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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Aokison (ranked 763 p4p, 705 weight class) and Speva Koso (ranked 123 p4p, 114 weight class). Aokison comes to the cage accompanied by Caroline. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Aokison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speva Koso!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aokison misses with a body shot.
Aokison connects with a looping right hand.
Aokison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koso throws out the jab.
Aokison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koso throws a jab when Aokison was well out of range.
Aokison avoids the body shot from Koso.
Aokison drops down looking for a counter takedown but Koso sprawls and moves away.
Aokison seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Aokison moves out of range of the body kick from Koso.
Koso connects with a solid leg kick.
Aokison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aokison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Koso takes a swing at Aokison's ribcage but misses.
Aokison changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've been informed that Koso has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A telegraphed right hand from Koso misses the target.
Koso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aokison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aokison scores with a nice right hand.
Koso avoids the body shot from Aokison.
Aokison tries to clinch up.
Aokison scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Koso misses
and Aokison counters with a single leg into guard. Koso didn't expect that.
Aokison landing some decent shots from guard.
Aokison throws a big elbow that misses.
Koso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso looking to control.
Aokison wants to control from the top but Koso keeps moving.
Koso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koso wants to sweep but no luck.
Koso keeping moving, preventing Aokison from controlling successfully.
Aokison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aokison connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aokison advances position into side control!
Aokison swings around for an armbar but Koso sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aokison's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koso is aware though and is defending well.
Koso postures up.
Aokison is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aokison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Koso wants to control from the top but Aokison keeps moving.
Aokison has control of Koso's left arm, preventing Koso from doing any damage.
Aokison looking to control.
Aokison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aokison has control of Koso's left arm, preventing Koso from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Koso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Aokison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aokison keeping moving, preventing Koso from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Aokison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koso is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aokison with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koso throws a shot from downtown. Aokison moves away and avoids it.
Koso tries to score with a low kick but Aokison moves his leg out of the way.
Aokison appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Aokison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koso.
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 Ryu Aokison will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koso misses with an uppercut. Aokison saw that one coming.
Koso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aokison swings widly with a right hand
and Koso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aokison misses with a low kick.
Koso flicks out a counter leg kick but Aokison steps away.
Koso throws an overhand right that lands on Aokison's shoulder, as Aokison tries to avoid the shot.
Koso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koso misses with a low kick.
Speva Koso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aokison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koso.
Aokison checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Aokison lands.
Koso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aokison.
Koso stuffs the takedown attempt from Aokison. Aokison gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aokison shoots and misses
and Koso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koso keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Aokison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koso throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aokison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Koso's guard.
Koso keeping moving, preventing Aokison from controlling successfully.
Koso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aokison wants to improve his position but Koso is controlling well.
Koso tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Aokison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koso is working away from the top position though.
Aokison is refusing to be controlled, as Koso sits in half guard.
Koso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aokison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aokison is controlling Koso's trapped leg to prevent Koso from advancing to side control.
Aokison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Aokison wants to control but Koso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Koso wants to pass the guard but Aokison is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Koso seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Aokison moves into full guard.
Aokison keeping full guard, as Koso tries to pass.
Aokison is trying to keep Koso in close.
Koso trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aokison's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A swing and a miss from Koso.
Aokison feinted with a counter takedown.
Koso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aokison.
Aokison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Koso did well to prevent Aokison getting side control.
Koso wants to stand back up but Aokison manages to pass into side control.
Koso manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aokison actively working from the bottom here.
Aokison won't allow Koso to pass to mount.
Ryu Aokison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koso maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Aokison could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Koso has cracked it and Aokison is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Koso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Speva Koso!
Speva Koso very nearly forgot to thank Distinct Label amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Ryu Aokison was interviewed post fight and said 'This would not happen in Japan. Pit Bull Development sells the best prodcucts!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Feti (ranked 874 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Thor Hammer (ranked 122 p4p, 188 weight class). Feti comes to the cage accompanied by S-Tool - Lights Out. Thor Hammer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sione Feti's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sione Feti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feti throws an off balance right hand
and Hammer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hammer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
My spies in High Kicks inform me that Hammer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hammer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Feti wants to get back to full guard.
Feti trying to hold on to Hammer's head to control him but Hammer postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer wants to free his trapped foot but Feti is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Feti wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Feti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Feti trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Feti throws out a powerful jab.
Hammer slips a jab from Feti.
Hammer wants to counter with a clinch but Feti pushes him away.
Feti looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Feti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sione Feti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a nice looking body kick.
Hammer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Feti misses with a hook to the body
and Hammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Feti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Feti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Feti is rocked!
Hammer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hammer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Feti can't fight it off and eventually Hammer manages to take the fight to the floor. Feti looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Hammer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti is adopting a defensive guard.
Feti's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.
Hammer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Feti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hammer ducks right into an uppercut from Feti.
Hammer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Feti to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Feti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Hammer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Feti misses with an uppercut. Hammer saw that one coming.
Hammer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Feti counters with a thumping low kick.
Hammer blocks a low kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Hammer misses.
Hammer swings for the body but Feti moves out of range.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Feti pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer checks a leg kick.
Feti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti scores with a nice head shot.
Hammer ducks right into an uppercut from Feti.
Feti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Feti lands a nice looking body shot.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Feti pushes him off.
Feti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Feti 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.
Hammer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Feti misses with a body shot.
Feti throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Sione Feti is winning the standup battle so far.
Feti lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Feti misses the target.
Feti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Feti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Hammer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 Hammer is rocked!
Feti fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Hammer out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Sione Feti!
An out of breath Sione Feti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Monteiro (ranked 715 p4p, 1063 weight class) and Dominic Gotti (ranked 85 p4p, 126 weight class). Gotti has chosen King Of Kings as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Monteiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Gotti !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Monteiro has time to react.
 It looks like Tony Monteiro has been cut.
Gotti 's corner calls for a 1-2. Gotti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gotti seems to be stalking Monteiro here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Monteiro drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dominic Gotti !
