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Syn 666 Jones vs Murphy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terryn Dall (ranked 1540 p4p, 173 weight class) and Malaki Lima (ranked 1049 p4p, 135 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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268 lbs
29 - 12 - 0 |
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32
215 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terryn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malaki Lima!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima wants to clinch
and Dall counters with a left and a right that stings Lima.
Dall staying out of range there.
It looked like Dall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lima.
Lima throws a series of punches but Dall moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Lima.
Lima throws a series of strikes that have Dall backpedaling.
Lima doesn't manage to clinch there - Dall circles away.
Lima throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.
Lima tries to bum rush Dall with a series of wild strikes but Dall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lima throws a right and a left that Dall avoids nicely.
Dall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lima sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Lima with that takedown attempt.
Malaki Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lima shoots in looking for a takedown. Dall tries to sprawl out of it but Lima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dall throws a combination that misses
and Lima counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dall.
Dall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lima preventing the sweep.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lima manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima wanted to stand there but Dall had control of the position.
Lima wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Dall looking for subs off his back but Lima has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lima trying to control the action but Dall is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lima is looking to take a break and control but Dall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Dall.
Dall is trying to control Lima's posture but Lima avoids it.
Dall is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lima's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Lima there.
Lima is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dall sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Lima dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lima is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lima shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dall as he jumps to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dall.
Lima misses with a double jab
and Dall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lima is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima darts in and clinches Dall up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dall - that landed with a thud.
Dall leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lima lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dall.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Lima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dall manages to break the clinch.
Lima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dall is trying to maintain a safe position but Lima gets an underhook and turns Dall into the cage.
Dall tries to land a knee to the head but Lima blocks with his arms.
Lima throws a head punch that misses.
Lima misses with the head strike.
Dall is trying to drag Lima to the mat but Lima just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lima smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima blocks a jab.
Lima is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lima shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dall is trying to defend but Lima finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lima slips a nice elbow through Dall's hands, connecting with Dall's forehead.
Malaki Lima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lima working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lima pulls his head out easily.
Dall moves into full guard.
Lima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lima distracts Dall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lima manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dall has his foot on Lima's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lima works his way back into a safe position though.
Lima trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lima manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lima is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dall is looking for a triangle but Lima pushes his legs off easily.
Lima pushes down on Dall's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lima is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lima. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dall actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Malaki Lima 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!
Lima throws a series of punches but Dall moves out of range.
Lima throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Dall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lima tries to clinch
and Dall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dall looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
Lima tries to counter with a clinch but Dall shakes him off and moves away.
Dall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lima throws out the jab.
Malaki Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Lima scores with a four punch combination!
Lima moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
Lima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dall circles away quickly and effectively.
Lima lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lima throws a head kick that misses.
Lima tries to land a body kick
and Dall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Lima.
Dall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Lima.
It looked like Dall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dall is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lima.
Lima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lima with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lima shoots and misses
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
Lima swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lima bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dall tries to bench press Lima off him but Lima keeps the position.
Lima just content to control the position.
Lima is looking to take a break and control but Dall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malaki Lima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries to bench press Lima off him but Lima keeps the position.
Dall is being controlled here.
Dall tries to buck Lima off but Lima is having none of it.
Lima controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Dall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dall is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dall tries to control but Lima manages to take his back.
Lima controlling well, preventing Dall from escaping the position.
Lima biding his time, looking for the opening.
Dall is trying to break free.
Lima is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malaki Lima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lima has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malaki Lima!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 1287 p4p, 178 weight class) and Konstantin Kuznetsov (ranked 1370 p4p, 183 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
22 - 12 - 2 |
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183 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gurgen Davidyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konstantin Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy head kick
and Davidyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Davidyan.
Davidyan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot
and Davidyan counters with an inside leg kick.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidyan misses with a low kick as Kuznetsov jumps back.
Davidyan takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Davidyan cracks Kuznetsov with a nice body shot.
Davidyan misses with a body punch.
Davidyan working aggressively here.
Davidyan has Kuznetsov pressed against the cage, preventing Kuznetsov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Davidyan lands with a light punch inside.
Davidyan scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Davidyan avoids the damage to the body.
Davidyan tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Davidyan.
Davidyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Good leg kick by Davidyan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Davidyan.
Nice shot lands for Davidyan.
Gurgen Davidyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuznetsov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davidyan.
Kuznetsov thinks about the counter body kick.
Kuznetsov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davidyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davidyan lands with a good body shot.
Kuznetsov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov scores with a push kick.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov throws a wild body kick that Davidyan sees coming a mile off.
Davidyan misses with a body kick.
Kuznetsov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Davidyan's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetsov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Davidyan there.
Kuznetsov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davidyan on the side of the head.
Davidyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davidyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuznetsov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Davidyan with a body shot.
Davidyan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuznetsov on the side of the head.
Davidyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Davidyan clinches up with Kuznetsov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davidyan backwards.
Davidyan working aggressively here.
Davidyan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov tries to circle away but Davidyan has him pinned against the cage.
Kuznetsov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davidyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidyan.
Davidyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov takes one to the side of the head.
Davidyan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kuznetsov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Davidyan works the jab nicely.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Davidyan.
Kuznetsov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch but Davidyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davidyan throwing a counter right hand but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Davidyan misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuznetsov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuznetsov works over Davidyan's head and body with a nice combination.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook
letting Davidyan counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidyan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuznetsov is trying to push Davidyan away but Davidyan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Davidyan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Davidyan if he has to take too many more of those.
Davidyan ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
Davidyan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Davidyan blocks it.
A lazy body kick from Kuznetsov
and Davidyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznetsov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davidyan to score with a decent uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to keep at a distance but Davidyan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davidyan misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Davidyan.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch.
Kuznetsov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davidyan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davidyan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurgen Davidyan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping right.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Davidyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidyan.
A shot to the body from Davidyan misses
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davidyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davidyan scores with a body shot.
Kuznetsov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuznetsov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kuznetsov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davidyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Davidyan does it's job there.
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davidyan.
Crunch! Davidyan slams his shin into Kuznetsov's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidyan lunges at Kuznetsov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuznetsov's hand.
Davidyan moves out of range of the body kick from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davidyan.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the body kick from Davidyan.
Davidyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
A head kick misses from Davidyan.
Kuznetsov pushes Davidyan away with a front kick.
Davidyan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Davidyan throws a hook but Kuznetsov avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy head kick and Davidyan moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Kuznetsov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov throws the kick towards the body but Davidyan avoids it.
Kuznetsov avoids a kick to the body.
Davidyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuznetsov can do to turn this around?
Davidyan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Davidyan 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.
Davidyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gurgen Davidyan is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidyan. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov swings for the body but Davidyan moves out of range.
A punch combination from Kuznetsov misses.
Davidyan misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Davidyan strikes.
And Kuznetsov responds with a good body kick, but Davidyan manages to step out the way in time.
Davidyan avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidyan works Kuznetsov's body with a nice hook.
Kuznetsov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuznetsov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuznetsov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
Davidyan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kuznetsov throws the kick towards the body but Davidyan avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidyan. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick that misses.
Kuznetsov pushes Davidyan away with a front kick.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuznetsov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping right.
Davidyan looks for the body kick but Kuznetsov saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kuznetsov just misses with a punch to the body.
Davidyan darts in and clinches Kuznetsov up against the cage.
Davidyan misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov is working Davidyan over against the cage.
Kuznetsov is trying to break free.
Davidyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davidyan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kuznetsov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davidyan is looking to counter punch.
Kuznetsov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Davidyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov counters with a body kick.
Davidyan lands a head kick!
Kuznetsov throws a wild body kick that Davidyan sees coming a mile off.
Davidyan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davidyan closes the distance and clinches.
Davidyan has Kuznetsov pressed against the cage, preventing Kuznetsov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuznetsov throws a head punch that misses.
Gurgen Davidyan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch but Davidyan slips to the side
letting Davidyan counter with a right hand.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
Kuznetsov takes one to the chin there.
Davidyan misses with a low kick as Kuznetsov jumps back.
Kuznetsov blocks the body kick.
Davidyan lands with an overhand left.
Kuznetsov walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurgen Davidyan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuznetsov lands a jab-cross combination.
Davidyan lands with an overhand left.
Davidyan avoids a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davidyan takes a step back to recover.
Kuznetsov staying out of range there.
Davidyan swings widly with a right hand
and Kuznetsov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kuznetsov looks for the body kick but Davidyan saw that one coming.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuznetsov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuznetsov looks for the body kick but Davidyan saw that one coming.
Kuznetsov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davidyan.
Davidyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidyan throws a wild body kick that Kuznetsov sees coming a mile off.
Davidyan misses with a looping right.
Davidyan misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuznetsov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan throws the left hand but Kuznetsov avoids the punch easily.
Kuznetsov counters with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Kuznetsov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davidyan.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of Davidyan's head but Davidyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davidyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuznetsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kuznetsov staying out of range there.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab.
Kuznetsov fakes the leg kick and cracks Davidyan in the body.
Davidyan moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.
Davidyan has closed the distance and engaged Kuznetsov in a clinch.
Davidyan can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch.
Davidyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a body punch but Davidyan moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Davidyan misses the target.
Davidyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Konstantin Kuznetsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gurgen Davidyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov scores with a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davidyan takes a step back to recover.
Kuznetsov misses with an attempted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov looks to land a body kick but Davidyan moved away.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Davidyan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov connects with a right hand. Davidyan shakes it off.
Davidyan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuznetsov on the side of the head.
Davidyan throws a right hand that Kuznetsov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuznetsov also avoids with ease.
Kuznetsov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Davidyan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuznetsov tries to land a body kick
and Davidyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuznetsov looks to land a body kick but Davidyan moved away.
Davidyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuznetsov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy head kick and Davidyan moves out of range easily.
Kuznetsov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davidyan throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Davidyan. That snapped Kuznetsov's head back.
Kuznetsov throws a wild body kick that Davidyan sees coming a mile off.
Davidyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kuznetsov throws an overhand right that lands on Davidyan's shoulder, as Davidyan tries to avoid the shot.
Davidyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davidyan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Davidyan connects with a leg kick. Kuznetsov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Davidyan feints and then cracks Kuznetsov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuznetsov down.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy body kick
and Kuznetsov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davidyan scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuznetsov tries to land a front kick but Davidyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznetsov slips under a jab.
Davidyan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davidyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Davidyan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuznetsov jabs Davidyan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davidyan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davidyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuznetsov, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuznetsov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Davidyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznetsov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davidyan avoiding damage as Kuznetsov throws knees to the body.
Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick that misses.
Davidyan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Kuznetsov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davidyan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurgen Davidyan!
Gurgen Davidyan 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arjen Lucassen (ranked 779 p4p, 111 weight class) and Valentine Masterson (ranked 994 p4p, 144 weight class). Arjen Lucassen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Valentine Masterson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arjen Lucassen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valentine Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucassen was well out of range. Poor timing from Masterson.
Masterson misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lucassen defending well as Masterson loads up on a big left hand.
Masterson throws an overhand right that lands on Lucassen's shoulder, as Lucassen tries to avoid the shot.
Masterson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lucassen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masterson.
Masterson flicks out a counter leg kick but Lucassen steps away.
Lucassen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lucassen misses with a straight right.
Lucassen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Masterson throws a series of punches but Lucassen avoids them all with ease.
Masterson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lucassen tests Masterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Masterson moves away from the strike by Lucassen.
Lucassen misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Masterson misses the target.
Masterson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masterson looks to throw the jab but Lucassen is out of range.
Masterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucassen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lucassen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucassen blocks a head kick by Masterson.
Some wild striking there from Lucassen.
A nice side step and Masterson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lucassen.
Masterson slips a straight right by Lucassen.
Masterson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Masterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lucassen checks a leg kick.
Lucassen misses with a series of wild punches.
Lucassen misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Masterson scores with a four punch combination!
The fighters circling - Masterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lucassen throws a low kick, looking for Masterson's leg but Masterson calmly moves out of range.
Lucassen moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick from Masterson.
Masterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lucassen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masterson throws a shot from downtown. Lucassen moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lucassen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucassen misses the target.
Masterson throws a head kick but Lucassen moves out of range.
Lucassen misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Lucassen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen looks to throw the jab but Masterson is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lucassen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Masterson doesn't seem phased though.
Masterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Lucassen avoids the head kick by Masterson.
Masterson's corner calls for a 1-2. Masterson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Masterson throws a lazy right hand but Lucassen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masterson misses with a wild combination.
Lucassen misses with a looping right.
Masterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucassen misses the target.
Masterson blocks a jab.
Masterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucassen.
Masterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masterson throws out a counter right but Lucassen avoids it with no problem.
Lucassen looks to land a left hand but Masterson moved out of range nicely.
Lucassen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masterson.
Lucassen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Lucassen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Masterson blocks a head kick by Lucassen.
Nice defenses there by Lucassen.
