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C115: Murhaa vs. Owens PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleeding Spanner (ranked 1777 p4p, 1942 weight class) and Oscar Gustafsson (ranked 240 p4p, 260 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bleeding Spanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson blocks a head kick by Spanner.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses.
Gustafsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustafsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gustafsson misses the jab.
Gustafsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spanner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gustafsson throws a jab when Spanner was well out of range.
Gustafsson connects with a nice looking jab.
 It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
Spanner closes the distance and pushes Gustafsson back into the cage.
Spanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spanner misses with a body punch.
Spanner missing with knees to the body.
Gustafsson lands a left hand.
Spanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spanner has a couple of punches blocked by Gustafsson.
Spanner trying to land knees to the body.
Spanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gustafsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Spanner.
Gustafsson blocks an elbow strike.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spanner backwards.
Spanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spanner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gustafsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gustafsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Spanner.
Spanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gustafsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Spanner misses with a knee strike.
Spanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gustafsson.
Spanner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spanner lands a right hand.
Gustafsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spanner misses with a punch to the body.
Spanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Gustafsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanner misses with the head strike.
Spanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spanner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gustafsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gustafsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Spanner backwards.
Spanner looking to throw knees to the head but Gustafsson is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Spanner.
Spanner being controlled against the cage.
Gustafsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gustafsson blocks a body shot from Spanner.
Gustafsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Spanner has double underhooks.
Spanner missing with knees to the body.
Spanner tries a knee to the head but Gustafsson blocks it.
Gustafsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Spanner.
Spanner digs a right hand into Gustafsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gustafsson's gas tank.
Gustafsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Spanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gustafsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spanner or not.
Gustafsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Spanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gustafsson dodges an elbow strike from Spanner.
Spanner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gustafsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustafsson gets tackled into the cage by Spanner. Spanner maintains the clinch.
Spanner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gustafsson blocks an uppercut.
Gustafsson blocks an uppercut.
Spanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gustafsson's elbow.
Gustafsson avoiding damage as Spanner throws knees to the body.
Spanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gustafsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spanner lands a right hand.
Spanner tries to throw a body punch but Gustafsson avoids it by throwing Spanner back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bleeding Spanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bleeding Spanner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spanner throws a head kick that misses.
Bleeding Spanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson blocks a head kick by Spanner.
Spanner misses with a head kick.
Spanner tries to clinch there but Gustafsson circles away.
Gustafsson dodges the punch combination from Spanner.
Spanner throws a combination that misses
and Gustafsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spanner throws a hook to the side of Gustafsson's head but Gustafsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spanner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustafsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Oscar Gustafsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gustafsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gustafsson throws a body punch but Spanner moves out of range.
Gustafsson lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Spanner.
Spanner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Spanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gustafsson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Spanner blocks it well.
Spanner throws a nice looking combination but Gustafsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson moves away from the strike by Spanner.
Jab, jab by Gustafsson - just one landing.
Gustafsson swings for the body but Spanner moves out of range.
Gustafsson scores with a nice head shot.
Bleeding Spanner's cut is getting worse.
Gustafsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gustafsson tries to land a front kick but Spanner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spanner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spanner has Gustafsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Spanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gustafsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gustafsson managing to block the knees to the body from Spanner.
Gustafsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spanner has him pressed against the cage.
Spanner misses with an elbow strike.
Gustafsson blocks an elbow strike from Spanner.
Spanner misses with a knee strike.
Spanner misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gustafsson avoids it.
Spanner digs a right hand underneath Gustafsson's ribcage. Gustafsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gustafsson breaks from the clinch.
Gustafsson dodges the punch combination from Spanner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spanner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gustafsson can do to turn this around?
A cross from Spanner lands.
Spanner throws a lazy right hand but Gustafsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gustafsson lands with a nice body punch.
Gustafsson looks to land a combination but Spanner avoids it well.
Gustafsson slips a straight right by Spanner.
Gustafsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gustafsson scores with a hook to the body. Spanner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gustafsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Gustafsson lands with a nice combination. Spanner backs away looking to recover.
Gustafsson stuns Spanner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gustafsson lands a two punch combo.
 Spanner is rocked!
