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OFC 396: Bosch vs Murphy II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Kriel (ranked 1655 p4p, 189 weight class) and Bronko Strunz (ranked 1712 p4p, 197 weight class). Kriel's entrance music is Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Granite chin |
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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
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bronko Strunz!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kriel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kriel staying out of range there.
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.
Kriel slips under a jab.
Kriel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Strunz on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Strunz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strunz. Kriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kriel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kriel, as that shot connected.
Kriel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strunz manages to avoid it.
Strunz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Strunz connects with a jab.
Kriel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kriel staying out of range there.
Kriel walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Kriel misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kriel.
A punch lands to the side of Strunz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kriel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strunz scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz missing with a left hand there. Kriel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strunz 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.
Strunz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kriel's head backwards.
Kriel throws a right hand that Strunz ducks under and follows up with a left that Strunz also avoids with ease.
Good work by Strunz as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Strunz misses the target.
Kriel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kriel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strunz.
Kriel lands with a right hand.
Strunz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Strunz connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Strunz.
Kriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strunz was well out of range. Poor timing from Kriel.
Kriel throws a jab when Strunz was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Kriel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kriel slips a jab from Strunz.
Kriel misses with an uppercut. Strunz saw that one coming.
Strunz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strunz with a nice cross.
Strunz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Strunz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strunz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kriel. Kriel obviously looking to wear him down.
Kriel throws a looping overhand right but Strunz ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kriel misses.
Kriel thows a body kick. Strunz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
No joy there for Strunz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strunz cracks Kriel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strunz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strunz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kriel's head backwards.
Strunz misses the jab.
Kriel throws a lazy right hand but Strunz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kriel connects with an inside leg kick.
Kriel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strunz.
Strunz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kriel throws a lazy right hand but Strunz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kriel loads up on a big right hand but Strunz slips the punch.
A punch combination from Strunz misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kriel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kriel moves out of range of the strikes.
Kriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Strunz is just out of range.
Strunz moves out of range of the leg kick from Kriel.
Strunz throws an overhand right that lands on Kriel's shoulder, as Kriel tries to avoid the shot.
Strunz misses with a hook.
Kriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strunz.
Strunz with a hook.
Kriel throws a hook but Strunz blocks it.
Strunz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strunz misses with the combination.
Kriel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strunz.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strunz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kriel under the eye.
Strunz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kriel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Strunz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strunz throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Strunz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strunz lands with a shot to the body.
Strunz throws a right hand that Kriel ducks under and follows up with a left that Kriel also avoids with ease.
Strunz moves out of range as Kriel strikes.
Strunz defending well as Kriel loads up on a big left hand.
Kriel slips under a jab.
Strunz throws a shot from downtown. Kriel moves away and avoids it.
Kriel throws a chopping leg kick but Strunz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Strunz lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strunz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz throws a body shot but no joy.
Strunz slips under a jab.
Kriel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kriel misses with a few strikes there.
Kriel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Strunz's hands.
Kriel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kriel lands a really nice looking cross but Strunz seems unphased.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Strunz keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Strunz blocks the leg kick.
Kriel swings for the body but Strunz moves out of range.
Kriel scores with a punch to the head.
Kriel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Strunz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kriel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strunz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kriel avoids the body shot from Strunz.
Nice shot lands for Strunz.
Strunz swinging wildly here.
Kriel throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bronko Strunz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A good leg kick by Kriel.
Kriel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strunz.
Strunz ducks under a wild hook from Kriel.
Strunz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Strunz misses its intended target.
Strunz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kriel.
Strunz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kriel moves away.
Kriel throws out a leg kick but Strunz moves out of range and Kriel only half commits.
Kriel throws a low kick, looking for Strunz's leg but Strunz calmly moves out of range.
Kriel scores with a jab.
Strunz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strunz throws a right hand that Kriel ducks under and follows up with a left that Kriel also avoids with ease.
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Strunz misses.
Kriel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Strunz.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Kriel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Strunz.
Strunz slips a straight right by Kriel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Strunz misses.
Strunz moves out of range of the strikes.
Strunz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kriel defending well as Strunz loads up on a big left hand.
Kriel is looking to counter punch.
Kriel misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Strunz counter with a right hand.
Kriel takes one to the side of the head.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kriel misses the target.
Strunz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kriel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kriel works the jab nicely.
Bronko Strunz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kriel tries a head kick but it misses.
Strunz moves out of range of the leg kick from Kriel.
Strunz looks to throw the jab but Kriel is out of range.
Kriel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Strunz misses the target.
Strunz digs a good hook to Kriel's body.
Strunz lands a jab to Kriel's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel connects with the punch.
Strunz ducks under a wild hook from Kriel.
Kriel walks into a stiff left hand from Strunz.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kriel might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kriel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strunz.
Strunz misses with a looping right.
Strunz lands an overhand right.
Kriel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strunz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kriel ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
Kriel throws a hook but Strunz avoids it easily.
Strunz throws a lazy right hand but Kriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strunz cracks Kriel with an open hand slap.
