinks about the counter body kick.
Landen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aragon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Landen's hands.
Aragon tries to keep at a distance but Landen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Landen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aragon backwards.
Aragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Aragon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aragon takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aragon scores with a shot to the side of Landen's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aragon is trying to break free.
Aragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aragon breaks the clinch.
Landen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Landen cracks the inside of Aragon's front leg.
Aragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aragon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Landen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aragon.
Aragon stuffs the takedown.
Aragon misses with a hook.
Aragon keeps the fight on the outside.
Landen lands a body shot.
Aragon looks to throw the jab but Landen is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Landen avoids the head kick by Aragon.
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 Diego Aragon.
I think Aragon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Aragon!
Diego Aragon took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I have taken your belt... and your soul!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by Game of Thrones. Stotch has chosen boom baby as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Stotch!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stotch.
Stotch moves out of range as Pereira throws a body kick.
Stotch feints a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Stotch. That snapped Pereira's head back.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Stotch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've been informed that Stotch has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stotch wants to land a leg kick but Pereira is out of range.
Pereira does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pereira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pereira lands a leg kick that knocks Stotch off balance momentarily.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pereira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stotch. Stotch obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab from Pereira.
Pereira throws a head kick but Stotch moves out of range.
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Stotch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pereira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stotch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pereira has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pereira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stotch.
Pereira slips a straight right by Stotch.
Pereira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stotch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pereira avoids a kick to the body.
Stotch throws an off balance right hand
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pereira misses with a straight left.
Pereira throws a head kick but Stotch moves out of range.
Pereira blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira checks a low kick from Stotch.
Stotch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pereira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stotch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pereira looks to land a right hand but Stotch moved out of range.
Stotch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pereira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stotch looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Pereira throws a head kick but Stotch moves out of range.
Stotch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pereira scores with a kick to the body.
Pereira scores with a leg kick.
Pereira cracks Stotch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stotch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stotch looks to land a body kick but Pereira moved away.
A big right from Pereira misses.
Stotch throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.
Stotch lands a slapping body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pereira, right into the meat.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Pereira moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Stotch motions for Pereira to come forward. Stotch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Pereira on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pereira lands with an overhand left.
Stotch is looking to chop away at Pereira's legs.
Stotch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stotch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stotch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Stotch tries to move into range but Pereira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stotch throws a leg kick
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stotch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stotch scores with a leg kick.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Pereira misses with a low kick as Stotch jumps back.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stotch throws a leg kick
and Pereira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stotch tried to score with a low kick but Pereira checks it.
Pereira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Stotch misses
and Pereira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pereira moves out of range as Stotch throws a body kick.
Stotch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereira half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Stotch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stotch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pereira takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pereira throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pereira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pereira scores with a jab.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Stotch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira feints and then cracks Stotch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stotch down.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pereira.
Stotch throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Pereira dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Stotch.
Stotch throws a front kick aimed at Pereira's knee but Pereira avoids it well.
Stotch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A low kick from Stotch misses
and Pereira counters with a big head kick but Stotch shrugs it off.
Stotch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pereira's sensitive parts.
Pereira tried to score with a low kick but Stotch checks it.
Pereira throws a head kick but Stotch moves out of range.
Stotch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stotch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stotch slips a straight right by Pereira.
A cross from Stotch lands.
Pereira misses with an uppercut.
Miguel Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stotch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Stotch lands a really nice looking cross but Pereira seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stotch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pereira is out of range and Stotch settles back down.
Stotch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch lands a slapping body shot.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Stotch.
Pereira blocks the body kick.
Pereira went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stotch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stotch misses with a leg kick.
Pereira appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Stotch.
Stotch throws a front kick aimed at Pereira's knee but Pereira avoids it well.
Pereira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stotch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stotch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Stotch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good leg kick by Pereira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pereira lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stotch will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stotch. That did some damage!
Stotch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stotch tried to score with a low kick but Pereira checks it.
Stotch avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stotch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stotch is looking to chop away at Pereira's legs.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pereira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pereira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stotch thows a leg kick but Pereira checks it
and Pereira counters with a left and a right that stings Stotch.
Stotch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stotch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Stotch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stotch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pereira's calf.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Pereira digs a good hook to Stotch's body.
Pereira lands a really nice looking cross but Stotch seems unphased.
Stotch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stotch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pereira is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stotch 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 Pereira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pereira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Pereira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pereira 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.
Stotch connects with a single shot there.
Stotch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stotch 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 Pereira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pereira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pereira looks to land a right hand but Stotch moved out of range.
Stotch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stotch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stotch's calf.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pereira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stotch in his tracks.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stotch can do to turn this around?
Pereira connects with a looping right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Stotch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Stotch moved away.
Stotch feints a counter leg kick.
Stotch blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Pereira wants to slow Stotch down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Stotch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stotch throws out a counter right but Pereira avoids it with no problem.
Pereira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stotch's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Stotch misses its intended target.
Stotch avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Stotch misses with an uppercut
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Pereira dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Stotch misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stotch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pereira has got the better of the exchanges.
Stotch lands with a hook. Pereira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stotch connects with a solid leg kick.
Stotch throws a chopping leg kick but Pereira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stotch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Pereira.
Stotch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stotch misses with a body kick.
Stotch thuds his right hand into Pereira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pereira throws out a loose jab but Stotch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stotch looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A leg kick checked by Stotch.
Stotch throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
Pereira tried to counter with a leg kick but Stotch avoided it.
Pereira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stotch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pereira on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stotch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pereira throws a quick counter kick to the body but Stotch avoids it.
Stotch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stotch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Pereira as he connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Pereira.
Stotch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pereira. Pereira obviously looking to wear him down.
Stotch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stotch throws a front kick aimed at Pereira's knee but Pereira avoids it well.
Stotch slips under a jab from Pereira.