Masterson throws a leg kick but Lucassen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a leg kick.
Lucassen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucassen looks to land a right hand but Masterson moved out of range.
Masterson swings for the body but Lucassen moves out of range.
A jab from Masterson misses.
Lucassen throws a body punch but Masterson moves out of range.
Lucassen looks to land a body kick but Masterson moved away.
Lucassen 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.
Lucassen misses with an uppercut. Masterson saw that one coming.
Masterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucassen.
Masterson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lucassen throws a lazy right hand but Masterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucassen tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Masterson.
Masterson scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucassen misses the target.
Masterson throws a looping overhand right but Lucassen ducks down to avoid it.
Lucassen misses the jab.
Masterson throws a body punch but Lucassen moves out of range.
Lucassen misses with a looping left.
Lucassen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucassen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucassen.
Lucassen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lucassen tries a low kick but Masterson avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Masterson.
A swing and a miss from Lucassen.
Lucassen misses with a hook.
Lucassen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masterson.
Masterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucassen was well out of range. Poor timing from Masterson.
Lucassen loads up on a big right hand but Masterson slips the punch.
Masterson avoids the body shot from Lucassen.
Masterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucassen.
Masterson misses the jab.
Masterson with a jab.
Lucassen drops his hands momentarily and Masterson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Masterson ducks under a wild hook from Lucassen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucassen misses the target.
Masterson looks for the body kick but Lucassen saw that one coming.
Masterson looks to land a left hand but Lucassen moved out of range nicely.
Masterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucassen.
Masterson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valentine Masterson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucassen moves away.
Masterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucassen. Lucassen obviously looking to wear him down.
Masterson tries to score with a low kick but Lucassen moves his leg out of the way.
Masterson throws a hook to the side of Lucassen's head but Lucassen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Lucassen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Lucassen.
Lucassen lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Masterson misses.
Lucassen misses with a straight left.
Masterson slips a straight right by Lucassen.
Masterson stuns Lucassen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lucassen connects with a nice looking jab.
Lucassen misses with a low kick.
Masterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lucassen misses with a few strikes there.
Lucassen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucassen.
Lucassen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lucassen lands a nice hook to Masterson's body. Masterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Lucassen slips under a jab.
Lucassen lands a jab.
Lucassen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masterson.
Lucassen looks to land a left hand but Masterson moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucassen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Masterson. That did some damage!
Masterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Masterson misses with a body shot.
Lucassen throwing a counter right hand but Masterson manages to avoid it.
Masterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucassen.
Lucassen tries to bum rush Masterson with a series of wild strikes but Masterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masterson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lucassen throws a hook but Masterson avoids it easily.
Masterson tries to score with a low kick but Lucassen moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Masterson.
Masterson just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Masterson.
Masterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucassen.
Lucassen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Lucassen.
Lucassen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masterson connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Masterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masterson throws a jab when Lucassen was well out of range.
Lucassen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masterson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucassen.
Masterson misses with a straight left.
Masterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masterson misses with an uppercut. Lucassen saw that one coming.
Lucassen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Lucassen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucassen moves away.
Lucassen lands a nice shot to the body.
Masterson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lucassen backs up against the cage.
Masterson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Masterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucassen throws out a loose jab but Masterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson missing with a left hand there. Lucassen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucassen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masterson blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Masterson misses.
Masterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Masterson there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lucassen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Masterson.
Lucassen looks to land a left hand but Masterson moved out of range nicely.
Lucassen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Masterson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lucassen. Lucassen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Masterson avoids the head kick by Lucassen.
Masterson swings for the body but Lucassen moves out of range.
Masterson works over Lucassen's head and body with a nice combination.
Lucassen misses with a wild combination.
Lucassen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Masterson.
A big right from Lucassen misses.
Lucassen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masterson tries a quick counter leg kick but Lucassen is wise to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masterson misses with a head kick.
Masterson slips under a jab from Lucassen.
Lucassen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masterson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Masterson looks to land a combination but Lucassen avoids it well.
Masterson punishes Lucassen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lucassen under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Masterson.
Masterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucassen.
Lucassen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Masterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masterson moves out of range as Lucassen strikes.
Masterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Masterson missing with a left hand there. Lucassen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masterson misses with an uppercut. Lucassen saw that one coming.
Masterson misses with a looping left.
Masterson misses with a double jab.
Masterson misses with a body shot.
Lucassen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masterson missing with a left hand there. Lucassen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masterson misses with a looping right.
Masterson throws a big shot that misses.
Masterson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lucassen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lucassen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Masterson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Masterson there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Valentine Masterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Masterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lucassen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masterson slips under a jab from Lucassen.
Masterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lucassen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lucassen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Masterson.
Lucassen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
Masterson throws a low kick but Lucassen moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Masterson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lucassen doesn't seem phased though.
Lucassen scores with the left hand. Masterson knows he should have avoided that one.
Masterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Lucassen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Masterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Masterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucassen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Masterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lucassen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lucassen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Masterson throws a hook but Lucassen blocks it.
Lucassen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucassen moves out of range as Masterson strikes.
Lucassen jabs Masterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Masterson misses with a head kick.
Masterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucassen can pounce on him.
Lucassen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
Lucassen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Masterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucassen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lucassen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lucassen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valentine Masterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucassen loads up on a big right hand but Masterson slips the punch.
Lucassen lands the left hand.
Masterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lucassen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lucassen scores with a body shot.
Masterson jabs Lucassen right on the nose. Lucassen blinks but takes it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lucassen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucassen scores with a nice head shot.
Lucassen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masterson misses the shot to the body.
Masterson throws a looping overhand right but Lucassen ducks down to avoid it.
Lucassen blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Lucassen misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen scores with a jab. Masterson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Masterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lucassen.
Masterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Masterson throws a shot from downtown. Lucassen moves away and avoids it.
Lucassen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucassen slips a jab from Masterson.
Lucassen misses with an uppercut. Masterson saw that one coming.
Lucassen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lucassen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masterson lands with an overhand left.
Lucassen works Masterson's body with a nice hook.
Lucassen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masterson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lucassen with a body shot.
Masterson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lucassen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lucassen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Masterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Lucassen's head.
Lucassen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Masterson swings for the body but Lucassen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Masterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masterson scores with a shot to the body.
Masterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lucassen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Masterson scrambles back to his feet.
Lucassen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucassen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lucassen misses with a hook. Masterson ducked under it nicely.
Masterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucassen misses with an uppercut. Masterson saw that one coming.
Lucassen just misses with a punch to the body.
Masterson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lucassen with a body shot.
Masterson checks a leg kick nicely.
