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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jako Day (ranked 2244 p4p, 332 weight class) and Matt Chiasson (ranked 3050 p4p, 408 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jako Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Chiasson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day slips a straight right by Chiasson.
Day misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chiasson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Day defends it well.
Chiasson throws a lazy uppercut
and Day counters with a series of strikes. Chiasson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Day throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Chiasson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Chiasson misses.
Day lands a really nice looking cross but Chiasson seems unphased.
Chiasson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Day.
Day lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chiasson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A slow jab from Chiasson misses its intended target.
Day was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Day slips a jab from Chiasson.
Day sizes up Chiasson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day throws a one two combo.
Day swings for the body but Chiasson moves out of range.
Chiasson feints the counter takedown.
We've been informed that Chiasson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Day throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chiasson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Day.
Chiasson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Day.
Chiasson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chiasson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chiasson lands a right hook to the body.
A cross from Day lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Day wants it to stay on the feet.
As Chiasson looks to move away, Day throws a big counter combo but Chiasson just gets out of the way.
Day's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Day duly obliges.
Day blocks a jab.
Chiasson shoots in for a takedown but Day shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jako Day has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Chiasson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiasson throws a head kick but Day moves out of range.
Day misses the shot to the body.
Day throws a hook to the side of Chiasson's head but Chiasson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Chiasson.
Day misses with a straight right.
Chiasson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Day with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chiasson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day connects with a body shot that sends Chiasson's belly button to the back.
Day misses with a hook. Chiasson ducked under it nicely.
Chiasson throws a jab when Day was well out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chiasson.
Chiasson trying to control the action but Day is working from the bottom.
Day is looking for a sweep.
Day is not content to let Chiasson control the position.
Day is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Day's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chiasson is staying tight to Day's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Day is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chiasson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Chiasson controls the position.
Day prevents Chiasson from moving into mount.
Day looking for a sweep but Chiasson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Chiasson working for a guillotine from mount but Day is in no mood to give up.
Day tries to lock up and control but Chiasson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jako Day dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chiasson scores with a punch to the head.
Chiasson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Day looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chiasson is one step ahead there.
Chiasson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chiasson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Day looks like he's trying to stand up.
Day is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ELITE Island Gym - All Elite Coaches ($800/Week), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day tries to roll over but Chiasson keeps him under control.
Day wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day wants to get back to full guard.
Day is trying to stand back up but Chiasson is controlling him
Chiasson is taking a breather. Day says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Day is refusing to be controlled, as Chiasson sits in half guard.
Chiasson prevents Day from standing back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chiasson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Day counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chiasson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chiasson lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Jako Day has been cut.
Day looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chiasson misses with a straight left.
Chiasson slips a jab and a cross from Day.
Day ducks under a wild hook from Chiasson.
Sloppy strikes from Day. Those never looked like landing.
Day's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chiasson under the eye.
Chiasson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Day misses.
Jako Day is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Day does no damage.
Day moves out of range as Chiasson strikes.
Chiasson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Day.
Chiasson lands a slapping body shot.
Day thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Chiasson.
Chiasson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Day working a defensive guard here.
Day bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chiasson's guard.
Matt Chiasson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiasson controlling Day's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Day tries to stand but Chiasson is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chiasson is controlling Day's posture.
Day preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Chiasson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jako Day's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big right from Day misses.
Chiasson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Day is looking for a counter combo.
A big right from Day misses.
Chiasson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Day defends it well.
Chiasson just misses with a punch to the body.
Chiasson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Day connects with a leg kick. Chiasson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Day lands with a hook. Chiasson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day throws a hook to the side of Chiasson's head but Chiasson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Day lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chiasson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Day finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Day is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chiasson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day throws a series of punches but Chiasson moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Day throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chiasson looks to land a left hand but Day moved out of range nicely.
Chiasson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Day throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chiasson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Day looks to land a combination but Chiasson avoids it well.
It seemed like Chiasson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chiasson darts in looking for a takedown but Day gets double underhooks and turns Chiasson into the cage.
Jako Day is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chiasson cracks Day with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Chiasson misses its intended target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chiasson or perhaps it was just good defense by Day, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiasson slips under a jab from Day.
Chiasson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Day counters with a straight right hand.
Chiasson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Day.
Day throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chiasson on the side of the head.
Day just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Day misses with a body shot.
Chiasson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Day throws a big counter combination but Chiasson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chiasson scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a double jab.
Chiasson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Day counters with a left and a right that stings Chiasson.
Jako Day has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Chiasson.
Chiasson fails to land the takedown.
Day is looking for a counter combo.
Chiasson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Chiasson tries for a takedown but Day sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Day lands with a straight right. Chiasson didn't see that one coming.
Day throws a hook but Chiasson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day staying out of range there.
