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Anniversary Apocolypse PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Short Stack (ranked 8841 p4p, 399 weight class) and Andrzej Destrowicz (ranked 8599 p4p, 390 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Short Stack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrzej Destrowicz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Destrowicz manages to avoid it.
Stack throws a shot from downtown. Destrowicz moves away and avoids it.
Stack misses with a hook.
Stack misses with a lunging right hand
letting Destrowicz counter with a right hand.
Stack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Destrowicz.
Stack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Destrowicz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Destrowicz lands with a cross.
Stack misses with the combination.
Destrowicz misses with an uppercut.
Stack wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Destrowicz. Stack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stack went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Short Stack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Destrowicz slips a jab from Stack.
Stack throws an off balance right hand
and Destrowicz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Destrowicz misses with a lunging right hand
and Stack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack looks to land a left hand but Destrowicz moved out of range nicely.
Destrowicz punishes Stack's body with a nice straight punch.
Destrowicz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Destrowicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stack moves away.
A slow jab from Stack misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Destrowicz! But no joy.
Stack misses with an uppercut
and Stack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stack throws a right hand that misses
and Stack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Destrowicz misses with a hook
and Stack counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stack.
Destrowicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Destrowicz's elbow.
Destrowicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Destrowicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Destrowicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stack blocks an uppercut.
Stack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destrowicz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Destrowicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Stack tries to work over Destrowicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Destrowicz blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Stack.
Stack swings wildly with an uppercut but Destrowicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Destrowicz scores with a shot to the side of Stack's head.
Destrowicz misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stack fails to land.
Destrowicz blocking some punches.
Destrowicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stack lands with a right to the head.
Stack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stack working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Destrowicz.
Stack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Destrowicz prevents a body shot from Stack.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Destrowicz dominated that round.
That's time! Stack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stack clinches with his opponent.
Stack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stack blocking some punches.
A short left from Destrowicz.
Stack tries to throw a body punch but Destrowicz avoids it by throwing Stack back against the cage.
Destrowicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Destrowicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Destrowicz lands a left hand.
It looks like Short Stack has been cut.
Destrowicz blocks an uppercut.
Destrowicz has a couple of punches blocked by Stack.
Stack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Destrowicz misses with the head strike.
Destrowicz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Destrowicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Destrowicz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Destrowicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Stack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Destrowicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stack misses with a punch to the body.
Stack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stack lands a hook that snaps the head of Destrowicz backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack throws a punch but it's blocked by Destrowicz.
Still in the clinch, Destrowicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Destrowicz backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stack.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stack.
Destrowicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Destrowicz.
A head punch on the inside from Destrowicz fails to land.
Stack misses with a punch on the inside.
Destrowicz throws a head punch that misses.
Destrowicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stack's elbow.
Stack throws a punch but it's blocked by Destrowicz.
Stack misses with the head strike.
Destrowicz tries to work over Stack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stack throws a punch but it's blocked by Destrowicz.
Destrowicz lands a nice shot to the body.
Stack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Destrowicz working aggressively here.
Stack working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Destrowicz lands a shoulder strike.
Stack lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Destrowicz prevents a body shot from Stack.
Destrowicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Destrowicz misses with some punches.
Destrowicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Destrowicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrzej Destrowicz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Destrowicz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Destrowicz lands an uppercut.
Stack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stack blocking some punches.
Destrowicz stalling against the cage.
Stack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Destrowicz scores with a shot to the side of Stack's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Destrowicz.
Stack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Destrowicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Destrowicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Short Stack's cut.
That's time! Stack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stack misses with a lunging right hand
and Destrowicz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Stack.
Destrowicz looks to land a right hand but Stack moved out of range.
Destrowicz throws a hook but Stack blocks it.
Stack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Destrowicz misses with a wild body shot.
Stack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Destrowicz blocks a jab.
Destrowicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Stack.
Destrowicz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destrowicz misses with a body shot
and Stack counters with a nice uppercut.
Destrowicz slips a straight right by Stack.
Stack slips a straight right by Destrowicz.
It looked like Stack was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Destrowicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Stack is just out of range.
Destrowicz connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destrowicz lands a glancing blow to the side of Stack's head.
Stack bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Destrowicz's head backwards.
Destrowicz misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Stack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Stack.
Still in the clinch, Destrowicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stack tries to work over Destrowicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Destrowicz lands a body shot.
Stack works on Destrowicz's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Destrowicz fails to land.
Destrowicz misses with a punch to the body.
Destrowicz prevents a body shot from Stack.
Destrowicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stack backwards.
Destrowicz misses with some punches.
Destrowicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stack misses with some punches.
Destrowicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stack misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destrowicz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Destrowicz lands a hook that snaps the head of Stack backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Stack.
Stack swings wildly with an uppercut but Destrowicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stack is leaning against Destrowicz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stack blocking some punches.
Stack lands a nice shot to the body.
Stack presses Destrowicz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Destrowicz has a couple of punches blocked by Stack.
Stack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Destrowicz scores with a shot to the side of Stack's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stack.
Destrowicz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Destrowicz blocks an uppercut.
Stack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stack can't find room to land a body shot as Destrowicz controls the action.
Destrowicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Stack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Andrzej Destrowicz just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Short Stack's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stack wants to clinch up but Destrowicz keeps it at a distance.
Stack's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Destrowicz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stack scrambles back to his feet.
Stack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stack struggles to land a body shot inside as Destrowicz controls his hands.
Destrowicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Stack.
Destrowicz misses with a punch to the body.
Stack is leaning against Destrowicz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Destrowicz lands a right hand.
Stack throws a punch but it's blocked by Destrowicz.
A head punch on the inside from Stack fails to land.
Stack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Destrowicz misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Stack.
Stack lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stack misses with some punches.
Stack tries to throw a body punch but Destrowicz avoids it by throwing Stack back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destrowicz working aggressively here.
Stack lands with a light punch inside.
Destrowicz pushes Stack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stack misses with the head strike.
Stack throws a head punch that misses.
Stack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Destrowicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Destrowicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stack tries to throw a body punch but Destrowicz avoids it by throwing Stack back against the cage.
Stack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Destrowicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Destrowicz.
Stack lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stack.
Stack scores with a shot to the side of Destrowicz's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stack tries to work over Destrowicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stack is leaning against Destrowicz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Destrowicz.
Stack throws a punch but it's blocked by Destrowicz.
A head punch on the inside from Stack fails to land.
Stack misses with some punches.
Destrowicz misses with some punches.
Destrowicz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stack blocking some punches.
Stack misses with some punches.
Stack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Destrowicz lands with a light punch inside.
Destrowicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Stack controls his hands.
Destrowicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stack backwards.
A short uppercut from Destrowicz.
Destrowicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Destrowicz lands a right hand.
Stack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Destrowicz backwards.
Destrowicz working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Andrzej Destrowicz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Short Stack's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stack throws an off balance right hand
and Destrowicz counters with a straight right hand.
Andrzej Destrowicz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Destrowicz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stack.
Destrowicz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Destrowicz misses the shot to the body.
Stack takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Destrowicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Destrowicz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Destrowicz manages to avoid it.
Destrowicz throws a body shot but no joy.
Stack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stack cracks Destrowicz with an open hand slap.
Stack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stack throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Destrowicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destrowicz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Andrzej Destrowicz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Destrowicz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stack throws the left hand but Destrowicz avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Destrowicz.
Stack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Destrowicz moves away.
A jab lands there for Destrowicz.
Stack moves out of range of the strikes.
Short Stack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Destrowicz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stack is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Destrowicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stack tries to clinch up but Destrowicz circles away and keeps his distance.
Destrowicz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Stack.
Stack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Destrowicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Destrowicz misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destrowicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Destrowicz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Destrowicz.
