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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leyte Gulf (ranked 251 p4p, 584 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 28 p4p, 82 weight class). Gulf comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Voronin has chosen Katyusha 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leyte Gulf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin misses with a body kick.
Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gulf misses the target.
Voronin looks for the body kick but Gulf saw that one coming.
As Voronin backs away, Gulf returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Voronin cracks Gulf with a good jab.
Voronin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gulf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Voronin misses.
Voronin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gulf.
Gulf ducks under a wild hook from Voronin.
Voronin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Voronin. Beautiful body shot.
Voronin tries a head kick but it misses.
Gulf throws a big counter combination but Voronin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gulf blocks a head kick by Voronin.
Voronin misses with an uppercut
and Gulf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Voronin thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Voronin. That's going to slow Gulf down.
Voronin misses with a lunging right hand
and Gulf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voronin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulf moves out of range of the strikes.
Voronin misses with a body shot
and Gulf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voronin misses with a lunging right hand
and Gulf counters with an outside leg kick.
Voronin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gulf sends Voronin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gulf is motioning to the referee to let Voronin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Voronin is rocked!
Voronin swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Voronin is still on wobbly legs! Can Gulf finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voronin is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Gulf doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Voronin crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Voronin's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leyte Gulf!
Leyte Gulf retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Leyte Gulf made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabian DeLuna (ranked 4317 p4p, 3381 weight class) and Timothy Poggle (ranked 512 p4p, 429 weight class). Timothy Poggle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabian DeLuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Timothy Poggle!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeLuna throws the left hand but Poggle avoids the punch easily.
Poggle lands an overhand right.
Poggle sizes up DeLuna with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
DeLuna connects with a body shot that sends Poggle's belly button to the back.
We've been told by DeLuna's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
DeLuna connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poggle's hands.
DeLuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Poggle is just out of range.
DeLuna misses with a hook
and Poggle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps DeLuna thinking.
DeLuna throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Poggle to counter with a crisp jab.
Poggle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
DeLuna slips a jab and a cross from Poggle.
It looked like DeLuna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Poggle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poggle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poggle there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Poggle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poggle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
DeLuna looks to throw the jab but Poggle is out of range.
Poggle misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuna closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poggle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeLuna.
Poggle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DeLuna throws a sloppy head kick and Poggle moves out of range easily.
DeLuna misses with a jab to the body
and Poggle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
DeLuna connects with a nice looking jab.
DeLuna throws a poor cross that misses
letting Poggle counter with a right hand.
Poggle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DeLuna throws a big counter combination but Poggle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
DeLuna throws a poor cross that misses
and Poggle counters with a right hand to the body.
Poggle ducks under a wild hook from DeLuna.
Poggle misses with a two punch combination.
DeLuna is looking for a counter combo.
Poggle moves out of range of the strikes.
Fabian DeLuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from DeLuna.
Poggle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poggle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poggle lands a nice shot to the body.
DeLuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poggle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poggle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
DeLuna misses the jab.
DeLuna avoids a punch combination nicely.
DeLuna throws a sloppy head kick
letting Poggle counter with a right hand.
Poggle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from DeLuna misses the target.
Poggle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle lands a nice shot to the body.
Poggle pushes DeLuna back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
DeLuna is trying to break the clinch but Poggle has him pressed against the cage.
DeLuna can't break the clinch.
Poggle cracks DeLuna with a nice body shot.
Poggle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've been informed that Poggle has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Poggle is working DeLuna over against the cage.
Poggle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
DeLuna wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poggle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poggle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeLuna backwards.
Poggle prevents DeLuna from breaking the clinch.
Poggle tries to throw a body punch but DeLuna avoids it by throwing Poggle back against the cage.
Poggle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeLuna backwards.
Poggle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeLuna or not.
DeLuna tries to circle away but Poggle has him pinned against the cage.
Poggle lands with a light punch inside.
Poggle lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Poggle.
Poggle works on DeLuna's body with a couple of short punches.
DeLuna wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poggle has him pressed against the cage.