Day swings widly with a right hand
and Chiasson counters with a left to the body.
Chiasson misses with a hook
enabling Day to counter with a crisp jab.
Chiasson throws a hook but Day avoids it easily.
Chiasson throws a right hand that misses
and Day counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Day chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day slips under a jab.
Day lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chiasson at a distance.
Chiasson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Day scores with a jab. Chiasson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jako Day showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Day has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jako Day!
A very excited looking Jako Day 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mack Mythos (ranked 2489 p4p, 270 weight class) and Mario Jones (ranked 2796 p4p, 298 weight class). Jones has chosen Quando Quando Quando as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Mythos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mythos is looking to counter punch.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Mythos misses.
A big left from Jones misses.
Mythos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Mythos looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mythos connects with the punch.
It looks like Mario Jones has been cut.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mythos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch but Mythos moves out of range.
Mythos throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Mythos looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Mythos throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mythos.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Mythos is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mythos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mythos misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a head kick. That will keep Mythos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mythos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Talu's Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
Mario Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mythos.
Mythos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones throws a push kick but Mythos slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Mythos misses the target.
Mythos lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones tries to clinch up but Mythos circles away and keeps his distance.
Mythos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mythos ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
A jab from Mythos misses.
Mythos throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Mythos throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Mythos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Jones.
A big left from Mythos misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Mythos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Mythos cracks Jones with a hook to the temple - Jones is on wobbly legs here! Mythos swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Jones falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Mythos wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mack Mythos!
Our winner, Mack Mythos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 2308 p4p, 336 weight class) and Waylon Mercy (ranked 1785 p4p, 264 weight class). Svensson comes to the cage accompanied by Hells Bells - ACDC. Waylon Mercy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sven Svensson's chin.
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson misses with a double jab.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
Svensson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Returning Pride in the buildup to the fight.
Mercy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Mercy misses with a hook.
Mercy scoring well with a low kick there.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Svensson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good exchange - Mercy coming out on top.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson tries to clinch but Mercy is having none of it.
Mercy loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
Mercy cracks the inside of Svensson's front leg.
A slow jab from Mercy misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson keeps Mercy at a distance using the push kick.
Mercy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Svensson throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Mercy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mercy throws an off balance right hand
and Svensson counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercy.
Mercy lands a glancing blow to the side of Svensson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson throws a lazy body kick
and Mercy counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercy connects with a looping right hand.
Svensson moves out of range as Mercy strikes.
Svensson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mercy back to the cage. Svensson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A lazy left from Svensson finds it's target.
Mercy misses with a hook.
Svensson attempts a counter takedown but Mercy avoids it well and moves away.
Mercy tries to land a leg kick but Svensson saw it coming and moves away.
Mercy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Svensson. Svensson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Svensson thumps Mercy with a low kick.
Svensson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mercy doesn't seem bothered though.
Mercy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercy scores with a body shot.
Svensson works over Mercy's head and body with a nice combination.
Svensson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mercy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Svensson.
Svensson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Svensson lands a jab.
Mercy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercy throws out a loose jab but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Mercy misses.
Svensson tries to clinch there but Mercy circles away.
Nice defenses there by Svensson.
Mercy missing with a left hand there. Svensson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercy blocks a low kick nicely.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Mercy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercy slips a jab from Svensson.
A bone on bone clash there as Mercy blocks the leg kick.
Mercy moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Mercy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mercy! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Mercy.
Svensson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Svensson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mercy avoids it really well and circles away.
Svensson slips a jab from Mercy.
A big left from Mercy misses.
Svensson tries to land a front kick but Mercy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercy lands with a hook. Svensson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Svensson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercy avoids a kick to the body.
Svensson is looking to chop away at Mercy's legs.
Mercy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svensson blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Mercy misses its intended target.
Mercy throws a looping overhand right but Svensson ducks down to avoid it.
Svensson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a hook to the side of Mercy's head but Mercy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercy throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.
Mercy tries to work over Svensson's front leg with a kick but Svensson checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Svensson.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercy.
Svensson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercy moves away.
Mercy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Mercy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Svensson throws a low kick but Mercy avoids it.
Svensson throws a hook to the side of Mercy's head but Mercy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercy.
Svensson throwing a counter right hand but Mercy manages to avoid it.
That kick from Mercy tenderised Svensson's leg. Svensson is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mercy just manages to avoid it.
Svensson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Waylon Mercy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Svensson misses with a body shot.
Mercy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Svensson with a nice cross.
A cross from Mercy lands.
Svensson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercy is looking to land body kicks.
Mercy misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Svensson.
Mercy lands with an overhand left.
Svensson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercy throws out the jab.
Mercy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Svensson misses with a shot to the body
and Mercy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Svensson.