After winning the bout, Dominic Gotti 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between PutinYa OnYerKiester (ranked 836 p4p, 1101 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 118 p4p, 156 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think OnYerKiester might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Last Battle: Sabaton. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, PutinYa OnYerKiester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OnYerKiester misses with a left hand
enabling Pato to counter with a crisp jab.
OnYerKiester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch but OnYerKiester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
OnYerKiester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pato doesn't manage to clinch there - OnYerKiester circles away.
OnYerKiester feinted there with a counter leg kick.
OnYerKiester takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
OnYerKiester misses with a low kick as Pato jumps back.
Pato misses with a lunging right hand
and OnYerKiester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OnYerKiester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pato.
OnYerKiester misses with a two punch combination.
Pato pushes OnYerKiester up against the cage in a clinch.
Pato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and OnYerKiester avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pato just misses with a elbow thrown towards OnYerKiester's brow.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pato wants to clinch
and OnYerKiester counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OnYerKiester thows a left - swing and a miss!
OnYerKiester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Sensational in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OnYerKiester has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from OnYerKiester there as he acknowledges the shot.
OnYerKiester connects with a body shot.
Pato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OnYerKiester scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy left from Pato finds it's target.
OnYerKiester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OnYerKiester misses with an uppercut
enabling Pato to counter with a crisp jab.
Pato darts in trying to clinch
and OnYerKiester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OnYerKiester has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pato finds it's way round the side to connect with OnYerKiester's head.
OnYerKiester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pato manages to avoid it.
Pato steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from OnYerKiester.
Pato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OnYerKiester.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OnYerKiester misses with a looping right.
Pato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OnYerKiester misses the shot to the body.
Pato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
OnYerKiester cracks Pato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pato 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.
Pato misses with an uppercut
and OnYerKiester counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pato thinking.
OnYerKiester tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pato is able to avoid easily.
Pato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from OnYerKiester.
Nice jab there from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pato.
Decent striking displayed by OnYerKiester there.
OnYerKiester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pato.
OnYerKiester scores with a jab. Pato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pato misses with a combination
and OnYerKiester counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato wants to clinch.
Pato wants to clinch up but OnYerKiester keeps it at a distance.
Pato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester connects with a body shot that sends Pato's belly button to the back.
OnYerKiester scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
OnYerKiester is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
OnYerKiester moves away from the strike by Pato.
Pato lands an overhand right.
Pato swings for the body but OnYerKiester moves out of range.
OnYerKiester was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pato cracks OnYerKiester with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pato moves in looking to clinch but OnYerKiester pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from OnYerKiester on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
OnYerKiester has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pato finds it's way round the side to connect with OnYerKiester's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pato. OnYerKiester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pato lands a right hook to the body.
Pato wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato walks into a stiff left hand from OnYerKiester.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OnYerKiester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook.
Pato has OnYerKiester up against the cage in a clinch.
OnYerKiester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pato misses with a low kick.
Pato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut there from OnYerKiester.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato wants to clinch up but OnYerKiester keeps it at a distance.
Pato throws a right and a left that OnYerKiester avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from OnYerKiester misses the target.
OnYerKiester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PutinYa OnYerKiester 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.
OnYerKiester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pato manages to avoid it.
Guillermo Pato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pato tries to clinch up but OnYerKiester circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts OnYerKiester, as that shot connected.
OnYerKiester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
PutinYa OnYerKiester is winning the standup battle so far.
OnYerKiester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
OnYerKiester throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OnYerKiester throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pato instigates a clinch.
OnYerKiester working hard to break the clinch.
OnYerKiester wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pato has him pressed against the cage.
OnYerKiester has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OnYerKiester has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Pato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down OnYerKiester.
Pato goes for a takedown attempt but OnYerKiester pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
OnYerKiester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pato clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OnYerKiester scores with a shoulder strike.
Pato is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
OnYerKiester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Pato.
OnYerKiester swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
OnYerKiester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pato lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - OnYerKiester can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Pato and OnYerKiester drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Pato.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guillermo Pato!
Guillermo Pato very nearly forgot to thank Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Megalos (ranked 335 p4p, 313 weight class) and Jallu Pesonen (ranked 47 p4p, 44 weight class). Pesonen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Megalos.
And Megalos counters with a quick kick to the body but Pesonen blocks it.
Megalos throws a body kick that misses.
Megalos is looking to slow Pesonen down with leg kicks.
Pesonen ducks right into an uppercut from Megalos.
Pesonen moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Megalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Megalos connects with a right hand. Pesonen shakes it off.
Megalos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pesonen fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Pesonen.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut.
Pesonen jumps guard and drags Megalos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Megalos is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Pesonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Megalos stopping the sweep attempt from Pesonen.
Pesonen wants to control the position but Megalos says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Pesonen is looking for a sweep. Megalos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pesonen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pesonen.
Megalos won't allow Pesonen to sweep him here.
Pesonen working for a triangle but Megalos defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pesonen controls Megalos momentarily but Megalos frees himself.
Pesonen looking for a guillotine here but Megalos defends easily.
Pesonen trying to keep a closed guard but Megalos is proving a slippery customer.
Pesonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos postures up.
Megalos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Megalos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Megalos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Megalos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pesonen moves out of range as Megalos strikes.
Megalos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Megalos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pesonen. That did some damage!
Pesonen throws out a loose jab but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pesonen if he has to take too many more of those.
Megalos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen takes one to the side of the head.
Megalos lands with a straight right. Pesonen didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Megalos finds it's way through Pesonen's defenses.
Megalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Megalos can pounce on him.
Pesonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megalos.
A low kick lands for Megalos.
Megalos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pesonen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Megalos.
Megalos takes the fight into the clinch.
Megalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
Pesonen pulls guard.
Megalos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos 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.
Megalos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Megalos misses with a body shot.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Megalos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Megalos lands with an uppercut that bounces Pesonen off the cage and back into range.
Megalos misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen checks a leg kick nicely.
No luck for Pesonen with that takedown attempt.
Megalos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pesonen! But no joy.
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Megalos lands a jab to Pesonen's midsection.
Pesonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Megalos connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Megalos!
Megalos staying out of range there.
Megalos jabs at Pesonen's body.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megalos was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a series of punches but Megalos moves out of range.
A lazy left from Megalos finds it's target.
Megalos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pesonen has time to react.
Megalos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pesonen. That did some damage!
Megalos is looking to land body kicks.
Pesonen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Megalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Megalos.
Pesonen swings for the body but Megalos moves out of range.
Megalos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pesonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pesonen! But no joy.
Megalos lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megalos clinches with his opponent.
Pesonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Megalos tries to close the distance and clinch but Pesonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Megalos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Megalos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Megalos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been told by Megalos's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Megalos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pesonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pesonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Megalos with a body shot.
Megalos tries to clinch there but Pesonen circles away.
Pesonen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A head kick by Megalos misses
and Pesonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Megalos with a hook.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vasilios Megalos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Vasilios Megalos is winning the standup battle so far.
Megalos scores with a nice right hand.
Megalos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pesonen is able to avoid easily.
Pesonen slips under a jab from Megalos.
Pesonen moves out of range of the body kick from Megalos.
Pesonen with a jab.
Pesonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Megalos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pesonen scrambles back to his feet.
Megalos is looking to clinch but Pesonen is avoiding it.
Megalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
Megalos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Megalos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pesonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Megalos thinking.
Pesonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Megalos has time to react.
Megalos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos throws a solid leg kick but Pesonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Megalos.
Pesonen throws a jab when Megalos was well out of range.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown but Megalos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Megalos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Megalos is rocked!
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Oh Megalos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Megalos thuds his shin into the meat of Pesonen's side.
Megalos misses with a straight right.
Pesonen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Megalos seems to have got his legs back now.
Megalos lands with an overhand left.
Pesonen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Megalos is fending him off so far but Pesonen persists. Nope, Megalos circles away and we're back to standing.
Vasilios Megalos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
Megalos lands a glancing blow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Megalos takes one on the button.
Megalos with the inside leg kick.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
Megalos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pesonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It appears Megalos was looking to counter with a kick there.
Megalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pesonen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pesonen cracks Megalos with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Megalos tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Pesonen pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Megalos is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jallu Pesonen!
A very excited looking Jallu Pesonen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milktoast Diddlybottom (ranked 875 p4p, 521 weight class) and Mike Murhaa (ranked 109 p4p, 73 weight class). Diddlybottom kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Milquetoast. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 31 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milktoast Diddlybottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Murhaa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diddlybottom's head.
Diddlybottom swats away the attempt to clinch by Murhaa.
Diddlybottom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murhaa lands a jab to the nose.
We've been informed that Murhaa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Diddlybottom throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa catches Diddlybottom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diddlybottom ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Diddlybottom walks into a jab.
Murhaa lands a right hook to the body.
Diddlybottom misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Diddlybottom.
Murhaa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diddlybottom's guard.
Diddlybottom definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murhaa throwing strikes from guard but Diddlybottom blocks nicely.
Diddlybottom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murhaa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddlybottom wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhaa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murhaa postures up in Diddlybottom's guard and throws a big left but Diddlybottom blocks it.
Murhaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Diddlybottom has wrist control.
Diddlybottom is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murhaa defends well.
Murhaa throws a big elbow that misses.
Murhaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diddlybottom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murhaa throwing strikes from guard but Diddlybottom blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Murhaa connects with a right hand. Diddlybottom shakes it off.
Diddlybottom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murhaa wants to counter the offense by Diddlybottom and move into the clinch position.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Diddlybottom.
Murhaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diddlybottom scores with a jab to the head.
Murhaa gets a clinch.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Diddlybottom avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diddlybottom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Diddlybottom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diddlybottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Diddlybottom blocks it.
Diddlybottom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diddlybottom stalling in the clinch but Murhaa improves position.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Diddlybottom avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Diddlybottom.
Murhaa lands with a right to the head.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Diddlybottom.
Diddlybottom pushes off an throws an elbow but Murhaa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diddlybottom throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Diddlybottom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diddlybottom blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa cracks Diddlybottom with a nice body shot.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Diddlybottom's head.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Diddlybottom avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
A short right from Murhaa on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diddlybottom misses with some punches.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Diddlybottom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diddlybottom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Murhaa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slow jab from Diddlybottom misses its intended target.
Murhaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diddlybottom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Diddlybottom moves out of range.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diddlybottom.
Murhaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diddlybottom. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diddlybottom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murhaa.
Diddlybottom throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Mike Murhaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diddlybottom looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Diddlybottom is having none of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa jabs Diddlybottom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diddlybottom.
Murhaa tries to counter with a clinch but Diddlybottom shakes him off and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diddlybottom throws a low kick, looking for Murhaa's leg but Murhaa calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddlybottom lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhaa has managed to clinch.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Diddlybottom avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Diddlybottom blocking some punches.
Diddlybottom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Murhaa up against the cage.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Diddlybottom controls the action.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Diddlybottom can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
A short left from Murhaa.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Diddlybottom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom wants to stall.
Diddlybottom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diddlybottom breaks from the clinch.
Diddlybottom throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Diddlybottom works over Murhaa's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Diddlybottom circles away.
Diddlybottom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diddlybottom slips a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa moves in looking to clinch but Diddlybottom pushes him off.
As Murhaa backs away, Diddlybottom returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Diddlybottom.
Murhaa moves in looking to clinch but Diddlybottom pushes him off.
Murhaa wants to clinch.
Diddlybottom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diddlybottom prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Diddlybottom avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Murhaa is working Diddlybottom over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diddlybottom's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhaa lands a body shot.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Diddlybottom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diddlybottom backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body.
Diddlybottom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diddlybottom throws an elbow but misses.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Diddlybottom avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Diddlybottom.
Diddlybottom trying to stall but Murhaa improves his position.
Diddlybottom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diddlybottom.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Diddlybottom leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Murhaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Murhaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diddlybottom just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa swings for the body but Diddlybottom moves out of range.
Donk. Murhaa catches Diddlybottom right on the button with a cross.
