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CEC 627 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Paunovic (ranked 2247 p4p, 304 weight class) and Ingvar Ingesson (ranked 2714 p4p, 353 weight class). Ingesson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sail - AWOLNATION. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ingvar Ingesson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zoran Paunovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ingvar Ingesson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paunovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Oooooh!!! Ingesson has knocked Paunovic down with a huge combo! Ingesson steps away and waves a wobbly Paunovic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Zoran Paunovic has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ingesson.
Paunovic is rocked!
Paunovic throws a right hand that misses
and Ingesson counters with a huge left! Paunovic is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ingesson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Paunovic from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ingesson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ingvar Ingesson!
Ingvar Ingesson 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 1171 p4p, 161 weight class) and Darnell Cane (ranked 1342 p4p, 189 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Cane!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion misses with a hook. Cane ducked under it nicely.
Orion gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cane 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.
Orion looks to land a right hand but Cane moved out of range.
Cane moves forwards but Orion connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Orion misses with a hook. Cane ducked under it nicely.
Orion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cane.
Orion throws a big shot that misses.
Orion throws out a loose jab but Cane uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Orion.
Cane scores with a nice head shot.
Orion misses with an uppercut
and Cane counters with a stiff right hand.
Cane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cane looks to land a left hand but Orion moved out of range nicely.
Cane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Darnell Cane has been cut.
Orion misses with a looping left.
Cane slips a jab from Orion.
Orion stalks Cane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cane's face. Cane staggers backwards, shaken.
Cane closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cane lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orion wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Orion's head.
Orion working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cane's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cane tries to free his leg and advance position but Orion is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cane's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orion throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cane is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orion throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Orion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cane scoring with some ground and pound.
Cane scoring with some ground and pound.
Cane landing some decent shots from guard.
Cane lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cane preventing the sweep.
Orion trying to strike off his back.
Orion will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cane is working Orion over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Orion wants to sweep but no luck.
Orion throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Orion striking off his back but it's not causing Cane any problems.
Orion trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Orion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cane stands up over Orion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cane is working Orion over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Orion striking off his back but it's not causing Cane any problems.
Cane distracts Orion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cane landing with the ground and pound.
Orion throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cane scoring with some ground and pound.
Orion throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Orion's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cane's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Orion trying to strike off his back.
Cane landing some decent shots from guard.
Cane lands a couple of digs.
Cane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cane won't allow Orion to sweep him here.
Cane content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Orion throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Orion's head.
Orion striking off his back but it's not causing Cane any problems.
Cane is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cane postures up and lands a big shot to Orion's brow.
Cane makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cane chips away with some ground and pound.
Orion is rocked!
Cane makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Orion is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cane scoring with punches to the head and body.
Orion throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Orion looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Orion seems to have got his legs back now.
Cane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Orion thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cane scoring with some ground and pound.
Cane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cane chips away with some ground and pound.
Orion throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Orion striking off his back.
Cane postures up.
Cane working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Orion's head.
Cane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Orion throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cane lands a couple of elbows.
Cane working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Orion's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion trying to strike off his back.
Orion trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Orion is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Cane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darnell Cane's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Orion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cane throws a shot from downtown. Orion moves away and avoids it.
Cane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cane shoots in for a takedown but Orion shows good takedown defense.
Cane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orion on the side of the head.
Orion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cane takes one on the button.
Orion looks to land a left hand but Cane moved out of range nicely.
Orion moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Cane coming out on top.
Orion misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orion throws a good cross that connects.
Cane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orion throws a shot from downtown. Cane moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Cane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Orion misses with an uppercut.
Orion is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Orion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Cane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Orion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cane scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Orion has hold of Cane's hands but Cane slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Orion tries to get to full guard but Cane has control of the leg.
Orion missing with punches from the bottom.
Orion taking some punishment here, with Cane in his half guard.
Orion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cane seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Orion throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Orion looking for submissions off his back.
Cane is nestled in close to Orion, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cane scores with a big shot! Orion's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Orion! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darnell Cane!
Darnell Cane spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vika Partio (ranked 846 p4p, 90 weight class) and Don Juan Matus (ranked 920 p4p, 97 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Partio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boom!. Matus has chosen Crow Spirit as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vika Partio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Juan Matus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio misses with an uppercut.
Partio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Partio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matus is out of range and Partio settles back down.
Partio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Partio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Partio avoids the body shot from Matus.
A little feinted left hand from Partio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Partio 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.
Partio punishes Matus's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Matus.
Jab by Matus.
Partio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Partio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matus's calf.
Partio cracks Matus with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matus.
Matus throws the left hand but Partio avoids the punch easily.
Partio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matus.
Matus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Partio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Partio throws an off balance right hand
and Matus counters with a leg kick.
Partio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Partio is looking to land body kicks.
Matus throws out a loose jab but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vika Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partio cracks Matus with a good jab.
Matus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matus connects with the punch.
Matus moves out of range as Partio strikes.
Matus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Partio!
Partio checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Matus does it's job there.
Partio throws a sloppy head kick and Matus moves out of range easily.
Partio misses with a left hand
and Matus counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matus lands a glancing blow to the side of Partio's head.
Partio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Partio moves out of range of the body kick from Matus.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Matus.
Partio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Partio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matus misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio misses with a low kick as Matus jumps back.
Partio scores with a jab to the head.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Matus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Partio on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Partio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Partio.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matus looks for the body kick but Partio saw that one coming.
Partio quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Partio lands a nice looking body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Partio as he connects with a hook.
Matus jabs Partio right on the nose. Partio blinks but takes it well.
Matus lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Partio. That snapped Matus's head back.
Matus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Partio moves away.
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Partio.
Partio throws a leg kick but Matus checks it.
Partio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Partio throws a leg kick but Matus moved away.
Partio misses with the combination.
Matus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Partio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Partio slips under a jab.
Partio throwing a counter right hand but Matus manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus lands a head kick. Partio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Partio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matus.
Matus feints and then cracks Partio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Partio down.
Partio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matus throws a good cross that connects.
Matus tries to work over Partio's front leg with a kick but Partio checks it.
Matus throws a head kick but Partio moves out of range.
Matus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Partio misses the jab.
Matus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Partio moves away.
Matus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Matus connects with a leg kick. Partio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Partio pushes Matus away with a front kick.
Matus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matus throws a leg kick but Partio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Partio throws a head kick but Matus moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio jabs Matus right on the nose. Matus blinks but takes it well.
Partio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matus is able to avoid easily.
Partio scores with a head kick. Matus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Matus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Partio throws a nice looking combination but Matus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matus. Partio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus lands with a nice body punch.
Partio checks the leg kick.
Matus tries to land a leg kick but Partio saw it coming and moves away.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
Partio moves out of range of the body kick from Matus.