Svensson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svensson slips a jab and a cross from Mercy.
Mercy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svensson.
Waylon Mercy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svensson blocks a low kick nicely.
A slow jab from Mercy misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy lands a really nice looking cross but Svensson seems unphased.
Mercy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Mercy throws a big shot that misses.
Mercy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice defenses there by Mercy.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svensson misses with a body shot.
Svensson lands a nice shot that snaps Mercy's head back.
A leg kick checked by Svensson.
Mercy connects with a single shot there.
Mercy moves out of range of the strikes.
Svensson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svensson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Svensson tries to score with a low kick but Mercy moves his leg out of the way.
Mercy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercy looks to score with a jab to the body but Svensson is just out of range.
Mercy with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercy.
Jab from Mercy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercy staying out of range there.
Svensson closes the distance and pushes Mercy back into the cage.
Mercy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svensson shoots in and bounces Mercy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mercy is trying to keep Svensson in close.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mercy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Svensson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Svensson trying to control but Mercy is working from the bottom.
Mercy wants to get back to his feet but Svensson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Svensson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy has momentary wrist control but Svensson slips an elbow through the middle.
Mercy wants to get back to his feet but Svensson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mercy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Svensson is one step ahead there.
Mercy is looking to stand up but Svensson isn't so interested in that idea.
Svensson is in close to Mercy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Svensson cracks Mercy with a solid left hand.
Svensson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mercy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson cracks Mercy with a solid left hand.
Svensson throws an elbow that misses. Mercy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Svensson's guard. Nice move by Mercy!
Mercy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Svensson working a defensive guard here.
Mercy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Svensson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mercy has managed to get both his arms back between Svensson's legs - danger averted.
Svensson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mercy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mercy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Svensson keeping moving, preventing Mercy from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Waylon Mercy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mercy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Svensson is out of range and Mercy settles back down.
Svensson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Svensson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Svensson thumps Mercy with a low kick.
Svensson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mercy is out of range.
Good work by Svensson as he checks the leg kick.
Svensson misses with a leg kick
and Mercy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Svensson's knee momentarily.
Mercy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svensson throws a right and a left that Mercy avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Mercy.
Svensson missing with a left hand there. Mercy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Svensson misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson misses with a hook. Mercy ducked under it nicely.
Svensson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercy.
Mercy jabs Svensson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mercy connects with a nice looking jab.
Decent striking displayed by Svensson there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Svensson moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercy.
Mercy scores with a leg kick.
Mercy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Svensson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercy defending well as Svensson loads up on a big left hand.
Svensson throws a low kick but Mercy avoids it.
Svensson thuds his right hand into Mercy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svensson circles away quickly and effectively.
Svensson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Svensson slips a straight right by Mercy.
Mercy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Svensson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Svensson misses with an uppercut
and Mercy counters with a straight right hand.
Svensson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Svensson swings widly with a right hand
and Mercy counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercy loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy lands a really nice looking cross but Svensson seems unphased.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson cracks the inside of Mercy's front leg.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercy.
Svensson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mercy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mercy checks a leg kick.
Svensson scores with a jab to the head.
Mercy slips under a jab.
Mercy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svensson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mercy feints and then cracks Svensson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Svensson down.
Svensson misses with the body kick
and Mercy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Svensson at a distance.
Nice shot by Svensson.
Mercy slips under a jab from Svensson.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Mercy throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svensson wants to clinch.
A big right from Mercy misses.
Mercy looks to land a combination. Svensson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mercy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Svensson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mercy to score with a decent uppercut.
Mercy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Svensson misses with an uppercut.
Mercy lands a leg kick that knocks Svensson off balance momentarily.
Mercy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Svensson misses with a looping left.
Mercy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Svensson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Svensson. Mercy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy slips a jab from Svensson.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Svensson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mercy with a hook.
Waylon Mercy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Svensson jabs Mercy right on the nose. Mercy blinks but takes it well.
Mercy works Svensson's body with a nice hook.
Mercy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svensson.
Svensson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mercy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercy misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Svensson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Svensson dodges the punch combination from Mercy.
A counter left hand to the body from Svensson misses its target.
Svensson misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svensson lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waylon Mercy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mercy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waylon Mercy!
Waylon Mercy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 676 p4p, 26 weight class) and Trevor McDonald (ranked 3517 p4p, 158 weight class). Trevor McDonald has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nuri Jafar's chin.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald stuns Jafar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've been informed that McDonald has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jafar moves away.
McDonald throws a hook but Jafar avoids it easily.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Jafar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jafar misses with an uppercut.
McDonald is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jafar with a body shot.
Jafar takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
McDonald has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jafar finds it's way round the side to connect with McDonald's head.
