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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Gashi (ranked 8653 p4p, 737 weight class) and Marco Judt (ranked 8822 p4p, 749 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Gashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Judt!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gashi.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gashi.
Judt fails to land with a series of punches.
Gashi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marco Judt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gashi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Judt misses with a two punch combination.
Gashi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gashi fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Gashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judt scores with a decent looking hook.
Judt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gashi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judt throws a right hand that Gashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gashi also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judt throws a combination. Gashi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gashi.
Gashi is breathing heavily.
Gashi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Judt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gashi is defended easily by Judt.
Marco Judt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judt connects with a body shot that sends Gashi's belly button to the back.
Gashi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Judt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Judt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Judt just misses with a punch to the body.
Judt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Judt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gashi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Judt finds it's way through Gashi's defenses.
Judt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Judt both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judt misses with a series of wild punches.
Gashi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gashi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Judt avoids it really well and circles away.
Judt lands with an uppercut that bounces Gashi off the cage and back into range.
Judt throws a right and a left that Gashi avoids nicely.
Judt cracks a nice hook into Gashi's ribs.
Judt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Judt scores with a one two! Gashi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Judt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gashi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Judt throws a series of punches but Gashi moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Judt. Those never looked like landing.
Gashi is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judt looks to land a combination. Gashi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gashi closes the distance and clinches up with Judt, looking for a takedown. Gashi pushes Judt against the cage but Judt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Judt misses with a wild combination.
Gashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Judt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gashi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Judt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
Judt misses with a wild combination.
Judt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gashi closes the distance and clinches up with Judt, looking for a takedown. Gashi pushes Judt against the cage but Judt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gashi dodges the punch combination from Judt.
Judt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gashi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Judt avoids it really well and circles away.
We've been informed that Judt has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gashi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Judt looks to land a combination but Gashi avoids it well.
Judt throws a right and a left that Gashi avoids nicely.
Gashi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Judt is working the combinations to good effect here.
Judt misses with a few strikes there.
Gashi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Judt avoids it really well and circles away.
Gashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gashi.
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Judt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Judt misses with a two punch combination.
Judt looks to land a combination but Gashi avoids it well.
Judt misses with a series of wild punches.
Gashi gets the takedown into side control.
Judt wants to control but Gashi postures up.
Judt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Judt is looking to regain half guard here but Gashi keeps moving and retains side control.
Gashi has hold of Judt's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Judt tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gashi cranks the arm and Judt screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Judt, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Stefan Gashi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neville Southall (ranked 9187 p4p, 740 weight class) and Jerome Steel (ranked 7456 p4p, 680 weight class). Jerome Steel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neville Southall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Steel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Southall circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Southall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Jerome Steel has been cut.
Southall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Neville Southall has been cut.
Steel cracks Southall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Southall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Southall scores with a kick to the body.
Steel misses with a combination
and Southall counters with a head kick that drops Steel to the mat! Steel scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
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!
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Southall.
Southall lands a big head kick that sends Steel tumbling to the mat! Southall takes a step backwards and waves Steel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Southall seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Steel throws a body punch but Southall moves out of range.
Steel takes a swing at Southall's ribcage but misses.
Southall half committed to a counter leg kick.
Steel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Southall can pounce on him.
Steel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Southall doesn't seem bothered though.
Southall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Southall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Southall lands a big head kick that sends Steel tumbling to the mat! Southall takes a step backwards and waves Steel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Southall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steel sizes up Southall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steel misses the body punch
and Southall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steel's knee momentarily.
A cross from Steel lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Southall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Southall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Southall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Steel connects with a body shot that sends Southall's belly button to the back.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Southall counters with a thumping low kick.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel misses with a double jab
and Southall makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Steel really felt that one!
Steel looks winded!
Good leg kick by Southall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Southall thumps Steel with a low kick.
Southall lands a big head kick that sends Steel tumbling to the mat! Southall takes a step backwards and waves Steel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Steel is rocked!
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Southall finish him?