Stack looks to land a left hand but Destrowicz moved out of range nicely.
Destrowicz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Destrowicz cracks Stack with an open hand slap.
Destrowicz throws a body shot but no joy.
Stack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Destrowicz.
Destrowicz slips under a jab.
Stack lands with a hook. Destrowicz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Destrowicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stack throws out the jab.
It seemed like Destrowicz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Destrowicz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stack under the eye.
Stack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Destrowicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Destrowicz digs a good body shot into Stack's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrzej Destrowicz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Destrowicz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrzej Destrowicz!
Andrzej Destrowicz is the new bantamweight champion!
Andrzej Destrowicz 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 783 p4p, 88 weight class) and Joao Sousa (ranked 2114 p4p, 224 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aiken has managed to clinch.
Sousa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aiken smiles and moves away.
Sousa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aiken's hands.
Aiken moves into range and clinches up with Sousa.
Sousa lands a nice uppercut.
Sousa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aiken walks away with a smile on his face. Sousa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A cross from Sousa lands.
Sousa takes a swing at Aiken's ribcage but misses.
Aiken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sousa.
Aiken takes the fight into the clinch.
Aiken lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aiken dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sousa as Aiken tries to tie him up.
Sousa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken blocks an uppercut.
Aiken lands with a right to the head.
Aiken lands with a left to the head.
Aiken trying to stall but Sousa improves his position.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sousa jumps guard and drags Aiken to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Aiken trying to control the position from guard on top but Sousa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aiken is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sousa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Aiken slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sousa looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sousa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aiken defends it easily.
Sousa is trying to control the position but Aiken postures up.
Sousa looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Aiken has picked Sousa up and slammed him! Sousa can't keep hold of the triangle and Aiken manages to pass to side control!
Aiken staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aiken wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sousa wants to control but Aiken postures up.
Sousa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Aiken off and has taken his back!
Sousa is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Aiken is defending well though. Sousa let's go of the attempt for now.
Sousa wants to control but Aiken is keeping busy.
Sousa is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Sousa is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Aiken is defending well though. Sousa let's go of the attempt for now.
Our spies down at at Urban Achievers inform us that Sousa has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sousa looking to break Aiken's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Aiken remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sousa will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Aiken defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Well, with Sousa on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Aiken is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Sousa tightening his grip on Aiken, looking for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sousa working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Sousa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sousa darts in looking for a takedown but Aiken gets double underhooks and turns Sousa into the cage.
Aiken smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aiken has closed the distance and engaged Sousa in a clinch.
Sousa scores with a shot to the side of Aiken's head.
Aiken blocking some punches.
Sousa has a couple of punches blocked by Aiken.
A body shot lands from Aiken.
A short right from Aiken on the inside.
Sousa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aiken walks away with a smile on his face. Sousa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sousa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aiken.
Aiken takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sousa.
Aiken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Joao Sousa has been cut.
Sousa has a couple of punches blocked by Aiken.
Sousa struggles to land a body shot inside as Aiken controls his hands.
Aiken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Aiken.
Aiken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.
Sousa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa takes a shot to the head.
Aiken blocking some punches.
Aiken holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aiken works on Sousa's body with a couple of short punches.
Sousa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aiken has him pressed against the cage.
Sousa wants to get back to striking at distance but Aiken won't allow it.
Sousa has had enough of the clinch but Aiken keeps him there for the moment.
Sousa successfully pulls guard.
Aiken slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sousa keeping moving, preventing Aiken from controlling successfully.
Aiken got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sousa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aiken has managed to get both his arms back between Sousa's legs - danger averted.
Sousa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sousa working for a triangle but Aiken defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sousa being controlled here, momentarily.
Sousa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Aiken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aiken is aware though and is defending well.
Sousa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Aiken doesn't defend quickly enough and Sousa has managed to lock this one up! Can Aiken escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sousa on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joao Sousa!
Joao Sousa is the new featherweight champion!
Joao Sousa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Honey (ranked 589 p4p, 88 weight class) and Tyler Wrexham (ranked 1494 p4p, 240 weight class). Honey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Higher Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Honey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrexham swings for the body but Honey moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Wrexham .
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Honey misses with a hook
and Wrexham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Honey wants to clinch up but Wrexham keeps it at a distance.
Honey misses with a wild body shot.
Wrexham misses with a straight left.
Honey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wrexham .
A countering left hand to the body from Wrexham misses.
Wrexham slips under a jab.
Wrexham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Honey just misses with a punch to the body.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Wrexham slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrexham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
Wrexham tried to score with a low kick but Honey checks it.
A cross from Wrexham lands.
Honey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Urban Achievers in the buildup to the fight.
Honey misses with a jab to the body
and Wrexham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honey tries to move into range but Wrexham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wrexham throws the left hand but Honey avoids the punch easily.
Wrexham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honey manages to avoid it.
Honey throws a right and a left that Wrexham avoids nicely.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honey.
Honey is looking to clinch but Wrexham is avoiding it.
Wrexham throws a front kick aimed at Honey's knee but Honey avoids it well.
Honey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrexham .
Honey connects with a right hand. Wrexham shakes it off.
Honey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wrexham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wrexham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honey.
Honey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Honey tries to clinch but Wrexham moves out of range.
Honey is looking to clinch but Wrexham is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Wrexham misses its intended target.
Wrexham is looking to score with low kicks.
Honey swings widly with a right hand
and Wrexham counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham tests Honey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wrexham .
Honey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Honey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wrexham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Honey misses with a hook
and Wrexham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Honey scores with a jab.
A big right from Honey misses.
It seemed like Wrexham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Wrexham .
Hugh Honey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrexham moves away from the strike by Honey.
Wrexham throws a hook but Honey blocks it.
Honey looks to score with a jab to the body but Wrexham is just out of range.
Wrexham is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Honey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wrexham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Honey's calf.
Wrexham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honey rushes Wrexham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Honey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Honey blocks a body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Wrexham 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wrexham pushes Honey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrexham can't find room to land a body shot as Honey controls the action.
Honey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrexham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Honeys head.
Honey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Honey swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honey pushes Wrexham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Honey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Honey blocks an uppercut.
Wrexham working aggressively here.
Wrexham misses with a punch to the body.
Honey tries to work over Wrexham 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honey prevents a body shot from Wrexham .
Honey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Wrexham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
Wrexham working hard to break the clinch.
Honey pushes Wrexham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrexham has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Honey seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wrexham can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrexham misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honey.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Honey.
Honey misses with the head strike.
Wrexham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wrexham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Honey has a couple of punches blocked by Wrexham .
Honey tries to throw a body punch but Wrexham avoids it by throwing Honey back against the cage.
Wrexham blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Honey.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
Wrexham blocking some punches.
Honey misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Honey as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Honey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrexham tries to throw a body punch but Honey avoids it by throwing Wrexham back against the cage.
Honey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrexham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Honey misses with an uppercut
and Wrexham counters with a straight right hand.
Honey 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.
Honey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Honey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Honey tries to clinch up.
Wrexham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Honey takes one to the side of the head.
Wrexham scores with a jab to the head.
Honey misses the jab.
Honey loads up on a big right hand but Wrexham slips the punch.
Honey moves forwards but Wrexham connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wrexham misses with a hook.
Honey throws a body shot but no joy.
Honey rushes Wrexham and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Wrexham fails to land.
Wrexham breaks from the clinch.
Honey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wrexham throws a poor cross that misses
and Honey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wrexham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey misses with a straight left.
Wrexham drops his hands momentarily and Honey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Honey blocks a jab.
Honey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wrexham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Honey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wrexham .
Wrexham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Honey momentarily.
Wrexham cracks Honey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Honey tries to clinch up but Wrexham circles away and keeps his distance.