Partio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matus walks into a straight right hand from Partio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Partio connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body punch from Partio.
Partio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matus is able to avoid easily.
Matus throws a leg kick but Partio moved away.
Matus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from Matus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vika Partio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Partio misses the jab.
Partio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by Matus.
Matus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Matus misses the target.
A big left from Matus misses.
Partio scores with a hook to the body. Matus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matus throws a looping overhand right but Partio ducks down to avoid it.
Matus just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Partio checks a leg kick.
Matus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Partio misses.
Vika Partio is winning the standup battle so far.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Matus jabs Partio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus looks to land a left hand but Partio moved out of range nicely.
Partio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Partio can pounce on him.
Matus misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Partio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matus misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matus scores with a jab. Partio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matus.
Partio moves out of range of the strikes.
Partio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matus lands a jab.
Partio takes a kick to the side of the head.
Partio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matus to score with a decent uppercut.
Partio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio throws a shot to the body.
Matus blocks a leg kick.
Matus wants to counter the offense by Partio and move into the clinch position.
Matus throws a sloppy head kick and Partio moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partio is looking to slow Matus down with leg kicks.
Matus scores with a decent looking hook.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Partio lands with a slapping head kick.
Matus is looking to land body kicks.
Partio is looking to chop away at Matus's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus scores with a punch to the head.
Matus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matus throws a body shot but no joy.
Matus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partio throws a big shot that misses.
Partio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matus circles away quickly and effectively.
Matus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Partio 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 Matus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Partio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matus swings for the body but Partio moves out of range.
Partio misses with a straight right.
Partio throws a body kick that misses.
Matus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Partio throws a leg kick that misses.
Matus clinches up with Partio and pushes him back against the cage.
Matus is trying to maintain a safe position but Partio gets an underhook and turns Matus into the cage.
Partio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus misses with a punch to the body.
Matus tries a body shot but Partio blocks it.
Partio works on Matus's body with a couple of short punches.
Matus misses with a punch on the inside.
Matus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Partio blocks the leg kick.
Partio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Partio throws a push kick but Matus slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matus! But no joy.
Partio lands a body shot.
Matus lands a head kick. Partio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Partio tries a low kick but Matus avoids it.
Matus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matus checks a leg kick.
Partio misses with a straight right.
Matus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Partio lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Partio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio misses with a straight left.
Partio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Partio tries a low kick but Matus avoids it.
Partio takes one to the side of the head.
Matus lands with a shot to the body.
Matus throws a head kick that misses.
Partio blocks a jab.
Partio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Partio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Partio.
Partio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Partio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Partio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Partio has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matus scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Juan Matus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Matus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from Matus.
Matus cracks Partio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matus scores with a decent looking hook.
Partio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matus takes a swing at Partio's ribcage but misses.
Partio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Partio.
Matus just misses with a punch to the body.
Partio throws a hook to the side of Matus's head but Matus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Partio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Partio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matus lands with a slapping head kick.
Matus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matus scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Partio. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matus misses with a hook.
It looked like Partio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Matus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A bone on bone clash there as Matus blocks the leg kick.
Partio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio connects with a single shot there.
A punch combination from Matus misses.
Matus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Partio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matus misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Partio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Partio misses.
Matus throws a low kick but Partio moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Matus.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Partio avoids the body shot from Matus.
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
Partio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Partio.
Partio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matus avoids the body shot from Partio.
Matus misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Matus misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Partio misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matus blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Partio throws a good cross that connects.
Matus moves away from the strike by Partio.
Matus slips under a jab from Partio.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matus misses with a body shot.
Partio swings for the body but Matus moves out of range.
Matus moves out of range as Partio strikes.
Matus cracks Partio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matus rushes Partio and presses him up against the cage.
Partio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Partio.
Partio misses with the head strike.
Partio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Partio checks a low kick from Matus.
Matus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Partio on the side of the head.
Partio misses with a hook
and Matus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Partio will feel that in the morning.
Partio throws a hook but Matus avoids it easily.
Matus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Partio checks a low kick from Matus.
Partio lands with a shot to the body.
Partio checks a leg kick.
Matus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partio.
Partio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Partio throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Matus. That snapped Partio's head back.
Matus throws a wild body kick that Partio sees coming a mile off.
Matus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Partio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matus tries a low kick but Partio avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partio.
Matus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Partio is out of range and Matus settles back down.
Matus throws a sloppy body shot
and Partio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Partio throws out a leg kick but Matus moves out of range and Partio only half commits.
Matus throws a hook but Partio blocks it.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matus avoids the head kick by Partio.
Matus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matus throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
Partio slips a jab from Matus.
Matus misses with a body shot.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio lunges at Matus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matus's hand.
Matus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Partio on the side of the head.
Matus misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Partio misses the target.
Partio takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don Juan Matus.
Well Matus 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Juan Matus!
Don Juan Matus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Wylde (ranked 1127 p4p, 178 weight class) and Pauke Murhaa (ranked 1220 p4p, 196 weight class). Wylde comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead. On his way into the cage it seems that Gunnar Wylde has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gunnar Wylde seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pauke Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde connects with a body shot.
Wylde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wylde moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
A left lands for Murhaa.
Wylde throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wylde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murhaa lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Murhaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murhaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murhaa lands a jab.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Wylde throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Wylde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murhaa connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
Wylde appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wylde connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wylde attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wylde gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhaa.
Wylde chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
We've been told by Wylde's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wylde's sensitive parts.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body. Wylde takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Wylde connects with a looping right hand.
Murhaa is looking to chop away at Wylde's legs.
As Murhaa tries to get set, Wylde tries to push him back and clinch up but Murhaa manages to avoid the attempt.
Wylde has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Wylde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Wylde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wylde manages to avoid it.
Wylde just misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Wylde moves into range and clinches up with Murhaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wylde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wylde backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wylde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Wylde on the inside.
Wylde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wylde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde presses Murhaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wylde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.
Wylde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Wylde misses with a body punch.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wylde prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Wylde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa tries to work over Wylde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wylde.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Wylde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Wylde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wylde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pauke Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murhaa sizes up Wylde with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A cross from Wylde lands.
Wylde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wylde throws a head kick but Murhaa moves out of range.
Wylde defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
Wylde loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa throws a hook but Wylde avoids it easily.
Murhaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wylde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters with a three punch combo that has Wylde backing up. Wylde nods at Murhaa to acknowledge the strikes.
Murhaa lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wylde lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wylde is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murhaa misses the jab.
Wylde looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Wylde ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wylde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Wylde.
It looks like Pauke Murhaa has been cut.
Wylde scores with a sloppy right hand. Murhaa should have avoided that one.
Wylde slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Wylde appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wylde throws a right hand that Murhaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Murhaa also avoids with ease.
Murhaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wylde uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murhaa looks to land a combination but Wylde avoids it well.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Wylde avoids the punch easily.
Wylde lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murhaa takes a step back to recover.
Wylde throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Murhaa.
Wylde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Wylde's shoulder, as Wylde tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa moves out of range as Wylde strikes.
Wylde on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wylde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa looks for the body kick but Wylde saw that one coming.
Wylde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murhaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wylde lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murhaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Murhaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wylde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Wylde misses.
Wylde swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Pauke Murhaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wylde throws a counter high kick but Murhaa was just alert enough to avoid it.
Murhaa blocks a head kick by Wylde.
Wylde misses with a double jab.
Wylde misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
A jab from Wylde does it's job there.
A big right from Wylde misses.
Murhaa throws a fast counter high kick but Wylde manages to duck under it in time.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Wylde fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Wylde avoids a kick to the body.
Wylde throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murhaa on the side of the head.
Murhaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Wylde with a hook.
Murhaa scores with a one two! Wylde had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gunnar Wylde's cut is getting worse.
Wylde walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murhaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wylde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wylde looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming.
Wylde missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wylde dips to his left and cracks Murhaa with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wylde throws a head kick that half lands.
Wylde ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wylde goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Wylde misses.
Wylde takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wylde cracks Murhaa with a good jab.
Wylde throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Wylde wants to clinch.
Wylde misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa lands a jab to the nose.
Wylde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murhaa throws a right hand that misses
enabling Wylde to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wylde moves away.
Wylde stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Wylde dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wylde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wylde checks the leg kick.
Murhaa cracks the inside of Wylde's front leg.
Wylde scores with a jab to the head.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Murhaa does no damage.
Murhaa takes a swing at Wylde's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Murhaa misses
and Wylde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murhaa lands a nice shot that snaps Wylde's head back.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wylde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Wylde tries to counter by clinching up but Murhaa breaks away and moves out of range.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Wylde misses its intended target.
Wylde throws a series of punches but Murhaa avoids them all with ease.
Murhaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Wylde tries to close the distance and clinch but Murhaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wylde getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murhaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wylde throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde backing away here, and Murhaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Murhaa.
Murhaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murhaa cracks a nice hook into Wylde's ribs.
Wylde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Wylde darts in and clinches Murhaa up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Wylde is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Wylde controls his hands.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Wylde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Wylde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wylde lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murhaa.
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!
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunnar Wylde has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Wylde.
Wylde tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Murhaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Wylde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Wylde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wylde misses the jab.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Wylde.
Wylde misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Murhaa misses
and Wylde counters by moving into the clinch.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Wylde.
Wylde throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhaas head.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde misses with a body punch.
Wylde lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhaas head.
Murhaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wylde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wylde digs a right hand underneath Murhaa's ribcage. Murhaa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murhaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Wylde misses with a body punch.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Wylde lands a shoulder strike.
Wylde lands with a light punch inside.
Wylde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wylde tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike.
Wylde tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Wylde back against the cage.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde lands with a short shot to the head.
Wylde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gunnar Wylde.
Well Wylde has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Wylde!
Our winner, Gunnar Wylde, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Kuznetcov (ranked 1032 p4p, 122 weight class) and Tormund Giantsbane (ranked 1374 p4p, 161 weight class). Giantsbane has chosen Girl Talk - All Eyes On Me as his entrance music. Andrey Kuznetcov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tormund Giantsbane's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Kuznetcov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tormund Giantsbane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giantsbane throws a right hand that Kuznetcov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuznetcov also avoids with ease.
Kuznetcov is looking to counter punch.
Kuznetcov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kuznetcov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick from Giantsbane misses
and Kuznetcov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kuznetcov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Giantsbane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kuznetcov is thwarting Giantsbane's attempts to control the position.
Kuznetcov lands with a punch from half guard.
Giantsbane moves into full guard.
Giantsbane working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuznetcov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Giantsbane's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Giantsbane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuznetcov is one step ahead there.
Kuznetcov wants to control from the top but Giantsbane keeps moving.
Giantsbane trying to keep a closed guard but Kuznetcov is proving a slippery customer.
Giantsbane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kuznetcov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Giantsbane being controlled here momentarily.
Giantsbane throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov has control of Giantsbane's left arm, preventing Giantsbane from doing any damage.
Giantsbane throws a big elbow that misses.
Giantsbane postures up and lands a big shot to Kuznetcov's brow.
Giantsbane throws a strike but Kuznetcov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kuznetcov working some strikes from top position.
Kuznetcov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Giantsbane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuznetcov's guard.
Giantsbane scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Giantsbane looking to pass the guard.
Giantsbane throwing strikes from guard but Kuznetcov blocks nicely.
Kuznetcov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Giantsbane tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuznetcov is retaining full guard.
Giantsbane with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane trying to move into half guard but instead Kuznetcov has managed to sweep!
Giantsbane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuznetcov's guard.
Kuznetcov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Giantsbane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Kuznetcov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Giantsbane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Giantsbane working some strikes from top position.
Giantsbane throwing strikes but missing.
Giantsbane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Giantsbane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Giantsbane throwing strikes but missing.
Giantsbane throws a strike but Kuznetcov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kuznetcov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kuznetcov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giantsbane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Giantsbane wants to control but Kuznetcov passes easily into half guard.
Giantsbane is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kuznetcov lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Kuznetcov.
Giantsbane is rocked!
Kuznetcov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Giantsbane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've been informed that Giantsbane has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Giantsbane manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznetcov with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Kuznetcov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Giantsbane misses with a double jab.
Kuznetcov avoids the body shot from Giantsbane.
Tormund Giantsbane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetcov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giantsbane.
Kuznetcov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giantsbane.
Giantsbane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuznetcov.
Giantsbane scores with a jab. Kuznetcov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheers as Giantsbane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuznetcov doesn't seem phased though.
Giantsbane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuznetcov on the side of the head.
Kuznetcov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuznetcov ducks under a wild hook from Giantsbane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giantsbane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Giantsbane lands a nice shot that snaps Kuznetcov's head back.
Giantsbane fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetcov steps into range and cracks Giantsbane with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Giantsbane flops backwards and Kuznetcov dives into his guard looking to finish!
Giantsbane trying to control the position.
Giantsbane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Giantsbane keeping moving, preventing Kuznetcov from controlling successfully.
Kuznetcov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Giantsbane's head.
Giantsbane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuznetcov is one step ahead there.
Kuznetcov loads up on a big left hand. Giantsbane felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kuznetcov looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Giantsbane can't hide his disappointment, as Kuznetcov celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrey Kuznetcov!
Our winner, Andrey Kuznetcov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Carl Black (ranked 607 p4p, 76 weight class) and Atte Savitaipale (ranked 704 p4p, 88 weight class). Savitaipale has chosen Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Carl Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atte Savitaipale!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savitaipale misses with a looping left.