DeLuna tries to circle away but Poggle has him pinned against the cage.
Poggle pushes DeLuna back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
DeLuna is breathing heavily.
Poggle is working DeLuna over against the cage.
Poggle lands a body shot in the clinch.
DeLuna tries to break free but Poggle pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Poggle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poggle.
Poggle lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Poggle - that landed with a thud.
Poggle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poggle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeLuna backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poggle.
DeLuna is trying to break free.
Poggle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Poggle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Poggle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Poggle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Poggle connects with a body shot.
DeLuna throws a body punch but Poggle moves out of range.
DeLuna walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab lands there for Poggle.
 DeLuna is rocked!
DeLuna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poggle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh DeLuna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeLuna with a jab.
DeLuna seems to have got his legs back now.
Poggle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeLuna.
Poggle pushes DeLuna up against the cage in a clinch.
Poggle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
DeLuna wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Poggle lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poggle lands a shot to the body.
Poggle works on DeLuna's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Poggle.
A short left from Poggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poggle lands an uppercut.
Poggle works on DeLuna's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poggle.
Poggle lands a body shot.
Poggle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poggle.
Poggle lands with a right to the head.
Poggle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
DeLuna wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poggle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poggle digs a right hand underneath DeLuna's ribcage. DeLuna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poggle.
Poggle scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poggle digs a right hand underneath DeLuna's ribcage. DeLuna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poggle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Poggle - that landed with a thud.
Poggle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeLunas head.
DeLuna is trying to push Poggle away but Poggle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poggle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poggle digs a right hand underneath DeLuna's ribcage. DeLuna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poggle lands a shot to the body.
Poggle lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poggle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poggle lands a body shot.
Poggle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poggle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poggle creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends DeLuna's eyes rolling into the back of his head! DeLuna drops to his knees and Poggle pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy Poggle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Two Chainz (ranked 3135 p4p, 4282 weight class) and Cathail Murphy (ranked 406 p4p, 507 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Two Chainz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Cathail Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chainz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Murphy shoots in but no luck this time.
Chainz scores with a three punch combo!
Chainz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chainz throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Chainz misses with a body shot.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Chainz circles away easily
and Chainz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Two Chainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cathail Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chainz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chainz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Chainz clinches.
Chainz swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chainz misses with a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chainz trying to control here.
Murphy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Murphy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chainz gets full guard.
Chainz trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from Chainz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to stand but Chainz is controlling from the bottom.
Chainz wants to stand and escape but Murphy is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chainz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chainz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Chainz.
Murphy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Chainz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Chainz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chainz wants it to stay on the feet.
Chainz is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Murphy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chainz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
Chainz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
 It looks like Two Chainz has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy shoots in for a double leg but Chainz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt
and Chainz counters with a straight right hand.
Chainz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chainz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Two Chainz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chainz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murphy is defended easily by Chainz.
Chainz cracks Murphy with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chainz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chainz doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Chainz takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Chainz misses with a wild body shot.
Chainz is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chainz stuffs the takedown attempt from Murphy. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Chainz. Chainz maintains the clinch.
Chainz breaks the clinch.
Chainz connects with a nice looking jab.
Chainz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murphy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Two Chainz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Two Chainz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chainz closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chainz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chainz.
Murphy jumps guard but Chainz stands there with Murphy around his waist. Murphy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chainz breaks the clinch.
Murphy blocks a low kick nicely.
Murphy fails to land the takedown.
Chainz lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chainz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chainz sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chainz darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
Chainz working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chainz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chainz lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Chainz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chainz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chainz wants it to stay on the feet.
Two Chainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cathail Murphy.
Good standup being displayed there by Chainz as he connects with a hook.
Murphy has a takedown stuffed.
Murphy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chainz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murphy somewhat.
Two Chainz is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Chainz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murphy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chainz circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chainz throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown but Chainz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murphy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown but Chainz sprawls well. He's pushed Murphy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chainz has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
Chainz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but Chainz has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chainz fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chainz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chainz scores with a shoulder strike.
