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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Starker (ranked 4191 p4p, 168 weight class) and Tetsuya Shiroo (ranked 4509 p4p, 175 weight class). Starker comes to the cage accompanied by Catrin O'Neill - Ar Lan Y Mor. Shiroo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Gazette / Filth In The Beauty. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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37
265 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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204 cm
37
265 lbs
27 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Starker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tetsuya Shiroo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starker closes the distance and pushes Shiroo back into the cage.
Shiroo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike.
Starker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shiroo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shiroo avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
Shiroo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starker's elbow.
Shiroo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
Shiroo avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
Shiroo lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiroo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
Shiroo dodges an elbow strike from Starker.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Starker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shiroo's brow.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Starker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shiroo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Starker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tetsuya Shiroo has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Starker throws an elbow but misses.
Shiroo stalls.
Shiroo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shiroo lands a takedown into guard.
Shiroo stands and throws Starker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shiroo is looking to take a break and control but Starker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shiroo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Starker will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Starker keeps working.
Shiroo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Starker's shoulder. That is not cool.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiroo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shiroo throws an elbow but Starker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Starker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shiroo on the ground.
Shiroo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Starker keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo wants to control for a moment but Starker uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Starker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Starker is not content to let Shiroo control the position.
My spies in Winds of Winter inform me that Shiroo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Shiroo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Starker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shiroo thows a huge punch but Starker dodges it nicely.
Shiroo wants to pass the guard but Starker is defending well.
Shiroo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Shiroo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shiroo pushes Starker up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Starker throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Shiroo.
A short uppercut from Shiroo.
Starker misses with an elbow over the top.
Starker blocks a body shot from Shiroo.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike.
Starker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Starker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
Shiroo dodges an elbow strike from Starker.
Starker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shiroo misses with the head strike.
Shiroo tightens his grip and picks Starker up, before dumping him to the ground. Starker manages to land in guard.
Shiroo trying to control the position from guard on top but Starker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tetsuya Shiroo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tetsuya Shiroo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shiroo has closed the distance and engaged Starker in a clinch.
Shiroo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Starker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shiroo dodges an elbow strike from Starker.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike.
Shiroo blocks the elbow strike.
Starker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shiroo digs a right hand underneath Starker's ribcage. Starker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike.
Paul Starker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shiroo avoids a wild elbow strike from Starker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shiroo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Starker blocks a body shot from Shiroo.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroo has Starker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Starker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shiroo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Starker misses with an elbow over the top.
Shiroo effectively controlling the action here.
Shiroo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Starker backwards.
A short right from Shiroo on the inside.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Starker as Shiroo tries to tie him up.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
Shiroo blocks the elbow strike.
Shiroo dodges an elbow strike from Starker.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shiroo takes an elbow to the temple.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Starker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starker misses with an elbow over the top.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike.
Shiroo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Starker backwards.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shiroo avoids a wild elbow strike from Starker.
Shiroo lands with a light punch inside.
Shiroo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Starker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shiroo's brow.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
Shiroo just leaning against Starker, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Starker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shiroo's brow.
Shiroo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shiroo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shiroo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Starker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paul Starker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tetsuya Shiroo.
Shiroo avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
Shiroo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Starker up against the cage.
Starker is pressed up against the cage. Shiroo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Starker down to the mat. Starker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shiroo clinches up with Starker and pushes him back against the cage.
Starker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Starker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shiroo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo has Starker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Starker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shiroo lands a right hand.
Shiroo avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike.
Shiroo blocks the elbow strike.
Starker is pressed up against the cage. Shiroo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Starker down to the mat. Starker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shiroo rushes Starker and presses him up against the cage.
Shiroo avoids a wild elbow strike from Starker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiroo tries to score a body lock takedown but Starker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
Shiroo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shiroo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Starker after a bit of a struggle.
Shiroo avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
Shiroo misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Shiroo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Starker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shiroo's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Starker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tetsuya Shiroo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Shiroo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Starker rushes Shiroo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Starker pushes off an throws an elbow but Shiroo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Starker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
Shiroo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Starker backwards.
Shiroo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Starker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike.
Shiroo slowing the pace effectively.
Shiroo tries to work over Starker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Starker throws an elbow but misses.
Shiroo tries to stall but Starker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shiroo avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
Shiroo avoids a wild elbow strike from Starker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroo avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
Shiroo taking a breather.
Starker lands an elbow inside that Shiroo shrugs off.
That has opened up Tetsuya Shiroo's cut even more.
Shiroo blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Starker throws an elbow but misses.
Starker lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tetsuya Shiroo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Starker!
Paul Starker 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.
Tetsuya Shiroo was interviewed post fight and said 'I was prepared to die in this cage tonight. The opponent was the better man today but I will be back stronger.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Ray (ranked 3910 p4p, 400 weight class) and Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 5794 p4p, 492 weight class). Chiarmanda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: National Anthem of Tajikstan. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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167 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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40
162 lbs
32 - 25 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
Powerful |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Ray.
Chiarmanda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ray.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ray counters with a two punch combo.
Chiarmanda moves in looking to clinch but Ray pushes him off.
Chiarmanda blocks a head kick by Ray.
Chiarmanda lands a jab to the nose.
Chiarmanda lands a nice shot to the body.
Ray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chiarmanda.
Ray throws a leg kick which misses Chiarmanda's front leg but catches the back leg as Chiarmanda tries to avoid it.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch but Ray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ray moves out of range as Chiarmanda throws a body kick.
Ray keeps the fight on the outside.
Chiarmanda looks to land a combination but Ray avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chiarmanda's head backwards.
Chiarmanda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up
and Ray counters with a three punch combo that has Chiarmanda backing up. Chiarmanda nods at Ray to acknowledge the strikes.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chiarmanda throws out a loose jab but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ray moves into the clinch.
Chiarmanda lands a shoulder strike.
Chiarmanda can't find room to land a body shot as Ray controls the action.
Chiarmanda struggles to land a body shot inside as Ray controls his hands.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chiarmanda moves to clinch but Ray breaks away
and Ray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chiarmanda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chiarmanda clinches up with Ray and pushes him back against the cage.
