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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Szczawinski (ranked 3535 p4p, 305 weight class) and Hax Molloway (ranked 4756 p4p, 369 weight class). Peter Szczawinski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Szczawinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hax Molloway!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molloway scores with a decent looking hook.
Molloway closes the distance and clinches.
Molloway breaks from the clinch.
Molloway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Molloway darts in and clinches Szczawinski up against the cage.
Molloway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Molloway.
Molloway throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Szczawinski counters with a three punch combo that has Molloway backing up. Molloway nods at Szczawinski to acknowledge the strikes.
Molloway scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Szczawinski is rocked!
Molloway takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczawinski has Molloway pressed against the cage, preventing Molloway from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Molloway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molloway moves into the clinch successfully.
Szczawinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Szczawinski throws a chopping leg kick but Molloway manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Molloway misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Molloway does no damage.
Szczawinski throwing a counter right hand but Molloway manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Molloway has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Molloway tries to circle away but Szczawinski has him pinned against the cage.
Szczawinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molloway tries to clinch but Szczawinski moves away
letting Szczawinski counter with a right hand.
Molloway clinches with his opponent.
Molloway breaks from the clinch.
Molloway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Molloway clinches with his opponent.
Molloway wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Szczawinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hax Molloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molloway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Molloway moves into the clinch.
Szczawinski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molloway goes for a takedown attempt but Szczawinski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Szczawinski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Szczawinski shoots for a double leg takedown but Molloway sprawls well. He's pushed Szczawinski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Molloway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczawinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molloway shoots and misses
and Szczawinski counters with a big right hand! Oh Molloway is in trouble here! Szczawinski follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Szczawinski!
A victorious Peter Szczawinski 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 Kenrick Nikil Jr (ranked 4117 p4p, 155 weight class) and Raycon Figg (ranked 4935 p4p, 181 weight class). Nikil Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dark Horse - Andrew Baena. Kenrick Nikil Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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295 lbs
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289 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
Powerful |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenrick Nikil Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raycon Figg!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Figg misses.
Figg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Figg as Nikil Jr shoots in.
Nikil Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Figg drags the fight down to the ground.
Figg throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Figg is trying to control the position but Nikil Jr postures up.
Figg wants to sweep here but Nikil Jr controlling him for the moment.
Figg is looking to sweep but instead, Nikil Jr has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Figg keeping hold of Nikil Jr's head, controlling as best he can.
Figg wants to control but Nikil Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Nikil Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Figg wants to control but Nikil Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Nikil Jr there.
Nikil Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Figg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nikil Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Figg is trying to control but can't.
Nikil Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nikil Jr is thwarting Figg's attempts to control the position.
Figg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Figg wants to improve his position but Nikil Jr is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikil Jr controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Figg is out! Nikil Jr gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kenrick Nikil Jr!
Kenrick Nikil Jr 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murdo Douglass (ranked 3929 p4p, 386 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 5573 p4p, 527 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Douglass might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Union Underground - Across The Nation. Van Damme has chosen Stormtroopers march BY-MORBID ANGEL as his entrance music. Jean Claude Van Damme is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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255 lbs
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268 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murdo Douglass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglass blocks the body kick.
Van Damme misses with a body kick.
Douglass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Damme blocks the body kick.
Van Damme misses with a hook
and Douglass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jean Claude Van Damme has been cut.
Van Damme dips to his left and cracks Douglass with an uppercut!
Van Damme throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Douglass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Damme sizes up Douglass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Murdo Douglass has been cut.
Van Damme does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Douglass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglass moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Damme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Douglass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Damme throws a low kick, looking for Douglass's leg but Douglass calmly moves out of range.
Van Damme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Douglass counters with a quick kick to the body but Van Damme blocks it.
Van Damme stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Douglass.
Van Damme looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme misses with an attempted mid kick.
Douglass blocks a low kick nicely.
Douglass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Damme.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglass blocks the body kick.
Douglass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Damme.
Douglass walks into a jab.
Van Damme lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Damme goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Damme motions for Douglass to come forward. Van Damme throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Van Damme misses its intended target.
Douglass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Damme checks a low kick from Douglass.
Douglass takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme lets loose with a powerful body kick. Douglass will feel that in the morning.
Douglass blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme lands a front kick.
Douglass moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Damme shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Damme lands a jab to the nose.
Van Damme misses the jab.
Van Damme throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Damme throws a body kick that misses
and Douglass counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Damme misses with a wild combination.
Van Damme looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglass is just out of range.
Douglass feints and then cracks Van Damme's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Damme down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Douglass counter with a right hand.
Van Damme misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Douglass.
Douglass checks a leg kick.
Douglass connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Van Damme out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murdo Douglass!