Kriel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strunz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strunz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strunz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strunz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel tries a low kick but Strunz avoids it.
Kriel misses with a straight right.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kriel cracks Strunz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kriel misses with a right hand
and Strunz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strunz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kriel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Strunz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kriel throws a leg kick but Strunz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kriel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strunz.
Strunz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kriel throws a right hand that misses
and Strunz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kriel thinking.
Strunz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kriel. Kriel obviously looking to wear him down.
Strunz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Kriel misses.
Kriel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strunz misses with an uppercut
and Kriel counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz looks to throw the jab but Kriel is out of range.
Kriel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Strunz.
Strunz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kriel walks into a left hand.
Kriel staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Strunz misses its intended target.
Strunz sizes up Kriel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Strunz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strunz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Strunz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Strunz throws a lazy right hand but Kriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kriel moves away from the strike by Strunz.
Strunz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kriel throws a lazy right hand but Strunz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kriel lands a jab to Strunz's midsection.
Kriel throws a right and a left that Strunz avoids nicely.
Kriel throws a hook but Strunz blocks it.
Strunz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kriel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kriel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kriel lands a slapping body shot.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Strunz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strunz. Kriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kriel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strunz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kriel misses with a head kick.
Strunz gets tackled into the cage by Kriel. Kriel maintains the clinch.
Kriel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strunz tries to throw a body punch but Kriel avoids it by throwing Strunz back against the cage.
Kriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kriel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strunz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strunz avoids the body shot from Kriel.
Kriel lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Kriel misses the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Strunz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kriel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kriel throws a series of punches but Strunz moves out of range.
Strunz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Strunz is out of range and Kriel settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kriel. Strunz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kriel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strunz.
Kriel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kriel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Strunz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kriel throws a head kick but Strunz moves out of range.
A big right from Strunz misses.
Kriel throws a low kick, looking for Strunz's leg but Strunz calmly moves out of range.
Kriel walks into a straight right hand from Strunz.
Kriel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kriel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kriel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Strunz.
Strunz throws a hook to the side of Kriel's head but Kriel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kriel throws a head kick that misses.
Kriel defending well as Strunz loads up on a big left hand.
Jan Kriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kriel blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kriel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strunz momentarily.
Strunz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strunz staying out of range there.
Kriel ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
A slow jab from Strunz misses its intended target.
Kriel throws a leg kick but Strunz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Strunz.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Strunz, as that shot connected.
Decent striking displayed by Strunz there.
Kriel defending well as Strunz loads up on a big left hand.
And Kriel counters with a quick kick to the body but Strunz blocks it.
Strunz throws a looping overhand right but Kriel ducks down to avoid it.
Kriel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strunz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strunz lands with a cross.
Kriel misses with a jab to the body
and Strunz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kriel staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kriel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strunz.
Strunz lands a really nice looking cross but Kriel seems unphased.
Strunz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kriel throws a big shot that misses.
Kriel tries to bum rush Strunz with a series of wild strikes but Strunz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Strunz finds it's target.
Strunz with a hook.
Strunz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kriel.
Kriel takes one to the side of the head.
Kriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strunz moves away.
Kriel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Strunz is out of range and Kriel settles back down.
Kriel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strunz cracks a nice hook into Kriel's ribs.
Strunz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kriel counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Strunz blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strunz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Strunz misses.
Kriel scores with a jab. Strunz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Strunz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kriel.
Kriel misses with a body kick.
Kriel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kriel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kriel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Strunz misses the target.
Strunz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kriel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Strunz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strunz connects with a right hand. Kriel shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strunz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kriel in his tracks.
Kriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kriel catches Strunz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kriel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strunz scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Strunz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strunz 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Strunz!
A relieved looking Bronko Strunz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between El Misterioso Damballah (ranked 1041 p4p, 119 weight class) and Andre Haack (ranked 1139 p4p, 135 weight class). El Misterioso Damballah could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andre Haack's chin.
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21 - 26 - 0 |
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183 lbs
29 - 17 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Misterioso Damballah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 3, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damballah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Damballah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haack counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Damballah! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andre Haack!
Andre Haack 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 Marlo Stanfield (ranked 1233 p4p, 144 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 1153 p4p, 137 weight class). Stanfield comes to the cage accompanied by Legendary. Marlo Stanfield could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Turner's chin.
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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
37 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Stanfield. Those never looked like landing.
Stanfield feints a jab promting Turner to slip. Stanfield then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Turner tries a low kick but Stanfield avoids it.
Turner throws a hook but Stanfield blocks it.
Turner throws a good cross that connects.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stanfield moves out of range as Turner strikes.
A nice combination there by Stanfield.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Stanfield was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
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!
Stanfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Stanfield.
Stanfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Stanfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stanfield with a body shot.
Turner shoots in and drives through. Stanfield sprawls well.
Stanfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stanfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanfield just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Turner does it's job there.
Stanfield throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Turner cracks Stanfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turner stuns Stanfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
Stanfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanfield is looking for a counter combo.
Stanfield lands with a shot to the body.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Stanfield missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Turner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Stanfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stanfield scrambles back to his feet.