Ray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ray is trying to stall.
Chiarmanda has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
Ray looking to throw knees to the head but Chiarmanda is blocking nicely.
Ray scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chiarmanda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chiarmanda connects with a body shot that sends Ray's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chiarmanda throws an off balance right hand
and Chiarmanda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ray takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chiarmanda wants to get back to striking at distance but Ray won't allow it.
Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and pushes Ray back into the cage.
Chiarmanda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ray throws a right hand that Chiarmanda ducks under and follows up with a left that Chiarmanda also avoids with ease.
Ray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ray.
Ray is looking for a counter combo.
Chiarmanda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ray feints a jab promting Chiarmanda to slip. Ray then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chiarmanda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chiarmanda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda looks to clinch
and Ray counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Chiarmanda.
Ray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ray is looking to counter punch.
Ray connects with a jab.
Chiarmanda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda throws a lazy right hand but Ray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chiarmanda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ray, pushing him back against the cage.
Chiarmanda can't break the clinch.
Ray lands a left hand.
Ray lands a shot to the body.
Ray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Chiarmanda tries to circle away but Ray has him pinned against the cage.
Chiarmanda tries to break free but Ray pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chiarmanda blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ray.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ray counters with a stiff right hand.
Chiarmanda throws a jab when Ray was well out of range.
Ray scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot.
Chiarmanda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiarmanda pushes Ray back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ray keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Ray misses the target.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up.
Ray forces Chiarmanda back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Ray dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Ray was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ray throws a head kick but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Ray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chiarmanda 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.
Chiarmanda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ray blocks an uppercut.
Chiarmanda lands a shoulder strike.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ray can't find room to land a body shot as Chiarmanda controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Chiarmanda fails to land.
Ray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ray is trying to stall.
Chiarmanda being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow that stopped Ray in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Stevie Ray has been cut.
Chiarmanda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Chiarmanda as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray misses with the head strike.
Ray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chiarmanda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chiarmanda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ray avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ray landing knees to the head.
Chiarmanda tries to throw a body punch but Ray avoids it by throwing Chiarmanda back against the cage.
Ray misses with a body punch.
Chiarmanda blocks a body shot from Ray.
Chiarmanda trying to land knees to the body.
Ray managing to block the knees to the body from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up but Ray circles away and keeps his distance.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ray scores with a nice head shot.
Chiarmanda has Ray up against the cage in a clinch.
Ray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Ray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab, jab by Chiarmanda - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Ray.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch up but Ray keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chiarmanda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chiarmanda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chiarmanda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chiarmanda throws a poor cross that misses
and Ray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch.
Stevie Ray is winning the standup battle so far.
Ray lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chiarmanda rushes Ray and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray wants to stall.
Chiarmanda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chiarmanda scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Chiarmanda.
Ray landing knees to the head.
Chiarmanda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda prevents a body shot from Ray.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ray lands with a short shot to the head.
Ray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Ray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chiarmanda struggles to land a body shot inside as Ray controls his hands.
Ray swings wildly with an uppercut but Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chiarmanda wants to get back to striking at distance but Ray won't allow it.
Ray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ray lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but Chiarmanda blocks with his arms.
Ray has a couple of punches blocked by Chiarmanda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chiarmanda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ray keeps the fight on the outside.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Ray.
Chiarmanda throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chiarmanda can do to turn this around?
Chiarmanda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chiarmanda's defenses.
Ray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chiarmanda's elbow.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chiarmanda blocks it with crossed arms.
Chiarmanda working hard to break the clinch.
Chiarmanda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ray lands a nice uppercut.
Chiarmanda swings wildly with an uppercut but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiarmanda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Ray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Ray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chiarmanda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stevie Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chiarmanda misses with a straight right.
Ray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chiarmanda looks to clinch
and Ray counters with a two punch combo.
Chiarmanda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ray swats away the attempt to clinch by Chiarmanda.
Ray closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chiarmanda moves into range and clinches up with Ray.
Chiarmanda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chiarmanda tries to break the clinch but Ray is controlling the position.
Ray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ray avoiding damage as Chiarmanda throws knees to the body.
Chiarmanda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short uppercut from Ray.
Ray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Ray.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chiarmanda takes a swing at Ray's ribcage but misses.
Chiarmanda throws a right hand that Ray ducks under and follows up with a left that Ray also avoids with ease.
Chiarmanda fails to land with a series of punches.
Chiarmanda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chiarmanda moves into the clinch successfully.
Ray avoids the elbow strike from Chiarmanda, against the cage.
Chiarmanda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ray lands with a light punch inside.
Ray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ray pushes Chiarmanda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Ray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chiarmandas head.
Chiarmanda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ray is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chiarmanda is keeping busy.
Chiarmanda can't find room to land a body shot as Ray controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee calls for Ray to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ray for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Ray keeps control of Chiarmanda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Ray drops Chiarmanda with a big knee straight up the middle! Chiarmanda is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Chiarmanda is rocked!
Ray drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Chiarmanda right on the button. Chiarmanda goes down! Ray follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ray gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Ray!
During a confident post fight interview, Stevie Ray 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Poggle (ranked 1991 p4p, 227 weight class) and Red Cup (ranked 3761 p4p, 376 weight class). 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 Red Cup was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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35
169 lbs
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30
183 lbs
7 - 10 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Timothy Poggle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Cup!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cup misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poggle defending well as Cup loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poggle.
Cup fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poggle manages to avoid it.
Cup connects with a single shot there.
Cup misses with a hook
and Poggle counters with a solid body kick.
Cup wants to clinch up but Poggle keeps it at a distance.
Cup cracks Poggle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cup darts in trying to clinch
and Poggle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poggle throws a leg kick which misses Cup's front leg but catches the back leg as Cup tries to avoid it.
Poggle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Poggle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Poggle.
Poggle connects with a solid leg kick.
Red Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Cup - just one landing.
Poggle lands a nice looking body kick.