Bleeding Spanner's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gustafsson pounces like a tiger and cracks Spanner with a vicious hook! Spanner is down but not out! Gustafsson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oscar Gustafsson!
A relieved looking Oscar Gustafsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Bleeding Spanner had this to say: 'That was fucking bullshit!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dickinson (ranked 1715 p4p, 1672 weight class) and Pauke Murhapuro (ranked 238 p4p, 230 weight class). Dickinson comes to the cage accompanied by Resurrection - Chris Travis. Pauke Murhapuro has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhapuro.
A head kick from Murhapuro lands but Dickinson takes it in his stride.
It looks like Sean Dickinson has been cut.
Murhapuro throws the left hand but Dickinson avoids the punch easily.
Dickinson throws a combination that misses
and Murhapuro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dickinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murhapuro fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Dickinson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhapuro throws an overhand right that lands on Dickinson's shoulder, as Dickinson tries to avoid the shot.
Murhapuro ducks under a wild hook from Dickinson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhapuro! But no joy.
Murhapuro slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro walks into a straight right hand from Dickinson.
A lazy body kick from Murhapuro
enabling Dickinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhapuro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dickinson.
Dickinson avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro throws a looping overhand right but Dickinson ducks down to avoid it.
Dickinson tried to counter with a leg kick but Murhapuro avoided it.
Murhapuro wants to land a leg kick but Dickinson is out of range.
Murhapuro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Murhapuro
enabling Dickinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhapuro throws a leg kick
and Dickinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhapuro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhapuro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dickinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhapuro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dickinson is able to avoid easily.
Dickinson throws a jab when Murhapuro was well out of range.
We've been informed that Murhapuro 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.
Murhapuro thuds a left hand into Dickinson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson staying out of range there.
Murhapuro misses with a body punch
and Dickinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Murhapuro just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson blocks a head kick by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dickinson's head backwards.
Murhapuro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickinson manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Dickinson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dickinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murhapuro on the side of the head.
Murhapuro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson with a nice cross.
Dickinson lands a jab to the nose.
Murhapuro misses with a straight left.
Dickinson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dickinson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dickinson misses with a looping right.
Dickinson backing away here, and Murhapuro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murhapuro is looking to slow Dickinson down with leg kicks.
Murhapuro throws a leg kick
enabling Dickinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhapuro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murhapuro looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickinson is just out of range.
Murhapuro closes the distance and clinches.
Dickinson pushes Murhapuro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson blocks the elbow strike.
Dickinson dodges an elbow strike from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro tries to work over Dickinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickinson prevents a body shot from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro tries to work over Dickinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickinson tries a body shot but Murhapuro blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhapuro just leaning against Dickinson, taking a breather.
Dickinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhapuro's elbow.
Dickinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murhapuro.
Murhapuro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhapuro blocks a body shot from Dickinson.
Murhapuro tries to throw a body punch but Dickinson avoids it by throwing Murhapuro back against the cage.
Dickinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dickinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro trying to control the position but instead, Dickinson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murhapuro into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dickinson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sean Dickinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Dickinson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murhapuro takes one to the chin there.
Dickinson tried to score with a low kick but Murhapuro checks it.
Murhapuro slips a jab from Dickinson.
Murhapuro lands a nice looking body shot.
Dickinson staying out of range there.
Dickinson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murhapuro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pauke Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhapuro looks to land a body kick but Dickinson moved away.
Dickinson scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big left from Murhapuro misses.
A punch combination from Murhapuro misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murhapuro. That's going to slow Dickinson down.
Dickinson avoids the head kick by Murhapuro.
It looked like Dickinson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhapuro thows a leg kick but Dickinson checks it
and Dickinson counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murhapuro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dickinson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murhapuro has time to react.
Murhapuro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murhapuro dips to his left and cracks Dickinson with an uppercut!
Dickinson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dickinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dickinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhapuro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murhapuro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhapuro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dickinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dickinson lands with a shot to the body.
Murhapuro throws a lazy body kick
enabling Dickinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhapuro 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.
Dickinson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murhapuro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dickinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murhapuro ducks under a wild hook from Dickinson.
Murhapuro tries to clinch there but Dickinson circles away.