Wrexham throws out a counter right but Honey avoids it with no problem.
Wrexham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wrexham looks to land a right hand but Honey moved out of range.
Honey misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Wrexham on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wrexham moves away from the strike by Honey.
Wrexham keeps the fight on the outside.
Wrexham throws out a loose jab but Honey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wrexham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham throws out a loose jab but Honey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Honey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wrexham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wrexham doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wrexham looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Wrexham misses.
Honey lands with an uppercut that bounces Wrexham off the cage and back into range.
Honey rushes Wrexham and presses him up against the cage.
Wrexham struggles to land a body shot inside as Honey controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Honey.
Honey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Wrexham tries to work over Honey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Honey blocks it.
Honey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wrexham is trying to force a seperation but Honey has the dominant position.
Honey scores with a shot to the side of Wrexham 's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wrexham struggles to land a body shot inside as Honey controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honey.
A left hand lands to the body for Wrexham .
Wrexham tries to throw a body punch but Honey avoids it by throwing Wrexham back against the cage.
Honey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrexham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Honey tries to throw a body punch but Wrexham avoids it by throwing Honey back against the cage.
Honey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Honey can't find room to land a body shot as Wrexham controls the action.
Honey misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham lands a body shot.
Wrexham gets through Honey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
Wrexham misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wrexham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Honey cracks Wrexham with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey throws a head punch that misses.
Honey misses with a body punch.
Wrexham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Honey misses with a left hand
and Wrexham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrexham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wrexham moves away from the strike by Honey.
Wrexham keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Honey misses.
Honey takes one to the side of the head.
Honey throws a hook but Wrexham avoids it easily.
Honey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wrexham .
Wrexham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wrexham 's corner calls for a 1-2. Wrexham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wrexham counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wrexham blocks a jab.
Honey wants to clinch but Wrexham slips to the side
and Wrexham counters with a nice uppercut.
Wrexham misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Honey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wrexham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wrexham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honey.
A big right from Wrexham misses.
Wrexham lands a slapping body shot.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Wrexham thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Wrexham .
Wrexham takes a swing at Honey's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrexham fails to land with a series of punches.
Honey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Honey misses with a straight right.
Wrexham throws out a loose jab but Honey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham staying out of range there.
Wrexham scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Honey doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wrexham .
Honey throws a big shot that misses.
Honey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wrexham .
A nice side step and Wrexham releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A cross from Honey lands.
Nice defenses there by Honey.
Honey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Honey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wrexham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honey throws a lazy right hand but Wrexham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Honey ducks under a wild hook from Wrexham .
Honey throwing a counter right hand but Wrexham manages to avoid it.
Honey misses with an uppercut
and Wrexham counters with a nice body shot.
Wrexham misses with a jab to the body
enabling Honey to counter with a crisp jab.
Wrexham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Honey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Honey misses.
Honey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Honey moves out of range.
Wrexham slips under a jab.
Hugh Honey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wrexham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wrexham tests Honey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honey wants to clinch
enabling Wrexham to counter with a crisp jab.
Honey throws a jab when Wrexham was well out of range.
Honey misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Wrexham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Honey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Honey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honey misses the jab.
Honey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wrexham circles away from the clinch attempt
and Honey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wrexham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wrexham throws an overhand right that lands on Honey's shoulder, as Honey tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham slips a straight right by Honey.
Wrexham lands a nice shot to the body.
Wrexham throws a leg kick but Honey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wrexham cracks Honey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wrexham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wrexham lands with a straight right. Honey didn't see that one coming.
Honey throws a sloppy body shot
and Wrexham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyler Wrexham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Honey tries to clinch
and Honey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wrexham moves away from the strike by Honey.
Wrexham 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Honey under the eye.
Wrexham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wrexham there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wrexham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wrexham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrexham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wrexham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Honey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wrexham has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey scores with a punch to the head.
Honey misses with a right hand
and Wrexham counters with a leg kick.
Wrexham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wrexham looks to land a left hand but Honey moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Honey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Wrexham .
Honey looks to land a right hand but Wrexham moved out of range.
Wrexham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honey misses with a looping right.
Wrexham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Honey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wrexham misses with an uppercut.
Wrexham 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Honey under the eye.
Wrexham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Honey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrexham slips under a jab from Honey.
Honey lunges at Wrexham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wrexham 's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wrexham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wrexham 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wrexham !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Foot Fungus (ranked 871 p4p, 137 weight class) and Murray Rothbard (ranked 1266 p4p, 185 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rothbard's choice of entrance music: Anarchy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Foot Fungus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murray Rothbard!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothbard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Murray Rothbard has been cut.
Rothbard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fungus on the side of the head.
Fungus throws a big shot that misses.
Rothbard misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Fungus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fungus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rothbard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fungus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fungus misses with a body shot.
Rothbard misses the jab.
Fungus misses with a straight right.
We've been informed that Rothbard 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.
Fungus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fungus cracks Rothbard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rothbard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fungus throws a shot from downtown. Rothbard moves away and avoids it.
Fungus misses with a hook
and Rothbard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothbard lands with a hook. Fungus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fungus lands with a straight right. Rothbard didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard thuds his right hand into Fungus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Fungus.
Fungus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Rothbard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothbard throws a jab but it's blocked by Fungus.
Rothbard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fungus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothbard. Fungus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothbard missing with a left hand there. Fungus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothbard moves out of range of the strikes.
Fungus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rothbard to score with a decent uppercut.
Fungus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothbard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothbard blocks a jab.
Foot Fungus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothbard swings for the body but Fungus moves out of range.
Fungus throws an off balance right hand
and Rothbard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fungus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothbard.
Fungus lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fungus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good exchange - Fungus coming out on top.
Rothbard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fungus connects with a body shot that sends Rothbard's belly button to the back.
Fungus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Fungus misses the target.
Fungus throws an overhand right that lands on Rothbard's shoulder, as Rothbard tries to avoid the shot.
Rothbard ducks under a wild hook from Fungus.
Fungus with a nice cross.
Rothbard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rothbard just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fungus.
Fungus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fungus misses the jab.
Rothbard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fungus. Rothbard does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fungus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fungus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fungus scores with a jab. Rothbard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rothbard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fungus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rothbard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fungus throws out the jab.
Fungus keeps the fight on the outside.
Fungus throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothbard.
Fungus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rothbard has time to react.
Fungus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Rothbard. Beautiful body shot.
Rothbard is looking to clinch but Fungus is avoiding it.
Rothbard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fungus misses with a right hand
and Rothbard counters with a three punch combo that has Fungus backing up. Fungus nods at Rothbard to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fungus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fungus, as that shot connected.
Fungus tests Rothbard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fungus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rothbard pushes Fungus up against the cage in a clinch.
Fungus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rothbard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fungus was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothbard.
Fungus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothbard.
Fungus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothbard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fungus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Fungus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rothbard.
Fungus misses with an uppercut. Rothbard saw that one coming.
Fungus loads up on a big right hand but Rothbard slips the punch.
Fungus misses with a wild body shot.
Rothbard follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothbard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rothbard ducks under a wild hook from Fungus.
Fungus throws a body shot but no joy.
Fungus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foot Fungus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murray Rothbard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rothbard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fungus.
Fungus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fungus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fungus throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothbard.
Rothbard throws a combination. Fungus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rothbard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fungus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rothbard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fungus.
Rothbard misses the body punch
and Fungus counters with a stiff right hand.
Fungus misses with a hook to the body
and Rothbard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fungus's knee momentarily.
Fungus jabs Rothbard right on the nose. Rothbard blinks but takes it well.
Fungus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothbard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rothbard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Fungus misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fungus needs to keep his hands up - Rothbard had a free shot at his head there.
Fungus misses with a looping right.