Timothy Poggle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cup throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poggle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cup has his takedown stuffed
and Poggle counters with a body kick.
Poggle connects with a solid leg kick.
Cup swings for the body but Poggle moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cup tries to break the clinch but Poggle is controlling the position.
Cup tries to circle away but Poggle has him pinned against the cage.
Cup can't break the clinch.
Cup pulls guard effortlessly.
Poggle throwing strikes from guard but Cup blocks nicely.
Poggle with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poggle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cup keeping moving, preventing Poggle from controlling successfully.
Poggle throws a big elbow that misses.
Cup is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cup escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Poggle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Poggle throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle throws an elbow that misses. Cup uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Poggle's guard. Nice move by Cup!
Poggle keeping moving, preventing Cup from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Poggle wants to sweep here but Cup controlling him for the moment.
Poggle controlling Cup's posture.
Poggle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Poggle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Poggle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cup has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cup is trying to stand up here but Poggle is controlling him well.
Poggle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Poggle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cup wants to control but Poggle is keeping busy.
Poggle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Poggle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cup's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cup preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cup is looking to control Poggle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cup avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Poggle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Poggle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cup dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poggle misses with a low kick as Cup jumps back.
Cup now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Poggle connects with a body shot that sends Cup's belly button to the back.
Cup throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poggle.
Poggle feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cup has Poggle up against the cage in a clinch.
Cup escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cup throws a looping overhand right but Poggle ducks down to avoid it.
Cup has Poggle up against the cage in a clinch.
Cup is looking to break free of the clinch but Poggle has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cup is looking for a takedown.
Cup pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poggle throws a shot from downtown. Cup moves away and avoids it.
Poggle moves out of range as Cup strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poggle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cup. That did some damage!
Cup walks into a jab.
Poggle has managed to clinch.
Poggle keeps control of Cup as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cup wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poggle has him pressed against the cage.
Cup wants to take the fight to the mat but Poggle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cup tries to break free but Poggle pushes him back against the cage.
Cup is trying to break free.
Poggle lands a hook that snaps the head of Cup backwards.
Cup tries to break free but Poggle pushes him back against the cage.
Poggle stalling against the cage.
Poggle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Poggle to work.
Cup tries to pull guard but Poggle holds him up against the cage and eventually Cup drops back down to his feet.
Timothy Poggle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Cup.
Poggle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Poggle smiles and moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Poggle.
Poggle lands with a right hand.
Cup misses with a straight right.
Poggle scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poggle feints and then cracks Cup's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cup down.
Cup misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cup will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Poggle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cup walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cup throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poggle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Poggle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle thows a body kick. Cup tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Poggle lands the left hand.
Cup stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poggle.
Timothy Poggle is winning the standup battle so far.
Cup misses with a body shot.
Poggle is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cup's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Poggle throws a front kick that sends Cup stumbling back into the cage.
Jab from Poggle.
Poggle tries a head kick but it misses.
Poggle gets a clinch.
Poggle stalling against the cage.
Cup blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cup has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Poggle.
Cup breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Cup blocks the leg kick.
Poggle feints and then cracks Cup's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cup down.
Cup throws a right and a left that Poggle avoids nicely.
Poggle's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cup keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poggle scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cup gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Poggle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cup misses with an uppercut. Poggle saw that one coming.
Poggle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cup throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cup is breathing heavily.
Poggle lands a leg kick that knocks Cup off balance momentarily.
Poggle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cup can do to turn this around?
Poggle scores with a nice body kick.
Poggle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cup's calf.
Poggle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cup takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cup sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cup misses with a head kick.
Cup misses with a double jab
and Cup takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poggle moves into the clinch.
Poggle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Poggle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cup bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poggle's head backwards.
Poggle cracks Cup with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poggle thuds his shin into the meat of Cup's side.
Cup looks to score with a jab to the body but Poggle is just out of range.
Cup gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poggle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cup throws a right hand that Poggle ducks under and follows up with a left that Poggle also avoids with ease.
Poggle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cup's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cup duly obliges.
A combination from Cup does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle closes the distance and pushes Cup back into the cage.
Cup is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cup takes a shot to the head.
Cup wants to get back to striking at distance but Poggle won't allow it.
Poggle throws a punch but it's blocked by Cup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle swings wildly with an uppercut but Cup uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poggle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poggle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cup breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cup throws a body punch but Poggle moves out of range.
Cup looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Poggle slips a jab and a cross from Cup.
Cup throws a right hand that Poggle ducks under and follows up with a left that Poggle also avoids with ease.
Cup takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cup throws a nice looking combination but Poggle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poggle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Poggle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cup to score with a decent uppercut.
Poggle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cup avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cup is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Poggle.
Cup closes the distance looking to clinch
and Poggle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cup throws a big shot that misses.
Poggle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cup. That did some damage!
Poggle scores with a kick to the body.
Poggle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poggle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cup is rocked!
Cup throws a combination that misses
and Poggle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cup is still on wobbly legs! Can Poggle finish him?
Poggle moves forwards but Cup connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Poggle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cup. That did some damage!
Cup throws a nice looking combination but Poggle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cup takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cup tries to clinch up.
Cup sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Poggle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poggle. That's going to slow Cup down.
Cup is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poggle.
Poggle throws an overhand right that drops Cup like a sack of potatoes! Poggle dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy Poggle!
Red Cup spoke after the fight, saying 'That wasn't fun.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 1441 p4p, 193 weight class) and Tyler Cage (ranked 2405 p4p, 299 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
162 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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185 lbs
8 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaino Heikkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Cage!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heikkinen works Cage's body with a nice hook.
Heikkinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cage connects with the punch.
Cage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heikkinen throws a front kick aimed at Cage's knee but Cage avoids it well.
Heikkinen clobbers Cage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cage connects with a leg kick. Heikkinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Cage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heikkinen tries to score with a low kick but Cage moves his leg out of the way.
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cage.
Heikkinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heikkinen connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cage throws a nice outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Heikkinen blocks the leg kick.
Heikkinen connects with the punch.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heikkinen misses with a left hand
and Cage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heikkinen's knee momentarily.