Savitaipale misses with a left hand
and Carl Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carl Black scores with a nice head shot.
Carl Black throws a hook but Savitaipale avoids it easily.
Atte Savitaipale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carl Black misses with a straight right.
We've been informed that Savitaipale 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.
Carl Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Savitaipale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Savitaipale as he connects with a hook.
Carl Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Savitaipale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Savitaipale circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Savitaipale lands.
Carl Black moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savitaipale misses with a body punch
and Savitaipale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savitaipale throws an overhand right that lands on Carl Black's shoulder, as Carl Black tries to avoid the shot.
Savitaipale cracks Carl Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Savitaipale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Savitaipale scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Carl Black avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Savitaipale.
Savitaipale working away.
Savitaipale is putting a hurting on Carl Black here, landing some big shots from side control.
Savitaipale scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Carl Black to see if he's OK.
Carl Black struggling a bit here.
Savitaipale wants to control but Carl Black is keeping him busy.
Carl Black tries to buck Savitaipale off but Savitaipale is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Carl Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Savitaipale sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Carl Black is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savitaipale grinds an elbow into Carl Black's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carl Black sneaks back into half guard.
Carl Black is in trouble now - Savitaipale has advanced to mount!
The referee warns Carl Black that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carl Black holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Savitaipale tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Carl Black wants to control but Savitaipale is having none of it.
Savitaipale looking to secure an arm triangle but Carl Black defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale landing shots from mount.
Savitaipale lands with some strikes.
Carl Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carl Black is trying to escape the mount.
Carl Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Savitaipale looking to control but Carl Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carl Black tries to hold on but Savitaipale postures up.
Savitaipale landing punches.
Carl Black blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carl Black hang on?
Savitaipale can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carl Black is looking to escape.
Carl Black is in a horrible position here. Savitaipale smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savitaipale landing strikes, looking to finish!
Savitaipale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savitaipale working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Savitaipale wants to control but Carl Black has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Savitaipale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Savitaipale is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Savitaipale lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Savitaipale dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carl Black thumps Savitaipale with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Carl Black. No joy for Savitaipale on that attempt.
Carl Black throws a shot from downtown. Savitaipale moves away and avoids it.
Carl Black slips a jab from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carl Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Savitaipale throws a shot to the body.
Atte Savitaipale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Savitaipale fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carl Black on the side of the head.
We've been told by Carl Black's head coaches at Super Awesome Ninja McDojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carl Black.
Savitaipale lands a jab.
Savitaipale throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savitaipale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carl Black.
Savitaipale misses with a hook.
Savitaipale keeps the fight on the outside.
Savitaipale lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savitaipale throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carl Black's waist but Carl Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Savitaipale off to one side.
Savitaipale lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black staying out of range there.
Carl Black thuds his shin into the meat of Savitaipale's side.
Carl Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Savitaipale throws a jab but it's blocked by Carl Black.
Savitaipale misses with a hook. Carl Black ducked under it nicely.
Savitaipale clobbers Carl Black with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Savitaipale throws a shot to the body.
Carl Black shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Savitaipale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carl Black throws a body punch but Savitaipale moves out of range.
Carl Black on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carl Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Savitaipale is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Carl Black to keep the fight standing.
Jimmy Carl Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atte Savitaipale.
Savitaipale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carl Black scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carl Black misses the jab.
Savitaipale throws out a counter right but Carl Black avoids it with no problem.
Savitaipale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Savitaipale scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Savitaipale is looking to take a break and control but Carl Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Savitaipale throws a strike aimed at the side of Carl Black's head but Carl Black avoids it well.
Savitaipale looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carl Black is avoiding damage well.
Savitaipale misses with the ground and pound.
Savitaipale is putting a hurting on Carl Black here, landing some big shots from side control.
Savitaipale working the ground and pound.
Savitaipale working the strikes but Carl Black uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Carl Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale wants to control but Carl Black is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale is nestled in close to Carl Black, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Savitaipale lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carl Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Savitaipale.
Carl Black is trying to maintain the position but Savitaipale is very close to passing his half guard.
Savitaipale looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carl Black is staying active underneath Savitaipale, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Savitaipale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carl Black defending well though.
Savitaipale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carl Black wants to improve his position but Savitaipale is controlling well.
Savitaipale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carl Black is refusing to be controlled, as Savitaipale sits in half guard.
Savitaipale is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carl Black is just riding it out for now. Savitaipale eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale seems to be looking for submissions.
Savitaipale seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carl Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carl Black is refusing to be controlled, as Savitaipale sits in half guard.
Savitaipale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carl Black is concentrating on defense, preventing Savitaipale from advancing position.
Savitaipale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Savitaipale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab lands there for Savitaipale.
Carl Black misses the jab.
Savitaipale throws a body shot but no joy.
Carl Black is looking to counter punch.
Carl Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Savitaipale bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carl Black's head.
Savitaipale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carl Black seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Savitaipale connects with a crisp jab.
Savitaipale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carl Black finds it's way round the side to connect with Savitaipale's head.
Savitaipale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carl Black.
Savitaipale throws a body shot but no joy.
Carl Black half committed to a counter leg kick.
Savitaipale shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carl Black as he avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Carl Black.
Carl Black tries to clinch but Savitaipale is having none of it.
Savitaipale misses with an uppercut. Carl Black saw that one coming.
Savitaipale stuns Carl Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savitaipale keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale misses with a straight right.
Carl Black throws a hook to the side of Savitaipale's head but Savitaipale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot.
Carl Black tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Savitaipale manages to circle out of the way.
Savitaipale connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Savitaipale throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carl Black.
Nice defenses there by Carl Black.
Carl Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savitaipale throws out the jab.
Savitaipale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Savitaipale slips under a jab from Carl Black.
Carl Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savitaipale looks to land a left hand but Carl Black moved out of range nicely.
Carl Black is looking to counter the offense by Savitaipale and move into the clinch.
Savitaipale connects with a body shot that sends Carl Black's belly button to the back.
Savitaipale swats away the attempt to clinch by Carl Black.
Jimmy Carl Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale moves out of range of the body kick.
Savitaipale lands a jab.
Carl Black goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carl Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Savitaipale.
Atte Savitaipale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carl Black walks into a stiff left hand from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale misses with a double jab.
Carl Black takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Savitaipale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carl Black digs a good body shot into Savitaipale's ribs.
Savitaipale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carl Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carl Black throws an overhand right that lands on Savitaipale's shoulder, as Savitaipale tries to avoid the shot.
And Savitaipale tries to counter it with a takedown but Carl Black pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jimmy Carl Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carl Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savitaipale.
Savitaipale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carl Black on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savitaipale shoots in but Carl Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jimmy Carl Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atte Savitaipale.
Carl Black slips under a jab from Savitaipale.