Sean Dickinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhapuro misses with a lunging right hand
and Dickinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhapuro thows a leg kick but Dickinson checks it
and Dickinson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dickinson misses with a straight right.
A cross from Murhapuro lands.
Dickinson throws a head kick that misses
enabling Murhapuro to counter with a crisp jab.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut.
Dickinson moves out of range of the leg kick from Murhapuro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dickinson throws a hook to the side of Murhapuro's head but Murhapuro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dickinson throws a good cross that connects.
Dickinson lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murhapuro - that will leave a mark!
Dickinson misses with a wild body shot.
Murhapuro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dickinson.
Murhapuro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro scores with a jab.
Dickinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhapuro moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sean Dickinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Dickinson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dickinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhapuro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dickinson misses with a straight left.
Dickinson backing away here, and Murhapuro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Murhapuro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dickinson scores with a jab.
Murhapuro walks into a jab.
Murhapuro tries to move into range but Dickinson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murhapuro throws a push kick but Dickinson slaps the foot to one side.
Murhapuro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson scores with a jab.
Murhapuro misses with an uppercut. Dickinson saw that one coming.
Murhapuro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murhapuro misses with a low kick.
Murhapuro scores with the left hand. Dickinson knows he should have avoided that one.
Murhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhapuro throws out a loose jab but Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhapuro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dickinson avoids the body shot from Murhapuro.
It looked like Dickinson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhapuro throws a looping overhand right but Dickinson ducks down to avoid it.
Murhapuro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhapuro misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dickinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhapuro is just out of range.
Murhapuro unleashes a big counter combination but Dickinson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dickinson throws a shot from downtown. Murhapuro moves away and avoids it.
Murhapuro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dickinson is out of range.
Murhapuro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murhapuro - that will leave a mark!
Murhapuro throws a lazy head kick
and Dickinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhapuro misses with a low kick as Dickinson jumps back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhapuro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickinson manages to avoid it.
Pauke Murhapuro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhapuro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro throws a shot from downtown. Dickinson moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Dickinson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhapuro lands a glancing blow to the side of Dickinson's head.
Dickinson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murhapuro tries to land a front kick but Dickinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dickinson lands a really nice looking cross but Murhapuro seems unphased.
Dickinson scores with a hook.
Dickinson avoids the body shot from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro throws out a powerful jab.
Murhapuro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickinson.
Dickinson misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro scores with a leg kick.
Dickinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhapuro manages to avoid it.
Dickinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murhapuro counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dickinson slips under a jab from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickinson.
Murhapuro throws a leg kick
and Dickinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sean Dickinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murhapuro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dickinson ducks under a wild hook from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro throws a leg kick
and Dickinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Sean Dickinson.
Well Dickinson 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Dickinson!
Our winner, Sean Dickinson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandros Stamatis (ranked 1216 p4p, 1184 weight class) and Kevin McGuire (ranked 179 p4p, 171 weight class). Stamatis comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton - Sparta. McGuire comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandros Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis throws a series of strikes that have McGuire backpedaling.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stamatis!
 It looks like Kevin McGuire has been cut.
Stamatis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stamatis swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stamatis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
Stamatis misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire counters with a left hand that sends Stamatis to the canvas!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stamatis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stamatis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stamatis looking for a sweep. Not yet Stamatis, not yet.
McGuire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stamatis is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stamatis wants to sweep but no luck.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McGuire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGuire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stamatis has his hands on McGuire's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alexandros Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire throws a low kick, looking for Stamatis's leg but Stamatis calmly moves out of range.
Stamatis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stamatis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
McGuire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stamatis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis cracks McGuire with a good jab.
Stamatis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stamatis misses with a straight left.
McGuire throws a jab when Stamatis was well out of range.
Stamatis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a right hand that McGuire ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuire also avoids with ease.
McGuire connects with a body shot.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch but Stamatis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stamatis. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Stamatis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stamatis thuds a left hand into McGuire's body.
Stamatis looks to land a combination but McGuire avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of McGuire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stamatis.
Stamatis connects with a right hand. McGuire shakes it off.
McGuire walks into a left hand.