Heikkinen with a jab.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikkinen.
A countering left hand to the body from Cage misses.
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Heikkinen.
Decent striking displayed by Heikkinen there.
Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cage.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cage cracks Heikkinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cage misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cage has time to react.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heikkinen scores with a one two! Cage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Cage.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cage drops his hands momentarily and Heikkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands a jab to the nose.
Cage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Cage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cage throws a lazy uppercut
and Heikkinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Heikkinen lands a jab to the head.
Cage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heikkinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cage scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Heikkinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Cage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heikkinen's sensitive parts.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Cage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Sloppy strikes from Cage. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of Cage's head but Cage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cage.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Cage releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Heikkinen pushes Cage up against the cage in a clinch.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cage is defending well for now.
Cage tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cage just leaning against Heikkinen, taking a breather.
Cage takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen throws a solid leg kick but Cage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heikkinen.
A telegraphed right hand from Heikkinen misses the target.
Cage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
A jab lands there for Cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cage.
Cage misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab from Heikkinen.
Cage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cage throws a jab when Heikkinen was well out of range.
Heikkinen throws a shot to the body.
Cage throws out a leg kick but Heikkinen moves out of range and Cage only half commits.
Cage takes one to the side of the head.
Heikkinen jabs at Cage's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cage.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Cage keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heikkinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heikkinen with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heikkinen. That's going to slow Cage down.
Cage ducks right into an uppercut from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws the kick towards the body but Cage avoids it.
Cage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cage scores with the left hand. Heikkinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Heikkinen tries to work over Cage's front leg with a kick but Cage checks it.
Cage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heikkinen's sensitive parts.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cage 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 Heikkinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heikkinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Heikkinen.
Cage throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Heikkinen misses with a left hand
and Cage counters with a two punch combo.
Cage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Heikkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Cage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Heikkinen misses the target.
Cage feints a counter leg kick.
Kaino Heikkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Cage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Heikkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Cage lands a nice looking kick to the body. Heikkinen takes a step back to recover.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heikkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Cage throws a shot from downtown. Heikkinen moves away and avoids it.
Cage moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Heikkinen.
Cage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heikkinen in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage lands a nice shot to the body.
Cage slips a jab from Heikkinen.
That kick from Cage tenderised Heikkinen's leg. Heikkinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the liver by Cage. Beautiful body shot.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks Cage with an uppercut!
Cage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cage gets tackled into the cage by Heikkinen. Heikkinen maintains the clinch.
Cage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Heikkinen as the two fighters clinch.
Cage scores with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Heikkinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
Cage slowing the pace effectively.
Cage lands with a short shot to the head.
Heikkinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heikkinen lands a left hand.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Cage blocks it.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cage blocks an uppercut.
Cage working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Heikkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cage fails to land.
Cage lands a nice uppercut.
Cage throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heikkinen up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heikkinen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Heikkinen landing knees 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!
Cage prevents a body shot from Heikkinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaino Heikkinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heikkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Cage won't want to take too many of those.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but Cage blocks it.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch.
Heikkinen landing knees to the head.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cage misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heikkinen up against the cage.
Cage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cage misses with a double jab.
Heikkinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen throws a jab when Cage was well out of range.
Cage moves out of range of the leg kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Cage misses with a hook. Heikkinen ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen is looking to counter punch.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cage steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Heikkinen. That one must have hurt.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Cage blocks it.
Cage lands a jab to Heikkinen's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cage.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen punishes Cage's body with a nice straight punch.
Heikkinen sizes up Cage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Cage jabs Heikkinen right on the nose. Heikkinen blinks but takes it well.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Heikkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Heikkinen misses the target.
Cage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick
enabling Cage to counter with a crisp jab.
Cage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cage. That's going to slow Heikkinen down.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cage.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Cage scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage is looking to slow Heikkinen down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cage.
Heikkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Heikkinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyler Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heikkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Cage defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Heikkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cage. That did some damage!
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Good exchange - Cage coming out on top.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Cage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cage lands a glancing blow to the side of Heikkinen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donk. Cage catches Heikkinen right on the button with a cross.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cage with a jab.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cage throws an off balance right hand
and Cage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heikkinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cage. Cage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heikkinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cage misses with a hook. Heikkinen ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Cage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen scores with the left hand. Cage knows he should have avoided that one.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Heikkinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heikkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
Cage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cage now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
A swing and a miss from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Cage moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Heikkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage throws a shot from downtown. Heikkinen moves away and avoids it.
Heikkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cage on the side of the head.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks Cage with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyler Cage.
Well Heikkinen 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Skog (ranked 1760 p4p, 198 weight class) and Jon Snitch (ranked 1492 p4p, 166 weight class). Snitch has chosen I Wanna Rock as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Skog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snitch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snitch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skog.
Snitch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Skog needs to keep his hands up - Snitch had a free shot at his head there.
Skog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snitch was well out of range. Poor timing from Skog.
A slow jab from Skog misses its intended target.
Snitch gets a double leg takedown into Skog's guard.
Skog seems keen to control Snitch's posture.
Skog tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snitch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Skog holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog is looking to sweep but instead, Snitch has passed into half guard.
Skog is not content to let Snitch control the position.
Snitch prevents Skog from improving his position.
Snitch trying to mount his opponent but Skog defends it.
Skog has a hand on Snitch's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Snitch takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Skog really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
It looks like Snitch might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Skog tries to lock up and control but Snitch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch controlling the pace for now.
Skog is working to get back to half guard.
Skog is working hard here to advance position.
Skog is squirming around, avoiding Snitch's attempts to control the action.
Skog is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Snitch working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Snitch pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skog tries to lock up and control but Snitch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skog is wriggling around trying to escape.
Snitch controlling from the full mount.
Snitch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Skog tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skog bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snitch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Skog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skog there as he acknowledges the shot.
Skog fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Snitch darts in looking for a takedown but Skog gets double underhooks and turns Snitch into the cage.
Skog changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Snitch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Skog under the eye.