Murhaa clinches up against the cage.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Diddlybottom.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Diddlybottom.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diddlybottoms head.
Diddlybottom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diddlybottom blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Murhaa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Diddlybottom backwards.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Diddlybottom throws an elbow that misses.
Diddlybottom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diddlybottom or not.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Diddlybottom controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Diddlybottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa digs a right hand underneath Diddlybottom's ribcage. Diddlybottom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Murhaa.
Diddlybottom prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
A short right from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diddlybottom is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Oh Diddlybottom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Diddlybottom.
Diddlybottom seems to have got his legs back now.
A right hook to the body lands for Murhaa.
Diddlybottom blocks an uppercut.
Diddlybottom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diddlybottom misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diddlybottom.
A short body shot lands from Murhaa as the two fighters clinch.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diddlybottom backwards.
Murhaa lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Diddlybottom to his knees! Murhaa keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Murhaa!
Milktoast Diddlybottom spoke after the fight, saying 'First I like too make good show for fans. I hope you like it, even though fight did not go my way. I am mad about the result, but I am also so happy to entertain all of you. Thank you. PDB4Life'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Min-Sik Song (ranked 67 p4p, 90 weight class) and Teke Bamalog (ranked 9 p4p, 11 weight class). Song kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Akatsuki. Bamalog has chosen Stubborn Robot Original Nuttah as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 33 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Min-Sik Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teke Bamalog!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Song checks a leg kick.
Song walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bamalog checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Min-Sik Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamalog clinches.
Song tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamalog's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamalog.
Song blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Song.
Bamalog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Song pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Song misses with a kick to the body.
Bamalog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Song was well out of range. Poor timing from Bamalog.
Bamalog lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Bamalog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Song scores with a punch to the head.
Bamalog missing with a left hand there. Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bamalog on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Song turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Song.
Bamalog is looking to slow Song down with leg kicks.
Song misses with a body shot.
Bamalog tries to close the distance and clinch but Song swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Song went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bamalog throws a sloppy head kick and Song moves out of range easily.
Song attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Bamalog - just one landing.
Song tries to score with a low kick but Bamalog moves his leg out of the way.
Bamalog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Bamalog moves into range and clinches up with Song.
Bamalog lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamalog.
Bamalog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bamalog misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamalog.
Bamalog gets through Song's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Song pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Song walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bamalog checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bamalog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Song moves away from the strike by Bamalog.
Bamalog misses with a low kick.
Song swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Song is looking to slow Bamalog down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Song comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bamalog motions for Song to come forward. Bamalog throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Song appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bamalog 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.
Song tries to work over Bamalog's front leg with a kick but Bamalog checks it.
Song fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bamalog checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song avoids the head kick by Bamalog.
Song throwing a counter right hand but Bamalog manages to avoid it.
Bamalog misses with a hook.
Song thuds a left hand into Bamalog's body.
Song lands an overhand right.
Song throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A clash of legs there as Song blocks the low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Song blocks the leg kick.
Song takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Song misses with a wild combination.
Bamalog darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bamalog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bamalog drops his hands momentarily and Song takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Song misses with a leg kick.
Bamalog connects with a nice looking jab.
Song moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bamalog darts in and clinches Song up against the cage.
Bamalog misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Song on the inside.
Song breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bamalog misses with an uppercut. Song saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bamalog fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Song checks it well.
Bamalog avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Song wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bamalog's corner calls for a 1-2. Bamalog obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bamalog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Song.
That kick from Song tenderised Bamalog's leg. Bamalog is trying to keep his angry face on.
Song throws out a powerful jab.
Bamalog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bamalog connects with a jab.
Song takes a swing at Bamalog's ribcage but misses.
Bamalog just misses with a punch to the body.
Bamalog just misses with a punch to the body.
Bamalog throws a leg kick but Song sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bamalog lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Song misses with a wild body shot.
Bamalog tries to clinch but Song moves out of range.
Bamalog connects with a leg kick.
Bamalog walks into a left hand.
Bamalog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Song.
Bamalog misses the shot to the body.
Bamalog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Song.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Song.
Bamalog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Song to score with a decent uppercut.
Song misses the jab.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bamalog.
Song's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bamalog under the eye.
Song fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bamalog throws out the jab.
Bamalog tries to work over Song's front leg with a kick but Song checks it.
A big right from Bamalog misses.
Song blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bamalog.
Song is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bamalog checks a leg kick.
Bamalog tries to bum rush Song with a series of wild strikes but Song uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Song jabs Bamalog right on the nose. Bamalog blinks but takes it well.
Bamalog tries to clinch but Song is having none of it.
Song looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bamalog swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamalog is looking to clinch but Song is avoiding it.
Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bamalog was well out of range. Poor timing from Song.
Song throws a right and a left that Bamalog avoids nicely.
Song checks a leg kick.
Song moves out of range of the body kick.
Song takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Min-Sik Song will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A cross from Song lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bamalog 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 Song has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Song and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Song feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bamalog lands a nice hook to Song's body. Song takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bamalog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Song can pounce on him.
Bamalog scores with a jab to the head.
Bamalog moves into the clinch.
Bamalog misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bamalog fails to land.
Song pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bamalog throws out the jab.
Bamalog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Song's sensitive parts.
Bamalog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Song.
Song is looking to score with low kicks.
Min-Sik Song is winning the standup battle so far.
Bamalog looks to land a right hand but Song moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for Song.
Song misses with a low kick.
Bamalog is looking for the big counter here.
Bamalog clinches up against the cage.
Teke Bamalog seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Song blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Song.
Song's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bamalog checks the leg kick nicely there.
Song throws a lazy right hand but Bamalog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bamalog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bamalog.
Bamalog walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Song throws a lazy right hand but Bamalog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Song lands with a right hand.
Bamalog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Song scores with a nice strike.
Bamalog throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Song swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Song moves out of range as Bamalog throws a body kick.
Song defending well as Bamalog loads up on a big left hand.
Song ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Song.