That kick from Southall tenderised Steel's leg. Steel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
Southall thuds his shin into the meat of Steel's side.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Southall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Southall! Steel is out on his feet! Southall rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Steel is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Steel is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neville Southall!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grady Froelich (ranked 23804 p4p, 916 weight class) and Pierre St George (ranked 5408 p4p, 662 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grady Froelich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre St George!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Froelich with a lazy takedown attempt
and St George counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St George stuffs the takedown attempt from Froelich. Froelich gets slowly back to his feet.
St George looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
St George manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Froelich on his heels. He'll look to pass Froelich's guard now, I'm sure.
St George stands up over Froelich, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St George distracts Froelich with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St George postures up and lands a big shot to Froelich's brow.
St George wants to control from the top but Froelich keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St George working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Froelich's head.
St George not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St George's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St George lands a couple of elbows.
St George wants to control from the top but Froelich keeps moving.
St George not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St George in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St George missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Froelich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St George not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St George trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
St George landing with the ground and pound.
St George trying to control the position from guard on top but Froelich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St George advances position into side control!
Froelich dodges the ground and pound from St George.
Froelich wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Froelich is working to avoid the ground and pound but St George connects with a decent elbow.
Froelich takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
St George cracks Froelich with a big right hand but Froelich just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St George works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
St George is chipping away with strikes.
St George in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Froelich on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Froelich is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked St George off and has taken his back!
Froelich will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St George breaks Froelich's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St George chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St George trying to control but Froelich is working from the bottom.
St George controlling from the top position.
St George is looking to work some ground and pound but Froelich has wrist control.
St George is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St George postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St George working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Froelich's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St George slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
St George stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Froelich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St George dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St George shoots in and bounces Froelich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St George loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St George chips away with some ground and pound.
St George has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St George preventing the sweep.
St George wants to control from the top but Froelich keeps moving.
Froelich looking to control but St George passes into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw St George working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St George thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Froelich's head.
St George is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St George scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Froelich wants to control but St George is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St George working the head and body with strikes.
St George is working for a kimura but Froelich is defending it quite comfortably.
Froelich misses with some strikes from the bottom.
St George controlling the action here.
St George slips a nice elbow through Froelich's hands, connecting with Froelich's forehead.
St George slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St George working over Froelich with some ground and pound. Froelich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Froelich wants to improve his position but St George is controlling well.
St George stops Froelich from getting back to his feet.
St George trying to control the pace.
St George is looking for a kimura here.
St George not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St George looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Froelich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St George's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St George's back!
Froelich avoiding St George 's attempts to control his hands.
St George rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
St George works his way to full guard. Good work.
St George looking for a guillotine here but Froelich defends easily.
St George looking for a guillotine here but Froelich defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St George keeping moving, preventing Froelich from controlling successfully.
Froelich is fighting to break St George's control of his arms but St George is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Froelich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St George is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St George showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from St George.
St George shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
St George is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St George trying to control but Froelich is working from the bottom.
St George missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St George trying to control but Froelich is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St George is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St George lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St George has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St George trying to control but Froelich is working from the bottom.
St George stays in close to Froelich's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Froelich trying to strike off his back.
St George is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St George connects with a couple of short punches.
Froelich has his foot on St George's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St George works his way back into a safe position though.
St George stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Froelich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St George postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St George trying to control but Froelich is working from the bottom.
St George works over Froelich with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Froelich trying to control the position.
Pierre St George has got the better of the ground game so far.
St George postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St George scoring with punches to the head and body.
Froelich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St George on the ground.
St George lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St George's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pierre St George is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St George slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
St George stands and throws Froelich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Froelich is letting St George control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St George is continuing to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Froelich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St George is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Froelich shoots in for a double leg but St George sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St George closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Froelich tries to pull guard but St George forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Grady Froelich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grady Froelich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St George is trying to drag Froelich to the mat but Froelich just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre St George comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St George has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre St George!
Pierre St George decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brook Harris (ranked 7114 p4p, 678 weight class) and Kevin Murphy (ranked 5918 p4p, 628 weight class). Brook Harris has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brook Harris !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Murphy !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a body kick.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Murphy shoots in.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Murphy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harris is trying to defend but Murphy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harris manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Murphy keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harris manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris scores with punches from side control.