Snitch misses with a takedown attempt
and Skog counters with a nice uppercut.
Skog ducks under a wild hook from Snitch.
Skog ducks under a wild hook from Snitch.
Snitch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Snitch misses with an uppercut
and Skog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skog takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Skog tried to score with a low kick but Snitch checks it.
Snitch tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Skog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snitch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Snitch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skog misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Skog lands a nice shot that snaps Snitch's head back.
Skog slips under a jab from Snitch.
Skog takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Skog throws a jab but it's blocked by Snitch.
Skog misses with an uppercut.
Snitch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skog.
Skog misses with a straight right.
Skog throws a jab but it's blocked by Snitch.
Donk. Snitch catches Skog right on the button with a cross.
Skog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snitch throws out the jab.
Skog changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Snitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Skog.
Snitch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Skog feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Snitch's calf.
Snitch throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skog keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dan Skog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Snitch.
Skog throws a hook but Snitch blocks it.
Snitch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skog slips under a jab.
Skog tries to counter with a takedown but Snitch is quick to defend against it.
Snitch scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Snitch controls the position.
Skog is trying to improve his position.
What's Skog going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Skog is trying to control Snitch's posture but Snitch avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch controls the position.
Skog gets back to half guard.
Snitch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Skog is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Skog has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snitch is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Snitch in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Snitch passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Skog!
Skog sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Skog is trying is best to control the position here.
Skog wants to get back to full guard.
Snitch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Skog does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Skog works his way to full guard. Good work.
Snitch controls from within his opponent's guard.
Snitch trying to control but Skog is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jon Snitch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Skog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Skog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snitch circles away quickly and effectively.
Skog misses the shot to the body.
Snitch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Skog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snitch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Skog counters with a thumping low kick.
Skog tries for a takedown but Snitch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Snitch blocks the body kick.
Snitch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skog has time to react.
Snitch slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Skog as Snitch shoots in.
Snitch dives in and grabs Skog's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skog pushes down on Snitch's head and hops out.
An attempted straight right counter from Skog misses the target.
Dan Skog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Snitch.
Skog shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snitch as he avoids it easily.
Snitch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skog.
Skog drops down looking for a counter takedown but Snitch sprawls and moves away.
Snitch misses with a wild body shot.
Skog drops down looking for a counter takedown but Snitch sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Snitch.
Snitch dives in and scores a takedown into Skog's guard.
Snitch stays in close to Skog's body and controls the position.
Skog looking for a guillotine here but Snitch defends easily.
Snitch trying to control but Skog is working from the bottom.
Skog managing to control the position.
Skog keeping full guard, as Snitch tries to pass.
Dan Skog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Snitch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch stopping the sweep attempt from Skog.
Jon Snitch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Skog wants to hit a switch here but Snitch passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Skog there!
Snitch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Skog is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch controlling his opponent.
Skog keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Skog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Snitch controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Skog sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Snitch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skog tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snitch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Snitch 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snitch!
Jon Snitch 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Joker (ranked 1128 p4p, 172 weight class) and Rodney Garcia (ranked 1680 p4p, 258 weight class). Joker comes into the arena with The Jester of Genocide - Travis Scott blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Joker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Joker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodney Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Joker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joker misses with a body shot.
Garcia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Joker sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Joker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joker misses with a straight right.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Joker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joker cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Joker's belly button to the back.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Joker throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Joker ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Joker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Joker moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia scores with a head kick. Joker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mr Joker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Joker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joker blocks a jab.
Joker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Garcia lands with a right that hurts Joker. Joker looks to clinch but Garcia throws a short knee that drops Joker. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Rodney Garcia!
Rodney Garcia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Mr Joker stepped up to the mic, saying 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 933 p4p, 49 weight class) and Pittsburgh Steelers (ranked 2219 p4p, 101 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pittsburgh Steelers!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steelers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steelers moves away.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Steelers has cracked Ragnarsson with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Steelers lands another huge swinging hook and Ragnarsson tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Ragnarsson, before Steelers can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pittsburgh Steelers!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pittsburgh Steelers waved his t-shirt featuring Fatty's 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taz McKane (ranked 383 p4p, 48 weight class) and Solomon Wilson (ranked 1555 p4p, 188 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: Simple Math - By: DL Incognito. Taz McKane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Solomon Wilson's chin.
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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
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taz McKane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson slips under a jab from McKane.
Wilson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McKane on the side of the head.
McKane scores with a punch to the head.
McKane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
McKane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wilson connects with a single shot there.
Wilson tries for a takedown but McKane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McKane is looking to counter punch.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wilson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wilson stops McKane from getting back to his feet.
McKane trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McKane's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKane manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Wilson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McKane misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but McKane won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
McKane lands a nice shot to the body.
McKane throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
McKane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilson.
McKane lands a right hand.
Wilson misses with an elbow strike.
McKane is working Wilson over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McKane fails to land.
Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taz McKane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but McKane slips the punch.
McKane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but McKane is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McKane throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson misses with a hook. McKane ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by McKane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKane throws a good cross that connects.
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can McKane finish him?
Wilson glances at the clock... BAM! McKane nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Wilson crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Wilson is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taz McKane!
After the fight, Taz McKane was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Yung (ranked 244 p4p, 29 weight class) and Cullen Castrello (ranked 865 p4p, 104 weight class). Yung comes to the cage accompanied by 陳小春 - 亂世巨星. David Yung is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Yung!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 23 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castrello throws a jab but it's blocked by Yung.
Yung scores with a kick to the body.
Castrello takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
Castrello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yung connects with a crisp jab.
Castrello takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Castrello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castrello pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yung back to the cage. Castrello follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yung throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castrello throws out a loose jab but Yung uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Yung.
Yung moves into the clinch successfully.
Yung throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Yung.
Yung blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Yung gets control of Castrello's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yung will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Yung has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yung controls Castrello momentarily but Castrello frees himself.
Yung working for a triangle but Castrello defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castrello controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Castrello slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yung tries to bench press Castrello off him but Castrello keeps the position.