Stotch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pereira throws a leg kick
and Stotch counters with a stiff right hand.
Pereira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stotch cracks the inside of Pereira's front leg.
Pereira scores with a nice strike.
Leopold Stotch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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.
Stotch looks to land a left hand but Pereira moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Stotch.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Stotch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stotch throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stotch catches Pereira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stotch misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Pereira blocks the leg kick.
Stotch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pereira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stotch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pereira lands with a slapping head kick.
Stotch misses with a looping left.
Pereira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pereira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. Stotch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stotch throws a sloppy body shot
and Pereira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stotch jabs Pereira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pereira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stotch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stotch slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
Stotch throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Pereira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stotch tries to move into range but Pereira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pereira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stotch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pereira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stotch throws a leg kick
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stotch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pereira was well out of range. Poor timing from Stotch.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. Stotch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Miguel Pereira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stotch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Pereira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stotch.
A telegraphed right hand from Pereira misses the target.
Stotch throws out a counter right but Pereira avoids it with no problem.
Pereira thows a body kick. Stotch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pereira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stotch tried to score with a low kick but Pereira checks it.
Stotch misses with a straight left.
Pereira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stotch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Pereira catches Stotch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Pereira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pereira dips to his left and cracks Stotch with an uppercut!
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 Miguel Pereira.
Well Pereira 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Pereira!
Miguel Pereira spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieron Radebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Harkimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Kieron Radebe!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Radebe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harkimo doesn't seem phased though.
Good exchange - Harkimo coming out on top.
Harkimo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Harkimo misses its intended target.
Radebe lands with a hook. Harkimo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Radebe 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.
Harkimo throws a low kick but Radebe avoids it.
Harkimo misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Radebe! But no joy.
Radebe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harkimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harkimo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harkimo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Radebe can pounce on him.
Harkimo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Radebe tries a quick counter leg kick but Harkimo is wise to it.
Harkimo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harkimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radebe was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkimo.
Radebe tries to counter with a clinch but Harkimo shakes him off and moves away.
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!
Harkimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radebe was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkimo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo throws an overhand right that lands on Radebe's shoulder, as Radebe tries to avoid the shot.
Harkimo throws out a loose jab but Radebe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radebe tries to counter with a clinch but Harkimo shakes him off and moves away.
Harkimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Radebe is just out of range.
Harkimo misses with a low kick.
Radebe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harkimo.
Harkimo tried to counter with a leg kick but Radebe avoided it.
A low kick from Harkimo misses
and Radebe counters with a straight right hand.
Radebe avoids a kick to the body.
Radebe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harkimo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) in the buildup to the fight.
Radebe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harkimo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Radebe misses with a low kick.
Harkimo swings for the body but Radebe moves out of range.
Radebe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Radebe instigates a clinch.
Harkimo cracks Radebe with a nice body shot.
Radebe trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radebe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harkimo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harkimo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Radebe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Radebe missing with knees to the body.
Harkimo breaks the clinch.
Harkimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radebe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harkimo.
Radebe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Radebe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harkimo throws a combination that misses
and Radebe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harkimo connects with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Radebe throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radebe tries to land knees in the clinch but Harkimo avoids the damage to the body.
Harkimo blocking some punches.
Radebe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harkimo misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Radebe.
Harkimo lands a left hand.
Radebe misses with a knee strike.
Harkimo takes a shot to the head.
Harkimo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radebe's elbow.
Harkimo throws a punch but it's blocked by Radebe.
Harkimo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Radebe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harkimo.
Radebe has Harkimo pressed against the cage.
Harkimo lands a hook that snaps the head of Radebe backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radebe connects with a knee to the head.
Radebe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harkimo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Radebe. That did some damage!
Harkimo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Radebe slips a straight right by Harkimo.
Good standup being displayed there by Radebe as he connects with a hook.
Harkimo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Radebe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harkimo is able to avoid easily.
Harkimo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harkimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Radebe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harkimo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Radebe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harkimo's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kieron Radebe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Radebe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harkimo momentarily.
Radebe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harkimo.
Harkimo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harkimo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harkimo takes one on the button.
Radebe tries a head kick but it misses.
Radebe avoids the body shot from Harkimo.
Harkimo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Radebe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Harkimo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harkimo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good work by Radebe as he checks the leg kick.
Radebe wants to counter with a clinch but Harkimo pushes him away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harkimo.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radebe was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkimo.
Harkimo lands with an uppercut that bounces Radebe off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radebe was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkimo.
Radebe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harkimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Radebe is just out of range.
Harkimo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Radebe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harkimo.
Harkimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radebe was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkimo.
Harkimo is looking to wear down Radebe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harkimo misses with a body shot
enabling Radebe to counter with a crisp jab.
Radebe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Radebe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harkimo to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harkimo 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 Radebe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Radebe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Radebe avoids the body shot from Harkimo.
Radebe lands a head shot.
Harkimo blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radebe throws a head kick but Harkimo moves out of range.
Radebe lands a jab.
Radebe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Harkimo.
Radebe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harkimo is out of range.
Radebe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Radebe tries a head kick but it misses.
Harkimo ducks under a wild hook from Radebe.
Radebe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harkimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Radebe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harkimo is out of range.
Radebe throws a push kick but Harkimo slaps the foot to one side.
Harkimo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo throws a body punch but Radebe moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Radebe.
Harkimo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harkimo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harkimo scores with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harkimo. That's going to slow Radebe down.
Radebe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harkimo misses with a hook.
Harkimo misses with a kick to the body.
Harkimo throws a body shot but no joy.
Radebe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harkimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Radebe looks to land a right hand but Harkimo moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo moves out of range as Radebe strikes.
Harkimo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harkimo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harkimo wants to land a leg kick but Radebe is out of range.
Radebe feints a counter leg kick.