Turner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A combination from Turner does no damage.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stanfield on the side of the head.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Turner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stanfield.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turner cracks Stanfield with an open hand slap.
Stanfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner darts in and clinches Stanfield up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stanfield.
Turner misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Turner.
Turner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stanfield backwards.
Turner working aggressively here.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Stanfield.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Stanfield controls his hands.
Turner gets through Stanfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Stanfield controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turner.
Stanfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stanfield blocks a head kick by Turner.
Stanfield misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Turner.
Turner ducks right into an uppercut from Stanfield.
Turner throws a body punch but Stanfield moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Stanfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Turner misses with a kick to the body
and Stanfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stanfield.
Stanfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stanfield stuns Turner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner tries to clinch but Stanfield is having none of it.
Stanfield avoids the body shot from Turner.
Stanfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanfield lands a right hook to the body.
Turner misses the jab.
Turner takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Turner will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turner connects with a single shot there.
A bone on bone clash there as Stanfield blocks the leg kick.
Turner scores with a push kick.
Marlo Stanfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Stanfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stanfield.
Stanfield misses with a hook to the body
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
Turner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stanfield, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Turner.
Turner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Turner misses with a body punch.
A short right from Turner on the inside.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Stanfield avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Turner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Stanfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Stanfield dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stanfield blocks an uppercut.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Turner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stanfield backwards.
Turner tries to work over Stanfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Turner - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Turner.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Turner.
Ben Turner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Stanfield.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanfield.
A short body shot lands from Turner as the two fighters clinch.
Turner working aggressively here.
Stanfield prevents a body shot from Turner.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Turner controls his hands.
Stanfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stanfield blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanfield.
Turner gets through Stanfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
Turner misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Turner controls his hands.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanfield.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stanfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner has managed to clinch.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Stanfield controls his hands.
Turner misses with some punches.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Stanfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stanfield stalling in the clinch.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Stanfield avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner working aggressively here.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stanfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stanfield looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanfield.
Turner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stanfields head.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Stanfield avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
Turner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stanfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanfield moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stanfield blocks a jab.
Stanfield lands a nice looking body shot.
Turner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stanfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Stanfield takes one on the button.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stanfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stanfield appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stanfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Stanfield swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turner counters with a big head kick but Stanfield shrugs it off.
Turner is looking to clinch but Stanfield is avoiding it.
Stanfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanfield throws a big shot that misses.
Turner throws out a counter right but Stanfield avoids it with no problem.
Turner catches Stanfield with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marlo Stanfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanfield throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stanfield misses with a double jab.
Turner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Decent striking displayed by Turner there.
Stanfield is looking to wear down Turner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stanfield throws a big shot that misses.
Stanfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with a looping left.
Stanfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stanfield finds it's way round the side to connect with Turner's head.
Stanfield throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Stanfield moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
And Turner responds with a good body kick, but Stanfield manages to step out the way in time.
Stanfield misses with a double jab.
Turner throws out a counter right but Stanfield avoids it with no problem.
Stanfield throws a combination that misses
and Turner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stanfield's knee momentarily.
Stanfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Turner slips a jab from Stanfield.
Stanfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner counters with a body kick.
Turner scores with a jab to the body.
Stanfield just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stanfield cracks Turner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stanfield misses with a wild body shot.
Turner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stanfield's head.
Turner clinches up against the cage.
Stanfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stanfield blocking some punches.
Stanfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner misses with some punches.
Stanfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stanfield blocks an uppercut.
Ben Turner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Stanfield fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Stanfield throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turner.
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!
Turner digs a right hand into Stanfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stanfield's gas tank.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Stanfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marlo Stanfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Stanfield.
Stanfield blocking some punches.
Turner misses with some punches.
Turner digs a right hand into Stanfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stanfield's gas tank.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Turner.
I've got Turner 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Turner!
After the big win, Ben Turner made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sin City Allstars and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Carlos Luciano (ranked 426 p4p, 56 weight class) and Pinchi Puto (ranked 866 p4p, 108 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Carlos Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pinchi Puto!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano digs a good body shot into Puto's ribs.
We've been told by Luciano's head coaches at Damage Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Puto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Puto.
Luciano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puto misses the shot to the body.
Luciano throws an overhand right that lands on Puto's shoulder, as Puto tries to avoid the shot.
Puto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luciano under the eye.
Luciano moves forwards but Puto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Puto looks to land a right hand but Luciano moved out of range.
Puto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luciano.
Luciano thumps Puto with a low kick.
Puto checks a leg kick.
Puto tries to counter with a clinch but Luciano shakes him off and moves away.
Nice shot by Luciano.
Puto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Luciano sprawling to the canvas! Luciano rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Puto finish him?!
Luciano is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puto's calf.
Oh Luciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puto cracks Luciano with a hook to the temple - Luciano is on wobbly legs here! Puto swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Luciano falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Puto wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pinchi Puto!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Wills Jr (ranked 454 p4p, 51 weight class) and Pascal Letaivu (ranked 329 p4p, 37 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilson Wills Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letaivu scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Letaivu misses.