Bamalog shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Song is looking to counter punch.
Bamalog missing with a left hand there. Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Song throws a nice inside leg kick.
Song moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bamalog with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bamalog wants to slow Song down by chopping away at his legs.
Bamalog misses with a straight left.
Bamalog tries to land a leg kick but Song saw it coming and moves away.
Bamalog checks a leg kick.
Song bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Song tried to counter with a leg kick but Bamalog avoided it.
Song throws a low kick, looking for Bamalog's leg but Bamalog calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Bamalog misses.
Bamalog throws a big shot that misses.
Bamalog throws a jab when Song was well out of range.
Bamalog fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Song checks a leg kick.
Bamalog takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Song throws a nice inside leg kick.
Song scores with a jab.
Song works Bamalog's body with a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Song 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 Bamalog has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bamalog and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bamalog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Song drops his hands momentarily and Bamalog takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bamalog throws a shot from downtown. Song moves away and avoids it.
Song thuds his shin into the meat of Bamalog's side.
Song thuds a left hand into Bamalog's body.
Bamalog looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bamalog was well out of range. Poor timing from Song.
Bamalog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Song uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bamalog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bamalog.
Song keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bamalog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bamalog manages to avoid it.
Bamalog appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Song pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bamalog is out of range and Song settles back down.
Song dips to his left and cracks Bamalog with an uppercut!
Bamalog has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Song lunges at Bamalog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bamalog's hand.
Song lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bamalog defending well as Song loads up on a big left hand.
Song throws the left hand but Bamalog avoids the punch easily.
Jab from Bamalog.
Bamalog throws an overhand right that lands on Song's shoulder, as Song tries to avoid the shot.
Song throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Bamalog does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Song misses the jab.
Song slips a jab from Bamalog.
Song looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bamalog moves away.
Bamalog throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Song stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bamalog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Song throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Song throws a wild body kick that Bamalog sees coming a mile off.
Bamalog takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Song blocks a leg kick.
Song throws a shot from downtown. Bamalog moves away and avoids it.
Bamalog jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Song tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Song scores with a leg kick.
Song misses with a body shot.
Song walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bamalog checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bamalog lands with a straight right. Song didn't see that one coming.
Bamalog tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Song misses the target.
Song keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Song was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bamalog keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Song throws a right and a left that Bamalog avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Song slips a straight right by Bamalog.
Song is looking to counter punch.
Bamalog moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bamalog tries to clinch but Song moves out of range.
Bamalog lands with a shot to the body.
Bamalog closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Min-Sik Song will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Song checks a low kick from Bamalog.
Song works Bamalog's body with a nice hook.
Song throws a good cross that connects.
Bamalog checks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Bamalog coming out on top.
Bamalog takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Song.
Song clobbers Bamalog with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bamalog connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bamalog tries to clinch but Song is having none of it.
Bamalog throws a solid leg kick but Song takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bamalog.
A big right from Song misses.
A big left from Song misses.
Song attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick lands from Bamalog.
Bamalog swings for the body but Song moves out of range.
Song getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Song bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bamalog scores with a punch to the head.
Song checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bamalog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Song moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Song wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bamalog's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bamalog throws out the jab.
Song scores with a jab. Bamalog acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Song throws a hook to the side of Bamalog's head but Bamalog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Song lands a slapping body shot.
Song checks a leg kick.
Song dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bamalog.
Bamalog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Song.
Song connects with a solid leg kick.
Song is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bamalog connects with a good right hand that stumbles Song. Song circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Song throws a looping overhand right but Bamalog ducks down to avoid it.
Bamalog misses with a straight left.
Bamalog throws a hook to the side of Song's head but Song sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Song fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bamalog.
Bamalog throws a jab when Song was well out of range.
Bamalog throws a leg kick but Song moved away.
Bamalog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bamalog connects with a solid leg kick.
Song throws a hook but Bamalog blocks it.
Song throws a body punch but Bamalog moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog missing with a left hand there. Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Song jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Song throws a quick inside leg kick.
Song throws a low kick but Bamalog avoids it.
A slow jab from Song misses its intended target.
Song misses with a low kick as Bamalog jumps back.
Song fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bamalog checks it well.
Song scores with a kick to the body.
Song avoids the head kick by Bamalog.
Song throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Song scores with a four punch combination!
Bamalog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Song lands with a nice body punch.
Song avoids the body shot from Bamalog.
Song connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bamalog momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Bamalog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Song throws a lazy right hand but Bamalog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Song misses.
Bamalog throws a big shot that misses.
Bamalog goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song checks a leg kick nicely.
Song throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Song misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Song. That's going to slow Bamalog down.
Bamalog looks to score with a jab to the body but Song is just out of range.
Bamalog throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bamalog checks the leg kick.
Bamalog misses with a straight right.
Bamalog moves out of range of the leg kick from Song.
Bamalog 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.
An attempted straight right counter from Song misses the target.
Bamalog tries to score with a low kick but Song moves his leg out of the way.
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Bamalog throws out a counter right but Song avoids it with no problem.
Song jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bamalog lands a jab to the nose.
Song gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bamalog.
Song lands a body shot.
Song staying out of range there.
Bamalog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Song to score with a decent uppercut.
Song on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bamalog. That's going to slow Song down.
Bamalog takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bamalog lands a jab to the nose.
Bamalog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Song throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Song clobbers Bamalog with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bamalog throws a low kick but Song avoids it.
Song is looking to counter punch.
Bamalog is looking to slow Song down with leg kicks.
Bamalog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Song connects with a right hand. Bamalog shakes it off.
Song scores with a hook.
Teke Bamalog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Song moves out of range as Bamalog throws a body kick.
Bamalog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bamalog slips under a jab from Song.
Song throws a head kick that Bamalog semi-blocks.
Song lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bamalog will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Song slips a jab from Bamalog.
Bamalog has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Song.
A jab from Bamalog misses.
Song stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bamalog throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Song lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Min-Sik Song showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Song, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Min-Sik Song!