Radebe throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Radebe.
Radebe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harkimo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harkimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radebe manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harkimo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Radebe misses with a leg kick.
Keijo Harkimo is winning the standup battle so far.
Harkimo checks a leg kick nicely.
Harkimo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Harkimo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Harkimo moves out of range of the strikes.
Harkimo throws a one two combo.
Radebe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harkimo lands a slapping body shot.
Radebe throws a low kick but Harkimo moves out of range easily.
Harkimo lands with a cross.
Radebe fakes the leg kick and cracks Harkimo in the body.
Harkimo feints a jab promting Radebe to slip. Harkimo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Radebe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harkimo misses with a low kick.
Radebe throws a solid leg kick but Harkimo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Radebe.
Radebe looks to land a left hand but Harkimo moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Radebe lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkimo looks for the body kick but Radebe saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo throws a nice looking combination but Radebe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Radebe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Radebe tries a low kick but Harkimo avoids it.
Harkimo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Radebe just manages to avoid it.
Harkimo slips under a jab.
Harkimo throws a leg kick but Radebe checks it.
It seemed like Radebe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harkimo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radebe lands a nice shot that snaps Harkimo's head back.
Radebe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Radebe tries a knee to the head but Harkimo blocks it.
Harkimo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radebe's elbow.
Radebe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harkimo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Radebe on the inside.
Radebe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harkimo's efforts to push away.
Harkimo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harkimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Radebe gets through Harkimo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harkimo tries to work over Radebe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harkimo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Radebe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harkimo.
Radebe misses with a knee to the head.
Harkimo tries to break the clinch but Radebe is controlling the position.
Radebe is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radebe slows down the pace here.
Harkimo swings wildly with an uppercut but Radebe uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radebe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harkimo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harkimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harkimo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Radebe.
Harkimo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Radebe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Radebe trying to land knees to the body.
Harkimo can't find room to land a body shot as Radebe controls the action.
Radebe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harkimo breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radebe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Radebe checks the leg kick.
Harkimo misses with a low kick.
Radebe throws out a loose jab but Harkimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radebe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harkimo is out of range and Radebe settles back down.
Harkimo tried to counter with a leg kick but Radebe avoided it.
Harkimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radebe moves away.
Harkimo throws a solid leg kick but Radebe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harkimo.
Radebe unleashes a big counter combination but Harkimo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harkimo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Radebe is out of range.
Radebe throws a lazy uppercut
and Harkimo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Radebe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkimo.
Radebe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harkimo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Radebe checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kieron Radebe.
I think Radebe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wladyslaw Raginis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeo Jae Suk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jae Suk's choice of entrance music: DJ SNAKE - GET LOW. Yeo Jae Suk will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladyslaw Raginis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeo Jae Suk!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jae Suk ducks under a wild hook from Raginis.
We've been told by Raginis's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Raginis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jae Suk.
Raginis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jae Suks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Yeo Jae Suk has been cut.
Jae Suk lunges at Raginis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raginis's hand.
It looks like Wladyslaw Raginis has been cut.
Jae Suk moves out of range as Raginis strikes.
Raginis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Raginis tries to clinch up but Jae Suk circles away and keeps his distance.
Jae Suk scores with a jab. Raginis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raginis takes a swing at Jae Suk's ribcage but misses.
Jae Suk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jae Suk scores with a hook to the body. Raginis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jae Suk throws a head kick but Raginis moves out of range.
Jae Suk 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.
Jae Suk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raginis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raginis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk misses with a leg kick
and Raginis counters with a shoot takedown. Jae Suk fights it but they end up in guard.
Jae Suk has momentary wrist control but Raginis slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raginis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raginis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Raginis throws a big right hand that misses.
Jae Suk wants to stand and escape but Raginis is having none of it.
Raginis tries to free his leg and advance position but Jae Suk is retaining full guard.
Jae Suk manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Jae Suk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jae Suk throws a chopping leg kick but Raginis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Raginis.
Jae Suk loads up on a big right hand but Raginis slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk scores with a jab.
Jae Suk connects with an inside leg kick.
Raginis tries to clinch there but Jae Suk circles away.
Jae Suk lands with a shot to the body.
Jae Suk blocks the body kick.
Yeo Jae Suk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raginis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raginis throws a jab when Jae Suk was well out of range.
Raginis blocks a head kick by Jae Suk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raginis dips to his left and cracks Jae Suk with an uppercut!
Raginis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jae Suk moves away.
Jae Suk stuffs the takedown.
Raginis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jae Suk misses with a lunging right hand
and Raginis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jae Suk has one foot on Raginis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raginis was well out of range. Poor timing from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk lands with an overhand left.
Raginis shoots in for a takedown but Jae Suk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Raginis lands with a straight right. Jae Suk didn't see that one coming.
Raginis slips a straight right by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raginis throws out the jab.
Raginis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jae Suk throws out the jab.
Jae Suk throws a leg kick but Raginis checks it.
Jae Suk lands with a cross.
Wladyslaw Raginis's cut is getting worse.
Raginis misses with a straight right.
Jae Suk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raginis checks a leg kick.
Raginis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jae Suk is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jae Suk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jae Suk wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wladyslaw Raginis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raginis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jae Suk is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jae Suk slips under a jab.
Raginis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis tries for a takedown but Jae Suk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jae Suk throws an overhand right that lands on Raginis's shoulder, as Raginis tries to avoid the shot.
Raginis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jae Suk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jae Suk lands a big head kick that sends Raginis tumbling to the mat! Jae Suk takes a step backwards and waves Raginis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Raginis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jae Suk to score with a decent uppercut.
Wladyslaw Raginis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jae Suk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jae Suk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Raginis is rocked!
Raginis loses concentration momentarily and Jae Suk pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Raginis crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Jae Suk finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yeo Jae Suk!