Chainz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy tries a body shot but Chainz blocks it.
Chainz scores with a shoulder strike.
Chainz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chainz is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
Chainz scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Cathail Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chainz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chainz wants it to stay on the feet.
Chainz gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chainz.
Chainz scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but Chainz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chainz misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chainz.
Murphy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chainz manages to break the clinch.
Chainz connects with a crisp jab.
Chainz wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chainz misses with the combination.
Chainz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chainz throws out a leg kick but Murphy moves out of range and Chainz only half commits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chainz cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
Chainz blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Chainz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chainz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chainz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chainz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chainz scores with a shoulder strike.
Chainz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chainz counters with a series of strikes. Murphy will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Two Chainz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Two Chainz's cut.
That's time! Chainz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Chainz's head back.
Jab from Chainz.
Chainz misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murphy.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Chainz.
Murphy is rocked!
Chainz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Chainz finish him?
Murphy closes the distance and clinches up with Chainz, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes Chainz against the cage but Chainz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chainz tried to counter with a leg kick but Murphy avoided it.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Chainz doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Chainz scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chainz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chainz gets underhooks to prevent Murphy's takedown attempt.
Chainz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chainz digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Chainz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chainz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chainz drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Chainz.
Two Chainz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Chainz.
Chainz lands with a short shot to the head.
Chainz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Chainz lands with a short shot to the head.
Chainz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chainz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Chainz blocks it.
Chainz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chainz is defending well.
Two Chainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cathail Murphy.
Murphy jumps guard but Chainz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chainz struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Chainz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
A short left from Chainz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chainz tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Chainz back against the cage.
Two Chainz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chainz smiles and moves away.
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Chainz. Chainz maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Chainz.
Chainz pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chainz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chainz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chainz lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
Chainz lands a head shot.
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chainz.
Chainz connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chainz has Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy is trying to trip Chainz. He has hold of a leg but Chainz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Murphy persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Chainz has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Murphy has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Chainz.
Murphy tries to pull guard but Chainz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Chainz won't allow it.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chainz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy trying to control the position but instead, Chainz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murphy into the cage.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Chainz won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chainz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chainz lands a nice looking body shot.
Chainz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chainz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cathail Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick from Chainz, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chainz. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Chainz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murphy eats them both and turns towards Chainz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Chainz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Two Chainz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chainz, 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Two Chainz!
After winning the bout, Two Chainz 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 Maximus DeMarcus Meridius (ranked 1878 p4p, 2006 weight class) and Leonard Nimoy (ranked 271 p4p, 286 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus DeMarcus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a hook
letting Nimoy counter with a right hand.
DeMarcus Meridius 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.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimoy.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a low kick.
Nimoy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
DeMarcus Meridius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nimoy was well out of range. Poor timing from DeMarcus Meridius.
Nimoy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
DeMarcus Meridius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
DeMarcus Meridius walks straight into a right hand from Nimoy - that's dropped him! Nimoy jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save DeMarcus Meridius from any more punishment! DeMarcus Meridius complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leonard Nimoy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Cummings (ranked 3350 p4p, 3931 weight class) and Renato Vieira (ranked 457 p4p, 516 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Theodore Cummings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira with a poor takedown
and Cummings counters by clinching up.
Vieira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cummings pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vieira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cummings is trying to trip Vieira. He has hold of a leg but Vieira is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cummings persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vieira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cummings knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vieira on the ground.
Vieira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cummings doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cummings manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vieira has his feet on Cummings's thighs here. He's pushed Cummings off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cummings screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Vieira!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 2440 p4p, 2657 weight class) and Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 343 p4p, 378 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gamzatov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Entrance Song. Hazlehurst has chosen Queen - One Vision as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gamzat Gamzatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst darts in looking for a takedown but Gamzatov gets double underhooks and turns Hazlehurst into the cage.
Gamzatov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hazlehurst tries for a takedown but Gamzatov circles away easily
and Gamzatov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gamzatov.
