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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yun Won Hyang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lovelair
vs
Won Hyang

192 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yun Won Hyang!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovelair blocks a head kick by Hyang.
Lovelair checks a leg kick nicely.
Hyang tests Lovelair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hyang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hyang has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lovelair is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That kick from Hyang tenderised Lovelair's leg. Lovelair is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lovelair throws a series of punches but Hyang moves out of range.
Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lovelair looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hyang.
Hyang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lovelair misses with a series of wild punches.
Lovelair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hyang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Hyang there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hyang.
Hyang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hyang works the jab nicely.
Lovelair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hyang lands with a nice combination. Lovelair backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hyang dodges the punch combination from Lovelair.
Hyang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lovelair.
Lovelair misses with a combination
and Hyang counters with a left and a right that stings Lovelair.
Lovelair looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyang is just out of range.
Hyang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lovelair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hyang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lovelair's calf.
A jab from Hyang does it's job there.
Lovelair misses with a combination
letting Hyang counter with a right hand.
Lovelair tries to bum rush Hyang with a series of wild strikes but Hyang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovelair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A cross from Hyang lands.
Hyang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lovelair back to the cage. Hyang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hyang.
Lovelair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hyang unleashes a big counter combination but Lovelair bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Lovelair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang 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.
Lovelair throws a combination that misses
and Hyang counters with a straight right hand.
Hyang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lovelair gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hyang scores with a leg kick.
Hyang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lovelair on the side of the head.
Lovelair blocks a head kick by Hyang.
Hyang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hyang scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hyang, right into the meat.
Lovelair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hyang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lovelair throws a shot from downtown. Hyang moves away and avoids it.
Hyang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lovelair had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hyang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lovelair misses with a double jab
and Hyang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lovelair takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lovelair chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyang can pounce on him.
Lovelair takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hyang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lovelair has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hyang moves out of range of the strikes.
Lovelair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lovelair tries to bum rush Hyang with a series of wild strikes but Hyang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hyang feints a counter leg kick.
Hyang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hyang blocks a jab.
Lovelair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lovelair throws a series of punches but Hyang avoids them all with ease.
Lovelair misses with a two punch combination.
Lovelair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hyang counters with a nice leg kick.
Lovelair wants to clinch up but Hyang keeps it at a distance.
Lovelair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lovelair on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lovelair tries to bum rush Hyang with a series of wild strikes but Hyang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovelair walks into a left hand.
Hyang lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Lovelair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Lovelair misses.
Donk. Hyang catches Lovelair right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair walks into a jab.
Hyang lands a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyang.
Hyang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lovelair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lovelair throws a poor cross that misses
and Hyang counters with a straight right hand.
Hyang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hyang connects with a body shot that sends Lovelair's belly button to the back.
Hyang moves away from the strike by Lovelair.
Lovelair has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyang.
Hyang lands a leg kick that knocks Lovelair off balance momentarily.
Hyang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good shot there by Hyang.
Hyang lands a leg kick that knocks Lovelair off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hyang.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hyang keeps the fight on the outside.
Lovelair takes a swing at Hyang's ribcage but misses.
Hyang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lovelair takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yun Won Hyang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lovelair misses with a double jab.
A cross from Hyang lands.
Hyang dodges the punch combination from Lovelair.
Hyang's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hyang duly obliges.
Hyang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyang dodges the punch combination from Lovelair.
A punch combination from Lovelair misses.
Hyang cracks a nice hook into Lovelair's ribs.
Lovelair misses with a combination
and Hyang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lovelair misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyang scores with a push kick.
Hyang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lovelair momentarily.
Hyang moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hyang, as that shot connected.
Hyang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lovelair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Lovelair does no damage.
Lovelair backing away here, and Hyang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lovelair might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lovelair gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hyang.
Hyang lands a jab to Lovelair's midsection.
Lovelair is looking to clinch but Hyang is avoiding it.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Hyang is having none of it.
Hyang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lovelair's hands.
Hyang feints a jab promting Lovelair to slip. Hyang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lovelair slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hyang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hyang.
Hyang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yun Won Hyang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hyang slips under a jab.
Hyang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lovelair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hyang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang clobbers Lovelair with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot by Hyang.
Lovelair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lovelair throws a series of punches but Hyang avoids them all with ease.
Jonathan Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hyang.
Hyang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lovelair throws a series of punches but Hyang moves out of range.
A head kick from Hyang lands but Lovelair takes it in his stride.
Crunch! Hyang slams his shin into Lovelair's torso.
Hyang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lovelair misses with a straight left.
Lovelair moves in looking to clinch but Hyang pushes him off.
Hyang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Hyang. That snapped Lovelair's head back.
Lovelair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyang scores with a punch to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hyang.
Hyang's corner calls for a 1-2. Hyang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Lovelair is rocked!
Hyang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lovelair circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Lovelair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang scores with a decent looking hook.
Hyang misses with a double jab.
Lovelair seems to have got his legs back now.
Lovelair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hyang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot by Hyang.
Hyang throws a series of punches but Lovelair avoids them all with ease.
Hyang digs a good hook to Lovelair's body.
Lovelair looks to land a combination but Hyang avoids it well.
Hyang tries a quick counter leg kick but Lovelair is wise to it.
Lovelair misses with a wild combination.
Lovelair tries to bum rush Hyang with a series of wild strikes but Hyang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lovelair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Lovelair pushes Hyang up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair.
Lovelair misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Hyang scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hyang.
Hyang is working Lovelair over against the cage.
Hyang lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hyang.
A right handed body shot lands from Hyang.
Still in the clinch, Hyang scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Hyang on the inside.
Hyang unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lovelair! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hyang is unloading with more strikes now! Lovelair drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yun Won Hyang!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Torr Es (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Shann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Es
vs
Shann