Jafar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jafar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDonald, pushing him back against the cage.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Jafar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jafar lands with a left to the head.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar prevents a body shot from McDonald.
Jafar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald stalling in the clinch.
Jafar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonalds head.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
McDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
McDonald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
I was talking to Jafar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McDonald manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jafar lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from McDonald.
A short right from Jafar on the inside.
McDonald is rocked!
Jafar working aggressively here.
McDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Jafar finish him?
Jafar misses with the head strike.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jafar misses with some punches.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jafar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Jafar misses with some punches.
McDonald blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar working aggressively here.
McDonald seems to have recovered his senses.
McDonald blocking some punches.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
Jafar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonald feints a counter leg kick.
McDonald sizes up Jafar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDonald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jafar misses with a wild body shot.
Jafar clinches up against the cage.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jafar tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Jafar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
Jafar throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
McDonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jafar's sensitive parts.
Jafar throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
McDonald moves out of range as Jafar strikes.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jafar manages to avoid it.
McDonald takes a swing at Jafar's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jafar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jafar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
Jafar throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
Jafar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
Jafar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald slips a jab from Jafar.
McDonald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jafar looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDonald! But no joy.
Jafar misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Jafar.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
McDonald slips under a jab from Jafar.
Jafar scores with a hook to the body. McDonald takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Jafar's leg but Jafar calmly moves out of range.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
A big left from McDonald misses.
A slow jab from Jafar misses its intended target.
Jafar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jafar misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDonald connects with a body shot that sends Jafar's belly button to the back.
McDonald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jafar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jafar throwing a counter right hand but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald digs a good hook to Jafar's body.
Nice jab there from Jafar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jafar misses with an uppercut
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald swings for the body but Jafar moves out of range.
McDonald tries to land a leg kick but Jafar saw it coming and moves away.
Jafar lands a glancing blow to the side of McDonald's head.
McDonald throws a body punch but Jafar moves out of range.
McDonald throws a shot to the body.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jafar.
The fighters circling - Jafar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jafar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
Jafar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonald.
McDonald is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jafar rather than just go for the knockout.
Jafar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jafar counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Jafar slips the punch.
McDonald takes one on the button.
McDonald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jafar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Jafar.
Jafar missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonald cracks Jafar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jafar lands a nice shot that snaps McDonald's head back.
Jafar lands a jab to McDonald's midsection.
Trevor McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jafar moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Jafar keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Jafar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jafar misses with a hook
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDonald scores with a leg kick.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald misses with a looping left.
McDonald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McDonald misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jafar misses with a left hand
and McDonald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald lands with an uppercut that bounces Jafar off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot by Jafar.
McDonald scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jafar slips a straight right by McDonald.
McDonald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDonald digs a good body shot into Jafar's ribs.
McDonald throws a low kick but Jafar moves out of range easily.
Jafar's corner calls for a 1-2. Jafar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jafar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonald.
Jafar throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
Jafar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jafar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jafar misses with an uppercut
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jafar misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Jafar moves into range and connects with a jab.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jafar moves away.
McDonald cracks Jafar with an open hand slap.
McDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Jafar.
It looked like Jafar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jafar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
A low kick from McDonald misses
and Jafar counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonald throws a leg kick which misses Jafar's front leg but catches the back leg as Jafar tries to avoid it.
McDonald throws a jab when Jafar was well out of range.
Jafar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
Jafar throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
Jafar throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald is looking to chop away at Jafar's legs.
McDonald has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jafar finds it's way round the side to connect with McDonald's head.
Jafar misses with a looping right.
Jafar backing away here, and McDonald unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands a nice looking body shot.
McDonald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald throws a leg kick but Jafar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDonald defending well as Jafar loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jafar to score with a decent uppercut.
McDonald throws a body punch but Jafar moves out of range.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jafar tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Jafar gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuri Jafar!
Nuri Jafar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Angelov (ranked 1217 p4p, 155 weight class) and Cuba Moretti (ranked 2183 p4p, 245 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Angelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cuba Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti closes the distance and pushes Angelov back into the cage.
Angelov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moretti or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moretti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Angelov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moretti backwards.
Angelov can't find room to land a body shot as Moretti controls the action.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Moretti lands a right hand.
Angelov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Angelov lands an elbow inside.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moretti avoids it.
Angelov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angelov lands an elbow inside.
Angelov struggles to land a body shot inside as Moretti controls his hands.
Angelov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Moretti shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moretti lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moretti.
Moretti tries a body shot but Angelov blocks it.
Moretti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angelov.
Moretti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Angelov lands an elbow that stopped Moretti in his tracks for a moment.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Moretti avoids a wild elbow strike from Angelov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti tries to stall but Angelov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moretti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Moretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moretti avoids the elbow strike from Angelov, against the cage.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Moretti avoids the damage to the body.