Letaivu closes the distance and clinches.
Wills Jr is working Letaivu over against the cage.
Wills Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Letaivu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wills Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wills Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wills Jr pulls Letaivu in close to prevent any damage.
Letaivu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Letaivu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letaivu decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wills Jr, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Letaivu moves away.
Wills Jr defending well as Letaivu loads up on a big left hand.
We've been informed that Letaivu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wills Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Wills Jr lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Letaivu.
Wills Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letaivu.
Wills Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Letaivu takes a step back to recover.
Wills Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Wills Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Letaivu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wills Jr throws a push kick but Letaivu slaps the foot to one side.
Wills Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Letaivu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wills Jr tests Letaivu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wills Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Letaivu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Letaivu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wills Jr's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letaivu catches Wills Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wills Jr tried to score with a low kick but Letaivu checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu misses with a hook. Wills Jr ducked under it nicely.
Letaivu ducks under a wild hook from Wills Jr.
Wills Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wills Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Letaivu misses with a body shot.
Wills Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Wills Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Letaivu moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice side step and Letaivu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Letaivu finds it's way through Wills Jr's defenses.
Letaivu lands a really nice looking cross but Wills Jr seems unphased.
Wills Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Letaivu.
Letaivu misses with a straight left.
Wills Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Wills Jr.
Letaivu lunges at Wills Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wills Jr's hand.
Good work by Letaivu as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wills Jr.
Wills Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Letaivu looks to score with a jab to the body but Wills Jr is just out of range.
Letaivu works Wills Jr's body with a nice hook.
Wills Jr scores with a hook.
Letaivu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wills Jr.
Letaivu rushes Wills Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Letaivu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wills Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wills Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wills Jr successfully pulls guard.
Wills Jr looking for a guillotine here but Letaivu defends easily.
Letaivu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wills Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wills Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Letaivu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wills Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Letaivu defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wills Jr is trying to keep Letaivu in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wilson Wills Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Letaivu stuns Wills Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wills Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wills Jr is looking to wear down Letaivu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Letaivu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Letaivu misses with a body shot.
Letaivu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Letaivu scores with a jab to the body.
Wills Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wills Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wills Jr lands a head kick!
Pascal Letaivu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wills Jr tries to clinch up but Letaivu circles away and keeps his distance.
Wills Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Letaivu counters by clinching up.
Wills Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wills Jr fails to land.
Letaivu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Wills Jr lands with a left to the head.
Wills Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Letaivu lands with a light punch inside.
Wills Jr wants to stall.
Wills Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Letaivu can't find room to land a body shot as Wills Jr controls the action.
Letaivu tries to work over Wills Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wills Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Letaivu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Letaivu throws a punch but it's blocked by Wills Jr.
Wills Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Wills Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wills Jr.
Letaivu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wills Jr.
Letaivu misses with a punch on the inside.
Wills Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wills Jr blocks an uppercut.
Letaivu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wills Jrs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills Jr misses with a body punch.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wills Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wills Jr.
A nice left hand lands by Wills Jr.
Letaivu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wills Jr.
Wills Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Letaivu.
Letaivu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Letaivu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Letaivu fails to land.
Letaivu working aggressively here.
Letaivu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wills Jr blocking some punches.
Letaivu lands a shot to the body.
Wills Jr jumps guard but Letaivu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pascal Letaivu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wills Jr blocks a body shot from Letaivu.
Wills Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wills Jr blocks a body shot from Letaivu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Wills Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wills Jr fails to land.
Letaivu swings wildly with an uppercut but Wills Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wills Jr lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letaivu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
A short left from Wills Jr.
Letaivu tries to work over Wills Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wills Jr.
Letaivu taking a breather.
Wills Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Letaivu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Letaivu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wills Jr misses with the head strike.
Letaivu misses with a body punch.
Letaivu lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wills Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Letaivu.
Letaivu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wills Jr misses with some punches.
Letaivu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wills Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu misses with a punch on the inside.
Letaivu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wills Jr.
Wills Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Letaivu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wills Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Wills Jr fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Letaivu.
Letaivu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wills Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
Letaivu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wills Jr's efforts to push away.
Wills Jr misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pascal Letaivu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Letaivu connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Letaivu. Those never looked like landing.
Wills Jr misses the shot to the body.
Wills Jr connects with a leg kick. Letaivu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wills Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Letaivu.
Wills Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Wills Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wills Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Letaivu swings for the body but Wills Jr moves out of range.
Wills Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letaivu lands a nice shot to the body.
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Wills Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Letaivu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letaivu lands a jab to Wills Jr's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Letaivu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Wills Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Letaivu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Letaivu tries to bum rush Wills Jr with a series of wild strikes but Wills Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good work by Letaivu as he checks the leg kick.
Wilson Wills Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wills Jr throws a leg kick
and Letaivu counters with a nice body shot.
Wills Jr takes a swing at Letaivu's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Letaivu. Those never looked like landing.
Wills Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A shot to the body from Letaivu misses
and Wills Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Letaivu's knee momentarily.
Wills Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Letaivu walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Letaivu finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wills Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Letaivu.
Letaivu lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letaivu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wills Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letaivu.