175 cm
19
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torr Es!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Shann!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shann misses with a few strikes there.
Shann has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Es cracks the inside of Shann's front leg.
Shann swinging wildly here.
Es has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) in the buildup to the fight.
Es pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shann drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Es defends it well.
Shann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Es circles away quickly and effectively.
Es avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Shann misses.
Shann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Es scoring well with a low kick there.
Es looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Es plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Es moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Es.
Es working Shann over with knees to the body.

Shann drags the fight down to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Es thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Es is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Es drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Es as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Shann screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Es! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Torr Es!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Murhaa
vs
Douglas

169 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Douglas slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa moves forwards but Douglas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Douglas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murhaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Douglas's head.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Murhaa misses with a left hand
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Douglas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa works over Douglas's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Gabriel Douglas has been cut.
Douglas is looking to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
It looked like Murhaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Douglas.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Douglas clobbers Murhaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas lands a jab to the nose.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Murhaa connects with a body shot.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Murhaa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Douglas forces Murhaa back against the cage and clinches.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Douglas.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Douglas lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhaa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Murhaa tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Murhaa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murhaa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa has Douglas pushed against the cage.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murhaa is leaning against Douglas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Murhaa.
A bit of stalling here from Murhaa.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
Douglas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murhaa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Douglas can turn it around.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Murhaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Douglas.
Murhaa has Douglas pushed against the cage.
Douglas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murhaa walks away with a smile on his face. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Douglas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas takes one to the side of the head.
Murhaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Paul Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Murhaa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Douglas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murhaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murhaa takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Murhaa throws a shot to the body.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
Douglas scores with a jab to the head.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa misses with a combination
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Murhaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Douglas's cut.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A big right from Douglas misses.
Douglas throws a nice looking combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Douglas walks into a left hand.
Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.

Murhaa rushes Douglas and presses him up against the cage.
Murhaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Douglas wants to break free but Murhaa has control.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Douglas's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.

Douglas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Douglas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Murhaa sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Douglas wants to stand up but Murhaa is controlling him.
Murhaa passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Douglas is trying to maintain the position but Murhaa is very close to passing his half guard.
Murhaa slows the pace down in half guard.
Murhaa trying to pass the guard but Douglas defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murhaa lands with a nice combination. Douglas backs away looking to recover.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Douglas.
Paul Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Douglas staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Murhaa as he connects with a hook.

Murhaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Murhaa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa'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.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas tries to pull guard but Murhaa holds him up against the cage and eventually Douglas drops back down to his feet.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa stalling in the clinch but Douglas improves position.
Murhaa prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Murhaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Douglas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Douglas looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Murhaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murhaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Douglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Douglas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a nice body shot.

Douglas gets tackled into the cage by Murhaa. Murhaa maintains the clinch.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.
Douglas wants to break free but Murhaa has control.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Murhaa lands a body punch.
Murhaa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Douglas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murhaa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Douglas scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.

Douglas pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa 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.
Murhaa advances to half guard.
Murhaa not doing much here.
Douglas trying to hold on to Murhaa's head to control him but Murhaa postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murhaa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Murhaa decides to stand and escape the position.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Douglas misses.
Murhaa takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa misses the body punch
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Murhaa moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paul Murhaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murhaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Douglas scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Douglas tries to score a body lock takedown but Murhaa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Douglas up against the cage.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Murhaa.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
Gabriel Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murhaa lands a jab.
Douglas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Douglas throws an off balance right hand

and Murhaa moves into the clinch.
Douglas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Douglas takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Murhaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murhaa 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Murhaa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad Motherfucker. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Carlos Machado enters the cage!