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Angelov.
Angelov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moretti dodges an elbow strike from Angelov.
Angelov has Moretti pressed against the cage, preventing Moretti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moretti avoids it.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Moretti misses with the head strike.
Moretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moretti.
Angelov avoids a wild elbow strike from Moretti.
A right handed body shot lands from Angelov.
Angelov lands a nice knee to the body.
Moretti looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Moretti trying to stall but Angelov improves his position.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Angelov.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moretti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.
Angelov lands an elbow that stopped Moretti in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Moretti's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Moretti avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov lands an elbow inside.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Angelov lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov working Moretti over with knees to the body.
Moretti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Angelov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moretti can't find room to land a body shot as Angelov controls the action.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moretti is defending well for now.
Moretti wants to stall.
Moretti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Angelov working Moretti over with knees to the body.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Angelov.
Moretti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Angelov lands a knee to the body.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti takes a shot to the head.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Moretti avoids the damage to the body.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Angelov lands an elbow that stopped Moretti in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Angelov landing knees to the body.
Angelov lands a nice knee to the body.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov lands an elbow that stopped Moretti in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moretti.
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moretti avoids it.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov misses with an elbow strike.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Angelov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Angelov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moretti avoids a wild elbow strike from Angelov.
Moretti tries a knee to the head but Angelov blocks it.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Moretti's ribcage.
Angelov lands a nice shot to the body.
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Moretti shrugs off.
Angelov lands a right hand.
Moretti is rocked!
Angelov lands an elbow inside that Moretti shrugs off.
Moretti is still on wobbly legs! Can Angelov finish him?
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Angelov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Angelov has Moretti pressed against the cage. He pushes Moretti back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Angelov throws a beautiful elbow that sends Moretti crashing to the floor! Angelov piles on the pressure with more strikes! Moretti is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Angelov!
Peter Angelov looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Bate Pepo ne proshtava!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roar Horse (ranked 2076 p4p, 90 weight class) and Aleksey Borodin (ranked 2694 p4p, 106 weight class). Roar Horse 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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roar Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Borodin!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Borodin misses.
Nice defenses there by Horse.
Horse looks to throw the jab but Borodin is out of range.
Borodin misses with a straight left.
Horse misses with a hook.
Borodin misses with a straight left.
Horse lands a front kick.
Borodin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Horse lands with a nice body punch.
Horse has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight.
Horse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borodin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horse. Borodin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Borodin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Borodin.
It looks like Roar Horse has been cut.
Borodin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horse.
Borodin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Borodin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Horse.
It looks like Aleksey Borodin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horse pushes Borodin away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse sends Borodin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Horse is motioning to the referee to let Borodin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Borodin is rocked!
Horse connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Borodin covering up! Horse comes in with a big uppercut and Borodin goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roar Horse!
Roar Horse was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 719 p4p, 98 weight class) and Ramsay Darrow (ranked 945 p4p, 127 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramsay Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strunz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strunz misses with a leg kick
and Darrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darrow looks to land a right hand but Strunz moved out of range.
Darrow throws a looping overhand right but Strunz ducks down to avoid it.
Strunz moves out of range as Darrow strikes.
Darrow thuds his right hand into Strunz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Darrow has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Darrow throws out a loose jab but Strunz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Darrow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darrow lands a slapping body shot.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Strunz looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range.
Darrow clobbers Strunz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strunz misses with a looping right.
Strunz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick from Strunz.
Darrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strunz's sensitive parts.
Strunz thuds his shin into the meat of Darrow's side.
Strunz slips under a jab from Darrow.
A slow jab from Strunz misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz connects with a jab.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darrow looks to land a left hand but Strunz moved out of range nicely.
Strunz staying out of range there.
Strunz moves out of range as Darrow strikes.
Strunz is looking to counter punch.
Darrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strunz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darrow misses with a straight right.
A big left from Strunz misses.
Darrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strunz throws a low kick but Darrow moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darrow! But no joy.
Strunz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Strunz.
Strunz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Strunz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darrow staying out of range there.
Strunz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow scores with the left hand. Strunz knows he should have avoided that one.
Strunz throws a solid leg kick but Darrow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Strunz.
Strunz throws a head kick but Darrow moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow motions for Strunz to come forward. Darrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strunz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Strunz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Strunz looks to throw the jab but Darrow is out of range.
Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Darrow throws a low kick, looking for Strunz's leg but Strunz calmly moves out of range.
Strunz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darrow misses with a few strikes there.
Darrow gets the takedown into side control.
Darrow working away.
Strunz is looking to regain half guard here but Darrow keeps moving and retains side control.
Darrow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Strunz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Darrow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow wants to control but Strunz is keeping him busy.