Carl Black throws a leg kick but Savitaipale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carl Black throws a leg kick but Savitaipale checks it.
Carl Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savitaipale throws out the jab.
Carl Black clinches up with Savitaipale and pushes him back against the cage.
Savitaipale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Savitaipale throws a body shot but no joy.
Savitaipale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carl Black will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carl Black tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Savitaipale counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale postures up in Carl Black's guard and throws a big left but Carl Black blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carl Black is looking for a triangle but Savitaipale pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savitaipale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savitaipale working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Savitaipale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savitaipale is fighting to break Carl Black's control of his arms but Carl Black is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Savitaipale lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Savitaipale is looking to work some ground and pound but Carl Black has wrist control.
Savitaipale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Savitaipale tries to free his leg and advance position but Carl Black is retaining full guard.
Atte Savitaipale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carl Black has momentary wrist control but Savitaipale slips an elbow through the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atte Savitaipale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Savitaipale 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atte Savitaipale!
Atte Savitaipale took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Fitzsimmons (ranked 198 p4p, 24 weight class) and Hyryx Dall (ranked 202 p4p, 26 weight class). Dall has chosen Rattlesnake as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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
41 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hyryx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
Dall throws a hook to the side of Fitzsimmons's head but Fitzsimmons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzsimmons throws out the jab.
Dall throws a jab when Fitzsimmons was well out of range.
Dall throws a low kick, looking for Fitzsimmons's leg but Fitzsimmons calmly moves out of range.
Dall slips a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fitzsimmonss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Jim Fitzsimmons has been cut.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons scores with a nice right hand.
Fitzsimmons thuds his right hand into Dall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fitzsimmons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fitzsimmons as he avoids it easily.
And Fitzsimmons counters with a quick kick to the body but Dall blocks it.
Dall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fitzsimmons swivels and escapes.
Dall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall fails with a takedown attempt.
Jim Fitzsimmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyryx Dall.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Fitzsimmons does no damage.
Dall misses with a low kick as Fitzsimmons jumps back.
Fitzsimmons scoring well with a low kick there.
Dall misses with a shot to the body
letting Fitzsimmons counter with a right hand.
Fitzsimmons misses the jab.
Fitzsimmons lands a head shot.
Dall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fitzsimmons pinned against the cage. Fitzsimmons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Dall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dall wants to land a leg kick but Fitzsimmons is out of range.
Fitzsimmons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzsimmons's shoulder, as Fitzsimmons tries to avoid the shot.
Dall closes the distance and clinches up with Fitzsimmons, looking for a takedown. Dall pushes Fitzsimmons against the cage but Fitzsimmons circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fitzsimmons fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dall moves away from the strike by Fitzsimmons.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Fitzsimmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fitzsimmons to score with a decent uppercut.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
Jim Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fitzsimmons defends it well.
Dall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fitzsimmons eats them both and turns towards Dall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fitzsimmons scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fitzsimmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons thuds his right hand into Dall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dall moves out of range of the strikes.
Fitzsimmons throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.
Fitzsimmons misses with a low kick.
Dall throws a series of punches but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
That kick from Fitzsimmons tenderised Dall's leg. Dall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
Nice straight punches there by Fitzsimmons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fitzsimmons.
Dall shoots in and gets a takedown into Fitzsimmons's guard.
Dall drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fitzsimmons looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fitzsimmons looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fitzsimmons!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking for a kimura but Fitzsimmons is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dall to get the leverage.
Dall tries to pass to full mount but Fitzsimmons defends it.
Dall wants to take a breather but Fitzsimmons is having none of it.
Dall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dall is looking for a kimura here.
Fitzsimmons tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dall manages to move to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Fitzsimmons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Fitzsimmons'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.
Dall slips under a jab.
Dall misses with a series of wild punches.
Dall checks a leg kick nicely.
Dall shoots in for a takedown but Fitzsimmons shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Dall - just one landing.
Dall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fitzsimmons connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fitzsimmons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall tries for a takedown but Fitzsimmons circles away easily
and Fitzsimmons counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Fitzsimmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall defending well as Fitzsimmons loads up on a big left hand.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Jim Fitzsimmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fitzsimmons is fending him off so far but Dall persists. Nope, Fitzsimmons circles away and we're back to standing.
Jim Fitzsimmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyryx Dall.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall can do to turn this around?
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fitzsimmons defends it well.
Dall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
Fitzsimmons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fitzsimmons leaves Dall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dall staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fitzsimmons.
A head kick misses from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzsimmons uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dall has time to react.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot.
Dall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall sizes up Fitzsimmons with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fitzsimmons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dall. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Fitzsimmons there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from Fitzsimmons misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fitzsimmons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall shoots in but Fitzsimmons avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Fitzsimmons feints and then cracks Dall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dall down.
Fitzsimmons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fitzsimmons ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Fitzsimmons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Dall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Good standup being displayed there by Fitzsimmons as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Fitzsimmons.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall avoids the body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Dall throws a lazy right hand but Fitzsimmons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fitzsimmons doesn't seem bothered though.
Dall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dall misses with a looping right.
It looked like Fitzsimmons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fitzsimmons moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut. Dall saw that one coming.
Dall with the counter takedown but Fitzsimmons avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Dall misses
and Dall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight right.
A jab from Fitzsimmons does it's job there.
Dall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fitzsimmons is trying to escape back to his feet but Dall uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Fitzsimmons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Fitzsimmons's cut.
That's time! Fitzsimmons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fitzsimmons shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fitzsimmons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzsimmons scores with a nice head shot.
Fitzsimmons lands a right hook to the body.
Dall missing with a left hand there. Fitzsimmons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Fitzsimmons on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dall lands a nice hook to Fitzsimmons's body. Fitzsimmons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dall throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fitzsimmons tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dall is in Fitzsimmons's guard.
Fitzsimmons pushes Dall off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Dall with the counter takedown but Fitzsimmons avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Dall throws a lazy right hand but Fitzsimmons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fitzsimmons throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.
Dall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Fitzsimmons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Dall tries for a takedown but Fitzsimmons sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Fitzsimmons takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dall lands a jab to the head.
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Dall staying out of range there.
Dall with the counter takedown but Fitzsimmons avoids it easily.
Dall cracks Fitzsimmons with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzsimmons loads up on a big right hand but Dall slips the punch.
Hyryx Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dall.
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Dall 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.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot from downtown. Dall moves away and avoids it.
Dall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Fitzsimmons misses its target.
Dall throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Fitzsimmons counter with a right hand.
Dall misses with a left hand
and Dall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fitzsimmons circles away.
Fitzsimmons connects with a right hand. Dall shakes it off.
Fitzsimmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Fitzsimmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall throws a leg kick but Fitzsimmons sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dall staying out of range there.
Dall misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dall staying out of range there.