Gomez
vs
Machado

172 cm
40
238 lbs
31 - 36 - 0

180 cm
33
265 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 31 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Machado!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado shoots in for a double leg but Gomez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Gomez feints and as Machado raises his hands in defense, Gomez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Machado is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gomez is aware though and is defending well.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Machado keeps moving.

Gomez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Machado manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gomez has Machado in his guard.

Gomez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Machado's guard.

Gomez trying to control but Machado is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Machado has his foot on Gomez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gomez works his way back into a safe position though.

Machado has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gomez doesn't defend quickly enough and Machado has managed to lock this one up! Can Gomez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Machado on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carlos Machado!
A less than humble Carlos Machado misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kovalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamite has chosen BLACK DYNAMITE THEME as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kovalev
vs
Dynamite

207 cm
21
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

204 cm
27
288 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kovalev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamite throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovalev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dynamite throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dynamite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Kovalev's head coaches at The Shark Tank that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dynamite keeps the fight on the outside.
Dynamite rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kovalev counters with a stiff right hand.
Dynamite looks to throw the jab but Kovalev is out of range.
Dynamite throws a right hand that misses
and Kovalev counters with a stiff right hand.
Dynamite throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Kovalev misses.
Dynamite throws the left hand but Kovalev avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dynamite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovalev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dynamite.
Kovalev scores with a sloppy right hand. Dynamite should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalev moves out of range as Dynamite strikes.
Kovalev scores with a sloppy right hand. Dynamite should have avoided that one.
Dynamite slips a straight right by Kovalev.
Dynamite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovalev works Dynamite's body with a nice hook.
Kovalev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Kovalev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dynamite misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovalev misses the target.
Dynamite throws a poor cross that misses
and Dynamite takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovalev drops Dynamite with a naaaaasty hook - Dynamite is in real trouble here! Kovalev dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Kovalev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Proejct Fed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bean
vs
Fed

185 cm
27
178 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

MayheM sportswear

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Proejct Fed!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fed walks into a jab.
Fed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Bean misses the target.
A jab from Bean does it's job there.
Bean 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.
Fed tries to clinch up.
Fed's coach down at Arvins Bootcamp was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fed's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab from Bean.

Fed gets a clinch.
Fed lands an elbow inside.
Bean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fed backwards.
Bean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Feds head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Fed is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bean.
Fed is still on wobbly legs! Can Bean finish him?
Bean misses with some punches.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Fed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean working aggressively here.
Bean working aggressively here.
Fed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fed blocking some punches.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fed seems to have recovered his senses.
Fed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean dodges an elbow strike from Fed.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Fed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bean up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fed lands a damaging elbow.
Bean dodges an elbow strike from Fed.
Good body shot from Bean.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fed.
Fed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fed.
Fed takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bean.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Fed.
Bean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fed backwards.
Bean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fed's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Bean.
Bean lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Fed to his knees! Bean keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Bean!
Mister Bean very nearly forgot to thank MayheM sportswear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murray Rothbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rothbard comes to the cage accompanied by Anarchy. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rothbard
vs
Winnfield Jr

187 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murray Rothbard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jules Winnfield Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Winnfield Jr closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnfield Jr.
Winnfield Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winnfield Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothbard.
Winnfield Jr working aggressively here.
Rothbard can't find room to land a body shot as Winnfield Jr controls the action.
Winnfield Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnfield Jr's elbow.
Rothbard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rothbard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rothbard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rothbard seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Rothbard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothbard lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothbard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rothbard.
Rothbard pushes Winnfield Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Winnfield Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Winnfield Jr blocks an uppercut.
Rothbard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Winnfield Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard is stalling here.
Rothbard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rothbard gets through Winnfield Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Winnfield Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winnfield Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winnfield Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Winnfield Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothbard blocks an uppercut.
Rothbard blocking some punches.
Rothbard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Winnfield Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothbard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rothbard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rothbard misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothbard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Winnfield Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rothbard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard has a couple of punches blocked by Winnfield Jr.
Rothbard lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winnfield Jr misses with the head strike.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnfield Jr's elbow.
I was talking to Rothbard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Winnfield Jr presses Rothbard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rothbard leaning against his opponent.
Winnfield Jr blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnfield Jr's elbow.
Rothbard pushes Winnfield Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothbard.
Rothbard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Winnfield Jr controls his hands.
Rothbard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Winnfield Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Winnfield Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winnfield Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Rothbard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothbard.
Nice body punch from Rothbard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winnfield Jr.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Winnfield Jr controls his hands.
Winnfield Jr letting Rothbard take a breather here.
Rothbard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winnfield Jr or not.
Rothbard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winnfield Jr backwards.
Winnfield Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Winnfield Jr tries to work over Rothbard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothbard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Winnfield Jr misses with some punches.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield Jr blocking some punches.
Winnfield Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothbard swings wildly with an uppercut but Winnfield Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothbard blocking some punches.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Winnfield Jr controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Winnfield Jr fails to land.
Rothbard blocks an uppercut.
Winnfield Jr working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rothbard.