Darrow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Strunz prevents Darrow from improving position.
Strunz is looking to regain half guard here but Darrow keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Darrow is looking to take a break and control but Strunz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strunz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Darrow is working for a submission of some sort.
Strunz gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darrow wants to control from the top but Strunz keeps moving.
Strunz wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramsay Darrow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Darrow tries to land a leg kick but Strunz saw it coming and moves away.
Strunz defending well as Darrow loads up on a big left hand.
Strunz throws a head kick that misses.
Darrow looks to throw the jab but Strunz is out of range.
Strunz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darrow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Strunz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Darrow.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strunz tries to bench press Darrow off him but Darrow keeps the position.
Darrow wants to control but Strunz is keeping him busy.
Strunz is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Strunz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Darrow blocks the strikes from Strunz.
Strunz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Darrow's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Darrow's back!
Strunz lands strikes to the head.
Strunz missing with strikes from the back.
Strunz doesn't have the hooks in and Darrow manages to turn into his guard.
Darrow stopping the sweep attempt from Strunz.
Strunz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Strunz is trying to hold Darrow in close to prevent damage but Darrow has managed to pass into half guard.
Darrow is looking to advance position but Strunz won't allow it.
Strunz looking for subs from the bottom but Darrow mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz working to try and regain half guard.
Ramsay Darrow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darrow looking for a guillotine from mount but Strunz is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow working for a guillotine from mount but Strunz is in no mood to give up.
Strunz can't escape the position.
Darrow is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Strunz is surviving well by controlling Darrow's body position as best he can.
Darrow is trying to take his opponent's back.
Strunz regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz is looking to improve his position.
Strunz trying to control but Darrow postures up.
Darrow is keen to just control but Strunz is a slippery customer.
Darrow prevents Strunz from improving his position.
Darrow is trying to control. Strunz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Strunz is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Darrow jumps into side control!
Darrow wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Strunz, who protects the arm well.
Darrow has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Strunz!
Strunz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz is working hard here to advance position.
Darrow is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Strunz is surviving well by controlling Darrow's body position as best he can.
Strunz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strunz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Darrow.
Darrow is trying to take his opponent's back.
Darrow prevents Strunz from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramsay Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Strunz connects with the punch.
Strunz 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.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Strunz.
Strunz avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick from Strunz misses.
Strunz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strunz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strunz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darrow.
Strunz cracks Darrow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Strunz cracks Darrow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strunz walks into a stiff left hand from Darrow.
Strunz jabs Darrow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strunz.
Strunz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Darrow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A lazy left from Darrow finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strunz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strunz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strunz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strunz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strunz throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Strunz is predictable there
and Darrow counters with a nice uppercut.
Strunz misses with a low kick.
Strunz throws a lazy uppercut
and Darrow counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow throws an overhand right that lands on Strunz's shoulder, as Strunz tries to avoid the shot.
Darrow walks forward, straight into a front kick from Strunz.
Strunz throws a right hand that misses
and Darrow counters with a series of strikes. Strunz will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Strunz looks to land a combination. Darrow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Strunz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strunz throws a series of punches but Darrow avoids them all with ease.
Strunz throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz throws a front kick aimed at Darrow's knee but Darrow avoids it well.
Strunz blocks a jab.
Strunz blocks a low kick nicely.
Strunz is looking to counter punch.
Strunz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darrow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Strunz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strunz circles away quickly and effectively.
Bronko Strunz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good leg kick by Strunz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Strunz looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Strunz misses the target.
Darrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bronko Strunz is winning the standup battle so far.
Strunz swings widly with a right hand
and Darrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strunz throws a series of strikes that have Darrow backpedaling.
Darrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronko Strunz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Strunz misses the target.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Strunz checks it.
Darrow throws a sloppy head kick and Strunz moves out of range easily.
Strunz throws a chopping leg kick but Darrow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darrow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Darrow looks to throw the jab but Strunz is out of range.
As Darrow looks to move away, Strunz throws a big counter combo but Darrow just gets out of the way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darrow checks a leg kick.
Darrow lands a glancing blow to the side of Strunz's head.
Strunz throws a good cross that connects.
Darrow works Strunz's body with a nice hook.
Strunz defending well as Darrow loads up on a big left hand.
Strunz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Darrow backs up against the cage.
Strunz delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strunz moves out of range of the strikes.
Strunz missing with a left hand there. Darrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darrow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Darrow scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Strunz.
Strunz misses with a straight left.
Strunz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strunz avoids the head kick by Darrow.
Strunz lands an overhand right.
Darrow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strunz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strunz tries a low kick but Darrow avoids it.