Dall throws a body punch but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
It looked like Fitzsimmons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Fitzsimmons blocks the leg kick.
Dall walks into a jab.
Dall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jim Fitzsimmons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jim Fitzsimmons is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fitzsimmons stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fitzsimmons wants it to stay on the feet.
Jim Fitzsimmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyryx Dall.
Dall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzsimmons.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Fitzsimmons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fitzsimmons defends it well.
That kick from Fitzsimmons tenderised Dall's leg. Dall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fitzsimmons 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.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy uppercut
and Dall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fitzsimmons won't be happy with that.
Hyryx Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fitzsimmons pushes Dall away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dall gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Fitzsimmons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fitzsimmons, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Fitzsimmons!
Jim Fitzsimmons decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Butane (ranked 393 p4p, 48 weight class) and Tony Monteiro (ranked 445 p4p, 51 weight class). Butane comes to the cage accompanied by Genesis. Tony Monteiro 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hulk Butane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Butane misses
enabling Monteiro to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Hulk Butane has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Monteiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butane.
Monteiro has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Butane is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Monteiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Butane.
Butane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Butane misses with an uppercut.
Butane takes a swing at Monteiro's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Monteiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monteiro throws a jab when Butane was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butane misses with a low kick as Monteiro jumps back.
Monteiro cracks Butane with an uppercut from hell and Butane crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Monteiro's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butane working a defensive guard but Monteiro manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Monteiro decides to stand up, so the ref orders Butane to his feet.
and Monteiro counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Butane! He's just covering up as Monteiro starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Monteiro!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Monteiro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 88 p4p, 11 weight class) and Davie Brophy (ranked 70 p4p, 9 weight class). Grande comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Dawn by Deicide . Brophy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pantera - Walk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Brophy throws a low kick, looking for Grande's leg but Grande calmly moves out of range.
Grande fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grande throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grande throws a solid leg kick but Brophy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grande.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grande is out of range.
Grande fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brophy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brophy digs a good body shot into Grande's ribs.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Brophy throws a leg kick that misses.
Grande appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
Grande misses with a looping left.
Grande is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Brophy does it's job there.
Grande is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grande pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Grande checks it.
Nice body punch from Grande.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grande lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy's corner calls for a 1-2. Brophy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brophy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grande on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brophy tries to score with a low kick but Grande moves his leg out of the way.
Grande throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
Grande has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Brophy connects with a body shot.
Grande avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grande throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Grande moved out of range nicely.
Grande takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brophy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brophy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Grande throws a head punch that misses.
Grande scores with a shot to the side of Brophy's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande gets through Brophy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grande takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Brophy lands with a short shot to the head.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Grande avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Grande.
A right handed body shot lands from Brophy.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Brophy takes a shot to the head.
Grande tries to work over Brophy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Grande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grande misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grande.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Grande.
Brophy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
Grande lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grande lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grande blocking some punches.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Grande controls the action.
Brophy lands a right hand.
Grande prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grande misses with a punch on the inside.
Grande prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Grande blocking some punches.
Brophy tries a body shot but Grande blocks it.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grande fails to land.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brophy's elbow.
Grande digs a right hand into Brophy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brophy's gas tank.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy pushes Grande back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy pushes Grande back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grande misses with the head strike.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Grande avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Brophy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grande.
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 Jesus Chico Grande will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grande throws a low kick but Brophy avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brophy.
Jab by Brophy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brophy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Grande misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brophy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Brophy does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Grande on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Grande throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grande was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Brophy misses.
As Brophy backs away, Grande returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grande tries to bum rush Brophy with a series of wild strikes but Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brophy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grande throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grande moves into range and clinches up with Brophy.
Grande pushes Brophy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grande lands an uppercut.
Jesus Chico Grande has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brophy's elbow.
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Grande cracks Brophy with a nice body shot.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Grande.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Grande throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grande.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grande lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Grande.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grande.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grande tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grande creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Grande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grande swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grande lands a shot to the body.
Grande tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Grande.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grande lands with a right to the head.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande digs a right hand underneath Brophy's ribcage. Brophy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brophy is breathing heavily.
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Grande.
A right hand to the body from Grande.
Grande blocks a body shot from Brophy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brophy or not.
Grande misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Grande misses with a body punch.
Grande lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grande lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grande creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brophy tries a body shot but Grande blocks it.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
Grande lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Grande.
Grande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Grande.
Nice body punch from Grande - that landed with a thud.
Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grandes head.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy presses Grande against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brophy lands a hook that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grande.
Grande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grande.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Grande.
A shot in the inside from Grande.
Grande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Grande.
A short right from Grande.
Grande lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grande misses with a body punch.
Grande blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande swings wildly with an uppercut but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande lands with a short shot to the head.
Grande scores with a hook to the body.
Grande works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Chico Grande dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grande connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grande throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brophy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grande is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brophy can do to turn this around?
Brophy misses with a series of wild punches.
Brophy misses with an uppercut. Grande saw that one coming.
Grande avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Grande on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grande, right into the meat.
Brophy throws a hook but Grande blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Grande misses with a low kick.
Brophy blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy checks a leg kick nicely.
Brophy throws a solid leg kick but Grande takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brophy.
Grande jabs at Brophy's body.
Grande scores with a jab to the body.
Grande is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Brophy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Brophy scores with a nice head shot.
Donk. Brophy catches Grande right on the button with a cross.
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!
Grande connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grande uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
Grande lunges at Brophy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brophy's hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Grande checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grande was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brophy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brophy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy lands with an uppercut that bounces Grande off the cage and back into range.
Brophy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grande throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grande is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
Brophy lands with a nice body punch.
Grande loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Brophy.
Brophy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grande uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Davie Brophy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brophy throws the left hand but Grande avoids the punch easily.
Brophy throws a body punch but Grande moves out of range.
Grande was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Grande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande tries to land a leg kick but Brophy saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Grande.
A big right from Grande misses.
Brophy misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Grande on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grande misses with a body shot.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Grande sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grande throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Brophy tries a quick counter leg kick but Grande is wise to it.
Grande takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brophy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grande.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grande checks a low kick from Brophy.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grande.
Grande checks a low kick from Brophy.
Grande feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Grande misses with a straight left.
Grande moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grande misses with a looping right.
Brophy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grande cracks Brophy with an open hand slap.
Grande lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Grande is just out of range.
Grande motions for Brophy to come forward. Grande throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grande blocking some punches.
Grande lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Brophy misses with some punches.
A short right from Grande.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande blocking some punches.
Grande lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brophy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grande scores with a shoulder strike.
Grande misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande misses with a body punch.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Grande.
Grande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grande lands with a light punch inside.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brophy's elbow.
Grande pushes Brophy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grande.