Wills Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Wills Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wills Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letaivu.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wills Jr manages to avoid it.
Wills Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Letaivu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wills Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Letaivu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Letaivu lands with an overhand left.
Wills Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letaivu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wills Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Wills Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Letaivu.
Wills Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Letaivu tries to move into range but Wills Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Letaivu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wills Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Letaivu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Letaivu misses with a looping right.
Wills Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Letaivu checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Letaivu! But no joy.
Wills Jr lands a high kick!
Letaivu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wills Jr.
Wills Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Letaivu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Letaivu throws a looping overhand right but Wills Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Letaivu works the jab nicely.
Letaivu throws a jab but it's blocked by Wills Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Wills Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letaivu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wills Jr throws a low kick, looking for Letaivu's leg but Letaivu calmly moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Letaivu misses.
Letaivu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wills Jr slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Wills Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Letaivu scores with a three punch combo!
Wills Jr slips a jab and a cross from Letaivu.
Letaivu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wills Jr lands a nice hook to Letaivu's body. Letaivu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Letaivu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wills Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Letaivu misses.
Letaivu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pascal Letaivu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Letaivu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Letaivu!
Pascal Letaivu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Sigit (ranked 288 p4p, 42 weight class) and Milo Brunswick (ranked 414 p4p, 59 weight class). Sigit's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gie. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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40
172 lbs
40 - 24 - 2 |
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175 lbs
37 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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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
40 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, The Sigit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milo Brunswick!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunswick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brunswick closes the distance and clinches.
Brunswick is working Sigit over against the cage.
Sigit is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brunswick can't fight it off and eventually Sigit manages to take the fight to the floor. Brunswick looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sigit trying to control the position from guard on top but Brunswick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sigit is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brunswick is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Brunswick is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sigit throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sigit stopping the sweep attempt from Brunswick.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sigit's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brunswick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sigit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sigit wants to control from the top but Brunswick keeps moving.
Sigit passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sigit misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brunswick on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sigit scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sigit moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sigit working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sigit in side control, throwing shots but Brunswick defends.
Brunswick is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Sigit seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Sigit.
Sigit sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brunswick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brunswick stops Sigit from passing to mount.
Sigit working the ground and pound.
Sigit landing strikes.
Brunswick can't do much from the bottom here.
Sigit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brunswick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brunswick struggling a bit here.
Sigit working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick is trying to control Sigit's posture but Sigit avoids it.
Sigit is putting a hurting on Brunswick here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brunswick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sigit wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sigit working the ground and pound from side control.
Brunswick wants to control but Sigit postures up.
Brunswick might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sigit haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sigit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brunswick keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Sigit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick is trying to get back to half guard.
Sigit passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brunswick!
Sigit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sigit with a couple of short strikes.
Sigit landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sigit punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sigit looking to control but Brunswick is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sigit lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigit landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brunswick is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sigit throws a sloppy strike and Brunswick uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Brunswick has ended up in Sigit's guard.
Sigit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brunswick is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sigit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sigit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brunswick shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brunswick showed some decent athleticism there.
Sigit is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Brunswick is trying to control the action in half guard but Sigit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sigit is looking for a sweep. Brunswick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Brunswick.
Sigit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brunswick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sigit regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigit looking for a sweep. Not yet Sigit, not yet.
Sigit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brunswick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brunswick stands up over Sigit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sigit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Sigit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sigit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brunswick is one step ahead there.
Brunswick distracts Sigit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sigit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brunswick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brunswick postures up and lands a big shot to Sigit's brow.
Brunswick landing some decent shots from guard.
Brunswick works over Sigit with some ground and pound from guard.
Brunswick works over Sigit with some ground and pound from guard.
Brunswick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick trying to control but Sigit is working from the bottom.
Brunswick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sigit has his foot on Brunswick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brunswick works his way back into a safe position though.
Sigit is looking for a triangle but Brunswick pushes his legs off easily.
Brunswick trying to control the position from guard on top but Sigit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brunswick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brunswick is pushing down on Sigit's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sigit is fighting to maintain full guard but Brunswick has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brunswick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brunswick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sigit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sigit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sigit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brunswick defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brunswick is aware though and is defending well.
Brunswick trying to control the position from guard on top but Sigit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sigit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brunswick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brunswick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brunswick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brunswick stands up over Sigit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brunswick trying to control the position from guard on top but Sigit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sigit is looking for a triangle but Brunswick pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brunswick passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brunswick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brunswick is trying to control the action in half guard but Sigit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brunswick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brunswick prevents Sigit from improving his position.
Brunswick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sigit tries to get to full guard but Brunswick has control of the leg.
Sigit is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Brunswick is tapping! Great win for Sigit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). The Sigit!
During a confident post fight interview, The Sigit 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 Paddy Bateman (ranked 54 p4p, 9 weight class) and Stephen Campbell (ranked 326 p4p, 40 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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40
195 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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34
197 lbs
22 - 7 - 2 |
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paddy Bateman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it.
Bateman stuns Campbell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bateman scores with a jab. Campbell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bateman thuds a left hand into Campbell's body.