Murdo Douglass seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jean Claude Van Damme was interviewed post fight and said 'Bs....stoppage'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Comeon Hitme (ranked 3309 p4p, 428 weight class) and Lew Zatorski (ranked 9247 p4p, 777 weight class). Hitme comes to the cage accompanied by Face Fisted - Dethklok. 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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215 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Comeon Hitme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lew Zatorski!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitme moves into the clinch.
Hitme has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Zatorski is trying to keep an underhook but Hitme manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hitme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zatorski defending well though.
Hitme not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zatorski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hitme thows a huge punch but Zatorski dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hitme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zatorski defending well though.
Hitme seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
It looks like Lew Zatorski has been cut.
Hitme working over Zatorski with some ground and pound. Zatorski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hitme is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zatorski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zatorski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hitme.
Hitme winds up and cracks Zatorski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zatorski is trying to stand up here but Hitme is controlling him well.
Hitme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zatorski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hitme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatorski taking some punishment here, with Hitme in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Hitme there.
That has opened up Lew Zatorski's cut even more.
Zatorski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hitme is looking for a kimura here.
Zatorski is defending against the submission attempts here by Hitme.
Hitme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hitme thows a huge punch but Zatorski dodges it nicely.
Hitme not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hitme connects with a nice short shot to Zatorski's temple.
The cut above Lew Zatorski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hitme lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zatorski is rocked!
Lew Zatorski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lew Zatorski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Comeon Hitme!
An out of breath Comeon Hitme thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazerus Limbtwister (ranked 1973 p4p, 209 weight class) and Tim Duncan (ranked 3203 p4p, 328 weight class). Limbtwister kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Breaking bones,Taking war-by CANNIBAL CORPSE. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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268 lbs
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267 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lazerus Limbtwister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan takes the fight into the clinch.
Limbtwister is trying to pull guard but Duncan has him pressed against the cage.
Duncan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duncan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Lazerus Limbtwister has been cut.
Duncan with a knee to the head.
Duncan just leaning against Limbtwister, taking a breather.
Duncan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Limbtwister being controlled against the cage.
Duncan prevents a body shot from Limbtwister.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan stalling the fight.
Limbtwister takes a shot to the head.
Limbtwister working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan just leaning against Limbtwister, taking a breather.
Limbtwister misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Duncan.
Duncan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duncan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Limbtwister backwards.
A short uppercut from Duncan.
Duncan stops a takedown attempt from Limbtwister.
A nice left hand lands by Duncan.
Duncan slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Duncan.
A bit of stalling here from Duncan.
Limbtwister wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazerus Limbtwister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duncan is pushing Limbtwister up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Duncan lands a right hand.
Duncan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Limbtwister to his knees! Duncan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Duncan!
Post fight, Tim Duncan stared into the camera and said 'Hey, James. I notice you came into this fight with a very low Energy level. You should try resting up and eating plenty of greens in the days leading up to a fight. It's the fundamentally sound thing to do. '.
In defeat, Lazerus Limbtwister stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ill be back bitches'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Vovchanchyn (ranked 1662 p4p, 177 weight class) and Jake Sekany (ranked 3373 p4p, 336 weight class). Vovchanchyn comes into the arena with The Emporors Ride by-EMMURE blaring out of the sound system. Sekany is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: John Fogerty-Centerfield. Fedor Vovchanchyn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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287 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Sekany!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Vovchanchyn - just one landing.
Sekany moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Fedor Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Sekany takes one on the button.
Sekany will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vovchanchyn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vovchanchyn lands with a good body shot.
Sekany ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sekany shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vovchanchyn as he jumps to the side.
Sekany throws a combination that misses
and Vovchanchyn counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Sekany misses.
Vovchanchyn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vovchanchyn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vovchanchyn there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vovchanchyn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sekany misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vovchanchyn.
Jake Sekany seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sekany misses.
Sekany misses with a combination
and Vovchanchyn counters with a left to the body.
Sekany throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vovchanchyn counters with a stiff right hand.
Vovchanchyn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A big left from Sekany misses.
Sekany pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sekany misses with a few strikes there.
Vovchanchyn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Makoa - Hilo Cheapest Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Vovchanchyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sekany goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vovchanchyn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sekany.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice hook to Sekany's body. Sekany takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sekany throws a nice looking combination but Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sekany misses with a body kick.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekany takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vovchanchyn thuds a left hand into Sekany's body.
Sekany throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sekany looks to throw the jab but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
Sekany gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sekany jumps guard.
Sekany looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sekany looking for a guillotine here but Vovchanchyn defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vovchanchyn wants to pass the guard but Sekany is keeping the position.
Sekany working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vovchanchyn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vovchanchyn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekany has his foot on Vovchanchyn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vovchanchyn works his way back into a safe position though.
Sekany is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sekany working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vovchanchyn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vovchanchyn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sekany is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sekany working for a triangle but Vovchanchyn defends it easily.