Gamzatov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazlehurst keeping moving, preventing Gamzatov from controlling successfully.
Hazlehurst looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gamzatov drops back looking for a leg! Hazlehurst is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hazlehurst manages to kick Gamzatov off! Gamzatov jumps back into Hazlehurst's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hazlehurst utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gamzatov looking to pass the guard.
Gamzatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazlehurst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gamzatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gamzatov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hazlehurst controls Gamzatov momentarily but Gamzatov frees himself.
Gamzatov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hazlehurst makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gamzatov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hazlehurst is keeping the position for now.
Hazlehurst is pulling down on Gamzatov's head. It's preventing any offense from Gamzatov, at least for the moment.
Gamzatov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hazlehurst is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hazlehurst has escaped and now he's on top!
Hazlehurst wants to control from the top but Gamzatov keeps moving.
Hazlehurst is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gamzatov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gamzatov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hazlehurst must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gamzatov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hazlehurst wants to pass the guard but Gamzatov is keeping the position.
My spies in Lads Lash Banter Gym inform me that Hazlehurst has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hazlehurst is one step ahead there.
Gamzatov looking to control.
Hazlehurst lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hazlehurst throwing strikes but missing.
Hazlehurst cracks Gamzatov with a solid left hand.
Hazlehurst slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gamzatov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hazlehurst prevents Gamzatov from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hazlehurst looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gamzat Gamzatov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gamzatov circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hazlehurst is defended easily by Gamzatov.
Gamzatov attempts a counter takedown but Hazlehurst avoids it well and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hazlehurst dives in and scores a takedown into Gamzatov's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gamzat Gamzatov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hazlehurst looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gamzatov is fending him off so far but Hazlehurst persists. Nope, Gamzatov circles away and we're back to standing.
Hazlehurst fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gamzatov is defended easily by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gamzatov as he avoids it easily.
Gamzat Gamzatov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gamzatov's guard.
Hazlehurst is standing up over Gamzatov. Gamzatov looks to escape but Hazlehurst dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gamzatov is not content to let Hazlehurst control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst working away.
Gamzatov tries to control but Hazlehurst manages to take his back.
Hazlehurst is landing with strikes from the back.
Hazlehurst lands with a hammerfist to the side of Gamzatov's head.
Hazlehurst struggling to land strikes to the head as Gamzatov covers up.
Gamzatov trying to get back to his feet but Hazlehurst is in full control for now.
Hazlehurst working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov trying to control the position but Hazlehurst manages to sink in the hooks.
Hazlehurst is punishing Gamzatov with strikes - can he finish him?!
Gamzatov is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hazlehurst is landing with strikes from the back.
Hazlehurst is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hazlehurst gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hazlehurst gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hazlehurst apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst goes for a double leg but Gamzatov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gamzatov continues to drive forward.
Hazlehurst has a takedown stuffed.
Gamzatov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hazlehurst.
Gamzatov fails to land the takedown.
Gamzatov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hazlehurst tries to avoid it but Gamzatov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hazlehurst to the ground. Hazlehurst escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hazlehurst closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gamzatov's guard.
Daniel Hazlehurst has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hazlehurst stays in close to Gamzatov's body and controls the position.
Gamzatov working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hazlehurst throws a strike but Gamzatov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hazlehurst wants to sweep but no luck.
Gamzatov looking to pass the guard.
Hazlehurst wants to sweep here but Gamzatov controlling him for the moment.
Gamzatov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hazlehurst looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hazlehurst looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hazlehurst!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ground and pound from Hazlehurst seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Hazlehurst showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gamzatov enables Hazlehurst to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gamzatov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gamzatov wants to sweep here but Hazlehurst controlling him for the moment.
Gamzatov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hazlehurst throws a big right hand that misses.
Gamzatov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gamzatov keeping moving, preventing Hazlehurst from controlling successfully.
Hazlehurst with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst stands and throws Gamzatov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hazlehurst tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hazlehurst has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov is trying to improve his position.
Hazlehurst lands some shots froms side control.