Strunz moves forwards but Darrow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darrow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Strunz ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Strunz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darrow 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramsay Darrow!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 360 p4p, 53 weight class) and Frank Reilly (ranked 530 p4p, 80 weight class). Reilly has chosen Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock as his entrance music. Karl Denke had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Denke lands with a shot to the body.
Denke missing with a left hand there. Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Denke lands a nice looking body kick.
Denke wants to clinch up but Reilly keeps it at a distance.
Denke lands with a good body shot.
Denke lands a high kick!
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly tries to counter by closing the distance.
Denke throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly throws an elbow but it misses.
Denke lands a nice elbow.
Denke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Denke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly gets through Denke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Denke.
Denke lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Denke.
Denke tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Denke blocking some punches.
Denke blocks the elbow strike.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Denke controls his hands.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Denke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reillys head.
Denke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Denke lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly avoids a wild elbow strike from Denke.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Reilly as the two fighters clinch.
Denke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Denke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Denke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly throws a hook but Denke avoids it easily.
Denke misses with the body kick
and Reilly moves into the clinch.
Denke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denke lands a shot to the body.
Denke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Denke blocks an elbow strike.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Denke.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Denke pushes Reilly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Denke blocking some punches.
Denke tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Denke tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reilly's brow.
Denke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denke managing to block the knees to the body from Reilly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Denke.
Reilly lands with a light punch inside.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Denke throws an elbow but it misses.
Denke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Denke breaks the clinch.
A combination from Reilly does no damage.
A head kick misses from Denke.
Denke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denke lands a jab-cross combination.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
Denke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Denke uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Denke's head backwards.
Denke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly throws a jab when Denke was well out of range.
It looked like Denke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reilly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Denke on the side of the head.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reilly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denke.
Reilly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denke.
Denke throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denke staying out of range there.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denke tries to clinch but Reilly is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Denke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reilly forces Denke back against the cage and clinches.
Denke lands an elbow inside that Reilly shrugs off.
Reilly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karl Denke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Denke swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
Denke clinches up with Reilly and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Denke lands an elbow inside that Reilly shrugs off.
Denke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Denke blocks an elbow strike from Reilly.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Denke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denke stalling against the cage.
Reilly trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
Denke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reilly's defenses.
Reilly avoids the elbow strike from Denke, against the cage.
Denke digs a right hand into Reilly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reilly's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Denke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denke breaks from the clinch.
Reilly throws a leg kick
and Denke counters with a straight right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Denke, right into the meat.
Denke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Denke.
Denke avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Reilly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Reilly misses.
Denke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reilly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karl Denke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Denke blocks a jab.
Denke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Denke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reilly is looking to clinch but Denke is avoiding it.
Denke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body. Denke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Denke throws a solid leg kick but Reilly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Denke.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Denke.
Denke is looking to wear down Reilly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Denke ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Denke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Reilly wants to counter the offense by Denke and move into the clinch position.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly lands with a straight right. Denke didn't see that one coming.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
Reilly scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly throws a shot from downtown. Denke moves away and avoids it.
Reilly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Denke is out of range and Reilly settles back down.
Denke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reilly doesn't seem bothered though.
Denke throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Denke.
Denke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Denke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Denke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly tries to clinch up.
Denke throws a big counter combination but Reilly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reilly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Denke.
A lazy body kick from Denke
and Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Denke circles away.
A left lands for Reilly.
Denke throws a wild body kick that Reilly sees coming a mile off.
Reilly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Denke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Denke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Denke ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke misses with a head kick.
Denke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karl Denke is winning the standup battle so far.
Denke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denke.
Reilly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Denke counters with a series of strikes. Reilly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Denke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denke.
Reilly darts in and clinches Denke up against the cage.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Reilly digs a right hand underneath Denke's ribcage. Denke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denke.
Denke blocks the elbow strike.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Denke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
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 Karl Denke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Denke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Denke tries to clinch but Reilly moves out of range.
Denke lands with a slapping head kick.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reilly tries to clinch but Denke is having none of it.
Denke lands with a slapping head kick.
Denke thumps Reilly with a low kick.
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Reilly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Denke doesn't seem phased though.
Denke moves into the clinch.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Denke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denke manages to break the clinch.
Denke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reilly tries to clinch there but Denke circles away.
Reilly throws a lazy right hand but Denke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
Reilly swats away the attempt to clinch by Denke.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Denke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Denke misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Denke.
Denke blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Denke misses with an uppercut
and Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Reilly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Denke doesn't seem phased though.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reilly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reilly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Denke moved out of range.
Frank Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Denke looks to land a body kick but Reilly moved away.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Denke keeps it at a distance.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Denke misses its intended target.
Denke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denke misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Denke.
A nice inside leg kick there by Denke. That's going to slow Reilly down.
Denke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reilly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reilly misses with a wild combination.