Sekany has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Vovchanchyn should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sekany has tightened it up now! Vovchanchyn should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jake Sekany!
After the fight, Jake Sekany was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Fedor Vovchanchyn had this to say: 'It was God's will.....'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gonzales (ranked 3138 p4p, 279 weight class) and Do Ho Joy (ranked 1709 p4p, 168 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales tries to clinch there but Ho Joy circles away.
Gonzales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzales throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ho Joy on the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Gonzales misses
and Ho Joy counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Joy cracks Gonzales with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ho Joy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gonzales to stand back up!
Gonzales is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Joy throws an overhand right that drops Gonzales like a sack of potatoes! Ho Joy dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Do Ho Joy!
A very excited looking Do Ho Joy 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Vesa (ranked 2665 p4p, 348 weight class) and Steven Fromm (ranked 3762 p4p, 470 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fromm's choice of entrance music: The Village People-YMCA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heimo Vesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Fromm!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vesa looks to land a combination but Fromm avoids it well.
Vesa 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fromm tries a head kick but it misses.
Fromm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vesa's waist but Vesa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fromm off to one side.
Fromm thuds his shin into the meat of Vesa's side.
Fromm scores with a head kick.
It looks like Heimo Vesa has been cut.
Vesa cracks Fromm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vesa scores with a sloppy right hand. Fromm should have avoided that one.
Vesa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fromm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fromm just misses with a punch to the body.
Vesa slaps away a takedown attempt from Fromm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Heimo Vesa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fromm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vesa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Vesa.
Fromm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fromm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesa connects with a body shot.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Vesa! Fromm is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heimo Vesa!
Steven Fromm was interviewed post fight and said 'I got have naked and wrestled another man, that's still a win in my book...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 1148 p4p, 121 weight class) and Kigo Torres (ranked 1999 p4p, 211 weight class). Torres has chosen Unforgiven as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kigo Torres!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr jabs Torres right on the nose. Torres blinks but takes it well.
A solid body kick from Torres.
Kerr moves out of range of the body kick.
Kerr clinches with his opponent.
Kerr misses with some punches.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kerr gets a clinch.
Torres wants to break free but Kerr has control.
A frustrated look appears on Torres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kerr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Torres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kerr cracks Torres with a nice body shot.
Torres tries to break the clinch but Kerr is controlling the position.
Kerr misses with some punches.
Kerr digs a right hand into Torres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torres's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Kerr.
Torres looks winded!
Kerr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kerr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kerr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torres takes a shot to the head.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kerr.
Kerr scores with a shoulder strike.
Kerr lands a nice uppercut.
Kerr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Torres is rocked!
Kerr has Torres pressed against the cage. Torres drops his hands and Kerr takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Torres tumbling to the canvas! Kerr rains down with more punches but Torres was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Kerr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Kerr!
After the fight, Mark Kerr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Kigo Torres had this to say: 'Thermal needs to recharge.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 200 p4p, 30 weight class) and Frank Murdock (ranked 3938 p4p, 440 weight class). Murdock has chosen Flashbacks to 'Nam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster .
Murdock misses with a leg kick.
Frank Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murdock scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdock.
Murdock looks to land a right hand but Lancaster moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lancaster misses the target.
Murdock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murdock throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murdock lands a nice hook to Lancaster 's body. Lancaster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lancaster moves out of range of the body kick.
Murdock lands a leg kick that knocks Lancaster off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Murdock misses.
Lancaster appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lancaster tries to move into range but Murdock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lancaster with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lancaster checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murdock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lancaster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murdock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lancaster blocks a low kick nicely.
Murdock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lancaster has time to react.
Murdock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lancaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murdock avoids the body shot from Lancaster .
Murdock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster .
Murdock scores with a nice strike.
Lancaster swinging wildly here.
Murdock looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Murdock throws out a leg kick but Lancaster moves out of range and Murdock only half commits.
Lancaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lancaster tries to score with a low kick but Murdock moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from Murdock.
Lancaster checks the leg kick.
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!
Lancaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murdock misses with a hook
and Murdock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Murdock is predictable there
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murdock throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lancaster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lancaster swings widly with a right hand
letting Murdock counter with a right hand.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Lancaster appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Murdock misses.
Lancaster dips to his left and cracks Murdock with an uppercut!
Murdock stuns Lancaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lancaster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Murdock counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands with a shot to the body.
Murdock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murdock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lancaster had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murdock throws an overhand right that lands on Lancaster 's shoulder, as Lancaster tries to avoid the shot.
Murdock thuds his right hand into Lancaster 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murdock scores with a head kick.
Murdock misses with a lunging right hand
and Lancaster counters with a nice leg kick.
Murdock moves out of range of the body kick from Lancaster .
A head kick misses from Murdock.
Lancaster tries to counter by clinching up but Murdock breaks away and moves out of range.
Murdock throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it.