Brophy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brophy.
Brophy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Grande fails to land.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jesus Chico Grande did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grande throws a body shot but no joy.
Grande misses with a low kick.
Brophy takes a swing at Grande's ribcage but misses.
Brophy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Brophy feints a counter leg kick.
Grande scores with a jab.
Brophy is looking to clinch.
Brophy scores with a nice head shot.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Grande.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grande throws out the jab.
Brophy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grande fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brophy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grande fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grande pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brophy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.
Grande misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grande.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande lands a high kick!
Brophy slips under a jab.
Grande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy scores with a sloppy right hand. Grande should have avoided that one.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Grande circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grande throwing a counter right hand but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy throws the left hand but Grande avoids the punch easily.
Brophy misses with a hook. Grande ducked under it nicely.
Grande misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a three punch combo that has Grande backing up. Grande nods at Brophy to acknowledge the strikes.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grande throws out the jab.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davie Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grande.
Grande scores with a hook.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grande defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grande eats them both and turns towards Brophy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grande lands a nice shot that snaps Brophy's head back.
Brophy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brophy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Grande was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grande misses with a wild body shot.
Grande chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grande digs a good body shot into Brophy's ribs.
Grande ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Grande ducks right into an uppercut from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
Grande moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy avoids the head kick by Grande.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Brophy.
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brophy sizes up Grande with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brophy misses the shot to the body.
Grande lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws a leg kick but Brophy checks it.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grande lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brophy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grande scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Grande misses the target.
Grande avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Grande sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Grande moved out of range.
Brophy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brophy misses with an uppercut. Grande saw that one coming.
Grande looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grande.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brophy. Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grande throws a counter high kick but Brophy was just alert enough to avoid it.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grande lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brophy motions for Grande to come forward. Brophy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grande cracks Brophy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grande jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grande stuns Brophy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Brophy throws a body punch but Grande moves out of range.
Brophy thumps Grande with a low kick.
Good exchange - Brophy coming out on top.
Grande punishes Brophy's body with a nice straight punch.
Grande scores with a nice head shot.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Grande sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grande fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brophy just manages to avoid it.
Brophy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grande lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Brophy misses the jab.
Grande looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grande drops his hands momentarily and Brophy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jesus Chico Grande will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grande scores with a hook.
Grande swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brophy.
Grande ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brophy cracks the inside of Grande's front leg.
Brophy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Grande takes one on the button.
It looks like Jesus Chico Grande has been cut.
Grande checks a low kick from Brophy.
A lazy left from Grande finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Brophy.
Brophy throws a chopping leg kick but Grande manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Grande moves away and avoids it.
Grande staying out of range there.
Grande uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brophy has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grande finds it's way round the side to connect with Brophy's head.
Brophy is looking to score with low kicks.
Brophy thows a leg kick but Grande checks it
and Grande counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brophy is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande cracks a nice hook into Brophy's ribs.
Grande fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grande. That's going to slow Brophy down.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Grande avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grande was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grande misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grande.
Grande jabs Brophy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brophy walks into a stiff left hand from Grande.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Grande was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Brophy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grande's head backwards.
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grande bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brophy's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande misses with a hook.
Brophy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brophy misses with a hook. Grande ducked under it nicely.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
Grande is looking to slow Brophy down with leg kicks.
Grande throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
Brophy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grande's calf.
Grande moves away from the strike by Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook.
Grande works Brophy's body with a nice hook.
Grande connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brophy misses the jab.
Grande appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grande checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grande lands a leg kick that knocks Brophy off balance momentarily.
Brophy misses with an uppercut. Grande saw that one coming.
Brophy defending well as Grande loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Grande finds it's way through Brophy's defenses.
Brophy throws a low kick but Grande avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Grande moved out of range nicely.
Grande uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
Grande scoring well with a low kick there.
Brophy lands a jab to the nose.
Brophy throws a leg kick that misses.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grande misses with the combination.
Brophy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy throws out a powerful jab.
Grande thuds his right hand into Brophy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brophy motions for Grande to come forward. Brophy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grande wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Grande was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy tries a low kick but Grande avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Grande. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grande.
Brophy throws a big shot that misses.
Brophy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brophy avoids the head kick by Grande.
Grande sizes up Brophy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grande feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brophy's calf.
Grande connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brophy's hands.
Grande walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brophy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grande throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
Brophy lands a jab to the nose.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grande checks a leg kick.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brophy wants to slow Grande down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grande doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grande works Brophy's body with a nice hook.
Brophy misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesus Chico Grande.
Well Grande has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Jesus Chico Grande retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zane Mason (ranked 2 p4p, 1 weight class) and Zeus Obliteratii (ranked 63 p4p, 11 weight class). Obliteratii comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Walkürenritt kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zane Mason!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Obliteratii!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason throws a right hand that Obliteratii ducks under and follows up with a left that Obliteratii also avoids with ease.
Obliteratii misses with a body shot.
Obliteratii throws a good cross that connects.
Obliteratii throws an overhand right that lands on Mason's shoulder, as Mason tries to avoid the shot.
Mason has closed the distance and engaged Obliteratii in a clinch.
Obliteratii lands a body punch.
Obliteratii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obliteratii lands with a light punch inside.
Mason tries to work over Obliteratii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obliteratii lands with a light punch inside.
Mason definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Obliteratii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obliteratii lands a body punch.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obliteratii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Obliteratii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obliteratii lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason tries to work over Obliteratii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obliteratii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Obliteratii lands a hook that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Obliteratii.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Obliteratii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obliteratii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obliteratii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Obliteratii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Obliteratii.
A short right from Mason.
Mason misses with some punches.
Obliteratii prevents a body shot from Mason.
Mason tries a body shot but Obliteratii blocks it.
Obliteratii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mason lands a shot to the body.
Obliteratii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Obliteratii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Mason scores with a hook to the body.
Obliteratii tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason is pushing Obliteratii up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Obliteratii struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obliteratii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Obliteratii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Obliteratii.
Mason lands a right hand.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Obliteratii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mason softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obliteratii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masons head.
Obliteratii can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Obliteratii is trying to force a seperation but Mason has the dominant position.
Obliteratii pushes Mason back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Obliteratii avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Obliteratii has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Mason lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obliteratii lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mason.
Obliteratii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obliteratii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Mason prevents a body shot from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii lands with a left to the head.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Obliteratii avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Obliteratii lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Obliteratii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obliteratii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mason sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obliteratii looks to land a left hand but Mason moved out of range nicely.
Mason throws a body kick that misses.
Obliteratii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mason.
Mason throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Obliteratii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason lands a nice looking kick to the body. Obliteratii takes a step back to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Obliteratii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason swings widly with a right hand
and Obliteratii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Obliteratii dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mason misses with a body kick.