Bateman throws an off balance right hand
and Campbell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bateman keeping hold of Campbell's head, controlling as best he can.
Campbell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Campbell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Campbell is trying to control. Bateman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Campbell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Campbell seems content to control.
Bateman is pressing down on Campbell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Campbell trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Bateman blocks nicely.
Campbell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Campbell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Campbell throws a big right hand that misses.
Campbell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bateman seems keen to control Campbell's posture.
Bateman wants to sweep but no luck.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Bateman blocks nicely.
Campbell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Campbell works over Bateman with some ground and pound from guard.
Campbell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Campbell is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bateman.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Campbell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Campbell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bateman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Campbell off and has taken his back!
Bateman doesn't have the hooks in and Campbell manages to turn into his guard.
Campbell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Campbell trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Campbell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Campbell trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman trying to keep a closed guard but Campbell is proving a slippery customer.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell working some strikes from top position.
Bateman has Campbell pulled in close to control his posture.
Bateman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bateman is trying to keep Campbell in close.
Bateman pulls Campbell in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell throws a strike but Bateman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Campbell dominated that round.
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.
Bateman misses with a wild combination.
Campbell is looking to chop away at Bateman's legs.
Bateman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Campbell dodges the punch combination from Bateman.
Campbell works the jab nicely.
Campbell connects with an inside leg kick.
Campbell thumps Bateman with a low kick.
Campbell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bateman moves out of range as Campbell throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Campbell wants it to stay on the feet.
Bateman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Campbell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bateman is in Campbell's guard.
Stephen Campbell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Campbell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bateman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman stays in close to Campbell's body and controls the position.
Campbell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Campbell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bateman seems keen to control Campbell's posture.
Campbell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bateman is keeping the position for now.
Campbell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bateman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Campbell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Bateman keeps moving.
Bateman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Campbell manages to get himself to full guard.
Campbell has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bateman is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Campbell.
Campbell is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Campbell 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.
Campbell keeps trying to improve his position.
Campbell being controlled for a moment.
Bateman works to advance to full mount. Campbell defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Campbell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bateman moves to back control.
A lull in the action here.
Good control from Bateman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell trying to control the position but Bateman manages to sink in the hooks.
Campbell rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Campbell is trying to control but can't.
Bateman is keen to just control but Campbell is a slippery customer.
Campbell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in half guard, Bateman seems content to control.
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 Paddy Bateman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Bateman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bateman lands with a cross.
Bateman throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it.
Bateman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Campbell flicks out a counter leg kick but Bateman steps away.
Bateman cracks Campbell with a good jab.
Campbell misses with a hook.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
Campbell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bateman misses with a straight left.
Campbell feints a counter leg kick.
Campbell misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bateman misses with a body shot
and Campbell counters with a right hand to the body.
Bateman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Bateman moves out of range as Campbell throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell tries to score with a low kick but Bateman moves his leg out of the way.
Bateman misses with a series of wild punches.
Campbell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bateman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Campbell scrambles back to his feet.
Bateman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Campbell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bateman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bateman connects with a nice looking jab.
Campbell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bateman is looking to improve his position.
Bateman moves into full guard.
Bateman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Bateman is thwarting Campbell's attempts to control the position.
Campbell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bateman controlling from the top position.
Bateman won't allow Campbell to sweep him here.
Bateman trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell wants to sweep here but Bateman controlling him for the moment.
Campbell trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman passes Campbell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Bateman seems content to control.
Campbell is looking to improve his position.
Campbell is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bateman controlling the pace.
Campbell wants to get back to full guard.
Bateman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Paddy Bateman is winning the standup battle so far.
Bateman avoids the head kick by Campbell.
Campbell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bateman's head.
Campbell tries a low kick but Bateman avoids it.
Bateman misses with a takedown attempt - Campbell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Bateman backs off Campbell throws a huge counter combo but Bateman manages to avoid it all.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bateman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell throws a leg kick
and Bateman counters with a left to the body.
Bateman feints and as Campbell raises his hands in defense, Bateman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Bateman clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bateman ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Campbell.
Bateman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Campbell doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Bateman misses its intended target.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bateman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Campbell.
Bateman swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Campbell. No joy for Bateman on that attempt.
Campbell moves out of range as Bateman strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell misses with a head kick.
Bateman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Campbell.
Campbell throws a shot from downtown. Bateman moves away and avoids it.
Bateman slips a jab from Campbell.
Bateman feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws out a loose jab but Bateman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bateman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bateman scores with a decent looking hook.
Bateman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Campbell as he avoids it easily.
Bateman shoots in for a double leg but Campbell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Bateman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bateman shoots in looking for a takedown but Campbell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bateman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Campbell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bateman was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell.
Bateman connects with a body shot.
Campbell misses with a hook.
A big left from Bateman misses.
Bateman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bateman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Campbell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell moves away from the strike by Bateman.
Bateman looks to throw the jab but Campbell is out of range.
Campbell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bateman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bateman throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Campbell throws a hook to the side of Bateman's head but Bateman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bateman. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campbell misses with a hook. Bateman ducked under it nicely.