Masterson slips a straight right by Lucassen.
Masterson misses with a hook. Lucassen ducked under it nicely.
Arjen Lucassen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucassen throws an overhand right that lands on Masterson's shoulder, as Masterson tries to avoid the shot.
Lucassen walks into a jab.
Masterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucassen's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masterson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Masterson throws a hook to the side of Lucassen's head but Lucassen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lucassen misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson throws a push kick but Lucassen slaps the foot to one side.
Lucassen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Masterson cracks Lucassen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Lucassen.
Lucassen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Lucassen.
Decent striking displayed by Masterson there.
Lucassen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Lucassen misses.
Masterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Masterson throws a leg kick which misses Lucassen's front leg but catches the back leg as Lucassen tries to avoid it.
Masterson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lucassen will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circle momentarily. Masterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lucassen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Lucassen misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Masterson blocks a head kick by Lucassen.
Jab from Masterson.
Valentine Masterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Masterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lucassen at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Valentine Masterson.
Well Masterson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Valentine Masterson!
Valentine Masterson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdel Mumu (ranked 469 p4p, 62 weight class) and Caius Cosades (ranked 342 p4p, 40 weight class). Cosades has chosen Morrowind as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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169 lbs
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152 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdel Mumu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cosades checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cosades changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cosades has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cosades throws a low kick but Mumu moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cosades.
A jab from Cosades finds it's way through Mumu's defenses.
Cosades throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mumu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cosades thinking.
Mumu tries a head kick but it misses.
Mumu lands a jab.
Cosades throws a shot from downtown. Mumu moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cosades throws out a loose jab but Mumu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosades tries to work over Mumu's front leg with a kick but Mumu checks it.
Mumu misses with a body kick.
Mumu throws a leg kick which misses Cosades's front leg but catches the back leg as Cosades tries to avoid it.
Mumu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosades.
Mumu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mumu throws a leg kick but Cosades sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mumu throws out a loose jab but Cosades uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Cosades lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mumu tries a low kick but Cosades avoids it.
Cosades with the counter takedown but Mumu avoids it easily.
Good work by Mumu as he checks the leg kick.
Cosades displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mumu throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades digs a good body shot into Mumu's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Mumu. That snapped Cosades's head back.
Mumu checks a low kick from Cosades.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mumu.
Mumu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cosades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mumu was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosades.
Cosades is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mumu throws a big shot that misses.
Mumu motions for Cosades to come forward. Mumu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mumu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mumu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cosades.
Abdel Mumu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cosades blocks the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mumu.
Mumu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cosades. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Mumu misses the target.
Cosades with the counter takedown but Mumu avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mumu blocks a jab.
Mumu misses with a low kick.
Cosades moves out of range of the leg kick from Mumu.
Mumu scores with a head kick.
Cosades fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mumu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu misses with a low kick.
Mumu connects with a single shot there.
Cosades listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cosades.
Cosades lands with a shot to the body.
Cosades lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mumu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mumu throws a low kick but Cosades avoids it.
Cosades lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Cosades.
Mumu blocks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cosades.
Mumu throws the kick towards the body but Cosades avoids it.
Mumu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cosades checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mumu throws a solid leg kick but Cosades takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mumu.
Mumu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cosades can pounce on him.
Mumu missing with a left hand there. Cosades was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mumu loads up on a big right hand but Cosades slips the punch.
Cosades throws an overhand right that lands on Mumu's shoulder, as Mumu tries to avoid the shot.
Mumu misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Mumu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu misses with a straight right.
Cosades walks into a left hand.
Cosades moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cosades throws an overhand right that lands on Mumu's shoulder, as Mumu tries to avoid the shot.
Mumu lands with an uppercut that bounces Cosades off the cage and back into range.
Mumu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cosades.
Cosades walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mumu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Mumu misses its intended target.
Mumu scores with a leg kick.
Mumu misses with a straight left.
Cosades changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mumu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cosades is out of range.
Mumu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mumu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cosades.
Cosades throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cosades stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mumu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mumu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cosades's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mumu under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cosades finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cosades stuns Mumu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades throws a leg kick which misses Mumu's front leg but catches the back leg as Mumu tries to avoid it.
Cosades tries to score with a low kick but Mumu moves his leg out of the way.
Cosades turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mumu connects with a looping right hand.
Cosades ducks under a wild hook from Mumu.
Mumu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cosades attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mumu tried to counter with a leg kick but Cosades avoided it.
Cosades shoots for a double leg takedown but Mumu sprawls well. He's pushed Cosades's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Mumu.
Mumu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mumu has managed to clinch.
Mumu misses with a punch to the body.
Mumu struggles to land a body shot inside as Cosades controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cosades creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mumu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cosades prevents a body shot from Mumu.
Cosades misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Mumu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mumu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mumu struggles to land a body shot inside as Cosades controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdel Mumu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cosades avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cosades 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.
Cosades throws a leg kick which misses Mumu's front leg but catches the back leg as Mumu tries to avoid it.
Cosades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumu moves away.
Cosades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mumu.
Cosades getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mumu thuds his right hand into Cosades's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mumu checks a leg kick.
Good work by Mumu as he checks the leg kick.
Cosades 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.
Mumu throws a hook to the side of Cosades's head but Cosades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cosades will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mumu throws a sloppy head kick and Cosades moves out of range easily.
Cosades with the counter takedown but Mumu avoids it easily.
Cosades staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades misses with a body shot.
Mumu ducks under a wild hook from Cosades.
Mumu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mumu misses with a body shot.
Cosades lands a head shot.
Mumu throws a jab when Cosades was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Cosades as he checks the leg kick.
Cosades tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cosades looks to score with a jab to the body but Mumu is just out of range.
Mumu lands a jab to Cosades's midsection.
Cosades avoids the body shot from Mumu.
Mumu scoring well with a low kick there.
Cosades wants to slow Mumu down by chopping away at his legs.
Mumu throws a body kick that misses.
Mumu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Mumu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mumu tries to work over Cosades's front leg with a kick but Cosades checks it.
Mumu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mumu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cosades can pounce on him.
Cosades scores with a jab. Mumu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cosades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mumu.
Cosades misses with a wild body shot.
Mumu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosades.
Mumu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cosades. Cosades obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cosades throws a leg kick which misses Mumu's front leg but catches the back leg as Mumu tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cosades shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mumu but Mumu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abdel Mumu is winning the standup battle so far.
Mumu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cosades changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cosades 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.
Mumu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mumu misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Mumu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cosades.
Cosades takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cosades misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cosades.