Gamzatov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hazlehurst scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hazlehurst is trying to control. Gamzatov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gamzatov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hazlehurst is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov keeping hold of Hazlehurst's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gamzatov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gamzatov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hazlehurst.
Gamzatov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daniel Hazlehurst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gamzatov gets caught napping as Hazlehurst dives in and scores a takedown. Gamzatov manages to retain guard.
Gamzatov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hazlehurst manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gamzatov is trying to stand up here but Hazlehurst is controlling him well.
Hazlehurst wants to pass to mount but Gamzatov is defending the position.
Hazlehurst wants to take a breather but Gamzatov is having none of it.
Gamzatov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hazlehurst keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gamzatov's head.
Hazlehurst works over Gamzatov with some ground and pound from guard.
Hazlehurst stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gamzatov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hazlehurst drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gamzatov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gamzatov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gamzatov!
Gamzatov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hazlehurst can't do much from the bottom here.
Gamzatov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gamzatov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hazlehurst can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Hazlehurst comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hazlehurst 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Hazlehurst!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hyryx Dall (ranked 2491 p4p, 1016 weight class) and Shaun Brownie (ranked 355 p4p, 146 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Rattlesnake. Hyryx Dall has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Great elbows
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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 29 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hyryx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie missing with a left hand there. Dall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brownie throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Dall misses with a straight left.
Dall slips under a jab.
Dall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dall throws a front kick aimed at Brownie's knee but Brownie avoids it well.
Brownie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brownie throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Brownie misses.
Brownie throws a right and a left that Dall avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
Brownie misses with an uppercut. Dall saw that one coming.
Brownie lands the left hand.
Brownie lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Hyryx Dall has been cut.
Dall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie moves into range and clinches up with Dall.
Brownie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dall misses with the head strike.
Dall working aggressively here.
Dall can't find room to land a body shot as Brownie controls the action.
Brownie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brownie stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dall.
Dall pushes Brownie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dall throws a punch but it's blocked by Brownie.
Dall tries to pull guard but Brownie won't allow it.
Dall throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Brownie.
Brownie missing with knees to the body.
Brownie has Dall pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Brownie pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dall tumbling to the mat - Brownie dives into Dall's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries to strike from the bottom.
Dall is striking from the bottom but Brownie uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall is refusing to be controlled, as Brownie sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Brownie seems content to control.
Brownie is trying to control the action in half guard but Dall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brownie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brownie's back!
Dall throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Brownie breaks Dall's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Brownie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dall doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dall doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie connects with a couple of short punches.
Brownie chips away with some ground and pound.
Dall doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Brownie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brownie is working Dall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall striking off his back but it's not causing Brownie any problems.
Brownie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brownie landing with the ground and pound.
Dall is rocked!
Brownie lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Dall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brownie postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Dall covers up, he's hurt! Brownie keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Brownie and the ref steps in to end the fight! Brownie can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Brownie!
A very excited looking Shaun Brownie rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Armstrong (ranked 1146 p4p, 1735 weight class) and Joe Smo (ranked 171 p4p, 251 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong scores with a jab to the body.
Armstrong lands a body shot.
Armstrong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smo.
Smo has his takedown stuffed
and Armstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong slips a jab and a cross from Smo.
Armstrong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Armstrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smo's sensitive parts.
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Smo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smo is looking to clinch but Armstrong is avoiding it.
Smo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Armstrong avoids it really well and circles away.
Armstrong jabs Smo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smo tries a head kick but it misses.
Armstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Smo.
Smo throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
Smo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armstrong is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Smo.
Armstrong misses with a low kick.
Armstrong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smo is out of range and Armstrong settles back down.
Joe Smo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Armstrong but Armstrong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Armstrong throwing a counter right hand but Smo manages to avoid it.
Tim Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Smo.
Smo looks to clinch
and Armstrong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smo throws a head kick that misses.
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Smo.
Armstrong slips under a jab from Smo.
Armstrong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong slips a jab from Smo.
Smo throws a sloppy head kick
and Armstrong counters with an inside leg kick.