In his post fight interview, Yeo Jae Suk gave a big smile as he said 'Welcome to sleepy time... Who else needs a nap?'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daft Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata comes into the arena with Boa - Energetic blaring out of the sound system. Young comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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33
153 lbs
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28
156 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daft Young!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyata fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
Kira Miyata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyata scores with a jab to the body.
Young bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Young changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miyata takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Miyata.
Miyata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young moves out of range as Miyata strikes.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Miyata throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Young tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miyata counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Young thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Miyata.
Daft Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young slips under a jab from Miyata.
Miyata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Miyata seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miyata throws a big shot that misses.
Young throws out a counter right but Miyata avoids it with no problem.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miyata looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Young lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miyata keeps the fight on the outside.
As Young looks to move away, Miyata throws a big counter combo but Young just gets out of the way.
Young misses with a low kick.
Miyata misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miyata throws a leg kick but Young moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Miyata does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Young has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Miyata darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Young.
A nice side step and Young releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miyata manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miyata slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
Miyata throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Miyata tries to land a leg kick but Young saw it coming and moves away.
Young tries to move into range but Miyata moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young needs to keep his hands up - Miyata had a free shot at his head there.
Young finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miyata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Miyata moves out of range of the body kick from Young.
Miyata is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Young lands with a kick to the temple. Miyata shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slow jab from Miyata misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
Miyata fails with the takedown.
Miyata walks into a straight right hand from Young.
Young misses the jab.
Miyata throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Young swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miyata.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kira Miyata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miyata. Miyata obviously looking to wear him down.
Miyata misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Miyata takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miyata shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
Miyata lands a lovely overhand right.
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 Kira Miyata will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Miyata misses.
Miyata lands a right hook to the body.
Miyata feints a jab promting Young to slip. Miyata then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Young slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Miyata throws a combination that misses
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kira Miyata is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Miyata.
Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miyata 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.
Young misses with a body shot.
Miyata shoots in but no luck this time.
Young is looking to clinch.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Young might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Miyata has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice cross by Young.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyata moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Miyata throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young swings for the body but Miyata moves out of range.
Miyata with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyata.
Miyata is looking to counter punch.
Miyata on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miyata misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miyata's knee momentarily.
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miyata lands an overhand right.
A cross from Young lands.
Young slips under a jab.
Young is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miyata cracks Young with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Young lands with a hook. Miyata tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyata lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from Miyata. Miyata gets slowly back to his feet.
Miyata misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Miyata misses
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miyata dives in and scores a takedown into Young's guard.
Miyata is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Young wants to stand and escape but Miyata is having none of it.
Miyata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Miyata trying to control the position but Young is working away.
Miyata lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four 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.
Young is not content to let Miyata control the position.
Young seems a little lost for a moment, as Miyata dominates the positioning.
Miyata trying to control the position but Young is working away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Miyata dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Young moves away from the strike by Miyata.
Nice cross by Miyata.
Miyata misses with a body punch
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Miyata scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Young throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miyata on the side of the head.
Miyata fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Young is out of range.
Young throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miyata.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyata.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyata bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Young's head.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyata.
Miyata drops down looking for a counter takedown but Young sprawls and moves away.
Young throws a hook but Miyata avoids it easily.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Miyata is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands a body shot.
Miyata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Miyata takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miyata takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Miyata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miyata lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Miyata fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
Young misses with an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Young.
Miyata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Miyata lands a lovely overhand right.
Daft Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miyata.
Miyata lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyata throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Miyata misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Miyata throws a series of strikes that have Young backpedaling.
Miyata listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miyata looks for a takedown but Young sprawls well.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miyata pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young misses the body punch
and Miyata counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Young uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyata was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Miyata is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Miyata tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Young throws out a loose jab but Miyata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyata misses with a body shot.
Miyata throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Miyata scores with a hook.
Miyata listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young misses with a hook
and Miyata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Young looks to throw a body kick
and Miyata counters with a takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miyata misses with the ground and pound.
Miyata scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Miyata seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Miyata is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Young's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyata working the ground and pound.
Miyata scoring with punches and elbows.
Miyata blocks the strikes from Young.
Miyata controls the position from side control.
Young is not content to let Miyata control the position.
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 Kira Miyata.
Well Miyata 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kira Miyata!
Kira Miyata decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scotty Bennet is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
36 - 11 - 2 |
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187 lbs
44 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Christianson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scotty Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christianson avoids the body shot from Bennet.
Christianson jabs Bennet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Christianson walks into a stiff left hand from Bennet.
Christianson feints and then cracks Bennet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bennet down.
Nice cross by Bennet.
Christianson wants to clinch up but Bennet keeps it at a distance.
Bennet lands a lovely overhand right.
Christianson throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christianson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
We've been informed that Bennet has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice defenses there by Bennet.
Bennet scores with a hook to the body. Christianson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Christianson connects with a right hand. Bennet shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Christianson lands a head shot.
Christianson misses with a body shot.
Bennet throws a jab when Christianson was well out of range.
Bennet misses with a looping right.
Christianson throws a hook but Bennet avoids it easily.
Christianson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennet.
Christianson misses with a straight right.
Christianson ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Bennet swings for the body but Christianson moves out of range.
Gabe Christianson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet connects with a crisp jab.
Christianson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Christianson is out of range.
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!
Christianson misses with a wild combination.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet lands a head shot.
Bennet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Christianson is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Bennet knocks Christianson out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Scotty Bennet!
In his post fight interview, Scotty Bennet started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Family Force 5 - Chainsaw. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Dubrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubrov lands with a nice body punch.
Dubrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Shaw has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dubrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaw.
Dubrov misses with a wild body shot.
Dubrov swings widly with a right hand
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shaw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dubrov.
An attempted straight right counter from Dubrov misses the target.