Cosades attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cosades staying out of range there.
Cosades buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mumu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cosades keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cosades on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mumu. Mumu obviously looking to wear him down.
Cosades just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mumu throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cosades. Mumu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosades checks a leg kick nicely.
Cosades throws a front kick aimed at Mumu's knee but Mumu avoids it well.
Mumu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cosades manages to circle out of the way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mumu checks a leg kick.
Mumu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Mumu. Those never looked like landing.
Mumu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick lands from Cosades.
Mumu tries to clinch up but Cosades circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Cosades misses.
Mumu throws a hook but Cosades avoids it easily.
Mumu connects with a solid leg kick.
Cosades fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Mumu misses.
Cosades looks to score with a jab to the body but Mumu is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Mumu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cosades moves out of range of the body kick from Mumu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu throws a hook to the side of Cosades's head but Cosades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdel Mumu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosades misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mumu.
Cosades misses with a low kick as Mumu jumps back.
Cosades misses with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mumu 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 Cosades has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cosades and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mumu 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cosades throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mumu cracks Cosades with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cosades sizes up Mumu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cosades turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cosades throws out a powerful jab.
Mumu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Mumu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mumu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A good leg kick by Cosades.
Cosades throws the left hand but Mumu avoids the punch easily.
Cosades blocks a low kick nicely.
Cosades avoids the body shot from Mumu.
Mumu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Caius Cosades will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cosades takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cosades throws a leg kick but Mumu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cosades looks to land a right hand but Mumu moved out of range.
Cosades lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mumu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mumu.
Mumu tries to land a front kick but Cosades steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mumu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cosades throws a jab when Mumu was well out of range.
Mumu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A bone on bone clash there as Cosades blocks the leg kick.
Mumu misses with a body shot
and Cosades counters with a shoot takedown. Mumu fights it but they end up in guard.
Cosades engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cosades postures up and lands a big shot to Mumu's brow.
Mumu looking for a guillotine here but Cosades defends easily.
Cosades working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades trying to control but Mumu is working from the bottom.
Cosades makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cosades got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mumu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cosades has managed to get both his arms back between Mumu's legs - danger averted.
Cosades stopping the sweep attempt from Mumu.
Mumu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cosades working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mumu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cosades is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cosades's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cosades keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mumu's head.
Cosades trying to control but Mumu is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cosades can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mumu has momentary wrist control but Cosades slips an elbow through the middle.
Cosades trying to control but Mumu is working from the bottom.
Cosades chips away with some ground and pound.
Cosades postures up and lands a big shot to Mumu's brow.
Mumu wants to sweep but no luck.
Mumu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cosades postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mumu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mumu moves into full mount! Cosades won't be happy about that!
Cosades has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumu is looking to work his way around to Cosades's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades wants to hold on but Mumu pushes him away.
Cosades regains half guard.
Mumu is trying to work for a kimura but Cosades is defending well.
Mumu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cosades won't allow Mumu to pass to mount.
Cosades slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cosades 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.
Cosades has his foot on Mumu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mumu works his way back into a safe position though.
Mumu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mumu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mumu won't allow Cosades to sweep him here.
Mumu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cosades has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mumu has managed to get both his arms back between Cosades's legs - danger averted.
Mumu is pushing down on Cosades's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cosades is fighting to maintain full guard but Mumu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mumu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Caius Cosades has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cosades wants to improve his position but Mumu is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mumu wants to pass to mount but Cosades is defending the position.
Cosades looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caius Cosades comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cosades 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 212 p4p, 34 weight class) and Frank Stein (ranked 529 p4p, 73 weight class). Stein has chosen Red - Falling Sky as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
51 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Stein!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaunismieli circles away.
Kaunismieli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stein feints and then cracks Kaunismieli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaunismieli down.
Kaunismieli throws a looping overhand right but Stein ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stein. That's going to slow Kaunismieli down.
Stein clinches.
Kaunismieli blocks the elbow strike.
Stein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaunismieli takes an elbow to the temple.
Stein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli is looking to break free of the clinch but Stein has double underhooks.
Kaunismieli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaunismieli seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stein tries to clinch there but Kaunismieli circles away.
Kaunismieli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kaunismieli tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stein, right into the meat.
Stein connects with a crisp jab.
Stein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaunismieli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaunismieli misses the target.
Stein lands an overhand right.
Stein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stein is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kaunismieli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the side of Stein's head but Stein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stein misses with a leg kick
and Kaunismieli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Frank Stein has been cut.
A jab lands there for Stein.
Stein scores with a jab. Kaunismieli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kaunismieli missing with a left hand there. Stein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaunismieli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli looks to land a right hand but Stein moved out of range.
Stein has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kaunismieli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good leg kick by Stein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaunismieli connects with the punch.
Frank Stein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stein throws a low kick but Kaunismieli avoids it.
Kaunismieli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stein connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stein. That's going to slow Kaunismieli down.
Kaunismieli avoids the body shot from Stein.
Kaunismieli throws a lazy right hand but Stein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Kaunismieli.
Stein lands a leg kick that knocks Kaunismieli off balance momentarily.
Stein moves to clinch but Kaunismieli breaks away
and Kaunismieli counters with a straight right hand.
Stein closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli throws a lazy right hand but Stein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaunismieli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stein.
Stein tries to score with a low kick but Kaunismieli moves his leg out of the way.
Stein catches Kaunismieli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kaunismieli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stein drives through and clinches with Kaunismieli against the cage.
Kaunismieli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Kaunismieli misses with a body punch.
Kaunismieli tries to work over Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stein blocks an uppercut.
Stein pushes Kaunismieli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli blocks an elbow strike from Stein.
Stein prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Stein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Kaunismieli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli scores with a shoulder strike.
Stein misses with an elbow strike.
Stein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kaunismieli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaunismieli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stein jabs Kaunismieli right on the nose. Kaunismieli blinks but takes it well.
Stein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stein scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stein.
Stein blocks a head kick by Kaunismieli.
Stein is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Stein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaunismieli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stein finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaunismieli's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Stein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Stein's cut.
That's time! Kaunismieli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stein throws a right hand that misses
and Kaunismieli counters with a stiff right hand.
Stein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stein.
Stein rushes Kaunismieli and presses him up against the cage.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stein's elbow.
Stein misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli blocks an elbow strike from Stein.
A right hook to the body lands for Stein.
Kaunismieli digs a right hand into Stein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stein's gas tank.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Stein avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Stein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Stein avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Stein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stein lands an elbow that stopped Kaunismieli in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stein lands a nice elbow.