A jab from Fungus does it's job there.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fungus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fungus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Rothbard - just one landing.
Rothbard moves out of range as Fungus strikes.
Rothbard misses with a body punch
letting Fungus counter with a right hand.
Fungus throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothbard.
Rothbard throws a right hand that misses
letting Fungus counter with a right hand.
Fungus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fungus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothbard.
Rothbard moves in looking to clinch but Fungus pushes him off.
Rothbard doesn't manage to clinch there - Fungus circles away.
Rothbard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Foot Fungus is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fungus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothbard.
Fungus slips a jab from Rothbard.
A swing and a miss from Fungus.
Fungus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothbard can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fungus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rothbards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Fungus.
Rothbard looks to clinch
and Fungus counters with a nice body shot.
Fungus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rothbard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice jab there from Fungus.
Fungus scores with a shot to the body.
Rothbard throws a right hand that misses
and Fungus counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fungus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Fungus misses the target.
Fungus throws a lazy right hand but Rothbard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fungus loads up on a big right hand but Rothbard slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Fungus.
Rothbard tries to bum rush Fungus with a series of wild strikes but Fungus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fungus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rothbard misses with a lunging right hand
and Fungus counters with a nice uppercut.
Fungus throws the left hand but Rothbard avoids the punch easily.
Fungus throws out a powerful jab.
Fungus throws a shot from downtown. Rothbard moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Fungus.
Rothbard slips under a jab.
Fungus misses with a shot to the body
and Rothbard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Fungus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fungus throws a shot from downtown. Rothbard moves away and avoids it.
Rothbard walks into a left hand.
Fungus throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fungus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothbard throws a body punch but Fungus moves out of range.
Fungus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rothbard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rothbard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rothbard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rothbard wants to clinch but Fungus slips to the side
and Fungus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fungus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fungus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rothbard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That has opened up Murray Rothbard's cut even more.
Rothbard swings for the body but Fungus moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Fungus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rothbard takes a swing at Fungus's ribcage but misses.
Rothbard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fungus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothbard scores with a nice right hand.
Rothbard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fungus counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foot Fungus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Murray Rothbard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fungus looks to land a left hand but Rothbard moved out of range nicely.
Fungus misses with a lunging right hand
and Rothbard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fungus breaks the clinch.
Rothbard moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothbard tries to counter with a clinch but Fungus shakes him off and moves away.
Rothbard moves into the clinch.
Fungus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rothbard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fungus misses with a body shot
and Rothbard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fungus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothbard.
Fungus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothbard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothbard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rothbard ducks under a wild hook from Fungus.
Rothbard throws a counter combo.
Rothbard throws a good cross that connects.
Fungus slips a straight right by Rothbard.
Fungus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fungus walks into a straight right hand from Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Fungus moves out of range.
Fungus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rothbard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fungus finds it's way round the side to connect with Rothbard's head.
Fungus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothbard.
Fungus missing with a left hand there. Rothbard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothbard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fungus lands a nice looking body shot.
Fungus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rothbard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fungus.
Rothbard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rothbard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fungus.
Rothbard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fungus.
Fungus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fungus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fungus looks to land a left hand but Rothbard moved out of range nicely.
Rothbard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fungus.
Fungus moves out of range as Rothbard strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fungus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fungus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Rothbard misses.
Rothbard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rothbard has managed to clinch.
Fungus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fungus misses with a hook
and Rothbard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fungus throws a lazy uppercut
and Rothbard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Fungus is having none of it.
Fungus misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Rothbard misses.
Fungus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fungus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch but Fungus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Fungus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rothbard tries to clinch there but Fungus circles away.
Rothbard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fungus's head backwards.
Rothbard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fungus, pushing him back against the cage.
Fungus can't break the clinch.
Rothbard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fungus breaks the clinch.
Fungus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fungus swings for the body but Rothbard moves out of range.
Rothbard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothbard staying out of range there.
Fungus throws a body punch but Rothbard moves out of range.
Fungus thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Rothbard - just one landing.
Rothbard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fungus.
Fungus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A shot to the body from Rothbard misses
letting Fungus counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rothbard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fungus lands with an uppercut that bounces Rothbard off the cage and back into range.
The cut above Murray Rothbard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fungus scores with a shot to the body.
Rothbard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fungus throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Fungus there.
Fungus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fungus throws the left hand but Rothbard avoids the punch easily.
Rothbard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Fungus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothbard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fungus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foot Fungus clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Murray Rothbard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fungus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fungus defending well as Rothbard loads up on a big left hand.
Fungus just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard throws a low kick, looking for Fungus's leg but Fungus calmly moves out of range.
Fungus works Rothbard's body with a nice hook.
Rothbard ducks under a wild hook from Fungus.
Rothbard throws a right hand that Fungus ducks under and follows up with a left that Fungus also avoids with ease.
Fungus misses with a straight right.
Fungus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fungus keeps the fight on the outside.
Fungus misses with a jab to the body
and Rothbard counters by clinching up.
Rothbard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rothbard scores with a jab to the head.
Rothbard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fungus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fungus throws a hook to the side of Rothbard's head but Rothbard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fungus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothbard moves away.
Fungus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rothbard throws a body punch but Fungus moves out of range.
Fungus gets tackled into the cage by Rothbard. Rothbard maintains the clinch.
Fungus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fungus loads up on a big right hand but Rothbard slips the punch.
Rothbard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fungus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rothbard lands a glancing blow to the side of Fungus's head.
Fungus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fungus lands with a nice body punch.
Rothbard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fungus misses with a hook. Rothbard ducked under it nicely.
Rothbard thuds a left hand into Fungus's body.
Fungus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Fungus finds it's way through Rothbard's defenses.
Fungus throws a lazy uppercut
and Rothbard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fungus throws the left hand but Rothbard avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothbard. Fungus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothbard rushes Fungus and presses him up against the cage.
Rothbard has Fungus pressed against the cage, preventing Fungus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fungus misses with some punches.
Fungus working aggressively here.
Fungus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fungus misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Fungus.
Rothbard can't find room to land a body shot as Fungus controls the action.
Rothbard misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Fungus.
Rothbard tries to throw a body punch but Fungus avoids it by throwing Rothbard back against the cage.
Fungus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rothbard misses with a straight right.
Rothbard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rothbard steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fungus.
Rothbard has managed to clinch.
Fungus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rothbard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab by Fungus.
Fungus throws a hook but Rothbard blocks it.
Fungus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rothbard moves in looking to clinch but Fungus pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Fungus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fungus lands with a cross.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Fungus is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Fungus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fungus looks to land a left hand but Rothbard moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fungus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothbard moves in looking to clinch but Fungus pushes him off.
Rothbard ducks under a wild hook from Fungus.
Rothbard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rothbard misses with a straight right.
Rothbard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fungus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rothbard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rothbard is looking to clinch.
Rothbard swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Fungus counter with a right hand.
Fungus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foot Fungus had his way with Murray Rothbard in that round.
The cut man is working on Murray Rothbard's cut.
That's time! Fungus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rothbard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothbard doesn't manage to clinch there - Fungus circles away.
Rothbard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Rothbard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothbard.
Rothbard moves in looking to clinch but Fungus pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothbard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rothbard misses with a right hand
enabling Fungus to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rothbard.
Rothbard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fungus.
Rothbard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothbard slips a jab from Fungus.
Rothbard is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rothbard clinches.
Rothbard scores with a shot to the side of Fungus's head.
Rothbard tries a body shot but Fungus blocks it.
Fungus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard throws a punch but it's blocked by Fungus.
Fungus manages to break the clinch.
Fungus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rothbard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rothbard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rothbard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rothbard darts in and clinches Fungus up against the cage.
Fungus tries a body shot but Rothbard blocks it.