Yung gets back to half guard.
Yung tries to roll over but Castrello keeps him under control.
Castrello looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yung trying to hold on to Castrello's head to control him but Castrello postures up.
Castrello is looking to advance position but Yung won't allow it.
Yung gets full guard.
Yung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castrello is one step ahead there.
Castrello trying to control but Yung is working from the bottom.
Castrello stopping the sweep attempt from Yung.
Yung is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Castrello won't allow Yung to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung is trying to control the position but Castrello postures up.
Yung had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Castrello defends it easily.
Yung is looking for a triangle but Castrello pushes his legs off easily.
Yung might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Castrello wants to control from the top but Yung keeps moving.
Castrello controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yung bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Castrello's guard.
Yung is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yung throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yung wants to control from the top but Castrello keeps moving.
Castrello is controlling Yung's posture.
Castrello has momentary wrist control but Yung slips an elbow through the middle.
Yung postures up.
Yung cracks Castrello with a solid left hand.
Yung connects with a couple of short punches.
Yung controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Yung dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Castrello throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yung avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Castrello misses with a head kick.
Castrello throws a sloppy head kick and Yung moves out of range easily.
Yung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
A good leg kick by Castrello.
Yung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yung misses with a hook to the body
and Castrello moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yung.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Yung wants a takedown but no success here.
Yung lands a shot to the body.
Yung throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Yung.
A head punch on the inside from Yung fails to land.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yung's defenses.
Yung swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Yung.
Yung jumps guard but Castrello turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yung misses with a body punch.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yung.
Yung scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yung is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Castrello to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Yung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yung works on Castrello's body with a couple of short punches.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yung.
A short body shot lands from Yung as the two fighters clinch.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Yung.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Yung.
David Yung has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yung misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yung.
Yung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Yung throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castrellos head.
Yung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Yung lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung working hard to break the clinch.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
Yung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
Yung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castrello can do to turn this around?
Yung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Yung.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yung lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello misses with some punches.
Yung lands with a light punch inside.
Yung digs a right hand underneath Castrello's ribcage. Castrello let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Yung.
Castrello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Yung.
Yung lands a right hand.
Yung misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Yung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yung can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Yung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello gets through Yung's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yung tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Yung back against the cage.
Yung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Yung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yung missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Castrello.
Yung slips a jab from Castrello.
Yung attempts a counter takedown but Castrello avoids it well and moves away.
Castrello tries to bum rush Yung with a series of wild strikes but Yung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yung looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Yung scores with a nice strike.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but Yung moved out of range.
Yung tries to counter with a takedown but Castrello is quick to defend against it.
Yung just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castrello moves out of range as Yung strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yung is looking to slow Castrello down with leg kicks.
Castrello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yung's calf.
Yung wants to clinch up but Castrello keeps it at a distance.
Castrello throws a push kick but Yung slaps the foot to one side.
Yung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castrello.
It seemed like Castrello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab.
Castrello misses with a series of wild punches.
Castrello misses with a body kick.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yung was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
Castrello scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castrello.
Yung moves out of range as Castrello strikes.
Yung listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yung uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castrello has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Yung dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yung defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand.
Yung throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yung throws a jab when Castrello was well out of range.
David Yung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yung tries to score with a low kick but Castrello moves his leg out of the way.
Yung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castrello.
A shot to the liver by Yung. Beautiful body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castrello.
Nice shot by Yung.
Yung throws a half hearted mid kick.
Castrello connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yung's hands.
Castrello tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castrello.
Yung ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
Castrello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yung's corner calls for a 1-2. Yung obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yung.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yung throws out a leg kick but Castrello moves out of range and Yung only half commits.
Yung's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castrello under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Castrello.
Yung throws the left hand but Castrello avoids the punch easily.
Castrello misses with a hook. Yung ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Yung misses the target.
Yung looks to throw the jab but Castrello is out of range.
Castrello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yung misses the jab.
Castrello swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Castrello is looking to clinch but Yung is avoiding it.
Castrello tests Yung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castrello swings for the body but Yung moves out of range.
Yung changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Castrello lands a leg kick that knocks Yung off balance momentarily.
Castrello throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung misses with an uppercut
and Castrello counters with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castrello.
Yung throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Castrello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castrello scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Castrello.
Castrello throws out a leg kick but Yung moves out of range and Castrello only half commits.
Yung swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castrello.
Castrello needs to keep his hands up - Yung had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Castrello.
Yung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
Castrello takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yung throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Castrello.
Yung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yung takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Castrello tries to clinch but Yung moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello throws a nice inside leg kick.
Castrello throws a jab when Yung was well out of range.
Yung slips a jab and a cross from Castrello.
Castrello lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Yung.
Yung misses with an uppercut
enabling Castrello to counter with a crisp jab.
Yung just misses with a punch to the body.
Yung fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Yung misses.
Yung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castrello.
Yung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castrello obliges.
A knee to the head by Castrello.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yung backwards.
Yung lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yung's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Yung scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yung blocking some punches.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Yung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yung softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yung lands with a right to the head.
Yung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yung misses with a body punch.
Yung managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Yung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castrello.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello tries to work over Yung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yung tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Cullen Castrello just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Castrello slips a straight right by Yung.
Danga de danga de dang - Castrello scores with a four punch combination!
Yung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yung misses with a body kick.
Castrello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Castrello tries to land a leg kick but Yung saw it coming and moves away.
Castrello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yung appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yung is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yung misses with a low kick as Castrello jumps back.
Yung looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Castrello checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castrello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castrello throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Castrello avoids the head kick by Yung.
Castrello scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yung on the side of the head.
Yung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castrello to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yung tries to counter with a takedown but Castrello is quick to defend against it.
Yung lands a lovely overhand right.
Yung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Castrello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yung throws the left hand but Castrello avoids the punch easily.
Yung moves away from the strike by Castrello.
Yung scores with a jab. Castrello acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Castrello scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yung misses with a looping left.