Min-Sik Song bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 69 p4p, 79 weight class) and Ispa Murhaa (ranked 9 p4p, 11 weight class). Boretti comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa tries to clinch there but Boretti circles away.
Boretti scores with a hook.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boretti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa throws a sloppy head kick and Boretti moves out of range easily.
Boretti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa tests Boretti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boretti tries a head kick but it misses.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Boretti avoids it with no problem.
Boretti misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Boretti saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murhaa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boretti - the referee stops the clock and Murhaa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boretti. Murhaa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boretti throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Boretti.
Murhaa moves out of range as Boretti throws a body kick.
Murhaa throws a jab when Boretti was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Boretti both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Boretti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boretti throws a head kick but Murhaa moves out of range.
Boretti avoids the head kick by Murhaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boretti feints a jab promting Murhaa to slip. Boretti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Murhaa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boretti loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boretti manages to avoid it.
Boretti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murhaa's head.
Boretti throws a right hand that Murhaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Murhaa also avoids with ease.
Murhaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murhaa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boretti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Boretti.
Boretti slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa cracks Boretti with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa throws out a powerful jab.
Boretti throws a head kick but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murhaa throws a lazy head kick
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Murhaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boretti doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Boretti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murhaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Murhaa does it's job there.
Matteo Boretti is winning the standup battle so far.
Boretti pushes Murhaa away with a front kick.
Matteo Boretti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Murhaa lands.
Boretti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boretti throws a good cross that connects.
Boretti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhaa can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa throws a head kick but Boretti moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Boretti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa tries to clinch up but Boretti circles away and keeps his distance.
Murhaa misses with a jab to the body
enabling Boretti to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murhaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murhaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boretti throwing a counter right hand but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a hook but Boretti blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Boretti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Boretti is just out of range.
A head kick by Murhaa misses
and Boretti finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boretti was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Boretti throwing a counter right hand but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Murhaa.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Murhaa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Boretti has got the better of the exchanges.
Murhaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Murhaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boretti throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boretti tries to land a front kick but Murhaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murhaa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Boretti throws a head kick but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boretti connects with a crisp jab.
Boretti swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Boretti defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
Boretti looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti slips a straight right by Murhaa.
Boretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick from Boretti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boretti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boretti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matteo Boretti will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Murhaa throws a body punch but Boretti moves out of range.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Boretti ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boretti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boretti.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murhaa wants to clinch but Boretti slips to the side
and Boretti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boretti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Boretti avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boretti, as that shot connected.
Boretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boretti misses with the body kick
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
Boretti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Boretti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murhaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Boretti's head but Boretti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa swings for the body but Boretti moves out of range.
Murhaa checks a low kick from Boretti.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boretti walks into a straight right hand from Murhaa.
Murhaa stuns Boretti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matteo Boretti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Boretti.
Murhaa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boretti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murhaa jabs Boretti right on the nose. Boretti blinks but takes it well.
Murhaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti lands a high kick!
Boretti throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Boretti tries to bum rush Murhaa with a series of wild strikes but Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ispa Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boretti looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boretti moves out of range of the strikes.
Boretti seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boretti lands a slapping body shot.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Boretti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boretti throwing a counter right hand but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ispa Murhaa.
Well Boretti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matteo Boretti!
A very excited looking Matteo Boretti 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva Jr (ranked 224 p4p, 51 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 35 p4p, 7 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sleeping Giant. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rain's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain misses with a wild body shot.
Rain cracks Silva Jr with a good jab.
Silva Jr rushes Rain and presses him up against the cage.
Rain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva Jr backwards.
Silva Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva Jr tries to pull guard but Rain holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva Jr drops back down to his feet.
Silva Jr pulls guard.
Silva Jr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rain trying to control but Silva Jr is working from the bottom.
Rain pushes down on Silva Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain seems to be working for a kimura but Silva Jr defends the submission attempt.
Silva Jr is trying is best to control the position here.
Rain is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rain.
Silva Jr tries to roll over but Rain keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain wants to pass the guard but Silva Jr is defending well.
Silva Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Silva Jr has his hands clasped together around Rain's back. He's all about the action.
Silva Jr is trying to maintain the position but Rain is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rain stalling.
Rain tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silva Jr controls his leg.
Rain is pressing down on Silva Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva Jr is holding on for now.
Silva Jr is not content to let Rain control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva Jr tries to roll over but Rain keeps him under control.
Rain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva Jr is not content to let Rain control the position.
Silva Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rain pulls his head out easily.
Silva Jr holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rain is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva Jr bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rain keeping moving, preventing Silva Jr from controlling successfully.
Rain looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva Jr passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain is trying to improve his position.
Rain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva Jr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rain, who protects the arm well.
Silva Jr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rain, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Rain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva Jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rain is trying to get back to half guard.
Rain keeps trying to improve his position.
Rain struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva Jr swings around for an armbar but Rain sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva Jr's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Heavy Rain 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.
Silva Jr tries to clinch up
enabling Rain to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva Jr tries a low kick but Rain avoids it.
Silva Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rain.
Silva Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Rain.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva Jr - that will leave a mark!
Silva Jr punishes Rain's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Rain misses.
Rain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva Jr.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva Jr throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rain throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva Jr throws a looping overhand right but Rain ducks down to avoid it.
Silva Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rain.
Silva Jr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rain's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Silva Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva Jr moves into the clinch.
Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Rain.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heavy Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rain moves out of range as Silva Jr strikes.
Rain tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva Jr is wise to it.
Silva Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rain throws out the jab.
Silva Jr throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Rich Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Silva Jr does it's job there.
Silva Jr checks a leg kick.
Rain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rain works the jab nicely.
Silva Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rain.
Rain jabs at Silva Jr's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva Jr.
A countering left hand to the body from Rain misses.
Rain gets tackled into the cage by Silva Jr. Silva Jr maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Silva Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rain.
Rain prevents a body shot from Silva Jr.
Rain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rain manages to break the clinch.
Rain misses with a hook. Silva Jr ducked under it nicely.
Rain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Silva Jr misses its intended target.
Silva Jr scores with a nice strike.