Bateman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bateman missing with a left hand there. Campbell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Campbell lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campbell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paddy Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bateman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Bateman.
Bateman connects with a body shot.
Bateman connects with a crisp jab.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Bateman.
It seemed like Campbell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Campbell lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from Bateman. Those never looked like landing.
Campbell misses with a body kick.
Bateman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campbell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Campbell.
A jab from Campbell finds it's way through Bateman's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Campbell 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 Bateman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bateman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bateman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bateman shoots for a double leg takedown but Campbell sprawls well. He's pushed Bateman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Campbell feints and then cracks Bateman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bateman down.
Campbell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bateman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Campbell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bateman on the side of the head.
Bateman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Campbell did well to prevent Bateman getting side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Campbell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bateman is working for a submission of some sort.
Campbell tries to get to full guard but Bateman has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Stephen Campbell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Campbell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bateman defends well and Campbell ends up having to push Bateman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bateman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campbell.
Bateman throws the left hand but Campbell avoids the punch easily.
Campbell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bateman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Campbell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bateman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bateman cracks Campbell with a good jab.
Bateman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Campbell scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bateman. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman throws an overhand right that lands on Campbell's shoulder, as Campbell tries to avoid the shot.
Campbell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Campbell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Bateman blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman is trying to control the position but Campbell postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bateman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Campbell works over Bateman with some ground and pound from guard.
Campbell tries to free his leg and advance position but Bateman is retaining full guard.
Bateman is pulling down on Campbell's head. It's preventing any offense from Campbell, at least for the moment.
Bateman trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bateman controlling Campbell's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bateman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Campbell has passed into side control.
Bateman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Campbell is looking to take a break and control but Bateman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bateman looking for a sweep but Campbell has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is trying desperately to improve position.
Bateman taking shots to the head.
Campbell landing strikes from the mount and Bateman is in trouble!
Campbell with the ground and pound from mount.
Campbell is stalling here but it's allowed Bateman to get half guard.
Campbell tries to pass to full mount but Bateman defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman manages to get to full guard.
Campbell tries to free his leg and advance position but Bateman is retaining full guard.
Bateman trying to control the position.
Campbell is working Bateman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bateman managing to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Campbell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Campbell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Paddy Bateman retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 22 p4p, 4 weight class) and Tobias Murphy (ranked 67 p4p, 11 weight class). Bosch comes to the cage accompanied by Oktoberfest. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bosch instigates a clinch.
Bosch tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bosch breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Bosch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosch avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bosch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bosch lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bosch manages to avoid it.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Bosch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Bosch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
The fighters circling - Bosch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bosch connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch moves away from the strike by Murphy.
As Murphy backs away, Bosch returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
Bosch slips a jab from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bosch scores with a spinning back kick!
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosch throws out the jab.
Murphy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bosch moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bosch takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Bosch scores with a nice head shot.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bosch closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosch's elbow.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bosch lands with a nice body kick.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
It looks like Bosch has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bosch throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bosch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch wants to clinch.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Bosch.
Bosch lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Bosch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bosch crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murphy - the referee stops the clock and Bosch gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murphy. Bosch manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bosch avoids a kick to the body.
Bosch tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
Bosch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Donk. Murphy catches Bosch right on the button with a cross.
Bosch throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Bosch swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Bosch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bosch. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Bosch misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Bosch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosch throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bosch looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Bosch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Bosch is looking to land body kicks.
Bosch throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy defending well as Bosch loads up on a big left hand.
Bosch slips under a jab from Murphy.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy tries a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
Bosch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick from Murphy.
Bosch swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Bosch.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bosch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Bosch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bosch lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bosch.
A combination from Bosch does no damage.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Bosch motions for Murphy to come forward. Bosch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bosch dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bosch has time to react.
Bosch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch dominated that round.
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.
Bosch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bosch is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bosch. Bosch obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosch misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
A good leg kick by Bosch.
Bosch loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Bosch digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bosch thinks about countering with a body kick.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bosch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bosch jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bosch with a hook.
Murphy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Bosch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murphy.
Bosch throws a leg kick
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Bosch tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy with a jab.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bosch counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosch thows a body kick. Murphy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bosch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bosch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Bosch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bosch.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Bosch slips the punch.
Bosch fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murphy just manages to avoid it.
Bosch lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Bosch scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bosch.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bosch. That did some damage!
Bosch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Bosch counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Crunch! Bosch slams his shin into Murphy's torso.
Murphy slips under a jab from Bosch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch throws a body kick that misses.
Murphy takes a swing at Bosch's ribcage but misses.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Bosch.
Murphy counters with a body kick.
Bosch cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Heribert Bosch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Bosch loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Bosch moved out of range nicely.
Bosch lands with an overhand left.
Bosch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bosch moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
Bosch misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bosch tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy slips a jab from Bosch.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Heribert Bosch is winning the standup battle so far.
Bosch misses with a straight left.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bosch.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Bosch counters with a head kick.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bosch misses with a body shot.