Castrello swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yung throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yung shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yung is rocked!
Yung misses with a looping right.
Castrello looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Castrello lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh Yung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castrello cracks Yung with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yung closes the distance and clinches up with Castrello, looking for a takedown. Yung pushes Castrello against the cage but Castrello circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Yung misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello cracks Yung with a hook to the temple - Yung is on wobbly legs here! Castrello swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Yung falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Castrello wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cullen Castrello!
Cullen Castrello is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Cullen Castrello 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Murillo (ranked 456 p4p, 61 weight class) and Jackson Portis (ranked 824 p4p, 115 weight class). Portis has chosen Lord Knows - Meek Mill as his entrance music. Jackson Portis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Murillo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Portis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portis throws a jab but it's blocked by Murillo.
Portis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Portis.
Murillo lands a leg kick that knocks Portis off balance momentarily.
Portis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murillo misses with a wild body shot.
Portis scores with a nice right hand.
Portis scores with a punch to the head.
Portis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murillo has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portis looks to throw the jab but Murillo is out of range.
Murillo misses with a looping right.
Portis throws a hook to the side of Murillo's head but Murillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Murillo.
Portis's coach down at Nuclear Physiques was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Portis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A shot to the liver by Portis. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Portis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murillo throws a hook but Portis blocks it.
Murillo moves away from the strike by Portis.
Portis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Portis. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murillo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murillo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Murillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murillo misses with a looping left.
Murillo throws an overhand right that lands on Portis's shoulder, as Portis tries to avoid the shot.
Portis throws a series of punches but Murillo avoids them all with ease.
Portis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murillo.
Portis looks to throw the jab but Murillo is out of range.
Murillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Portis throws out the jab.
Jackson Portis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murillo takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murillo throws an overhand right that lands on Portis's shoulder, as Portis tries to avoid the shot.
Portis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murillo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Portis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Portis.
Murillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Portis throws a hook but Murillo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Portis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murillo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Portis to counter with a crisp jab.
Portis misses with a hook.
Portis staying out of range there.
Portis takes one on the button.
Portis tries a low kick but Murillo avoids it.
Portis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Portis avoids the body shot from Murillo.
Murillo digs a good hook to Portis's body.
A big left from Portis misses.
Murillo slips under a jab.
Murillo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Portis on the side of the head.
Portis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murillo wants to slow Portis down by chopping away at his legs.
Murillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murillo misses with a jab to the body
and Portis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murillo thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murillo.
Portis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murillo is looking to chop away at Portis's legs.
The crowd cheers as Murillo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Portis doesn't seem phased though.
Murillo scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from Murillo.
A left lands for Murillo.
Murillo defending well as Portis loads up on a big left hand.
Portis moves out of range of the leg kick from Murillo.
Portis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Murillo does no damage.
Portis misses the jab.
Murillo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Portis avoids it.
A big right from Portis misses.
Portis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murillo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo thuds his right hand into Portis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Portis misses its intended target.
Portis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Portis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murillo throws out the jab.
Murillo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Portis staying out of range there.
Murillo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Portis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Portis.
Portis missing with a left hand there. Murillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Portis looks to throw the jab but Murillo is out of range.
Murillo lands a leg kick that knocks Portis off balance momentarily.
Portis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murillo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murillo throws a hook but Portis blocks it.
Portis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Portis misses.
Murillo misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackson Portis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Portis misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Portis.
Murillo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Portis misses.
Murillo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Portis throws a right hand that misses
and Murillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Portis throws a nice looking combination but Murillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murillo thuds a left hand into Portis's body.
Portis missing with a left hand there. Murillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murillo tries a low kick but Portis avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murillo.
Portis moves out of range of the body kick.
Portis slips a jab and a cross from Murillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portis moves out of range of the strikes.
Portis misses the shot to the body.
Murillo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murillo misses the jab.
Portis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murillo motions for Portis to come forward. Murillo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portis was well out of range. Poor timing from Murillo.
A lazy left from Murillo finds it's target.
Portis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murillo.
Murillo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Portis swings widly with a right hand
and Murillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jefferson Murillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Portis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murillo.
Portis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Portis checks a low kick from Murillo.
Murillo lands a right hook to the body.
Portis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murillo looks to land a right hand but Portis moved out of range.
Murillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Portis. That did some damage!
Portis misses the jab.
Murillo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murillo misses with a body kick.
Portis slips a jab from Murillo.
Portis throws a lazy uppercut
and Murillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portis throws out a loose jab but Murillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portis.
Murillo throws a lazy uppercut
and Portis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Portis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Portis throws a poor cross that misses
and Murillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Portis.
Murillo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Portis throws a jab but it's blocked by Murillo.
Murillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Portis.
A lazy body kick from Murillo
enabling Portis to counter with a crisp jab.
Murillo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murillo throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murillo. Portis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Portis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murillo circles away quickly and effectively.
Murillo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murillo throws a low kick but Portis avoids it.
Murillo throws out a loose jab but Portis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Portis misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Portis.
Portis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Portis misses with an uppercut.
Portis slips under a jab from Murillo.
Portis looks to land a right hand but Murillo moved out of range.
Portis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murillo.
Portis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Portis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Portis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murillo lands with a shot to the body.
Portis misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portis looks to score with a jab to the body but Murillo is just out of range.
Murillo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portis scores with a hook.
Murillo scores with a head kick.
Portis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murillo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Portis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Portis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murillo. Murillo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Portis staying out of range there.
Portis throws a head kick but Murillo moves out of range.
Portis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Portis is breathing heavily.
Portis misses with an uppercut. Murillo saw that one coming.
Murillo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murillo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Portis misses the shot to the body.
Murillo lands a nice shot that snaps Portis's head back.
Portis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murillo throws a shot from downtown. Portis moves away and avoids it.
Murillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portis was well out of range. Poor timing from Murillo.
A big right from Portis misses.
A lazy left from Portis finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jefferson Murillo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murillo sizes up Portis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murillo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murillo thuds a left hand into Portis's body.
Portis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Portis walks into a stiff left hand from Murillo.