Dubrov misses with a kick to the body
and Shaw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dubrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Shaw off the cage and back into range.
Shaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shaw walks into a stiff left hand from Dubrov.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dubrov's sensitive parts.
Dubrov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Shaw misses with a kick to the body.
Dubrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dubrov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dubrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaw.
Dubrov blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Shaw throws a big shot that misses.
Dubrov dips to his left and cracks Shaw with an uppercut!
Dubrov ducks right into an uppercut from Shaw.
It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Shaw throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dubrov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dubrov misses with a wild body shot.
Shaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Dubrov.
Dubrov misses with a head kick.
Shaw lands with a nice body kick.
Dubrov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) in the buildup to the fight.
Shaw throws a hook but Dubrov blocks it.
Dubrov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dubrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Dubrov.
Shaw cracks the inside of Dubrov's front leg.
Shaw connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dubrov's hands.
Shaw looks to land a right hand but Dubrov moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dubrov.
Dubrov looks to land a right hand but Shaw moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
Dubrov with a hook.
Dubrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dubrov misses with a body shot.
Dubrov catches Shaw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shaw 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.
Shaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dubrov throws out the jab.
Shaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov throws a leg kick
letting Shaw counter with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shaw!
Shaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dubrov throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw blocks a jab.
Shaw appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dubrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shaw misses with a few strikes there.
Dubrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dubrov takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
Dubrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shaw throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dubrov. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Dubrov jabs at Shaw's body.
Dubrov checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw feints a jab promting Dubrov to slip. Shaw then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dubrov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaw. Dubrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dubrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaw circles away.
Dubrov throws a sloppy body shot
and Shaw counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dubrov's knee momentarily.
Dubrov throws a wild body kick that Shaw sees coming a mile off.
Dubrov cracks Shaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dubrov throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dubrov tried to score with a low kick but Shaw checks it.
Dubrov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dubrov looks to land a right hand but Shaw moved out of range.
Shaw misses with a low kick.
Dubrov is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dubrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dubrov looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
Dubrov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromShaw.
Dubrov slips a straight right by Shaw.
Dubrov scores with a hook to the body. Shaw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Shaw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pavel Dubrov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dubrov throws a leg kick
and Shaw counters with a low kick, right behind Dubrov 's knee.
Shaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dubrov.
Jack Shaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dubrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shaw.
Shaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dubrov is looking to clinch.
Shaw misses with an uppercut. Dubrov saw that one coming.
Shaw misses with a head kick.
Shaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shaw checks a leg kick.
Dubrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubrov checks a leg kick.
Dubrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Shaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dubrov scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaw stuns Dubrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good leg kick by Shaw 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.
Dubrov connects with a solid leg kick.
Dubrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shaw's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dubrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shaw throws a sloppy head kick and Dubrov moves out of range easily.
Shaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dubrov.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dubrov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dubrov takes the fight into the clinch.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dubrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaw.
Shaw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dubrov is keeping busy.
Shaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dubrov swings for the body but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dubrov at a distance.
Shaw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Dubrov as he connects with a hook.
Dubrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Shaw.
Dubrov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shaw connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dubrov 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 Shaw has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shaw and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dubrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaw.
Dubrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Dubrov.
Dubrov misses with a hook
and Shaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shaw, as that shot connected.
Shaw scores with a jab to the head.
A low kick from Dubrov is predictable there
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Dubrov tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Shaw.
Dubrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaw.
Shaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dubrov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dubrov.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dubrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dubrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Shaw.
Pavel Dubrov's cut is getting worse.
Shaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Shaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dubrov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dubrov looks to land a body kick but Shaw moved away.
Shaw loads up on a big right hand but Dubrov slips the punch.
Shaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dubrov. That did some damage!
Shaw throws an off balance right hand
and Dubrov counters with a left to the body.
Shaw throws a jab when Dubrov was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shaw connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dubrov's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Shaw as he checks the leg kick.
Shaw lands a body shot.
Dubrov misses with a wild body shot.
Shaw was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dubrov throws a leg kick but Shaw checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shaw! But no joy.
Shaw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dubrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dubrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shaw.
Shaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dubrov throws a leg kick
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shaw misses with a wild combination.
Dubrov lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Dubrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pavel Dubrov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shaw takes one on the button.
Shaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dubrov defending well as Shaw loads up on a big left hand.
Shaw thows a leg kick but Dubrov checks it
enabling Dubrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Dubrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaw is just out of range.
Shaw scores with a leg kick.
Dubrov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dubrov throws a low kick, looking for Shaw's leg but Shaw calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw throws a nice looking combination but Dubrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dubrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shaw misses with a straight right.
Dubrov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Shaw avoids it.
Shaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Dubrov counters with a one-two to the body.
Shaw scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaw throws a head kick that Dubrov semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw blocks a head kick by Dubrov.
A countering left hand to the body from Shaw misses.
Shaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dubrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dubrov.
A clash of legs there as Shaw blocks the low kick.
Dubrov checks a low kick from Shaw.
Shaw connects with a body shot that sends Dubrov's belly button to the back.
Shaw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dubrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Dubrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Dubrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dubrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shaw.
Shaw throws out a loose jab but Dubrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dubrov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shaw checks it well.
Shaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pavel Dubrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw moves forwards but Dubrov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Dubrov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dubrov throws a shot from downtown. Shaw moves away and avoids it.
Shaw scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubrov tests Shaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dubrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaw.
Shaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shaw checks a leg kick.
Dubrov swings for the body but Shaw moves out of range.
Dubrov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shaw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dubrov looks to land a combination. Shaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dubrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shaw to score with a decent uppercut.
Shaw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dubrov misses with a leg kick
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dubrov.
Shaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dubrov.
Shaw lunges at Dubrov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dubrov's hand.