Denke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a head kick that misses
and Reilly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Denke 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 Reilly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reilly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Denke is just out of range.
Denke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reilly.
Denke sets himself, and Reilly steps forward looking for the clinch! Denke avoids it this time.
Denke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denke swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
Denke blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reilly sizes up Denke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Denke is looking to land body kicks.
Reilly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.
Reilly connects with a high kick.
Reilly avoids the head kick by Denke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Denke there.
Reilly takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Reilly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reilly.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Denke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Denke misses the target.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
Denke drives through and clinches with Reilly against the cage.
Denke tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Karl Denke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reilly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denke.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Reilly.
I think Denke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Denke!
In his post fight interview, Karl Denke started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Lafayette (ranked 71 p4p, 14 weight class) and Tobias Murphy (ranked 180 p4p, 31 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vicente Lafayette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Lafayette seems unphased.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lafayette tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Lafayette off balance momentarily.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Lafayette saw it coming and moves away.
Lafayette throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Lafayette misses with a body shot.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafayette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lafayette. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Lafayette definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
Murphy scores with a kick to the body.
Murphy takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lafayette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lafayette stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lafayette's calf.
The fighters circling - Lafayette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Lafayette's head back.
A swing and a miss from Lafayette.
Lafayette swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Lafayette misses with a body shot.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy misses with a low kick as Lafayette jumps back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lafayette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Lafayette tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Lafayette avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Good shot there by Murphy.
Lafayette misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Lafayette. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Lafayette misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy takes one on the button.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy catches Lafayette with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy checks a low kick from Lafayette.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Lafayette takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lafayette connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot lands for Lafayette.
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Lafayette sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette scores with a punch to the head.
Murphy feints and then cracks Lafayette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lafayette down.
Lafayette is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Lafayette.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murphy. Lafayette shrugs it off though.
Murphy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lafayette. That one must have hurt.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with an outside leg kick.
Murphy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Lafayette is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
Lafayette tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Murphy manages to circle out of the way.
Murphy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lafayette throws a head kick that misses.
Lafayette misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Lafayette misses with a looping left.
Lafayette takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Lafayette keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy thumps Lafayette with a low kick.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lafayette.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Lafayette's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murphy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lafayette is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Murphy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Lafayette's ribs.
Lafayette misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Lafayette backing up. Lafayette nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Lafayette misses with a left hand
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lafayette lands a jab to the head.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lafayette takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy 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 Lafayette has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lafayette and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Lafayette tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Lafayette avoids it with no problem.
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!
Lafayette throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lafayette tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lafayette might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy scores with a spinning back kick!
Murphy slips a straight right by Lafayette.
Lafayette looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Lafayette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murphy!
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy checks a low kick from Lafayette.
Murphy moves out of range as Lafayette throws a body kick.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
A left lands for Lafayette.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafayette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Lafayette.
Murphy cracks Lafayette with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lafayette connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafayette throws out the jab.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette walks into a jab.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lafayette swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lafayette thinking.
A leg kick checked by Lafayette.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lafayette checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murphy throws a hook but Lafayette avoids it easily.
Lafayette throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Lafayette sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lafayette looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tobias Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lafayette throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lafayette's head backwards.
Lafayette takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy motions for Lafayette to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lafayette thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Lafayette down.
Lafayette moves out of range of the body kick.
Lafayette thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lafayette throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Lafayette saw that one coming.
Murphy slips a straight right by Lafayette.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Lafayette is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lafayette's calf.
Lafayette misses with a body shot.
Lafayette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lafayette moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Lafayette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Lafayette throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tobias Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Lafayette throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Lafayette walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lafayette tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy checks a low kick from Lafayette.
Lafayette looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lafayette thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
Murphy feints and then cracks Lafayette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lafayette down.
Lafayette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette misses with a hook
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lafayette throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. Lafayette looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Lafayette swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lafayette misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy stuns Lafayette with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Murphy there.
Lafayette missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy feints a counter leg kick.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lafayette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lafayette is looking to counter punch.
Lafayette throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy cracks the inside of Lafayette's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lafayette throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Lafayette's corner calls for a 1-2. Lafayette obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lafayette throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy scores with a head kick.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Lafayette's belly button to the back.
Lafayette misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Murphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Lafayette.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Lafayette avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy lands the left hand.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy is looking to score with low kicks.
Lafayette throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Lafayette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Lafayette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Lafayette off balance momentarily.
Murphy slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Tobias Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Lafayette's ribs.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Lafayette off balance momentarily.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lafayette doesn't seem bothered though.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Lafayette throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Murphy throws the left hand but Lafayette avoids the punch easily.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lafayette's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Lafayette looks to throw a body kick
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Murphy!
Tobias Murphy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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