Winnfield Jr is rocked!
Rothbard lands a big right hand that drops Winnfield Jr! The killer instinct kicks in and Rothbard finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rothbard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murray Rothbard!
Murray Rothbard thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Left Cheek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Murphy
vs
Cheek

193 cm
21
185 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
188 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
MayheM sportswear

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Left Cheek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheek slips a jab from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Cheek misses with a body shot.
Cheek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murphy under the eye.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Cheek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
We've been told by Murphy's head coaches at Phoenix Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Cheek moved out of range nicely.
Cheek misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cheek thinking.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheek was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy throws a right hand that Cheek ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheek also avoids with ease.
Murphy swings for the body but Cheek moves out of range.
Murphy 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cheek clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Cheek scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cheek.
Murphy lands with a cross.
Cheek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.

Cheek is rocked!
Left Cheek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a jab when Cheek was well out of range.
Cheek is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy cracks Cheek with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Cheek tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Murphy pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Cheek is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Murphy!
Mick Murphy retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Mick Murphy 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obama comes to the cage accompanied by 5 minutes Alone. The key to victory for Russian Obama has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Obama
vs
Karelin

182 cm
31
199 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

183 cm
34
289 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dauntless
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Aspire Clothing
Aspire Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russian Obama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obama.
Obama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karelin.
Obama misses with a hook.
Karelin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obama doesn't seem bothered though.
Obama throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karelin throws a jab when Obama was well out of range.
Obama throws a right hand that Karelin ducks under and follows up with a left that Karelin also avoids with ease.
Karelin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Obama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karelin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Obama on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama connects with a right hand. Karelin shakes it off.
Obama just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Karelin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin throws a lazy uppercut
and Obama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karelin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Obama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karelin misses with a takedown
and Obama counters with a stiff right hand.
Obama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Obama misses.
Obama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Karelin moves into range and clinches up with Obama.
A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land.
Karelin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Karelin gets through Obama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Russian Obama has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obama lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land.
Karelin throws a punch but it's blocked by Obama.
Karelin scores with a shot to the side of Obama's head.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
Obama gets through Karelin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin avoiding damage.
Karelin throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Obama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Obama.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama tries to break free but Karelin pushes him back against the cage.
Karelin lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Obama.

That has opened up Vitaly Karelin's cut even more.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
Obama lands an uppercut.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin stalling the fight.
Karelin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obama scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Obama's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama lands a shoulder strike.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama blocking some punches.

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!
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Karelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karelin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin is struggling to control the position.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karelin is trying to drag Obama to the mat but Obama just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Russian Obama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaly Karelin.
Karelin working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russian Obama dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Karelin misses with an uppercut. Obama saw that one coming.
Obama throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin lands a jab to Obama's midsection.
Obama stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Obama wants it to stay on the feet.
Karelin scores with a shot to the body.
Karelin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karelin shoots in but no luck this time.
Obama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karelin doesn't seem bothered though.
Obama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin lands with a hook. Obama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Obama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karelin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
Karelin feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama walks into a jab.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Obama slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Obama.
Russian Obama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Obama misses with a body shot.
Karelin scores with a shot to the body.
Obama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karelin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Russian Obama's cut is getting worse.
Karelin lands an overhand right.
Karelin moves out of range of the body kick.
Obama throws a hook but Karelin blocks it.
Obama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Obama misses its intended target.
Obama throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Karelin cracks Obama with a big right hand and Obama goes down!

Obama is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin is stalling in the full guard.
Oh Obama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karelin loads up on a big left hand. Obama felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Karelin looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Obama can't hide his disappointment, as Karelin celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitaly Karelin!
Vitaly Karelin is the new super heavyweight champion!