Fungus manages to break the clinch.
Rothbard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fungus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fungus throws the left hand but Rothbard avoids the punch easily.
Rothbard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fungus was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothbard.
Rothbard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fungus.
Fungus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foot Fungus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fungus. Rothbard does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rothbard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothbard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fungus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rothbard tries to clinch up but Fungus circles away and keeps his distance.
Rothbard wants to clinch
and Fungus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fungus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rothbard counters with a nice uppercut.
Rothbard swings widly with a right hand
letting Fungus counter with a right hand.
Fungus misses with a wild body shot.
Fungus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothbard moves away.
Fungus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothbard.
A punch combination from Rothbard misses.
Fungus connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rothbard slips a straight right by Fungus.
Fungus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rothbard in his tracks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fungus, as that shot connected.
Fungus lands a jab to Rothbard's midsection.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fungus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rothbard closes the distance but Fungus moves to the side
and Fungus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rothbard avoids the body shot from Fungus.
Rothbard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rothbard moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Rothbard misses.
Rothbard slips a jab from Fungus.
Rothbard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fungus with a body shot.
Rothbard slips a jab from Fungus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fungus misses with an uppercut.
Fungus avoids the head kick by Rothbard.
Fungus throwing a counter right hand but Rothbard manages to avoid it.
Fungus throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothbard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fungus.
Fungus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rothbard swings for the body but Fungus moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothbard tries to clinch up.
Fungus scores with a nice strike.
Fungus throws a jab when Rothbard was well out of range.
Rothbard throws a hook but Fungus blocks it.
Fungus takes a swing at Rothbard's ribcage but misses.
Fungus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray Rothbard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fungus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Foot Fungus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fungus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Foot Fungus!
Foot Fungus retains his light heavyweight title!
Foot Fungus took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Left Ball (ranked 865 p4p, 119 weight class) and Jabbar Omarov (ranked 1192 p4p, 160 weight class). 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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29
195 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Left Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jabbar Omarov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Omarovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Jabbar Omarov has been cut.
Omarov looks to throw the jab but Ball is out of range.
Ball scores with a nice right hand.
Omarov 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.
Omarov is standing up over Ball. Ball looks to escape but Omarov dives into side control.
Omarov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ball knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Omarov tries for a kimura but Ball is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omarov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ball, who protects the arm well.
Ball 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ball, who protects the arm well.
Omarov working the body and head with strikes.
Omarov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ball is trying to control Omarov's posture but Omarov avoids it.
Ball is not content to let Omarov control the position.
Omarov in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ball is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jabbar Omarov!
Jabbar Omarov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Sarducci (ranked 544 p4p, 15 weight class) and Doctor Doolittle (ranked 680 p4p, 17 weight class). Sarducci comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guido Sarducci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarducci on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sarducci avoids a kick to the body.
Sarducci throwing a counter right hand but Doolittle manages to avoid it.
Doolittle throws a sloppy head kick and Sarducci moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Doolittle.
Sarducci swings for the body but Doolittle moves out of range.
Doolittle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sarducci takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doolittle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarducci swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sarducci looks to land a right hand but Doolittle moved out of range.
Sarducci takes a swing at Doolittle's ribcage but misses.
Sarducci definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doolittle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Sarducci was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Doolittle.
The fighters circling - Doolittle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarducci misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarducci misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Doolittle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doolittle misses with an uppercut. Sarducci saw that one coming.
Doolittle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doolittle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sarducci throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sarducci throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarducci walks into a stiff left hand from Doolittle.
Doolittle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Doolittle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sarducci moves out of range of the leg kick from Doolittle.
A punch lands to the side of Sarducci 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sarducci takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sarducci throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarducci lands the left hand.
Doolittle throws a leg kick but Sarducci sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sarducci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doolittle.
Sarducci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doolittle.
Sarducci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doolittle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sarducci throws a body shot but no joy.
Doolittle slips a straight right by Sarducci.
Sarducci lands a really nice looking cross but Doolittle seems unphased.
Sarducci scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doolittle in his tracks.
Doolittle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sarducci at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doolittle connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarducci connects with a crisp jab.
Sarducci waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doolittle.
Doolittle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sarducci has time to react.
Sarducci throws a body punch but Doolittle moves out of range.
Sarducci looks to score with a jab to the body but Doolittle is just out of range.
Sarducci throws a jab but it's blocked by Doolittle.
Doolittle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarducci moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Sarducci. That snapped Doolittle's head back.
Doolittle connects with an inside leg kick.
Doolittle is looking to chop away at Sarducci's legs.
Doolittle throws a head kick that misses.
Sarducci looks to score with a jab to the body but Doolittle is just out of range.
Doolittle tries a low kick but Sarducci avoids it.
Doolittle lands with a cross.
Sarducci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sarducci gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doolittle clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle throws a head punch that misses.
Doolittle digs a right hand underneath Sarducci's ribcage. Sarducci let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doolittle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sarducci backwards.
Doolittle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sarducci or not.
Sarducci wants to stall.
Sarducci misses with some punches.
Sarducci has a couple of punches blocked by Doolittle.
Doolittle digs a right hand into Sarducci's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sarducci's gas tank.
Doolittle prevents a body shot from Sarducci.
Still in the clinch, Doolittle scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Guido Sarducci has been cut.
Sarducci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarducci throws a punch but it's blocked by Doolittle.
Doolittle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sarducci is breathing heavily.
Sarducci throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doolittle.
Sarducci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doolittle misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarducci scores with a hook to the body.
Doolittle lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doolittle tries to work over Sarducci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarducci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarducci blocks an uppercut.
Doolittle misses with a body punch.
Doolittle scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Doolittle.
Doolittle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doolittle has a couple of punches blocked by Sarducci.
Sarducci scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doolittle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doolittle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarducci's elbow.
Sarducci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doolittle throws a head punch that misses.
Doolittle blocking some punches.
Doolittle lands a hook that snaps the head of Sarducci backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doolittle blocking some punches.
Doolittle swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarducci uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Doolittle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guido Sarducci's cut.
That's time! Sarducci's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sarducci throws a right and a left that Doolittle avoids nicely.
Doolittle ducks under a wild hook from Sarducci.
Doolittle misses with a straight left.
Sarducci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarducci misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarducci. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doolittle blocks a jab.
Sarducci misses with a left hand
and Doolittle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doolittle looks to land a left hand but Sarducci moved out of range nicely.
Doolittle avoids the body shot from Sarducci.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarducci. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doolittle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sarducci.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doolittle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Sarducci - just one landing.
Sarducci takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doolittle looks to land a left hand but Sarducci moved out of range nicely.
Doolittle walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle throws a push kick but Sarducci slaps the foot to one side.
Doolittle throws a leg kick but Sarducci moved away.
Sarducci just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarducci looks to land a right hand but Doolittle moved out of range.
Doolittle only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sarducci moves out of range as Doolittle throws a body kick.
Doolittle lands with a nice body kick.
Doolittle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sarducci.
Doolittle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sarducci on the side of the head.
Sarducci waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doolittle.
Doolittle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doolittle misses with a wild combination.
Doolittle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sarducci.
Sarducci keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doolittle throws a big shot that misses.
Sarducci misses with a lunging right hand
and Doolittle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Doolittle.
Sarducci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doolittle.
Sarducci swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarducci misses with a body shot
and Doolittle counters with an outside leg kick.
Sarducci ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sarducci's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doolittle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sarducci scrambles back to his feet.
Doolittle clinches.
Doolittle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doolittle scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Doolittle.
Sarducci has a couple of punches blocked by Doolittle.
Sarducci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sarducci lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doolittle backwards.
Sarducci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doolittle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sarducci backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doolittle.
Doolittle scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sarducci's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sarducci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doolittle.