Stamatis throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire throws a lazy head kick
and Stamatis counters with a nice body shot.
McGuire throws a head kick but Stamatis moves out of range.
Stamatis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGuire walks into a straight right hand from Stamatis.
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
Stamatis throws out a powerful jab.
Stamatis cracks McGuire with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McGuire looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stamatis finish him?
 McGuire is rocked!
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!
McGuire loses concentration momentarily and Stamatis pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! McGuire crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Stamatis finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexandros Stamatis!
Alexandros Stamatis 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.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calixto Cardona (ranked 623 p4p, 607 weight class) and Biabas Kitjakarn (ranked 74 p4p, 71 weight class). Kitjakarn has chosen Dancing Drums as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calixto Cardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Biabas Kitjakarn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cardona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kitjakarn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Kitjakarn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calixto Cardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardona swings widly with a right hand
and Kitjakarn counters with a good low kick that Cardona was not able to check.
Nice defenses there by Kitjakarn.
The fighters circling - Cardona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cardona stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kitjakarn throws a jab but it's blocked by Cardona.
Kitjakarn 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.
Nice body kick from Kitjakarn.
Cardona connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kitjakarn. Kitjakarn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch combination from Cardona misses.
Kitjakarn throws a counter combo.
Cardona misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Cardona.
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!
Cardona looks to land a right hand but Kitjakarn moved out of range.
Kitjakarn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cardona checks a leg kick.
Kitjakarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona lands a right hook to the body.
Kitjakarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardona is just out of range.
A jab from Kitjakarn misses.
Kitjakarn moves away from the strike by Cardona.
Cardona closes the distance and clinches.
Kitjakarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kitjakarn gets through Cardona's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kitjakarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
Cardona throws a head punch that misses.
Kitjakarn blocks a body shot from Cardona.
Cardona lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cardona digs a right hand underneath Kitjakarn's ribcage. Kitjakarn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kitjakarn is leaning against Cardona and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kitjakarn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Kitjakarn as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Kitjakarn - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona lands a hook that snaps the head of Kitjakarn backwards.
Cardona tries a body shot but Kitjakarn blocks it.
Kitjakarn lands a hook that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
Kitjakarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitjakarn cracks Cardona with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn misses with a body punch.
Kitjakarn digs a right hand into Cardona's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cardona's gas tank.
Kitjakarn lands a shoulder strike.
Cardona misses with the head strike.
Cardona takes a shot to the head.
Cardona misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kitjakarn on the inside.
Cardona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kitjakarn presses Cardona against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kitjakarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kitjakarn.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as Kitjakarn controls the action.
Kitjakarn digs a right hand underneath Cardona's ribcage. Cardona let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cardona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kitjakarn's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cardona scores with a shot to the side of Kitjakarn's head.
Kitjakarn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cardona misses with a kick to the body.
Cardona misses with a lunging right hand
and Kitjakarn counters with a straight right hand.
Cardona staying out of range there.
Cardona misses with a body shot.
Kitjakarn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kitjakarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kitjakarn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cardona with a body shot.
Cardona misses with a lunging right hand
and Kitjakarn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kitjakarn slips under a jab.
Cardona throws out a loose jab but Kitjakarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kitjakarn in his tracks.
Cardona throws out a powerful jab.
Cardona fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardona misses with an uppercut.
Kitjakarn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn slips a straight right by Cardona.
Cardona misses with an uppercut
enabling Kitjakarn to counter with a crisp jab.
Cardona throws a leg kick but Kitjakarn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cardona takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cardona is rocked!
Kitjakarn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Cardona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cardona throws a leg kick but Kitjakarn moved away.
Kitjakarn throws a counter combo.
Kitjakarn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kitjakarn defending well as Cardona loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Kitjakarn misses.
Kitjakarn with a nice calf kick.
Cardona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kitjakarn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kitjakarn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cardona is aggressively charging in as Kitjakarn backs up avoiding any damage. Kitjakarn tosses out a jab and Cardona runs right into it face first! Cardona is out cold! Kitjakarn dropped down on all fours and is barking in Cardona's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biabas Kitjakarn!