Zane Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason misses with a hook.
Obliteratii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Obliteratii.
A good leg kick by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii throws a lazy body kick
and Mason counters with a straight right hand.
Mason avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mason is looking to land body kicks.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obliteratii was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason connects with a solid leg kick.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Obliteratii.
Mason half committed to a counter leg kick.
Obliteratii throws a hook but Mason avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Mason finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mason gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Obliteratii.
Mason throws the left hand but Obliteratii avoids the punch easily.
Obliteratii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Obliteratii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Obliteratii swings widly with a right hand
and Mason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Obliteratii slips the punch.
Obliteratii flicks out a counter leg kick but Mason steps away.
Obliteratii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mason makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mason lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mason.
Obliteratii lands a lovely overhand right.
Mason darts in trying to clinch
and Obliteratii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason jabs Obliteratii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zane Mason is winning the standup battle so far.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii thinks about the counter body kick.
Mason throws a hook to the side of Obliteratii's head but Obliteratii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obliteratii.
A punch lands to the side of Mason 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Obliteratii misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mason with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Obliteratii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Obliteratii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mason.
Obliteratii tries to land a front kick but Mason steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Obliteratii backs away, Mason returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Obliteratii tries to land a body kick
and Mason counters with a left to the body.
Obliteratii swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Obliteratii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obliteratii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Obliteratii looks for the body kick but Mason saw that one coming.
Mason was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mason dodges the punch combination from Obliteratii.
Mason half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason misses with a hook. Obliteratii ducked under it nicely.
Obliteratii appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obliteratii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mason throws out the jab.
Obliteratii defending well as Mason loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
Mason scores with a hook.
Mason lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obliteratii throws a hook but Mason blocks it.
Obliteratii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mason throws a looping overhand right but Obliteratii ducks down to avoid it.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Obliteratii moves away and avoids it.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obliteratii was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Obliteratii was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mason cracks Obliteratii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obliteratii throws an overhand right that lands on Mason's shoulder, as Mason tries to avoid the shot.
Mason is looking to clinch but Obliteratii is avoiding it.
Obliteratii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mason checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Obliteratii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mason can pounce on him.
Obliteratii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mason slips a jab from Obliteratii.
Mason throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Obliteratii.
It looks like Zeus Obliteratii has been cut.
Obliteratii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by Mason.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mason.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii throws a good cross that connects.
Mason dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obliteratii. That did some damage!
Obliteratii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obliteratii misses with a body kick.
Mason throwing a counter right hand but Obliteratii manages to avoid it.
Mason connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Obliteratii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Obliteratii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mason. Mason obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy body kick from Mason
and Obliteratii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obliteratii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mason scores with a body shot.
Obliteratii lands a leg kick that knocks Mason off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason thows a leg kick but Obliteratii checks it
and Obliteratii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obliteratii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mason closes the distance and clinches.
Mason working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obliteratii misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mason.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Obliteratii tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obliteratii swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obliteratii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obliteratii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Obliteratii tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obliteratii pushes Mason back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obliteratii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Obliteratii controls his hands.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Obliteratii controls his hands.
Mason misses with some punches.
Obliteratii can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obliteratii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mason lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obliteratii or not.
Obliteratii struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zeus Obliteratii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Obliteratii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mason lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Zane Mason did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Zeus Obliteratii's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Obliteratii is looking to clinch but Mason is avoiding it.
Obliteratii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Obliteratii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obliteratii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mason with a body shot.
Mason moves into the clinch successfully.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mason here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mason blocking some punches.
Mason blocks a body shot from Obliteratii.
A nice left hand lands by Obliteratii.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obliteratii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason digs a right hand into Obliteratii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Obliteratii's gas tank.
Obliteratii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obliteratii tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Obliteratii back against the cage.
Mason tries a body shot but Obliteratii blocks it.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obliteratii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obliteratii lands a nice uppercut.
Obliteratii blocks a body shot from Mason.
Obliteratii can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Obliteratii misses with the head strike.
Obliteratii tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Obliteratii back against the cage.
Mason takes a shot to the head.
Obliteratii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obliteratii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obliteratii backwards.
Obliteratii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obliteratii or not.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Mason lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obliteratii backwards.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of Obliteratii's head.
Obliteratii can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Obliteratii.
Obliteratii is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mason pushes Obliteratii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason lands with a left to the head.
Mason lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Mason.
Obliteratii takes a shot to the head.
Obliteratii throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obliteratii's elbow.
Obliteratii blocks a body shot from Mason.
Mason is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obliteratii backwards.
Mason blocking some punches.
Mason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mason looking to stall.
Obliteratii misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obliteratii's elbow.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obliteratii misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mason is looking to clinch.
Obliteratii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mason rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obliteratii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mason wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obliteratii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mason instigates a clinch.
Mason tries a body shot but Obliteratii blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mason.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obliteratii taking a breather.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obliteratii throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obliteratii blocks an uppercut.
Obliteratii throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Obliteratii misses with a punch to the body.
Mason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mason pushes Obliteratii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of Obliteratii's head.
A hook to the body from Mason.
Obliteratii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mason lands a left hand.
Mason pushes Obliteratii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason had his way with Zeus Obliteratii in that round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Obliteratii's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Obliteratii connects with a solid leg kick.
Obliteratii digs a good hook to Mason's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mason.
Mason lands a jab to the head.
Obliteratii throws a body shot but no joy.
Obliteratii moves out of range as Mason throws a body kick.
Mason misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mason.
Obliteratii throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Mason blocks the leg kick.
Mason scores with a nice head shot.
Obliteratii throws a big shot that misses.
Obliteratii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mason.
Mason moves out of range as Obliteratii strikes.
Obliteratii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mason connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obliteratii's hands.
Mason lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zeus Obliteratii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii tries to land a front kick but Mason steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mason lands a slapping body shot.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Obliteratii pushes him off.
Obliteratii throws an off balance right hand
and Mason counters with a nice uppercut.
Mason takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obliteratii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mason is out of range.
Obliteratii swings widly with a right hand
and Mason counters with a nice uppercut.
Obliteratii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obliteratii is trying to counter with his kicks.
Zane Mason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mason cracks a nice hook into Obliteratii's ribs.
Obliteratii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
Mason lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mason throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obliteratii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mason listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Mason there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mason scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mason lands with a hook. Obliteratii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Mason plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Obliteratii ducks right into an uppercut from Mason.
Obliteratii staying out of range there.
Obliteratii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Obliteratii throws a lazy uppercut
and Mason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason moves out of range as Obliteratii strikes.
Mason doesn't manage to clinch there - Obliteratii circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Obliteratii! But no joy.
Obliteratii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Mason showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mason has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Mason!
Zane Mason retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Zane Mason 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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