A head kick misses from Shaw.
Dubrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shaw connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shaw connects with a right hand. Dubrov shakes it off.
Pavel Dubrov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shaw bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dubrov's head.
Dubrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shaw. Shaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Dubrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Dubrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw scores with a head kick. Dubrov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dubrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shaw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dubrov throws a push kick but Shaw slaps the foot to one side.
Shaw throws out a counter right but Dubrov avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shaw takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shaw, right into the meat.
Dubrov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Shaw connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dubrov momentarily.
Dubrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaw.
Dubrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dubrov connects with a leg kick. Shaw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dubrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaw scores with a jab to the body.
Shaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shaw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dubrov throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shaw winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Shaw!
An out of breath Jack Shaw thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julien Touret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touret's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, La Valse d'Amelie. Murphy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Julien Touret has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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267 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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300 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julien Touret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Murphy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touret has taken the fight to the clinch.
Touret tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Touret taking a breather.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Touret.
Touret is looking to control Murphy's arms but Murphy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Touret has his back to the cage.
Touret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Touret lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Touret backwards.
I was talking to Touret's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Touret lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy lands a body punch.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy is working Touret over against the cage.
Touret is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Touret avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Touret creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Touret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Touret misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touret stalling in the clinch but Murphy improves position.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Touret tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
Touret prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Touret tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Touret lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Touret backwards.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Touret controls the action.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Touret backwards.
Touret is rocked!
Touret just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
Oh Touret is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Touret! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Murphy is unloading with more strikes now! Touret drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Murphy!
After the fight, Joe Murphy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanly Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Kenny Loggins - I'm free as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
35 - 14 - 2 |
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181 lbs
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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
35 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTearson avoids the body shot from Williams .
McTearson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams feints a counter leg kick.
McTearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
McTearson throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
McTearson slips under a jab from Williams .
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
Stanly Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a low kick.
McTearson throws a quick counter head kick but Williams was just out of range.
McTearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McTearson moves out of range of the strikes.
McTearson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
McTearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to bum rush McTearson with a series of wild strikes but McTearson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And McTearson counters with a quick kick to the body but Williams blocks it.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but McTearson slips the punch.
McTearson tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as McTearson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams missing with a left hand there. McTearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Williams 's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams dodges the punch combination from McTearson.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTearson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williams back to the cage. McTearson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Williams misses.
McTearson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McTearson moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McTearson ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
McTearson misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McTearson half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for McTearson. That snapped Williams 's head back.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Williams .
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams misses with a low kick as McTearson jumps back.
McTearson thuds his right hand into Williams 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
McTearson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williams back to the cage. McTearson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McTearson throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Williams .
McTearson throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McTearson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left lands for McTearson.
McTearson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams avoids the head kick by McTearson.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left lands for McTearson.
McTearson lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams 's hand.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McTearson slips a jab and a cross from Williams .
McTearson half committed to a counter leg kick.
McTearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McTearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams . McTearson shrugs it off though.
McTearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for McTearson's leg but McTearson calmly moves out of range.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
McTearson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams digs a good body shot into McTearson's ribs.
McTearson throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Williams throws out a counter right but McTearson avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Williams . Beautiful body shot.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McTearson can pounce on him.
McTearson missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McTearson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams punishes McTearson's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McTearson tests Williams 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
McTearson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Williams just manages to avoid it.
McTearson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab from Williams .
McTearson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams cracks a nice hook into McTearson's ribs.
McTearson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams throws a push kick but McTearson slaps the foot to one side.
McTearson moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Williams .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McTearson obliges.
McTearson working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stanly Williams will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williams wants to slow McTearson down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams misses with a right hand
and McTearson counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. McTearson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McTearson rather than just go for the knockout.
McTearson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams misses the jab.
McTearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams digs a good hook to McTearson's body.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McTearson.
McTearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by McTearson.
McTearson checks a low kick from Williams .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
McTearson throws a big counter combination but Williams scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
enabling McTearson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTearson slips under a jab.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
McTearson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams . Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Williams .
McTearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams .
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
McTearson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McTearson connects with a solid leg kick.
Stanly Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
enabling McTearson to counter with a crisp jab.
McTearson throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Williams .
McTearson fakes the leg kick and cracks Williams in the body.
Williams misses with a combination
and McTearson counters with a nice uppercut.
McTearson looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
McTearson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McTearson cracks the inside of Williams 's front leg.
McTearson delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses McTearson's sensitive parts.
McTearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McTearson's hands.
Williams scores with a jab. McTearson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McTearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams .
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams jabs McTearson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for McTearson.
McTearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
McTearson looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
McTearson moves away from the strike by Williams .
McTearson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Williams 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Williams .
McTearson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but McTearson persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
McTearson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from McTearson.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Williams in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams 's head.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and McTearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McTearson.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTearson.
McTearson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McTearson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by McTearson.
McTearson scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams throws a wild body kick that McTearson sees coming a mile off.
McTearson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by McTearson. That's going to slow Williams down.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but McTearson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . McTearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
McTearson cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by McTearson.
Williams swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTearson.
McTearson looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTearson.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
McTearson throws a low kick, looking for Williams 's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
McTearson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams feints and then cracks McTearson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McTearson down.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McTearson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McTearson misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
McTearson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McTearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTearson.
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 Rufus McTearson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McTearson slips a jab from Williams .
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McTearson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McTearson doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams takes a swing at McTearson's ribcage but misses.
McTearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTearson manages to avoid it.
McTearson is looking for a counter combo.
McTearson ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on McTearson's shoulder, as McTearson tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Williams .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from McTearson.
McTearson is looking to chop away at Williams 's legs.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McTearson slips a jab from Williams .