Doolittle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sarducci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doolittle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doolittle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sarducci backwards.
A short uppercut from Doolittle.
Sarducci blocks a body shot from Doolittle.
Sarducci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doolittle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sarducci backwards.
Doolittle works on Sarducci's body with a couple of short punches.
Sarducci misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Doolittle.
Sarducci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sarducci throws a punch but it's blocked by Doolittle.
Sarducci misses with a body punch.
Doolittle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doolittle 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!
Doolittle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarducci misses with the head strike.
Doolittle blocks a body shot from Sarducci.
Doolittle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sarducci backwards.
Still in the clinch, Doolittle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sarducci managing to block the knees to the body from Doolittle.
Doolittle digs a right hand into Sarducci's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sarducci's gas tank.
Doolittle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doolittle lands an uppercut.
Doolittle lands with a short shot to the head.
Sarducci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doolittle blocks a body shot from Sarducci.
A right hand to the body from Doolittle.
Doolittle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sarducci or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doolittle lands a hook that snaps the head of Sarducci backwards.
Doolittle scores with a shot to the side of Sarducci's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doolittle.
A short left from Doolittle.
Sarducci is rocked!
Doolittle lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Doolittle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Guido Sarducci's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Doolittle throws a nice looking combination but Sarducci bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doctor Doolittle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarducci tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doolittle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarducci.
Doolittle moves into range and clinches up with Sarducci.
Doolittle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doolittle blocking some punches.
Sarducci throws a punch but it's blocked by Doolittle.
Doolittle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sarducci takes a shot to the head.
Doolittle has a couple of punches blocked by Sarducci.
Doolittle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Sarducci is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doolittle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarducci seems to have got his legs back now.
Doolittle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarducci's elbow.
Doctor Doolittle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doolittle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sarducci backwards.
Doolittle working Sarducci over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doolittle lands a body shot.
Doolittle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doolittle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doolittle creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sarducci with a big uppercut! Sarducci tries to clinch up but Doolittle pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sarducci to the mat! Sarducci covers up and Doolittle unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Doctor Doolittle!
A relieved looking Doctor Doolittle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Torres (ranked 408 p4p, 11 weight class) and Zeus Leonidas (ranked 361 p4p, 9 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by Lie, Cheat, & Steal. 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
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas works the jab nicely.
Leonidas looks to throw the jab but Torres is out of range.
Torres scores with a hook.
It looks like Zeus Leonidas has been cut.
Torres wants to clinch
and Leonidas counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres throws a head kick but Leonidas moves out of range.
Torres feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leonidass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leonidas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leonidas scores with a sloppy right hand. Torres should have avoided that one.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonidas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Leonidas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torres's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leonidas, as that shot connected.
A punch lands to the side of Leonidas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Torres scores with a head kick. Leonidas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Leonidas misses with a body shot.
Torres is looking for a counter combo.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Leonidas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torres scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Leonidas moves out of range easily.
Leonidas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leonidas stuns Torres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonidas.
Torres throws a half hearted mid kick.
Luis Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres moves away from the strike by Leonidas.
Torres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Torres has managed to clinch.
Leonidas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leonidas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leonidas blocks an uppercut.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Leonidas as the two fighters clinch.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Torres lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Leonidas fails to land.
Leonidas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonidas.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
Leonidas throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leonidas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leonidas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leonidas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Torres.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Leonidas.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Torres.
Leonidas lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Leonidas.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonidas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
Leonidas lands a nice uppercut.
Leonidas manages to break the clinch.
Leonidas lands with a shot to the body.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leonidas lands a nice hook to Torres's body. Torres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice jab there from Torres.
Leonidas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leonidas wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas scores with a nice head shot.
Leonidas with a nice cross.
Leonidas throws a hook to the side of Torres's head but Torres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonidas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Torres throws a looping overhand right but Leonidas ducks down to avoid it.
Leonidas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Torres is rocked!
Leonidas misses with a body kick.
Torres's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leonidas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torres scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Torres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Torres seems to have got his legs back now.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Torres walks straight into a right hand from Leonidas - that's dropped him! Leonidas jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Torres from any more punishment! Torres complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zeus Leonidas!
A victorious Zeus Leonidas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mase Force (ranked 239 p4p, 8 weight class) and Vitaly Karelin (ranked 279 p4p, 13 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mase Force!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Force.
Karelin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Force keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karelin shoots in looking for a takedown. Force tries to sprawl out of it but Karelin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Force manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Force is looking to counter punch.
Force misses with a hook.
Jab by Force.
It looks like Vitaly Karelin has been cut.
Karelin with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Force to counter with a crisp jab.
Mase Force has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaly Karelin.
Karelin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Force scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Karelin manages to mount him!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin punching from mount but Force doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force can't escape the position.
Karelin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Karelin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Karelin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Force is looking to improve his position but Karelin isn't that keen on the idea.
Karelin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Karelin looking to finish with strikes here!
Karelin looking to ground and pound but Force is blocking nicely.
Karelin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Karelin throwing strikes here but Force is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin scoring with strikes but Force is staying in there.
Karelin unloads with some shots from mount but Force bucks and avoids them well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Force is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Karelin thowing shots but they're missing.
Karelin thowing shots but they're missing.
Karelin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Karelin with a couple of short strikes.
Karelin raining down shots from the mount!
Force taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin avoids the attempt from Force to control.
Karelin punching from mount but Force doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Karelin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Force taking shots to the head.
Karelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Force is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Karelin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Karelin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Karelin throws some wild stikes that Force manages to avoid easily.
Karelin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Karelin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Karelin dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Force holds on for dear life, controlling Karelin's posture momentarily.
Force taking shots to the head.
Force holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Karelin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Force holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Karelin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Force is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaly Karelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Karelin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karelin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Force tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Force looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karelin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Force stuffs the takedown.
Force lands a slapping body shot.
Karelin's coach down at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Karelin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Force uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karelin.
Force ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karelin moves into the clinch.
Force works on Karelin's body with a couple of short punches.
Force blocking some punches.
Force blocks an uppercut.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Force working aggressively here.
Karelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Force uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Force creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force manages to break the clinch.
Force cracks Karelin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Force tries to clinch there but Karelin circles away.
Vitaly Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelin shoots in and drives through. Force sprawls well.
It looked like Force wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Force throws a poor cross that misses
so Karelin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Karelin trying to control but Force is working from the bottom.
Force keeping full guard, as Karelin tries to pass.
Force working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karelin.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Force controls Karelin momentarily but Karelin frees himself.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karelin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Karelin postures up in Force's guard and throws a big left but Force blocks it.
Karelin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Force has wrist control.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Force.
Force ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Karelin.
Force throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karelin scores with a nice head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karelin, as that shot connected.
Force on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karelin lands with a right hand.
Force steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Nice uppercut there from Karelin.
Karelin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Force.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin lands with a right hand.
Mase Force is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelin tries to clinch but Force is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force throws a hook but Karelin blocks it.
Nice body punch from Karelin.
Karelin cracks Force with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karelin tests Force's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Force pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karelin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Force with a body shot.
Force moves away from the strike by Karelin.
Force fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Force pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Force does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin 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.
Karelin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Force steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Force tries to clinch but Karelin is having none of it.
Force stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Force wants it to stay on the feet.
Mase Force has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaly Karelin.
Force takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Force throws a shot from downtown. Karelin moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaly Karelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Karelin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Karelin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Force. Force circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karelin looks to land a left hand but Force moved out of range nicely.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin staying out of range there.
Force drops his hands momentarily and Karelin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Force takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karelin moves out of range as Force strikes.
Force throws a head kick that misses.
Karelin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karelin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Force does it's job there.
That has opened up Vitaly Karelin's cut even more.