An out of breath Biabas Kitjakarn 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 Richard Rockefeller (ranked 827 p4p, 1271 weight class) and Tu Barrels (ranked 127 p4p, 187 weight class). Rockefeller comes to the cage accompanied by The Trooper- Iron Maiden. Barrels has chosen Lock stock and as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Rockefeller !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockefeller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrels jabs Rockefeller right on the nose. Rockefeller blinks but takes it well.
Rockefeller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrels.
Rockefeller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barrels at a distance.
Barrels throws out a powerful jab.
Barrels avoids the head kick by Rockefeller .
Nice defenses there by Rockefeller .
Barrels misses with a combination
and Rockefeller counters with a crisp right hand that drops Barrels! Rockefeller lets Barrels back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockefeller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockefeller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barrels has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rockefeller misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barrels.
Barrels misses the jab.
Barrels misses with an uppercut
and Rockefeller counters with a crisp right hand that drops Barrels! Rockefeller lets Barrels back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Barrels is rocked!
Rockefeller is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Barrels flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Barrels is out cold! Rockefeller holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Rockefeller !
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Rockefeller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspektor Gee (ranked 1007 p4p, 1023 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 149 p4p, 150 weight class). Genghis Khan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Gee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan wants to clinch.
Gee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gee throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Gee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gee throws a right hand that misses
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Gee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gee throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gee checks a leg kick.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Gee moved out of range.
Inspektor Gee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gee checks a low kick from Khan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gee. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Gee's shoulder, as Gee tries to avoid the shot.
Gee tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Gee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Gee is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Gee tried to counter with a leg kick but Khan avoided it.
Gee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Gee.
Gee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khan on the side of the head.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gee misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gee.
Khan misses with a leg kick.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
Gee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan throws a counter combo.
Gee scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan digs a good body shot into Gee's ribs.
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!
Gee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khan.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Gee counters with a stiff right hand.
Gee throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
We've been informed that Khan 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.
Gee throws the kick towards the body but Khan avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Gee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan punishes Gee's body with a nice straight punch.
Gee walks into a jab.
Gee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khan's hands.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Gee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
Gee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Khan
and Gee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gee circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Khan drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Gee follows Khan to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inspektor Gee!
Inspektor Gee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Kowalski (ranked 249 p4p, 274 weight class) and Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 38 p4p, 42 weight class). Stalinovich has chosen Hell March as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenny Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stalinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalski.
Stalinovich slips under a jab.
Kowalski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kowalski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kowalski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kowalski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stalinovich shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kowalski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalinovich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Kowalski.
Stalinovich can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalski controls the action.
Stalinovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalinovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalinovich is trying to pull guard but Kowalski has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski has Stalinovich pressed against the cage, preventing Stalinovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kowalski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalinovich breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Stalinovich misses its intended target.
Kowalski lands a jab to the head.
Stalinovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been informed that Stalinovich 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.
Kowalski scores with a body shot.
Kowalski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalinovich gets through Kowalski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalski throws a punch but it's blocked by Stalinovich.
Stalinovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalinovich pushes Kowalski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalinovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalinovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stalinovich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kowalski throws a good cross that connects.
Kowalski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalinovich takes one to the chin there.
Stalinovich steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kowalski. That one must have hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kowalski.
Stalinovich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kowalski.
Kowalski lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Kowalski misses.
Kowalski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kowalski looks to land a body kick but Stalinovich moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski misses with a looping left.
Stalinovich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kowalski with a body shot.
Stalinovich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kowalski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalski misses with a hook.
Kowalski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stalinovich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kowalski in his tracks.
Kowalski lands a really nice looking cross but Stalinovich seems unphased.
Kowalski misses with a hook. Stalinovich ducked under it nicely.
Stalinovich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kowalski's hands.
It looks like Lenny Kowalski has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalski. Stalinovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lenny Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski lands a glancing blow to the side of Stalinovich's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kowalski throws a looping overhand right but Stalinovich ducks down to avoid it.
Kowalski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slow jab from Kowalski misses its intended target.
Stalinovich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stalinovich slips a jab from Kowalski.
Kowalski scores with the left hand. Stalinovich knows he should have avoided that one.
Stalinovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalski is looking to counter with a body kick.
Stalinovich takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalinovich fails to pull guard.
Kowalski lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Kowalski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Kowalski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kowalski swats away the attempt to clinch by Stalinovich.
A big right from Stalinovich misses.
Stalinovich connects with the punch.
Kowalski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stalinovich.
Stalinovich feints with a jab and clips Kowalski right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Kowalski is sent crashing into the canvas and Stalinovich leaps in for the kill! Kowalski tries to get to his feet but Stalinovich is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Kowalski is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Stalinovich!
Our winner, Joseph Stalinovich, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lynton Miller (ranked 222 p4p, 79 weight class) and Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 30 p4p, 12 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Sober. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lynton Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore misses with a wild body shot.
Miller misses the body punch
and Kilgore counters with a leg kick.
Kilgore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kilgore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kilgore scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilgore tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Kilgore back against the cage.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kilgore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilgore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller tries to break free but Kilgore pushes him back against the cage.
Miller blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kilgore has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Kilgore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilgore.
Kilgore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miller.
Miller walks into a jab.
Kilgore lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Kilgore has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Miller is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kilgore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kilgore thumps Miller with a low kick.
Miller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Miller blocks a jab.
Kilgore thumps Miller with a low kick.
Miller closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kilgore's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kilgore trying to control the position.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is stalling in the full guard.
Miller trying to control but Kilgore is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller dives in for a single leg takedown but Kilgore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kilgore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kilgore throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore connects with a solid leg kick.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kilgore pinned against the cage. Kilgore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore is looking to clinch.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Kilgore tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller thows a huge punch but Kilgore dodges it nicely.
Miller is trying to control. Kilgore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've been hearing that Miller has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kilgore defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kilgore slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kilgore throws a big counter head kick but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Miller dives in and grabs Kilgore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kilgore pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore clinches up against the cage.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilgore tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Kilgore has him pressed against the cage.
Kilgore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kilgore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kilgore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kilgore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kilgore lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kilgore fails to land.
Miller tries to break free but Kilgore pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kilgore.
Kilgore breaks from the clinch.
Kilgore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kilgore swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lynton Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilgore scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miller moves forwards but Kilgore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kilgore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilgore cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
Miller darts in looking for a takedown but Kilgore gets double underhooks and turns Miller into the cage.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Kilgore has him pressed against the cage.
Miller tightens his grip and picks Kilgore up, before dumping him to the ground. Kilgore manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kilgore trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilgore is keeping the position for now.
Miller wants to control from the top but Kilgore keeps moving.
Miller is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller distracts Kilgore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kilgore keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Kilgore trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Kilgore manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kilgore checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilgore.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Kilgore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Kilgore.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Kilgore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kilgore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kilgore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilgore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Kilgore has managed to clinch.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
Kilgore scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilgore lands with a short shot to the head.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kilgore tries to land a body kick
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kilgore won't be happy with that.
The ground and pound from Miller seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kilgore is working to avoid the ground and pound but Miller connects with a decent elbow.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Kilgore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Miller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilgore scores with a decent looking hook.
Kilgore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilgore.
A leg kick checked by Kilgore.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilgore.
Miller slips a straight right by Kilgore.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kilgore throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller tries to move into range but Kilgore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilgore.
Miller appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
Miller feinted with a counter takedown.
Kilgore lands a jab to the head.
Kilgore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilgore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kilgore to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilgore.
Kilgore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miller lands a jab to Kilgore's midsection.
Kilgore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilgore throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miller.
Kilgore is trying to keep Miller in close.
Miller content to stall in guard here.
Miller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kilgore controlling the position.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Kilgore blocks nicely.
Miller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tacitus Kilgore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Kilgore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Kilgore!
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
Miller pulls Kilgore in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Lynton Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilgore tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Miller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kilgore is aware though and is defending well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kilgore throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilgore.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilgore with the inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tacitus Kilgore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kilgore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tacitus Kilgore!
Tacitus Kilgore decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Joteel (ranked 56 p4p, 149 weight class) and Ernest Graves (ranked 8 p4p, 22 weight class). Joteel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Moogwalze. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves misses with a hook.