Stein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaunismieli lands with a right to the head.
Kaunismieli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stein misses with an elbow strike.
Kaunismieli blocks the elbow strike.
Kaunismieli scores with a shoulder strike.
Stein has Kaunismieli pressed against the cage, preventing Kaunismieli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaunismieli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kaunismieli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Stein.
Stein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaunismieli lands a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frank Stein seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stein lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Stein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stein lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Kalervo Kaunismieli has been cut.
A short right from Stein.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kaunismieli's brow.
Stein lands an elbow just above Kaunismieli 's eye.
Kaunismieli is struggling to control the position.
Stein lands an elbow inside that Kaunismieli shrugs off.
Kaunismieli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli blocks an elbow strike from Stein.
Kaunismieli is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Stein.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaunismieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stein working aggressively here.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stein throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli avoids the elbow strike from Stein, against the cage.
Kaunismieli blocks an elbow strike from Stein.
Stein lands an elbow that stopped Kaunismieli in his tracks for a moment.
Stein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stein lands a nice shot to the body.
Stein keeps control of Kaunismieli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Stein.
Stein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stein tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Stein back against the cage.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaunismieli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaunismieli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stein takes the fight into the clinch.
Stein has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kaunismieli seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stein can turn it around.
Stein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stein misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kaunismieli's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Stein.
Stein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stein misses with a punch to the body.
Kaunismieli tries to work over Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stein.
Stein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Stein.
Stein lands an elbow inside that Kaunismieli shrugs off.
Kaunismieli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stein forces Kaunismieli back against the cage and clinches.
Stein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaunismieli dodges an elbow strike from Stein.
Stein scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaunismieli misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Stein scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kaunismieli - that landed with a thud.
Kaunismieli blocks an elbow strike.
Kaunismieli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Stein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stein lands a right hook to the body.
Kaunismieli throws a shot from downtown. Stein moves away and avoids it.
Kaunismieli throws a jab but it's blocked by Stein.
Stein dodges the punch combination from Kaunismieli.
Stein clinches.
Kaunismieli blocks an elbow strike.
Stein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaunismieli's efforts to push away.
Stein digs a right hand into Kaunismieli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaunismieli's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli blocks an elbow strike.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Stein.
Kaunismieli dodges an elbow strike from Stein.
Stein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli tries to work over Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaunismieli is trying to force a seperation but Stein has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
Stein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaunismieli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stein.
Stein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli is trying to push Stein away but Stein has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Stein controls the action.
Stein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaunismieli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stein gets through Kaunismieli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaunismieli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stein throws a leg kick which misses Kaunismieli's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaunismieli tries to avoid it.
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!
Kaunismieli keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaunismieli swats away the attempt to clinch by Stein.
Kaunismieli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stein, as that shot connected.
Stein connects with a right hand. Kaunismieli shakes it off.
Stein lands a slapping body shot.
Stein throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kaunismieli to counter with a crisp jab.
Stein wants to clinch
and Kaunismieli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Frank Stein's cut even more.
Stein feints and then cracks Kaunismieli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaunismieli down.
Kaunismieli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stein.
Kaunismieli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stein can pounce on him.
Stein lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Stein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stein.
Stein lands the left hand.
Stein thuds a left hand into Kaunismieli's body.
Kaunismieli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Frank Stein is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kaunismieli misses with a body kick.
Frank Stein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stein thumps Kaunismieli with a low kick.
Kaunismieli takes one on the button.
Stein tries to clinch but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Stein scores with the left hand. Kaunismieli knows he should have avoided that one.
Stein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stein connects with a looping right hand.
Stein cracks Kaunismieli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stein misses with a hook
and Kaunismieli makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stein really felt that one!
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kaunismieli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stein pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kaunismieli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaunismieli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
Stein tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaunismieli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Stein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stein has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Stein!
Our winner, Frank Stein, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 216 p4p, 33 weight class) and Ja Wuan Robinson (ranked 265 p4p, 40 weight class). Chikatchawan comes to the cage accompanied by Animal. Robinson has chosen Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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217 lbs
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208 lbs
35 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ja Wuan Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatchawan looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Robinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chikatchawan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Robinson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chikatchawan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chikatchawan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chikatchawan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chikatchawan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robinson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chikatchawan, right into the meat.
Chikatchawan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robinson connects with the punch.
Chikatchawan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robinson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chikatchawan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson moves forwards but Chikatchawan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chikatchawan slips under a jab from Robinson.
A slow jab from Robinson misses its intended target.
Chikatchawan lands a really nice looking cross but Robinson seems unphased.
Chikatchawan blocks a head kick by Robinson.
As Robinson backs away, Chikatchawan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Robinson moves out of range as Chikatchawan throws a body kick.
Robinson loads up on a big right hand but Chikatchawan slips the punch.
A big right from Robinson misses.
A lazy left from Chikatchawan finds it's target.
Chikatchawan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crack! Robinson connects with the perfect overhand right and Chikatchawan falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Robinson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ja Wuan Robinson!
After winning the bout, Ja Wuan Robinson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 415 p4p, 56 weight class) and Dmitri Zaitsev (ranked 457 p4p, 61 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Zaitsev!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaitsev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kerr wants to control the position but Zaitsev says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kerr wants to sweep but Zaitsev has passed to side control!
Kerr is looking to regain half guard here but Zaitsev keeps moving and retains side control.
Zaitsev misses with the ground and pound.
Zaitsev looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kerr is avoiding damage well.
Zaitsev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kerr manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaitsev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zaitsev is trying to control. Kerr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kerr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kerr.
Kerr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaitsev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zaitsev is trying to keep Kerr in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr controlling from the top position.
Zaitsev 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.
Kerr wants to pass the guard but Zaitsev is keeping the position.
Kerr postures up and lands a big shot to Zaitsev's brow.
Kerr wants to control from the top but Zaitsev keeps moving.
Kerr is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zaitsev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kerr tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaitsev is retaining full guard.
Kerr advances position into side control!
Kerr working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zaitsev is looking to improve his position.
Zaitsev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zaitsev keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Zaitsev is trying to control the position but Kerr postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerr cracks Zaitsev with a solid left hand.
Zaitsev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kerr's guard.
Zaitsev preventing the sweep.
Zaitsev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kerr controlling Zaitsev's posture.
Kerr has momentary wrist control but Zaitsev slips an elbow through the middle.
Kerr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaitsev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is controlling Zaitsev's posture.
Kerr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kerr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kerr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kerr lands a nice shot to the head.
Kerr tries to control but Zaitsev wriggling away.
Zaitsev tries to reverse the position but Kerr maintains control.