A decent looking body kick lands there for McTearson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
McTearson slips a straight right by Williams .
McTearson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McTearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams .
Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
McTearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . McTearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
McTearson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A quick step to the side and McTearson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McTearson tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Williams thuds a left hand into McTearson's body.
McTearson has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
McTearson missing with knees to the body.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McTearson landing knees to the body.
McTearson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but McTearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTearson misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from McTearson.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by McTearson.
Williams breaks the clinch.
McTearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams lands a jab to McTearson's midsection.
McTearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
McTearson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McTearson misses with an uppercut.
Williams swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from McTearson.
An inside leg kick lands from McTearson.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
McTearson throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
McTearson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams digs a good body shot into McTearson's ribs.
McTearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from McTearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a one two combo.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams slips a jab from McTearson.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Williams . Those never looked like landing.
Williams throws a body punch but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams . That's going to slow McTearson down.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTearson manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from McTearson.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Williams .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but McTearson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McTearson tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Stanly Williams just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McTearson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . McTearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
McTearson lands a jab-cross combination.
Williams swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams , right into the meat.
McTearson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams takes a swing at McTearson's ribcage but misses.
It looked like McTearson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McTearson moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams .
An attempted straight right counter from McTearson misses the target.
McTearson is looking to chop away at Williams 's legs.
Williams avoids the head kick by McTearson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson throws an overhand right that lands on Williams 's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but McTearson moves his leg out of the way.
McTearson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams .
McTearson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McTearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams stuns McTearson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from McTearson finds it's target.
Williams slips a jab from McTearson.
Williams 's jab looks to have found its range, popping McTearson under the eye.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McTearson.
Williams looks to land a left hand but McTearson moved out of range nicely.
McTearson tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
A good leg kick by Williams .
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
McTearson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . McTearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
McTearson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McTearson misses with a body kick.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
McTearson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McTearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks McTearson off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Williams . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams .
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McTearson is out of range.
McTearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams jabs McTearson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and McTearson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTearson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McTearson throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
McTearson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McTearson throws a hook to the side of Williams 's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
McTearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McTearson looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
McTearson backing away here, and Williams unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams , right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
McTearson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williams throws a body punch but McTearson moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams .
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTearson manages to avoid it.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
McTearson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by McTearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson checks a leg kick.
Williams scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams blocks a head kick by McTearson.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
McTearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams .
McTearson misses with a few strikes there.
McTearson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McTearson misses with a hook.
McTearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams lands a body shot.
McTearson lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams throws a body punch but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson is looking to counter punch.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Stanly Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams tries to land a front kick but McTearson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McTearson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McTearson.
Williams misses with a looping right.
McTearson moves into range and clinches up with Williams .
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McTearson.
McTearson stalling in the clinch.
McTearson digs a right hand underneath Williams 's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from McTearson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from McTearson.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but McTearson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from McTearson.
McTearson blocks a body shot from Williams .
McTearson can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Rufus McTearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams misses with some punches.
McTearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
A right hand to the body from McTearson.
McTearson blocks a body shot from Williams .
McTearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
McTearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
McTearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
McTearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McTearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams tries to break free but McTearson pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McTearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams 's defenses.
McTearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McTearson misses with a knee to the head.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTearson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
McTearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McTearson jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McTearson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but McTearson has the dominant position.
McTearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McTearson misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams throws a hook but McTearson avoids it easily.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by McTearson!
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams throws out a leg kick but McTearson moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
McTearson misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams looks to throw the jab but McTearson is out of range.
McTearson digs a good body shot into Williams 's ribs.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McTearson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams .
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams digs a good hook to McTearson's body.
Stanly Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McTearson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTearson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams takes a swing at McTearson's ribcage but misses.
McTearson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Williams . Those never looked like landing.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but McTearson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams .
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rufus McTearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from McTearson.
McTearson throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McTearson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and McTearson settles back down.
A nice combination there by McTearson.
Williams is rocked!
McTearson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can McTearson finish him?
McTearson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
McTearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McTearson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good shot there by Williams .
And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus McTearson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:47
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Rufus McTearson retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quin comes into the arena with Captain Jack - Iko Iko blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viv Richards!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Quin misses the target.
Richards throws a head kick but Quin moves out of range.
Quin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Richards takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Richards looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quin's corner calls for a 1-2. Quin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Richards has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Richards cracks a nice hook into Quin's ribs.
Quin blocks a head kick by Richards.
Richards lands a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quin avoids the head kick by Richards.
Quin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
Richards throws the left hand but Quin avoids the punch easily.
Richards pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Richards to the ground. Quin is now in Richards's guard.
Quin trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richards works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Quin stands up over Richards, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Richards pulls Quin in close to prevent any damage.
Quin wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Richards is pulling down on Quin's head to control his posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Quin wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quin misses with a body shot.
Richards slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Richards swings for the body but Quin moves out of range.
Quin lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
Quin avoids a kick to the body.
Quin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Richards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quin feinted with a counter takedown.
Richards needs to keep his hands up - Quin had a free shot at his head there.
Nice straight punches there by Quin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin scores with a nice strike.
Matt Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quin misses with the combination.
Quin throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
Richards looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the body from Quin misses
and Richards counters with a stiff right hand.
Quin walks into a stiff left hand from Richards.
Richards connects with a single shot there.
Richards throws a hook but Quin avoids it easily.
Quin misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richards! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Quin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richards counters with a head kick.
Quin slips a straight right by Richards.
Quin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quin scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Quin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quin lands with an uppercut that bounces Richards off the cage and back into range.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richards appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Richards misses with an uppercut.
Quin jabs Richards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richards throws a jab when Quin was well out of range.
Richards takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Richards is just out of range.
Richards counters with a body kick.