Bosch throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Bosch throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Bosch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bosch misses with a straight right.
Bosch throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Bosch motions for Murphy to come forward. Bosch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch misses with a looping right.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Murphy lands with a hook. Bosch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy tries a quick counter leg kick but Bosch is wise to it.
Bosch throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bosch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Bosch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1-2. Murphy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bosch missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bosch defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Bosch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bosch checks it well.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bosch misses with the body kick
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Bosch misses.
Bosch connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch dominated that second round.
That's time! Bosch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Bosch.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bosch moves out of range of the leg kick from Murphy.
Bosch dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bosch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Bosch moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bosch.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy tests Bosch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bosch throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Bosch checks a leg kick.
Bosch throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Bosch digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Bosch misses.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bosch's head backwards.
Bosch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bosch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy throws a front kick that sends Bosch stumbling back into the cage.
Bosch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Bosch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Bosch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murphy jabs at Bosch's body.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy throws a low kick but Bosch moves out of range easily.
Murphy swings for the body but Bosch moves out of range.
Bosch throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses.
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!
Bosch connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bosch.
Murphy is looking to score with low kicks.
Murphy motions for Bosch to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good leg kick by Bosch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bosch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murphy checks it well.
Murphy flicks out a counter leg kick but Bosch steps away.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bosch half committed to a counter leg kick.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Bosch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Bosch misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy checks a low kick from Bosch.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Bosch is out of range.
Murphy thumps Bosch with a low kick.
Bosch throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bosch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
Bosch takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Bosch avoids it with no problem.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Bosch misses with a jab to the body
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Bosch moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy swings for the body but Bosch moves out of range.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Bosch moved out of range.
Murphy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Bosch.
Murphy walks into a straight right hand from Bosch.
Murphy throws a body punch but Bosch moves out of range.
Bosch connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Bosch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Bosch blocks a low kick nicely.
Bosch throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murphy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Bosch saw it coming and moves away.
Bosch throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy throws out a leg kick but Bosch moves out of range and Murphy only half commits.
Murphy defending well as Bosch loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy tries a quick counter leg kick but Bosch is wise to it.
Bosch misses with a kick to the body
and Murphy counters with a solid body kick.
Bosch misses with an uppercut.
Bosch thows a body kick. Murphy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bosch throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Bosch tried to counter with a leg kick but Murphy avoided it.
Murphy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bosch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bosch. That's going to slow Murphy down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tobias Murphy just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bosch blocks a leg kick.
Bosch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bosch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bosch catches Murphy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bosch's calf.
Murphy tries to work over Bosch's front leg with a kick but Bosch checks it.
Bosch is looking to counter punch.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Bosch is out of range.
Bosch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murphy throws a push kick but Bosch slaps the foot to one side.
Bosch throws a shot to the body.
Murphy throws a body punch but Bosch moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bosch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
Bosch tries to clinch up
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bosch moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a push kick.
Bosch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Bosch misses with a looping right.
Bosch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bosch throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Bosch throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Bosch misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bosch walks into a left hand.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Bosch uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy moves out of range as Bosch throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy scores with a jab.
Bosch misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Bosch's body.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bosch throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Bosch cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Bosch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bosch lands the left hand.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Bosch avoids it.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Bosch misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Bosch's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Bosch blocks the leg kick.
Bosch scores with a nice body kick.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bosch is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Bosch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Bosch is looking to score with low kicks.
Murphy throws a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Bosch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good exchange - Bosch coming out on top.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Bosch with an uppercut!
Bosch throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Bosch misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bosch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murphy slips under a jab from Bosch.
Bosch instigates a clinch.
Bosch throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bosch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bosch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bosch lands with a light punch inside.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
Bosch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosch.
Bosch throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Bosch controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bosch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy throws the left hand but Bosch avoids the punch easily.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Bosch is out of range.
Bosch throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bosch avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Bosch throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy throws a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Bosch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bosch.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Bosch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Bosch.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bosch's calf.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bosch, as that shot connected.
Murphy with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Bosch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Bosch lands a right hand.
Bosch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch throws a head punch that misses.
Bosch lands with a left to the head.
Bosch working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Bosch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Bosch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosch moves away.
Murphy is looking to chop away at Bosch's legs.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Bosch sees coming a mile off.
Tobias Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bosch.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Bosch misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bosch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosch misses the target.
Bosch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Bosch moved out of range nicely.
Bosch clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bosch tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bosch.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bosch.
Bosch tries a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bosch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bosch ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
It appears Bosch was looking to counter with a kick there.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Murphy feints and then cracks Bosch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bosch down.
Bosch misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bosch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Bosch moved away.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bosch's knee momentarily.
Bosch lands a jab.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bosch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Bosch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bosch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bosch thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Bosch avoids a kick to the body.
Bosch throws a shot to the body.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Murphy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murphy connects with a right hand. Bosch shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Heribert Bosch.
Well Bosch 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
Heribert Bosch retains his welterweight title!
Heribert Bosch really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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