Joteel connects with a body shot.
Joteel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graves.
A little feinted left hand from Joteel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Joteel misses the target.
Graves tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Joteel defends well and Graves ends up having to push Joteel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Graves lands a nice shot to the body.
Joteel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Graves lands a nice hook to Joteel's body. Joteel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Graves fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joteel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joteel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel just misses with a punch to the body.
Joteel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joteel wants it to stay on the feet.
Jacque Joteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernest Graves.
Graves throws a right hand that Joteel ducks under and follows up with a left that Joteel also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Joteel misses the target.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves swings for the body but Joteel moves out of range.
Joteel misses with a hook
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Graves misses with a hook to the body
and Joteel counters with a leg kick.
Joteel lands a right hook to the body.
Joteel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joteel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Joteel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joteel throws a leg kick
and Graves counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Joteel!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Joteel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Graves working away.
Graves wants to control but Joteel is keeping him busy.
Joteel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Joteel can't do much from the bottom here.
Graves passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Joteel!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Joteel working to try and regain half guard.
Graves fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Joteel is working to get back to half guard.
Graves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Graves unloading with bombs!
Graves sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Joteel blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Graves cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Graves is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Joteel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Joteel is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Joteel badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Graves around the waist but Graves pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Graves is the winner by TKO! Graves jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernest Graves!
Our winner, Ernest Graves, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murhaa (ranked 51 p4p, 61 weight class) and Mustafa Owens (ranked 7 p4p, 10 weight class). Murhaa comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Man. 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 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 38 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ispa Murhaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Owens!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Owens misses.
Owens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murhaa 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.
Murhaa gets a clinch.
Murhaa breaks the clinch.
Owens loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Owens throws a wild body kick that Murhaa sees coming a mile off.
Owens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Owens throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
A little feinted left hand from Murhaa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murhaa lands with an uppercut that bounces Owens off the cage and back into range.
Owens throws a series of punches but Murhaa avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owens connects with a crisp jab.
Owens throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens works Murhaa's body with a nice hook.
Owens slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Owens tries to clinch but Murhaa is having none of it.
Owens digs a good body shot into Murhaa's ribs.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Owens is looking to land body kicks.
Owens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Owens doesn't manage to clinch there - Murhaa circles away.
Murhaa swings for the body but Owens moves out of range.
A low kick from Owens is predictable there
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murhaa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Owens misses with a leg kick.
Owens misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Owens.
Owens connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Owens circles away quickly and effectively.
Mustafa Owens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa moves into the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Owens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa misses with an elbow strike.
Owens lands a left hand.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhaa dodges an elbow strike from Owens.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens has Murhaa pressed against the cage, preventing Murhaa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Owens struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Owens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Owens.
Murhaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Owens misses with a punch on the inside.
Owens misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Owens.
Owens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Owens pushes Murhaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the body
and Owens counters with a stiff right hand.
Owens throws the kick towards the body but Murhaa avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owens lands a leg kick that knocks Murhaa off balance momentarily.
Owens lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens clobbers Murhaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murhaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the body
and Owens counters by moving into the clinch.
Owens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Owens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murhaa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Owens lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Murhaa.
Owens throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hand to the body from Owens.
Owens lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Owens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhaas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Owens.
Owens lands with a light punch inside.
Murhaa tries to work over Owens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Owens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Owens blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Owens dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Owens blocks a jab.
Owens jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Owens drops Murhaa with a left and a right! Oh, Murhaa is hurt - Owens dives into side control looking to finish!
Murhaa is rocked!
Owens working away.
Owens decides to stand back up. Owens steps back and let's Murhaa get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Owens.
Murhaa looks to throw the jab but Owens is out of range.
Jab from Owens.
Murhaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Murhaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Owens ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
And Owens responds with a good body kick, but Murhaa manages to step out the way in time.
Murhaa seems to have got his legs back now.
Owens scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murhaa. Murhaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Owens drops Murhaa with a naaaaasty hook - Murhaa is in real trouble here! Owens dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Owens!
Mustafa Owens is the new middleweight champion!
Mustafa Owens tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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