Murillo throws a shot to the body.
Murillo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Murillo cracks Portis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murillo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Portis is out of range.
Portis blocks a head kick by Murillo.
Murillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Portis.
Portis throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murillo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Murillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Portis.
Portis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis lands a jab to Murillo's midsection.
Portis throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murillo. Portis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Portis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Portis.
Portis takes one on the button.
Murillo throws an off balance right hand
and Portis counters with a nice body shot.
Murillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Portis throws a head kick but Murillo moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Murillo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Portis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murillo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Portis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murillo throws a big shot that misses.
Portis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murillo with a body shot.
Murillo staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portis slips a jab from Murillo.
Murillo takes a swing at Portis's ribcage but misses.
Murillo scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo scores with a nice head shot.
Murillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Portis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Portis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murillo momentarily.
Murillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Portis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murillo throws a leg kick which misses Portis's front leg but catches the back leg as Portis tries to avoid it.
Portis slips under a jab from Murillo.
Murillo missing with a left hand there. Portis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Portis misses with a hook.
Murillo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murillo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Portis avoids the body shot from Murillo.
Murillo moves away from the strike by Portis.
Good standup being displayed there by Murillo as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Portis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Portis swings for the body but Murillo moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Portis.
Murillo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A lazy left from Portis finds it's target.
Portis misses with a looping right.
Portis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murillo throws a low kick but Portis moves out of range easily.
Portis throws a looping overhand right but Murillo ducks down to avoid it.
Portis tests Murillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murillo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Portis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murillo feints and then cracks Portis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Portis down.
Murillo misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo lands a glancing blow to the side of Portis's head.
Murillo tries to clinch but Portis is having none of it.
Murillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Portis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Murillo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murillo.
Portis throws a series of strikes that have Murillo backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murillo. Portis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murillo misses with a hook.
Portis missing with a left hand there. Murillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Portis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Portis there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab lands there for Murillo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Murillo.
Murillo swings for the body but Portis moves out of range.
Murillo tries to move into range but Portis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Portis lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murillo. Portis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Portis throws a lazy head kick
and Murillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Portis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murillo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Portis throws a lazy right hand but Murillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murillo looks to land a left hand but Portis moved out of range nicely.
Portis misses with a straight right.
It looked like Murillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Portis.
Murillo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Portis in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portis throws a body shot but no joy.
Murillo misses with a kick to the body.
Portis missing with a left hand there. Murillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murillo blocks a jab.
Murillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Portis. Beautiful body shot.
Portis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murillo.
Murillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murillo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Portis! But no joy.
Murillo dodges the punch combination from Portis.
Portis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murillo cracks Portis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Portis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murillo.
Portis lands a lovely overhand right.
Murillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Portis is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Murillo misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Murillo as he connects with a hook.
Portis defending well as Murillo loads up on a big left hand.
Portis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murillo cracks Portis with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Portis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Portis misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Murillo misses its target.
Portis scores with a sloppy right hand. Murillo should have avoided that one.
Murillo misses with a straight left.
Portis throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Portis.
Murillo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Portis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Portis misses the shot to the body.
Portis throws a body punch but Murillo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Murillo does it's job there.
Portis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murillo.
Murillo thuds a left hand into Portis's body.
Murillo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Portis lands with an overhand left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murillo!
Portis throws out a loose jab but Murillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portis throws a shot from downtown. Murillo moves away and avoids it.
Murillo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murillo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Portis doesn't seem bothered though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murillo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Portis looks to land a right hand but Murillo moved out of range.
Portis misses with a looping right.
Murillo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Murillo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Portis has control of Murillo's left arm, preventing Murillo from doing any damage.
Portis has a closed guard, preventing Murillo from standing up.
Murillo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Murillo wants to control from the top but Portis keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo had his way with Jackson Portis in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Murillo moves away from the strike by Portis.
A big left from Portis misses.
Murillo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murillo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Portis's corner calls for a 1-2. Portis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Portis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murillo slips under a jab from Portis.
Murillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murillo lands a body shot.
Murillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Portis.
Murillo misses with a series of wild punches.
Portis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Portis throws a hook but Murillo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis throws a body punch but Murillo moves out of range.
Portis dodges the punch combination from Murillo.
Portis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Portis looks to land a combination but Murillo avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Murillo.
Murillo throws a hook to the side of Portis's head but Portis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murillo throws a looping overhand right but Portis ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Portis misses its intended target.
Murillo scores with a punch to the head.
Portis lands a body shot.
Murillo lands a front kick.
Portis scores with a jab. Murillo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Portis.
Portis misses the jab.
Murillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jefferson Murillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murillo.
Murillo digs a good hook to Portis's body.
Portis lands a glancing blow to the side of Murillo's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Portis.
Murillo misses with a hook. Portis ducked under it nicely.
Murillo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Portis jabs Murillo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Portis throws a shot from downtown. Murillo moves away and avoids it.
Murillo scores with a punch to the head.
Murillo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Portis looks to score with a jab to the body but Murillo is just out of range.
Portis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Portis.
Portis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Portis tries to bum rush Murillo with a series of wild strikes but Murillo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Murillo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murillo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson Portis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murillo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murillo throws a shot to the body.
That kick from Murillo tenderised Portis's leg. Portis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Portis misses with a hook.
Murillo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murillo.
Murillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murillo with a nice cross.
Murillo lands a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Portis misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Portis takes one on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Murillo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murillo.
A slow jab from Portis misses its intended target.
Portis misses with a lunging right hand
and Murillo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Portis really felt that one!
Portis misses with a left hand
and Murillo counters with a low kick, right behind Portis 's knee.
A big left from Murillo misses.
Portis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murillo misses with a straight left.
Portis ducks right into an uppercut from Murillo.
Murillo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Portis cracks Murillo with a good jab.
Murillo lands with a slapping head kick.
Portis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murillo manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Portis misses its intended target.
Portis lands a jab to Murillo's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Murillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murillo 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Murillo!
Jefferson Murillo is the new middleweight champion!
Jefferson Murillo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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pop
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