Lancaster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lancaster has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Donk. Lancaster catches Murdock right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock misses the body punch
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lancaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murdock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lancaster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murdock looks to throw a body kick
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murdock misses with a body shot.
Murdock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lancaster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murdock throws a lazy head kick
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murdock.
Lancaster misses with a looping left.
Murdock raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murdock tries a head kick but it misses.
Murdock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster .
Lancaster tries to clinch there but Murdock circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Murdock dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murdock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdock.
Murdock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Lancaster there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murdock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lancaster has closed the distance and engaged Murdock in a clinch.
Murdock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lancaster - that landed with a thud.
Murdock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murdock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murdock blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murdock.
Murdock scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Murdock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lancaster is working Murdock over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lancaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Murdock moved out of range nicely.
Murdock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Murdock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Murdock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murdock throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murdock tries a head kick but it misses.
Murdock needs to keep his hands up - Lancaster had a free shot at his head there.
Lancaster moves away from the strike by Murdock.
Lancaster checks a leg kick nicely.
Lancaster rushes Murdock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
Lancaster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lancaster keeps control of Murdock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster has Murdock pressed against the cage, preventing Murdock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murdock misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock manages to break the clinch.
Murdock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murdock swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
Lancaster tries to counter by clinching up but Murdock breaks away and moves out of range.
Murdock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
Lancaster lands a nice looking body shot.
Lancaster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murdock.
Murdock misses with a hook. Lancaster ducked under it nicely.
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Murdock manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murdock. That's going to slow Lancaster down.
Murdock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lancaster .
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murdock throws a hook to the side of Lancaster 's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lancaster looks to throw the jab but Murdock is out of range.
Lancaster moves into the clinch.
Murdock breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lancaster lands with a short shot to the head.
Murdock scores with a shot to the side of Lancaster 's head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Murdock.
Murdock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lancaster throws a looping overhand right but Murdock ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lancaster . That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Murdock misses the target.
Murdock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lancaster checks a leg kick.
Murdock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lancaster checks it well.
Lancaster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lancaster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murdock stuns Lancaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lancaster clinches up with Murdock and pushes him back against the cage.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster lands with a right to the head.
Lancaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murdocks head.
Lancaster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murdock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murdock lands a nice looking body kick.
Murdock misses with an uppercut.
Murdock throws a body shot but no joy.
Lancaster has closed the distance and engaged Murdock in a clinch.
Murdock breaks the clinch.
Murdock misses with a looping left.
Good work by Lancaster as he checks the leg kick.
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick
and Murdock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lancaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
A leg kick checked by Lancaster .
Lancaster throws a body punch but Murdock moves out of range.
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 Cedric Lancaster will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Murdock lands a glancing blow to the side of Lancaster 's head.
Lancaster tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster . Murdock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murdocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murdock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murdock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frank Murdock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murdock scores with a jab to the head.
Lancaster checks a low kick from Murdock.
Murdock throws a combination that misses
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lancaster misses the jab.
Murdock tries a quick counter leg kick but Lancaster is wise to it.
Lancaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Lancaster tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Murdock manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murdock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murdock throws a hook to the side of Lancaster 's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lancaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lancaster lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murdock lands a nice shot that snaps Lancaster 's head back.
Murdock throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it.
A left and a right from Murdock both land. Nice combination.
Lancaster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lancaster wants to clinch up but Murdock keeps it at a distance.
Murdock thows a leg kick but Lancaster checks it
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murdock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lancaster has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lancaster and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lancaster connects with a right hand. Murdock shakes it off.
Lancaster tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murdock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murdock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lancaster pushes Murdock up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lancaster blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lancaster .
Murdock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murdock scores with a nice strike.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murdock.
Murdock swats away the attempt to clinch by Lancaster .
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murdock moves away.
Murdock misses with a looping left.
Murdock misses with a body shot
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Lancaster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murdock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murdock misses with a low kick as Lancaster jumps back.
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Murdock manages to avoid it.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Lancaster slips a straight right by Murdock.
Lancaster checks a low kick from Murdock.
A quick step to the side and Lancaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster forces Murdock back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murdock breaks the clinch.
Murdock cracks Lancaster with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murdock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murdock throws a low kick but Lancaster moves out of range easily.
Lancaster keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murdock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lancaster blocks a low kick nicely.
Murdock throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murdock throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it.
Lancaster tries to clinch up.
Murdock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock misses with a body punch
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Murdock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lancaster slips a straight right by Murdock.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murdock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murdock throws a leg kick that misses.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock throws a body shot but no joy.
Murdock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster .
Murdock keeps the fight on the outside.
Lancaster has managed to clinch.
Lancaster prevents Murdock from breaking the clinch.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Murdock blocks it.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Murdock.
I think Murdock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Murdock!
Frank Murdock 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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