Harris throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Harris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphy on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to get back to his feet.
Murphy throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Murphy fails to land the takedown.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Harris enables Murphy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harris manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harris pushes Murphy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Brook Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Murphy .
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harris .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy goes for a double leg but Harris avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harris continues to drive forward.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murphy .
As Murphy looks to move away, Harris throws a big counter combo but Murphy just gets out of the way.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy looks winded!
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris .
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris works Murphy 's body with a nice hook.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away.
Harris lands a big head kick that sends Murphy tumbling to the mat! Harris takes a step backwards and waves Murphy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harris cracks the inside of Murphy 's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses.
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris .
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Murphy shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a slapping head kick.
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris .
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
A swing and a miss from Harris .
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
No luck for Murphy with that takedown attempt.
Harris appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murphy darts in looking for a takedown but Harris gets double underhooks and turns Murphy into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brook Harris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harris lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harris 's head backwards.
Harris scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris thuds his shin into the meat of Murphy 's side.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy .
Murphy tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a combination. Harris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Brook Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy shoots in and gets a takedown into Harris 's guard.
Brook Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris is pulling down on Murphy 's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Murphy postures up.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris looking to control but Murphy passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Murphy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Murphy gets to his feet - Harris follows without any prompting.
Harris wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
Brook Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Murphy .
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris .
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harris . Murphy shrugs it off though.
Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harris lands a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to stand up but Harris is controlling him.
Murphy pushes Harris off and scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris dives in for a single leg takedown but Murphy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brook Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy digs a good hook to Harris 's body.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Murphy .
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murphy 's head.
Murphy looks to throw a body kick
and Harris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brook Harris will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Harris .
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Harris prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy 's efforts to push away.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Murphy or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris , which made it look bad.
Murphy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Harris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy .
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Murphy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy . Those never looked like landing.
Murphy has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brook Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Murphy .
Murphy walks into a left hand.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy .
Harris lands a nice looking body kick.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris has Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris lands a lovely overhand right.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harris .
Murphy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Harris !
Harris bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harris back to the cage. Murphy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Murphy throws a one two combo.
Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Murphy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brook Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris scores with a one two! Murphy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kevin Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Harris .
And that's the end of the fight!
Brook Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brook Harris !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Beecher (ranked 7511 p4p, 247 weight class) and Alessandro Punzo (ranked 4222 p4p, 145 weight class). Alessandro Punzo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Beecher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alessandro Punzo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punzo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Beecher counter with a right hand.
It looks like Alessandro Punzo has been cut.
Punzo takes one on the button.
Beecher thuds a left hand into Punzo's body.
Punzo takes one on the button.
Punzo misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Beecher counter with a right hand.
Beecher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Punzo looks winded!
A decent looking cross lands there for Beecher.
That has opened up Alessandro Punzo's cut even more.
Beecher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Punzo ducks right into an uppercut from Beecher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beecher drops Punzo with a beautiful combination! Punzo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Beecher is looking for the KO!
Punzo is rocked!
Crack! Beecher connects with the perfect overhand right and Punzo falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Beecher!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Beecher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Myles Grady (ranked 4923 p4p, 627 weight class) and Lorenzo Punzo (ranked 4318 p4p, 568 weight class). The key to victory for Myles Grady has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Grady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Punzo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punzo shoots in and bounces Grady off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Punzo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grady bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Punzo's guard.
Grady passes Punzo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Punzo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grady in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Punzo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Grady!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Myles Grady!
Myles Grady is the new welterweight champion!
Myles Grady decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Felix (ranked 5947 p4p, 512 weight class) and Edilson Muniz (ranked 4212 p4p, 409 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Felix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edilson Muniz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muniz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Muniz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Felix is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Muniz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Felix is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Felix is defending against the submission attempts here by Muniz.
Felix is defending against the submission attempts here by Muniz.
Muniz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Felix defends it well.
Muniz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Felix. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felix looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Muniz. Oh but Felix has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Muniz goes limp - he's gone! Felix jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rafael Felix!
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