A jab from Karelin misses.
Force looks to land a right hand but Karelin moved out of range.
Karelin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Force circles away.
Force wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Force in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Force does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin misses with a straight left.
Force connects with a looping right hand.
Force throws a sloppy head kick
so Karelin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karelin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Karelin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Force preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karelin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karelin trying to control but Force is working from the bottom.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin passes Force's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Karelin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Force with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vitaly Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karelin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Force is staying active underneath Karelin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karelin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karelin throwing shots but Force is blocking nicely.
Force keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karelin wants to control but Force is keeping him busy.
Force blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karelin.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Force keeps working.
Force avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karelin.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Force keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Force throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin lands with a good body shot.
Karelin slips a straight right by Force.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown but Force shows good takedown defense.
Force swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karelin slips under a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karelin is defended easily by Force.
Mase Force has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaly Karelin.
A telegraphed right hand from Force misses the target.
Karelin looks to land a right hand but Force moved out of range.
Force misses with a looping left.
Karelin lands a slapping body shot.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Force was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Force throwing a counter right hand but Karelin manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaly Karelin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Karelin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karelin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karelin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Force throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Force misses with a straight right.
Karelin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Force did well to prevent Karelin getting side control.
Force is refusing to be controlled, as Karelin sits in half guard.
Force blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karelin.
Force has hold of Karelin's hands but Karelin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Karelin throws a strike but Force avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Force keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Force works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Karelin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Force keeping full guard, as Karelin tries to pass.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing.
Karelin working some strikes from top position.
Karelin trying to control but Force is working from the bottom.
Karelin 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Force looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karelin is one step ahead there.
Karelin with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Force fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karelin cracks Force with a good jab.
Karelin connects with a body shot.
Force tries to close the distance and clinch but Karelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karelin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Force tries to avoid it but Karelin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Force to the ground. Force escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Force on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin blocks a head kick by Force.
Force takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karelin lands with an uppercut that bounces Force off the cage and back into range.
Force cracks Karelin with a good jab.
Vitaly Karelin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karelin cracks a nice hook into Force's ribs.
Force looks to land a right hand but Karelin moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Karelin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Force doesn't seem phased though.
Force jabs at Karelin's body.
Force pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Force throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Force displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karelin.
Karelin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Force finds it's way through Karelin's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Force drops his hands momentarily and Karelin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Force connects with a right hand. Karelin shakes it off.
The cut above Vitaly Karelin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Karelin keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Karelin.
Force tries to clinch up.
Karelin shoots for a double leg takedown but Force sprawls well. He's pushed Karelin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mase Force has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaly Karelin.
Force throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Force fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Karelin misses with a right hand
and Force counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Force throws a jab when Karelin was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Vitaly Karelin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Karelin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Force wants to clinch.
Karelin cracks Force with a good jab.
Karelin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Force breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin staying out of range there.
Karelin slips under a jab from Force.
Karelin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Force looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Force thuds his right hand into Karelin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karelin throws a lazy uppercut
and Force counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin throws a good cross that connects.
Karelin tries to move into range but Force moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karelin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Force.
Karelin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karelin swings for the body but Force moves out of range.
Karelin misses with a hook to the body
and Force counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karelin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Force's half guard.
Karelin lands strikes from half guard.
Karelin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Force does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karelin throwing shots but Force is blocking nicely.
Karelin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mase Force has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Force defending well though.
Force keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Karelin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Force defending well though.
Karelin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vitaly Karelin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Karelin in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Force.
Karelin scores with a nice head shot.
Karelin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Force at a distance.
Karelin with a poor takedown
and Force counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karelin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karelin cracks Force with a good jab.
Force throws a jab when Karelin was well out of range.
Karelin slips a jab from Force.
Force takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Force lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karelin at a distance.
Karelin wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin punishes Force's body with a nice straight punch.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Force scores with a sloppy right hand. Karelin should have avoided that one.
Vitaly Karelin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A big left from Force misses.
Force displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karelin.
Mase Force has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaly Karelin.
Force scores with a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vitaly Karelin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mase Force!
Mase Force is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Mase Force 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 240 p4p, 29 weight class) and Eddie Newton (ranked 579 p4p, 75 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Knock Out!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Newton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Newton.
Out misses with a straight left.
Newton moves out of range of the strikes.
Newton tries to counter with a clinch but Out shakes him off and moves away.
Out misses with a few strikes there.
Out looks to land a left hand but Newton moved out of range nicely.
Out misses the jab.
Newton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton 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.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Out.
It looked like Out wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Out throws a hook but Newton avoids it easily.
Newton moves away from the strike by Out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton misses with an uppercut. Out saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Out tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Out definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Out throws a body punch but Newton moves out of range.
Newton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Out tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knock Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Out misses with an uppercut. Newton saw that one coming.
Newton takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Eddie Newton has been cut.
Newton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Newton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton missing with a left hand there. Out was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Out takes one on the button.
Newton misses with an uppercut. Out saw that one coming.
Newton sizes up Out with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Out misses.
Out throws a hook but Newton avoids it easily.
Out throws a lazy uppercut
and Newton counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out misses with an uppercut
and Newton counters with a nice uppercut.
Newton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton moves into range and clinches up with Out.
Still in the clinch, Out scores with a nice short uppercut.
Out scores with a shot to the side of Newton's head.
Newton lands a body shot.
Out tries to work over Newton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Newton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Out lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Out scores with a nice short uppercut.
Newton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Newton misses with some punches.
Out misses with the head strike.
Out lands a hook that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Out scores with a shot to the side of Newton's head.
Newton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Out throws a punch but it's blocked by Newton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Newton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Out.
Out pushes Newton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Newton struggles to land a body shot inside as Out controls his hands.
Out fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Newton is rocked!
That has opened up Eddie Newton's cut even more.
Newton looking to slow down the pace here.
Newton lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Out.
Out struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Newton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Out.
Newton is still on wobbly legs! Can Out finish him?
Newton misses with a punch on the inside.
Newton seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Newton.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton is working Out over against the cage.
Out is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Newton's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out misses with a punch to the body.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton blocks a body shot from Out.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton is pushing Out up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Out lands a body punch in the clinch.
Out throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Newton looks winded!
Out throws a punch but it's blocked by Newton.
Out lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Out.
Out misses with a body punch.
Out struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Newton - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knock Out dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Newton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Out wants to clinch.
Newton tries to counter with a clinch but Out shakes him off and moves away.
Out keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Out throws a lazy right hand but Newton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Out lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton misses with an uppercut
and Out counters with a crisp right hand that drops Newton! Out lets Newton back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Out ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Newton out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Knock Out!
Knock Out retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Knock Out, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Art Vandelay (ranked 149 p4p, 25 weight class) and Mick Murphy (ranked 140 p4p, 23 weight class). Vandelay comes to the cage accompanied by Answering Machine. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Mick Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Art Vandelay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Vandelay.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Vandelay didn't see that one coming.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vandelay.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vandelay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy digs a good hook to Vandelay's body.
Vandelay has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Urban Achievers in the buildup to the fight.
Vandelay throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Vandelay misses the shot to the body.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Vandelay avoids it with no problem.
Murphy takes a swing at Vandelay's ribcage but misses.
Vandelay tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Murphy manages to circle out of the way.
Murphy's coach down at Phoenix Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Murphy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vandelay swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vandelay throws out the jab.
A jab from Vandelay misses.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vandelay moves away.
Vandelay tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Murphy manages to circle out of the way.
Vandelay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vandelay swinging wildly here.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Vandelay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Vandelay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murphy on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Vandelay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Vandelay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vandelay throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Vandelay avoids it with no problem.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Vandelay's head but Vandelay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murphy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Vandelay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vandelay throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Vandelay back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vandelay fails to land.