Smo wants to clinch but Armstrong slips to the side
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Smo moves out of range.
Smo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Armstrong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smo takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
Smo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Armstrong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong is looking to slow Smo down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Smo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smo walks into a stiff left hand from Armstrong.
Smo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Armstrong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Smo throws a series of punches but Armstrong avoids them all with ease.
Armstrong misses the shot to the body.
Smo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Smo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Armstrong but Armstrong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smo walks into a jab.
Smo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smo is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by Armstrong there.
Smo is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?
Smo leaves his chin hanging out and Armstrong seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Smo crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 1484 p4p, 1612 weight class) and William Ralph Dean (ranked 220 p4p, 234 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 33 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Dean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Dean ducks under and follows up with a left that Dean also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Dean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benn Jr duly obliges.
Dean misses with a looping left.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Dean goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dean.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dean sizes up Benn Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dean misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr dodges the punch combination from Dean.
Dean misses with a body kick.
Dean lands a jab to the head.
Benn Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benn Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dean let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dean lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Dean ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Benn Jr does it's job there.
Dean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dean throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Dean connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Dean throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Dean.
Dean throws a hook but Benn Jr avoids it easily.
Dean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dean looks to land a combination but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Dean scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Dean manages to avoid it.
Dean wants to land a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range.
Benn Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Dean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dean swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Dean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Dean misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benn Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dean throws a counter combo.
Dean fails to land with a series of punches.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Dean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dean pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benn Jr back to the cage. Dean follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dean misses.
Dean throws out a leg kick but Benn Jr moves out of range and Dean only half commits.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Dean misses with a series of wild punches.
Dean misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dean.
Dean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benn Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dean misses with a head kick.
Dean walks into a jab.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
William Ralph Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean takes one to the chin there.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Ralph Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sloppy strikes from Dean. Those never looked like landing.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Dean counters with a one-two to the body.
Benn Jr scores with a body shot.
Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dean.
It looked like Benn Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dean throws a head kick that misses.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benn Jr misses with a straight left.
Dean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Benn Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Dean misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Benn Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benn Jr.
Dean throws a hook but Benn Jr blocks it.
It looked like Benn Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dean.
Dean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Dean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dean lands with an overhand left.
Dean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Dean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dean lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Dean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a series of punches but Benn Jr avoids them all with ease.
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!
Dean cracks Benn Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dean tries a low kick but Benn Jr avoids it.
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Benn Jr slips the punch.
Dean takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Benn Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dean looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dean moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good exchange - Dean coming out on top.
Dean has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benn Jr works the jab nicely.
Dean turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benn Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr throws a head kick but Dean moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benn Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
William Ralph Dean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dean delivers a nice body kick.
Dean connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benn Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dean is looking to land body kicks.
Benn Jr connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Ralph Dean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dean throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benn Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Dean avoided it.
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Nice shot lands for Dean.
Dean scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benn Jr in his tracks.
Benn Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dean misses with a looping left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dean!
A slapping body kick lands there for Dean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jr.
Dean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benn Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dean - the referee stops the clock and Benn Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dean. Benn Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean misses with a hook.
Dean throws the kick towards the body but Benn Jr avoids it.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Benn Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Dean's head but Dean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dean throws a big counter head kick but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Dean scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dean throws a chopping leg kick but Benn Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dean with the inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean throws a combination. Benn Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benn Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Dean sizes up Benn Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benn Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
A counter left hand to the body from Benn Jr misses its target.
Dean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean scores with a punch to the head.
Dean misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Benn Jr takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
Dean misses with a head kick.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dean.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That kick from Dean tenderised Benn Jr's leg. Benn Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dean throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dean misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Dean coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Benn Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dean lands a leg kick that knocks Benn Jr off balance momentarily.
Dean fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dean just misses with a punch to the body.
Dean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dean uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benn Jr has time to react.
Benn Jr defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Benn Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.
Dean throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Ralph Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dean has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Ralph Dean!
After the big win, William Ralph Dean made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Goblin Fight Wear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'.
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