Zaitsev wants to control but Kerr is having none of it.
Zaitsev is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr with good strikes from the mount here!
Kerr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kerr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerr lands a big shot there that rocks Zaitsev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A big strike lands for Kerr! That's really hurt Zaitsev and he's turned his back - Kerr keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Kerr jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kerr!
A very excited looking Mark Kerr rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Misha Collins (ranked 84 p4p, 13 weight class) and Dom Cruz (ranked 193 p4p, 28 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
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34
144 lbs
27 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Collins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
Collins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Collins pulls Cruz into guard.
Collins is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
Collins can't keep his opponent in guard - Cruz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Collins has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Collins has managed to free his arm - good work.
Collins is looking to control Cruz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Collins avoid being mounted?
Collins has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Collins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
Collins regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Collins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Cruz works over Collins with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Collins is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Collins has wrist control.
Collins keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Collins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
Collins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Collins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruz works over Collins with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins trying to control the position.
Collins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz pushes down on Collins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but Collins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cruz to get the leverage.
Collins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruz's back!
Cruz tries to break free.
Will Collins go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cruz tries to escape but Collins has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Collins is punishing Cruz with some ground and pound.
Cruz rolls, trying to escape but Collins keeps control of the position.
Collins throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Can Cruz hold on?! Collins is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Collins keeps control of the position as Cruz tries to break free.
Cruz wants to control his opponent's hands but Collins gets his hands free.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Collins lands shots from the back.
Cruz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Collins's guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz is stalling in the full guard.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cruz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Collins is trying to keep Cruz in close.
Collins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dom Cruz 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.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins connects with a crisp jab.
Good work by Collins as he checks the leg kick.
Collins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cruz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Collins sits in half guard.
Cruz wants to control but Collins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Collins lands a nice short elbow.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Collins has control of the leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Collins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cruz tries to roll over but Collins keeps him under control.
Cruz wants to sweep but Collins has passed to side control!
Collins trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
Cruz manages to get back to half guard.
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Collins is working away from the top position though.
Misha Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Collins is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cruz trying to control here.
Collins wants to pass the guard but Cruz is defending well.
Collins trying to control from half guard but Cruz is working away.
Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Collins is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Collins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Collins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
Cruz manages to get to full guard.
Cruz trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Collins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Collins wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Collins looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Cruz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Collins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz looking for a guillotine here but Collins defends easily.
Collins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Collins controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Collins's guard.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Collins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Cruz forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misha Collins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Collins takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Collins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cruz backs up against the cage.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cruz back to the cage. Collins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Collins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Collins with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Collins misses.
Collins avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz slips under a jab from Collins.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz takes a swing at Collins's ribcage but misses.
Cruz misses with a body shot
and Collins counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz but Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Collins looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Misha Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz slips a jab from Collins.
Cruz clobbers Collins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Collins misses with a straight left.
Collins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A left lands for Cruz.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collins was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Collins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Collins saw that one coming.
Collins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Collins feints and as Cruz raises his hands in defense, Collins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Collins postures up.
Collins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Collins postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collins manages to get himself to full guard.
Collins is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Collins is keeping the position.
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Collins has his foot on Cruz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cruz works his way back into a safe position though.
Cruz distracts Collins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
Collins has his foot on Cruz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cruz works his way back into a safe position though.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz is working Collins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cruz trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Collins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Collins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz won't allow Collins to sweep him here.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruz stays in close to Collins's body and controls the position.
Collins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Collins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Collins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
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 Misha Collins.
I think Collins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Misha Collins!
Misha Collins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 127 p4p, 19 weight class) and Rocco Marciano (ranked 139 p4p, 22 weight class). Frankels comes to the cage accompanied by Dawn....Summer Solstice... . Marciano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by a shirt that reads, 'Giant Killer'. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marciano throws a hook but Frankels blocks it.
Frankels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marciano throws a leg kick which misses Frankels's front leg but catches the back leg as Frankels tries to avoid it.
Marciano misses with a leg kick
and Frankels counters with a right hand to the body.
Frankels ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marciano scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Frankels checks the leg kick.
Crunch! Marciano slams his shin into Frankels's torso.
Frankels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano throws out a leg kick but Frankels moves out of range and Marciano only half commits.
Marciano has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Frankels moves out of range as Marciano throws a body kick.
It looked like Frankels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marciano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels moves out of range as Marciano throws a body kick.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frankels.
Frankels jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rocco Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frankels blocks the body kick.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marciano throws a leg kick
and Frankels counters with a left to the body.
Marciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frankels avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Marciano misses with an uppercut. Frankels saw that one coming.
Marciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Frankels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frankels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Frankels throws a leg kick which misses Marciano's front leg but catches the back leg as Marciano tries to avoid it.
Marciano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Frankels rather than just go for the knockout.
Marciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marciano misses with the combination.
Frankels feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marciano. Marciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Frankels lands with a shot to the body.
Marciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Marciano avoids a kick to the body.
Marciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frankels 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.
Marciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frankels staying out of range there.
Frankels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano throws the kick towards the body but Frankels avoids it.
Frankels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Frankels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Frankels.
It looks like Rocco Marciano has been cut.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Frankels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marciano checks a low kick from Frankels.
Marciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frankels misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Marciano lands a jab to Frankels's midsection.
Frankels checks a low kick from Marciano.
Marciano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marciano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frankels takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano misses with an uppercut.
Frankels shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Marciano is predictable there
and Frankels counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Frankels there.
Marciano tries to land a leg kick but Frankels saw it coming and moves away.
Marciano misses with a left hand
and Frankels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frankels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marciano.
Frankels throws a jab when Marciano was well out of range.
Marciano throws the left hand but Frankels avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
Frankels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marciano lands with a nice body punch.
Marciano is looking to land body kicks.
Marciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Frankels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocco Marciano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocco Marciano's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Frankels walks into a jab.
Frankels checks the leg kick.
As Marciano tries to get set, Frankels tries to push him back and clinch up but Marciano manages to avoid the attempt.
Frankels scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frankels. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano lands a leg kick that knocks Frankels off balance momentarily.
Marciano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marciano needs to keep his hands up - Frankels had a free shot at his head there.
Frankels gets a clinch.
Marciano takes a shot to the head.
Frankels scores with a hook to the body.
Frankels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frankels misses with some punches.
Frankels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marciano is rocked!
Frankels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marciano is still on wobbly legs! Can Frankels finish him?
I was talking to Frankels's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Frankels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frankels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frankels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Frankels cracks Marciano with a nice body shot.