Vandelay controlling the action here for a moment.
Vandelay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A frustrated look appears on Vandelay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Vandelay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Vandelay didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandelay stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Vandelay misses.
Vandelay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vandelay throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Vandelay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vandelay misses with a wild body shot.
Vandelay connects with a right hand. Murphy shakes it off.
Vandelay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandelay.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vandelay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Vandelay.
Vandelay defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Vandelay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vandelay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Vandelay circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Vandelay throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vandelay had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy lands the left hand.
Murphy cracks Vandelay with a good jab.
Murphy defending well as Vandelay loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vandelay throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vandelay throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Vandelay throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Vandelay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vandelay misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vandelay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vandelay sets himself, and Murphy steps forward looking for the clinch! Vandelay avoids it this time.
Vandelay ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Vandelay is just out of range.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Vandelay blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Vandelay circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Vandelay's shoulder, as Vandelay tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Art Vandelay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Vandelay ducks down to avoid it.
Vandelay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vandelay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
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.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Vandelay's belly button to the back.
A jab from Murphy misses.
A big right from Murphy misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Vandelay misses the target.
Vandelay misses with an uppercut.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vandelay moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vandelay. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vandelay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mick Murphy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murphy throws a jab when Vandelay was well out of range.
Vandelay wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vandelay scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vandelay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vandelay has time to react.
Vandelay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy wants to counter the offense by Vandelay and move into the clinch position.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Vandelay looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Vandelay misses with a wild body shot.
Vandelay moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vandelay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vandelay on the side of the head.
Vandelay throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vandelay scores with a hook.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Vandelay misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vandelay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vandelay wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vandelay blocks a jab.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vandelay misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Vandelay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Vandelay misses the shot to the body.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Vandelay pushes him off.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Vandelay.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vandelay at a distance.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Vandelay's body. Vandelay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Vandelay off the cage and back into range.
Vandelay scores with a jab to the head.
Murphy tries to clinch but Vandelay is having none of it.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vandelay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Vandelay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vandelay throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Vandelay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vandelay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vandelay.
Vandelay misses with a straight right.
Vandelay misses with a hook.
Vandelay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vandelay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vandelay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murphy jabs Vandelay right on the nose. Vandelay blinks but takes it well.
Vandelay tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Murphy.
Vandelay connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Vandelay.
Vandelay throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Vandelay with an uppercut!
Murphy cracks Vandelay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vandelay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Vandelay looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Vandelay's head.
Murphy slips under a jab from Vandelay.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a jab. Vandelay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mick Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Murphy.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vandelay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Vandelay is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vandelay.
Vandelay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vandelay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Vandelay throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Vandelay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Vandelay moves away and avoids it.
Vandelay seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Vandelay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy moves away from the strike by Vandelay.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Vandelay moves away and avoids it.
Vandelay swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay lands with a good body shot.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Vandelay throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Vandelay just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy lands an overhand right.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vandelay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vandelay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Vandelay throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vandelay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vandelay on the side of the head.
Vandelay takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vandelay drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy clinches up with Vandelay and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Vandelay misses.
Vandelay connects with a body shot.
Vandelay lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Vandelay misses the shot to the body.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Vandelay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vandelay looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Vandelay throws a body shot but no joy.
Vandelay misses with a double jab.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Vandelay.
Vandelay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vandelay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Murphy.
Murphy tries to work over Vandelay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is working Vandelay over against the cage.
Vandelay misses with the head strike.
Vandelay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vandelay's elbow.
Murphy lands a left hand.
A short right from Vandelay.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Vandelay.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy tries a body shot but Vandelay blocks it.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vandelay's elbow.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mick Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vandelay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Vandelay.
Vandelay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vandelay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vandelay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vandelay.
Murphy tries a body shot but Vandelay blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Vandelay.
Vandelay misses with a punch to the body.
Vandelay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Vandelay avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vandelay backwards.
Vandelay misses with the head strike.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Vandelay struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Vandelay lands with a right to the head.
Murphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vandelay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vandelay blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy is working Vandelay over against the cage.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vandelay working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Vandelay controls his hands.
Vandelay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Vandelay moved out of range.
Vandelay tries to counter by clinching up but Murphy breaks away and moves out of range.
Vandelay loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Vandelay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Vandelay lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vandelay.
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Vandelay.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Vandelay lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
Murphy tries to work over Vandelay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vandelay trying to control the position but instead, Murphy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vandelay into the cage.
Vandelay struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vandelay working aggressively here.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Vandelay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandelay working aggressively here.
Vandelay misses with a body punch.
Vandelay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vandelay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vandelay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vandelay struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Vandelay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vandelay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Vandelay tries to tie him up.
Vandelay pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vandelay misses with some punches.
Vandelay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vandelay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mick Murphy 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.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Vandelay throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
A left lands for Murphy.
Vandelay takes one to the chin there.
Vandelay misses with the combination.
Vandelay takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy misses the jab.
Vandelay misses with the combination.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Vandelay should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Vandelay does no damage.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vandelay.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Vandelay circles away and keeps his distance.
Vandelay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Vandelay pushes him off.
Vandelay misses the jab.
Vandelay throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Vandelay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Vandelay misses with a body shot.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vandelay.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Vandelay is avoiding it.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vandelay.
Vandelay missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy with a jab.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vandelay lands with a good body shot.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vandelay throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Vandelay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandelay.
Vandelay ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandelay connects with a nice looking jab.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Vandelay's ribs.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vandelay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vandelay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandelay.
Murphy lands with a right hand.
Vandelay throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vandelay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Vandelay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy cracks Vandelay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vandelay misses the shot to the body.
Murphy swings for the body but Vandelay moves out of range.
Vandelay misses with a body shot.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vandelay misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Vandelay throws a body shot but no joy.
Vandelay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Vandelay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vandelay.
Vandelay throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Vandelay looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Vandelay avoids it with no problem.
Vandelay takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Vandelay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Vandelay's body. Vandelay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vandelay misses with a body shot.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vandelay takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Vandelay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vandelay throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy throws a body punch but Vandelay moves out of range.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vandelay swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Murphy swings for the body but Vandelay moves out of range.
Vandelay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vandelay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vandelay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vandelay throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Vandelay knows he should have avoided that one.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mick Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Vandelay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Vandelay's head but Vandelay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vandelay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy cracks Vandelay with an open hand slap.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vandelay.
Vandelay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vandelay misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vandelay.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vandelay.
Vandelay throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vandelay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Vandelay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Vandelay moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vandelay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vandelay on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Vandelay misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vandelay under the eye.
Murphy lands a head shot.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vandelay.
Vandelay throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Vandelay slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vandelay walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
Murphy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy throws a hook but Vandelay blocks it.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vandelay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vandelay throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vandelay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Nice shot by Murphy.
Vandelay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Art Vandelay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay moves out of range of the strikes.
Vandelay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy tests Vandelay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vandelay lands a body shot.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Vandelay.
Vandelay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Vandelay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Vandelay just misses with a punch to the body.
Vandelay looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Vandelay misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Vandelay fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Vandelay's head.
Vandelay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Vandelay.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vandelay under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vandelay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vandelay's head.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Vandelay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vandelay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandelay.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Mick Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vandelay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vandelay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vandelay misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vandelay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Vandelay misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Vandelay's head.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Vandelay.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vandelay swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Vandelay swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy moves out of range as Vandelay strikes.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
Murphy tries to clinch but Vandelay is having none of it.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vandelay ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Vandelay.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Vandelay's defenses.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Vandelay circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Murphy!
Mick Murphy is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Mick Murphy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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