Richards moves forwards but Quin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quin scores with a body shot.
A big right from Quin misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Quin throws the left hand but Richards avoids the punch easily.
Richards throws a body shot but no joy.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
Quin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Richardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Quin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Richards defends well and Quin ends up having to push Richards into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Quin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Richards fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quin swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Richards.
Quin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards leaves Quin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Richards as Quin shoots in.
Richards throws out a counter right but Quin avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards thuds his right hand into Quin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin misses with a takedown attempt
and Richards counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Richards lands a body shot.
Richards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards slips under a jab from Quin.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richards tries to clinch there but Quin circles away.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matt Quin is winning the standup battle so far.
Quin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Richards misses with a hook to the body
and Quin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Richards misses with a head kick.
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Quin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Quin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a body kick.
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards misses with a kick to the body
and Quin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Richards duly obliges.
Richards doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richards.
Richards takes the fight into the clinch.
Richards is pressed up against the cage. Quin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Richards down to the mat. Richards avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Quin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Quin duly obliges.
Quin throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
Richards tests Quin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Quin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Richards.
Quin scores with a takedown into Richards's guard.
Richards trying to control the position here.
Quin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Richards keeping full guard, as Quin tries to pass.
Quin trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to control the position.
Quin 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Richards looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quin cracks Richards with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Viv Richards will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richards misses with an uppercut.
Richards looks to land a right hand but Quin moved out of range.
Richards throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quin throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
Quin staying out of range there.
Quin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Richards sprawls and moves away.
Richards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quin swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
A combination from Quin does no damage.
And Richards responds with a good body kick, but Quin manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Richards misses with a hook. Quin ducked under it nicely.
Richards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Richards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Richards takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin fails with the takedown.
Quin tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Quin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Quin scores with a body shot.
Richards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quin dives in and grabs Richards's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richards pushes down on Quin's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards misses with a head kick.
A combination from Quin does no damage.
Quin looks for a takedown but Richards sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards throws a front kick that sends Quin stumbling back into the cage.
Quin blocks a head kick by Richards.
Quin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Richards is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Quin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Quin throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin tries to free his leg and advance position but Richards is retaining full guard.
Quin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Quin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richards is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Richards paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Richards tries to bum rush Quin with a series of wild strikes but Quin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quin misses with a hook. Richards ducked under it nicely.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quin connects with a body shot that sends Richards's belly button to the back.
Quin misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin looks to land a left hand but Richards moved out of range nicely.
Richards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Quin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Quin wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Quin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Richards's guard.
Quin prevents Richards from improving his position.
Quin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Richards avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Matt Quin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Richards enables Quin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Richards manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Richards has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Quin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Quin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Quin is just out of range.
Richards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quin misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Richards misses.
Richards misses with a body kick.
A left and a right from Richards both land. Nice combination.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Richards swings widly with a right hand
and Quin counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quin throwing a counter right hand but Richards manages to avoid it.
A big right from Richards misses.
Richards loads up on a big right hand but Quin slips the punch.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Richards.
Quin throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quin avoids the head kick by Richards.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards throws a series of punches but Quin avoids them all with ease.
Quin feints and as Richards raises his hands in defense, Quin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Quin from controlling successfully.
Quin 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.
Quin throwing strikes but missing.
Richards is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Quin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quin being controlled here momentarily.
Richards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Richards.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Richards replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Quin blocks it well.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Quin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richards counters with a left to the body.
Quin dips to his left and cracks Richards with an uppercut!
Richards loads up on a big right hand but Quin slips the punch.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Richards closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Viv Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Quin lands.
A slow jab from Richards misses its intended target.
Quin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards looks to land a body kick but Quin moved away.
Quin attempts a counter takedown but Richards avoids it well and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quin lands with a cross.
Richards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Quin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quin lands a really nice looking cross but Richards seems unphased.
Quin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quin throws a lazy uppercut
and Richards counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Richards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Viv Richards will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Quin misses with an uppercut
and Richards counters with a nice kick to the body.
Quin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Richardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quin attempts a counter takedown but Richards avoids it well and moves away.
Richards tests Quin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quin sizes up Richards with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Richards lets loose with a powerful body kick. Quin will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quin lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Quin.
Quin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richards appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Richards throws an overhand right that lands on Quin's shoulder, as Quin tries to avoid the shot.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quin cracks Richards with a good jab.
Nice uppercut there from Quin.
Quin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quin lands with a straight right. Richards didn't see that one coming.
Quin misses with a body punch
and Richards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quin tests Richards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Quin finds it's way through Richards's defenses.
Quin shoots for a double leg takedown but Richards sprawls well. He's pushed Quin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quin works the jab nicely.
Quin lands with a straight right. Richards didn't see that one coming.
Quin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Richards missing with a left hand there. Quin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quin attempts a counter takedown but Richards avoids it well and moves away.
Richards walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quin works over Richards's head and body with a nice combination.
Quin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Quin throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Quin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
Quin shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Richards is looking for the big counter here.
Richards slips under a jab.
Richards scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards dips to his left and cracks Quin with an uppercut!
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Quin ducks down to avoid it.
Quin throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
Richards throws a big counter head kick but Quin avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Richards does it's job there.
Richards misses with an uppercut.
Quin misses with a body shot.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Quin. Beautiful body shot.
Richards throws a nice head kick!
Richards with a nice cross.
Quin blocks a head kick by Richards.
Nice body punch from Quin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richards.
Quin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but Richards slips the punch.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
Quin looks to throw the jab but Richards is out of range.
A big left from Quin misses.
Quin lands a slapping body shot.
Quin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
Richards blocks a jab.
Quin dips to his left and cracks Richards with an uppercut!
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Matt Quin.
I think Quin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Quin!
Matt Quin retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Matt Quin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
67% |
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