Silva Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rain. That did some damage!
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Rain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Rain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Rain lands a lovely overhand right.
Rain misses with a wild body shot.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva Jr manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Rain.
A nice side step and Rain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva Jr slips a jab from Rain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain loads up on a big right hand but Silva Jr slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Silva Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain swings for the body but Silva Jr moves out of range.
Silva Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
It seemed like Rain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rain throws a hook but Silva Jr blocks it.
Rain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rain thuds a left hand into Silva Jr's body.
Rain misses the shot to the body.
Silva Jr moves away from the strike by Rain.
Silva Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rain throws a head kick that misses.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silva Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rain moves away from the strike by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Silva Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rain.
Silva Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Silva Jr misses.
Rain tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva Jr is wise to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr throws a hook but Rain blocks it.
Rain throws a leg kick but Silva Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rain tries a low kick but Silva Jr avoids it.
Silva Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Rain breaks away and moves out of range.
Silva Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Rain.
Rain lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rain tries a low kick but Silva Jr avoids it.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Rain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Rain.
Silva Jr is looking to counter the offense by Rain and move into the clinch.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rich Silva Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva Jr takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Rain feints a jab promting Silva Jr to slip. Rain then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silva Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva Jr slips a jab from Rain.
Rain slips a jab and a cross from Silva Jr.
Rain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva Jr wants to clinch.
Rain misses with a double jab.
Silva Jr misses with an uppercut.
Rain throws a head kick but Silva Jr moves out of range.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva Jr moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rain, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva Jr scores with the left hand. Rain knows he should have avoided that one.
Rain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rain.
Rain slips a jab and a cross from Silva Jr.
Rain misses the shot to the body.
Silva Jr rushes Rain and presses him up against the cage.
Silva Jr fails to pull guard.
Silva Jr blocks a body shot from Rain.
Silva Jr is trying to pull guard but Rain has him pressed against the cage.
Rain manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Rain.
Rain looks to land a left hand but Silva Jr moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Rain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva Jr misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Rain's corner calls for a 1-2. Rain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva Jr takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Rain throws out a counter right but Silva Jr avoids it with no problem.
Rain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva Jr tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rain misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain misses with a hook
and Silva Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva Jr.
Rain can't find room to land a body shot as Silva Jr controls the action.
Silva Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr blocks an uppercut.
Silva Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rain walks away with a smile on his face. Silva Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Silva Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva Jr wants to clinch.
Silva Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rain connects with a leg kick.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rain.
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rain with a nice cross.
Rain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rain throws a series of punches but Silva Jr moves out of range.
Silva Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rain manages to circle out of the way.
Silva Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva Jr thuds his right hand into Rain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva Jr throws a hook to the side of Rain's head but Rain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Rain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good exchange - Rain coming out on top.
Rain misses with a hook.
Silva Jr works Rain's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva Jr misses with a leg kick.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Silva Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr throws an off balance right hand
letting Rain counter with a right hand.
Rain misses with a double jab
and Silva Jr moves into the clinch.
Rain tries to throw a body punch but Silva Jr avoids it by throwing Rain back against the cage.
Rain throws a head punch that misses.
Rain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva Jr backwards.
Silva Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva Jr has a closed guard, preventing Rain from standing up.
Silva Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva Jr is trying to control the position but Rain postures up.
Rain looking to pass the guard.
Rain trying to control but Silva Jr is working from the bottom.
Rain forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Heavy Rain.
I think Rain 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Heavy Rain!
Heavy Rain decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Rich Silva Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'Me hungry!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Murphy (ranked 5 p4p, 9 weight class) and Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Mick Murphy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ozolinsh doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Ozolinsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Ozolinsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy slips under a jab from Ozolinsh.
Murphy slips a straight right by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ozolinsh.
Murphy misses with a hook.
A solid body kick from Ozolinsh.
Murphy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ozolinsh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Teodors Ozolinsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Ozolinsh.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ozolinsh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ozolinsh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ozolinsh.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Ozolinsh should have avoided that one.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Ozolinsh staying out of range there.
Ozolinsh tried to score with a low kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ozolinsh throws a front kick aimed at Murphy's knee but Murphy avoids it well.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Murphy 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.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Ozolinsh off the cage and back into range.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ozolinsh.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Ozolinsh off the cage and back into range.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Ozolinsh ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Ozolinsh misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ozolinsh.
Murphy throws a jab when Ozolinsh was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozolinsh slips under a jab from Murphy.
Ozolinsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donk. Ozolinsh catches Murphy right on the button with a cross.
Murphy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ozolinsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Ozolinsh scores with a jab to the body.
Ozolinsh throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ozolinsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook. Ozolinsh ducked under it nicely.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Ozolinsh closes the distance and clinches.
Ozolinsh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ozolinsh gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Ozolinsh lands a nice uppercut.
Ozolinsh prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ozolinsh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Ozolinsh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ozolinsh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Ozolinsh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh scores with a shoulder strike.
Ozolinsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozolinsh.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
Ozolinsh is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with some punches.
Murphy misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Ozolinsh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Ozolinsh has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murphy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ozolinsh can turn it around.
Ozolinsh is working Murphy over against the cage.
Ozolinsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
Ozolinsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ozolinsh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ozolinsh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozolinsh controls his hands.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozolinsh lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ozolinsh manages to break the clinch.
Ozolinsh scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ozolinsh takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Ozolinsh throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teodors Ozolinsh 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.
Ozolinsh misses the shot to the body.
Ozolinsh throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Ozolinsh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ozolinsh slips under a jab from Murphy.
Ozolinsh misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Ozolinsh throws a head kick that misses.
Ozolinsh with a nice cross.
Ozolinsh slips a jab from Murphy.
Ozolinsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Ozolinsh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ozolinsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Ozolinsh's head but Ozolinsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Ozolinsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ozolinsh was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Ozolinsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Ozolinsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Ozolinsh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ozolinsh looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Ozolinsh connects with a single shot there.
Ozolinsh is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Ozolinsh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ozolinsh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ozolinsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Ozolinsh misses with a low kick.