Frankels has Marciano pressed against the cage. Marciano drops his hands and Frankels takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Marciano tumbling to the canvas! Frankels rains down with more punches but Marciano was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Frankels!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocket Bob Frankels!
During a confident post fight interview, Rocket Bob Frankels 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 Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 34 p4p, 5 weight class) and Mick Murphy (ranked 140 p4p, 23 weight class). Tyrone Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
39 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Murphy misses.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tyrone Jones throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws a hook but Tyrone Jones blocks it.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrone Jones throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping right.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrone Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tyrone Jones has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tyrone Jones under the eye.
Murphy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy cracks Tyrone Jones with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyrone Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy moves out of range as Tyrone Jones strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Tyrone Jones tried to score with a low kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Good shot there by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyrone Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tyrone Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy's hands.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
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 blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Murphy digs a good hook to Tyrone Jones's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrone Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Tyrone Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyrone Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mick Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyrone Jones. Tyrone Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyrone Jones is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrone Jones.
Murphy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrone Jones's shoulder, as Tyrone Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Tyrone Jones.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyrone Jones checks a leg kick.
Murphy throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tyrone Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Tyrone Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyrone Jones.
Murphy jabs Tyrone Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab lands there for Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tyrone Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murphy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tyrone Jones somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Murphy blocks the low kick.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrone Jones wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tyrone Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Tyrone Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy feints a counter leg kick.
Murphy throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Murphy staying out of range there.
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 Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
Tyrone Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone Jones misses the target.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tyrone Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Tyrone Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range.
Tyrone Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy throws a jab when Tyrone Jones was well out of range.
Donk. Murphy catches Tyrone Jones right on the button with a cross.
Tyrone Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Mick Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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 lands a leg kick that knocks Tyrone Jones off balance momentarily.
Tyrone Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone Jones misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Tyrone Jones misses.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyrone Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Tyrone Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murphy sprawls well. Murphy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyrone Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tyrone Jones, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Murphy.
Tyrone Jones cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrone Jones slips under a jab.
Tyrone Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Tyrone Jones blocks a jab.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrone Jones feinted with a counter takedown.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Tyrone Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murphy as he jumps to the side.
Tyrone Jones ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
An inside leg kick from Tyrone Jones misses.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Tyrone Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tyrone Jones staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Tyrone Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones slips a straight right by Murphy.
Tyrone Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyrone Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Tyrone Jones misses the jab.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Tyrone Jones.
Murphy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrone Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tyrone Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyrone Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyrone Jones drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murphy sprawls and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Tyrone Jones.
Murphy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tyrone Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrone Jones ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Tyrone Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones attempts a counter takedown but Murphy avoids it well and moves away.
Tyrone Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrone Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyrone Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tyrone Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Tyrone Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy stuns Tyrone Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy with a jab.
A lazy left from Tyrone Jones finds it's target.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Tyrone Jones slips the punch.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murphy blocks a low kick nicely.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrone Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Tyrone Jones attempts a counter takedown but Murphy avoids it well and moves away.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Tyrone Jones is out of range.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy tries a quick counter leg kick but Tyrone Jones is wise to it.
Murphy works Tyrone Jones's body with a nice hook.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Murphy lands with a hook. Tyrone Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Tyrone Jones attempts a counter takedown but Murphy avoids it well and moves away.
Tyrone Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyrone Jones looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a low kick nicely.
Tyrone Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrone Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
A cross from Murphy lands.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyrone Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy clobbers Tyrone Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Tyrone Jones moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Tyrone Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Tyrone Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrone Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tyrone Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrone Jones lands with an overhand left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyrone Jones checks a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tyrone Jones throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyrone Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyrone Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Tyrone Jones misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyrone Jones. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Murphy misses with a hook. Tyrone Jones ducked under it nicely.
Tyrone Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tyrone Jones.
Murphy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Tyrone Jones's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyrone Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tyrone Jones misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Tyrone Jones's leg. Tyrone Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones misses the shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrone Jones ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Tyrone Jones throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range.
Murphy throws a hook but Tyrone Jones avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Tyrone Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Tyrone Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Tyrone Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyrone Jones's calf.
Tyrone Jones scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyrone Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
A left lands for Murphy.
Murphy takes a swing at Tyrone Jones's ribcage but misses.
Murphy defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murphy scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping right.
Tyrone Jones throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mick Murphy just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
An inside leg kick from Tyrone Jones misses.
Murphy misses the jab.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Tyrone Jones off the cage and back into range.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyrone Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrone Jones missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a leg kick that misses.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Tyrone Jones misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrone Jones throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Tyrone Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Tyrone Jones is out of range.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Tyrone Jones.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Murphy checks a leg kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Murphy misses.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyrone Jones checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone Jones thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a low kick, looking for Tyrone Jones's leg but Tyrone Jones calmly moves out of range.
Murphy defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyrone Jones's calf.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyrone Jones misses the shot to the body.
Murphy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot by Murphy.
Tyrone Jones misses with a wild combination.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy throws a chopping leg kick but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tyrone Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Tyrone Jones off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murphy slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
A jab from Tyrone Jones misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Tyrone Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy catches Tyrone Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyrone Jones throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Tyrone Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy left from Murphy finds it's target.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Tyrone Jones lands with a straight right. Murphy didn't see that one coming.
Tyrone Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tyrone Jones 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 Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyrone Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the body from Tyrone Jones misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Tyrone Jones is out of range.
Tyrone Jones wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Tyrone Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyrone Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Tyrone Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy catches Tyrone Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big right from Murphy misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyrone Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Tyrone Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyrone Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Tyrone Jones from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone Jones pushes down on Murphy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Murphy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyrone Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Murphy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyrone Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Murphy gets back to full guard.
Tyrone Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tyrone Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murphy is keeping the position for now.
Murphy is pulling down on Tyrone Jones's head to control his posture.
Murphy keeping full guard, as Tyrone Jones tries to pass.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Tyrone Jones from controlling successfully.
Russell Tyrone Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tyrone Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyrone Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tyrone Jones is pushing down on Murphy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murphy is fighting to maintain full guard but Tyrone Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tyrone Jones wants to advance to full mount but Murphy doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Murphy controlling Tyrone Jones's posture.
Tyrone Jones wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Mick Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tyrone Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones with a nice head shot there.
Tyrone Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Murphy's brow.
Tyrone Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyrone Jones looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyrone Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyrone Jones throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyrone Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tyrone Jones lands a couple of digs.
Tyrone Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tyrone Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyrone Jones trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Tyrone Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyrone Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyrone Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrone Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Tyrone Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murphy 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Murphy!
Mick Murphy is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Mick Murphy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Russell Tyrone Jones had this to say: 'Wu Tang is for the children. We teach the children... Wu Tang fuh eva!'.
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