Ozolinsh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Ozolinsh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Ozolinsh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy takes a swing at Ozolinsh's ribcage but misses.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ozolinsh.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ozolinsh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozolinsh ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Ozolinsh misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Ozolinsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh thuds his shin into the meat of Murphy's side.
Ozolinsh looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Ozolinsh counters with a right hand to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ozolinsh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ozolinsh is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ozolinsh.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Ozolinsh's head but Ozolinsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ozolinsh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ozolinsh ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Ozolinsh misses with a jab to the body
and Ozolinsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Ozolinsh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Ozolinsh throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Ozolinsh saw that one coming.
And Ozolinsh responds with a good body kick, but Murphy manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ozolinsh throws out the jab.
Ozolinsh checks a leg kick.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Ozolinsh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ozolinsh ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Ozolinsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Ozolinsh misses.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Ozolinsh thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Ozolinsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Nice shot lands for Ozolinsh.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range nicely.
Ozolinsh lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Ozolinsh's shoulder, as Ozolinsh tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Ozolinsh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ozolinsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Ozolinsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ozolinsh is looking to clinch.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Ozolinsh's shoulder, as Ozolinsh tries to avoid the shot.
Ozolinsh throws a body shot but no joy.
Ozolinsh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Ozolinsh manages to avoid it.
Murphy swings for the body but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
Murphy catches Ozolinsh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ozolinsh tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy 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.
Mick Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozolinsh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ozolinsh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Ozolinsh's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mick Murphy 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.
Ozolinsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Ozolinsh pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ozolinsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Ozolinsh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozolinsh lands a shot to the body.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozolinsh.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teodors Ozolinsh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ozolinsh blocks an uppercut.
Ozolinsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ozolinsh.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ozolinsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ozolinsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozolinsh's elbow.
Ozolinsh digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ozolinsh lands a nice shot to the body.
Ozolinsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Ozolinsh misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozolinsh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ozolinsh connects with a right hand. Murphy shakes it off.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Ozolinsh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Ozolinsh throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Ozolinsh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Ozolinsh.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range nicely.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ozolinsh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
Ozolinsh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Ozolinsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozolinsh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ozolinsh throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Ozolinsh saw that one coming.
Ozolinsh connects with a leg kick.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ozolinsh checks the leg kick.
Ozolinsh throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Ozolinsh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ozolinsh lands with a left to the head.
Ozolinsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Ozolinsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ozolinsh has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
Ozolinsh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ozolinsh lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozolinsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Ozolinsh.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Ozolinsh.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
A short right from Ozolinsh on the inside.
Ozolinsh gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Ozolinsh has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
A short uppercut from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Ozolinsh pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Ozolinsh.
Murphy misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy pushes Ozolinsh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ozolinsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ozolinsh works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Ozolinsh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teodors Ozolinsh really dominated that round.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Ozolinsh.
Murphy with a nice calf kick.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
Ozolinsh missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Ozolinsh throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Ozolinsh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozolinsh moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Ozolinsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozolinsh throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Ozolinsh scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook.
Murphy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A lazy left from Ozolinsh finds it's target.
Murphy throws a body punch but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Ozolinsh. Beautiful body shot.
Ozolinsh connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Ozolinsh misses.
Good work by Ozolinsh as he checks the leg kick.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ozolinsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ozolinsh to counter with a crisp jab.
Ozolinsh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murphy under the eye.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Ozolinsh coming out on top.
Ozolinsh throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Ozolinsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ozolinsh avoids the body shot from Murphy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ozolinsh checks a leg kick.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Ozolinsh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ozolinsh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
Murphy misses with a hook. Ozolinsh ducked under it nicely.
Ozolinsh darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ozolinsh backwards.
Ozolinsh breaks the clinch.
Ozolinsh lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ozolinsh is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ozolinsh. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Ozolinsh moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Ozolinsh counters with a straight right hand.
Ozolinsh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh misses with an uppercut.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ozolinsh cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Ozolinsh throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ozolinsh counters with a nice leg kick.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ozolinsh has time to react.
Ozolinsh lands a nice shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Murphy checks a low kick from Ozolinsh.
Good exchange - Ozolinsh coming out on top.
Murphy moves out of range as Ozolinsh strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Ozolinsh loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Ozolinsh manages to avoid it.
Ozolinsh punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Ozolinsh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozolinsh avoids the body shot from Murphy.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ozolinsh.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Ozolinsh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ozolinsh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ozolinsh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ozolinsh throws a big shot that misses.
Ozolinsh throws a body kick that misses.
Murphy throws a low kick but Ozolinsh avoids it.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Ozolinsh is out of range.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Ozolinsh's head but Ozolinsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teodors Ozolinsh dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Ozolinsh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ozolinsh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ozolinsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy tries to work over Ozolinsh's front leg with a kick but Ozolinsh checks it.
Ozolinsh throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Ozolinsh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozolinsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Ozolinsh was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ozolinsh throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Ozolinsh lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ozolinsh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Ozolinsh.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ozolinsh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy throws a body punch but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
Ozolinsh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ozolinsh moves into range and clinches up with Murphy.
Ozolinsh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ozolinsh digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ozolinsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozolinsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy pushes Ozolinsh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Ozolinsh.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ozolinsh or not.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozolinsh blocking some punches.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
A head punch on the inside from Ozolinsh fails to land.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Ozolinsh.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Ozolinsh misses with some punches.
Ozolinsh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ozolinsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ozolinsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ozolinsh lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Ozolinsh digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Ozolinsh.
A head punch on the inside from Ozolinsh fails to land.
Ozolinsh tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ozolinsh backwards.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozolinsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Mick Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy tries a body shot but Ozolinsh blocks it.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Ozolinsh lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy tries a body shot but Ozolinsh blocks it.
Murphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ozolinsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozolinsh.
A short left from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy slips under a jab from Ozolinsh.
Murphy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
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 Mick Murphy.
Well Ozolinsh 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Teodors Ozolinsh!
Teodors Ozolinsh is the new welterweight champion!
After the big win, Teodors Ozolinsh made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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