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CWFL 177 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Alb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masterson comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West & Jamie Fox - Gold Digger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class MT
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Alb!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masterson tries to score with a low kick but Alb moves his leg out of the way.
Masterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alb lands a knee to the head.
It looks like James Masterson has been cut.
Masterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masterson.
Masterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masterson misses with the head strike.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alb.
Masterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alb blocking some punches.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Masterson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alb has him pressed against the cage.
Alb misses with a knee strike.
Alb throws an elbow but it misses.
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Alb.
Masterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alb avoids a wild elbow strike from Masterson.
Masterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb crunches a lovely knee into Masterson's ribcage.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masterson is defending well for now.
Alb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masterson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alb avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Masterson fails to land.
Masterson presses Alb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Masterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alb stalling the fight.
Alb blocking some punches.
Masterson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masterson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Alb is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson tries a knee to the head but Alb blocks it.
Alb looking for a takedown.
Alb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Masterson.
Masterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alb backwards.
Masterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson gets through Alb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alb has Masterson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Masterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
James Masterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Alb.
Masterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alb lands a left hand.
Alb breaks from the clinch.
Peter Alb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masterson darts in and clinches Alb up against the cage.
Alb slows down the pace here.
Alb manages to break the clinch.
Masterson checks a leg kick.
Masterson throws a low kick, looking for Alb's leg but Alb calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson has Alb up against the cage in a clinch.
Masterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alb backwards.
Alb misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masterson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alb's brow.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Alb tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Masterson tries a body shot but Alb blocks it.
Alb stalling.
Alb lands an elbow that stopped Masterson in his tracks for a moment.
Alb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masterson's defenses.
Alb fails to pull guard.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Masterson misses with a punch to the body.
Masterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alb backwards.
Alb landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Masterson as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alb backwards.
Alb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masterson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alb.
Masterson tries a knee to the head but Alb blocks it.
Masterson pushes off an throws an elbow but Alb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Masterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alb's elbow.
Alb tries to land knees in the clinch but Masterson avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Masterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alb.
Alb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Masterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alb blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Masterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Masterson's cut.
That's time! Masterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Masterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Masterson letting Alb take a breather here.
Alb looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Masterson misses with some punches.
James Masterson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alb wants a takedown.
Masterson lands a body punch.
Masterson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Masterson on the inside.
Alb trying to land knees to the body.
Masterson can't find room to land a body shot as Alb controls the action.
Masterson tries to throw a body punch but Alb avoids it by throwing Masterson back against the cage.
Masterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masterson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alb.
Masterson tries to score with a low kick but Alb moves his leg out of the way.
Masterson misses with a head kick.
Alb throws a lazy right hand but Masterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Alb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Masterson misses.
Alb scores with a nice strike.
Alb closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Masterson throws a low kick, looking for Alb's leg but Alb calmly moves out of range.
Alb fails with a takedown attempt.
Masterson throws a head kick but Alb moves out of range.
Masterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Masterson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alb, pushing him back against the cage.
Alb missing with knees to the body.
Alb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masterson avoids the head kick by Alb.
Peter Alb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alb wants to land a leg kick but Masterson is out of range.
A good leg kick by Alb.
Masterson ducks right into an uppercut from Alb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masterson ducks right into an uppercut from Alb.
Sloppy strikes from Masterson. Those never looked like landing.
Masterson throws a nice looking combination but Alb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masterson throws a leg kick
and Alb counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Masterson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alb gets tackled into the cage by Masterson. Masterson maintains the clinch.
Masterson misses with the head strike.
Alb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masterson lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alb blocking some punches.
Alb looking to slow down the pace here.
Alb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masterson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alb tries to land knees in the clinch but Masterson avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Masterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masterson tries to land knees in the clinch but Alb avoids the damage to the body.
Masterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alb or not.
Masterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Alb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson lands with a left to the head.
Masterson can't break the clinch.
Masterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alb.
Masterson tries a body shot but Alb blocks it.
Masterson tries a body shot but Alb blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masterson.
Alb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masterson cracks Alb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alb slips a jab from Masterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alb throws a series of punches but Masterson avoids them all with ease.
Alb checks the leg kick.
Alb throws a head kick that misses
and Masterson counters with a good low kick that Alb was not able to check.
Alb misses with a head kick.
Alb scores with a leg kick.
Masterson throws a low kick but Alb moves out of range easily.
Alb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Masterson has time to react.
Masterson moves into the clinch.
Masterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alb is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masterson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masterson is trying to push Alb away but Alb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Masterson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Masterson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Alb misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Alb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masterson misses with a low kick.
Alb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masterson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alb has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alb and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alb fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Masterson tries to score with a low kick but Alb moves his leg out of the way.
Masterson throws a low kick but Alb moves out of range easily.
Masterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masterson misses with a low kick as Alb jumps back.
Masterson avoids the body shot from Alb.
Masterson has closed the distance and engaged Alb in a clinch.
Alb blocks an uppercut.
Masterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Albs head.
A shot in the inside from Masterson.
Alb blocks an uppercut.
Masterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masterson is working Alb over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb lands an elbow inside that Masterson shrugs off.
Masterson lands an uppercut.
Alb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alb blocking some punches.
A short left from Masterson.
Alb tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Masterson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Masterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alb has Masterson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Masterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
James Masterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Alb.
Alb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alb controls his hands.
Masterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alb.
Masterson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alb blocks an elbow strike from Masterson.
Masterson scores with a shot to the side of Alb's head.
Masterson misses with some punches.
Alb gets control of Masterson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alb will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masterson prevents Alb from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masterson stands and throws Alb's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Masterson happy to just control the position for now.
Masterson misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Alb's face as Masterson controls the position.
Alb tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alb is trying to escape the position but Masterson is controlling the position.
Masterson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Peter Alb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alb is not content to let Masterson control the position.
Alb is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because James Masterson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice shot lands for Masterson.
Alb looks to throw the jab but Masterson is out of range.
Alb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alb checks a low kick from Masterson.
Alb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Masterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Masterson tries to work over Alb's front leg with a kick but Alb checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson throws a leg kick but Alb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alb tries a head kick but it misses.
Masterson avoids the body shot from Alb.
Masterson throws a head kick but Alb moves out of range.
Masterson tries to land a leg kick but Alb saw it coming and moves away.
Alb blocks a leg kick.
Alb misses with a series of wild punches.
Alb 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masterson.
James Masterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masterson throws a leg kick but Alb checks it.
James Masterson is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masterson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alb misses with a straight left.
Alb checks a leg kick nicely.
Masterson rushes Alb and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Masterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masterson 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Masterson!
James Masterson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Murdock acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matthew Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Murdock.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick from Murdock.
Aldo scores with a jab to the head.
Murdock connects with a high kick.
A big right from Aldo misses.
Aldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murdock can pounce on him.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murdock. Murdock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murdock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murdock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo punishes Murdock's body with a nice straight punch.
Murdock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Murdock tenderised Aldo's leg. Aldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murdock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aldo scrambles back to his feet.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Murdock ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock pushes Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Murdock has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aldo avoids the elbow strike from Murdock, against the cage.
Murdock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aldo avoids the elbow strike from Murdock, against the cage.
Murdock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murdock connects with a knee to the head.
Murdock has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murdock keeps control of Aldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aldo avoids the elbow strike from Murdock, against the cage.
Aldo avoiding damage as Murdock throws knees to the body.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Murdock tries a knee to the head but Aldo blocks it.
Murdock prevents Aldo from breaking the clinch.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to break free but Murdock has control.
Murdock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murdock lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Murdock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but Murdock has the dominant position.
Aldo tries to break free but Murdock pushes him back against the cage.
Murdock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murdock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murdock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murdock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Murdock - that landed with a thud.
Murdock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
Murdock misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Aldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Murdock.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo misses with a jab to the body
and Murdock counters with a nice leg kick.
Murdock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murdock slips under a jab.
Murdock throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo connects with a right hand. Murdock shakes it off.
Murdock slips under a jab from Aldo.
Murdock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murdock scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock motions for Aldo to come forward. Murdock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Murdock doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Aldo misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murdock tries to clinch up.
Murdock misses with a low kick as Aldo jumps back.
An inside leg kick from Murdock misses.
A good leg kick by Murdock.
Murdock throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murdock dominated that round.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aldo misses with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aldo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murdock - the referee stops the clock and Aldo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murdock. Aldo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo lands with a right hand.
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo scores with a jab. Murdock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aldo works the jab nicely.
Murdock lands a front kick.
Murdock tries to land a leg kick but Aldo saw it coming and moves away.
Murdock pushes Aldo away with a front kick.
Murdock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murdock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murdock throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock moves into the clinch.
Murdock misses with an elbow strike.
Murdock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aldo avoiding damage as Murdock throws knees to the body.
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldo blocks it with crossed arms.
Murdock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aldo to keep the fight standing.
Murdock tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Murdock.
Murdock looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Murdock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murdock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murdock.
Murdock lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Murdock.
Aldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Murdock won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Murdock.
Aldo working hard to break the clinch.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the head but Aldo blocks with his arms.
Murdock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldo.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murdock looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Murdock prevents Aldo from breaking the clinch.
Murdock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aldo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murdock with a knee to the head.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Murdock is controlling him.
Murdock tries to pull guard but Aldo holds him up against the cage and eventually Murdock drops back down to his feet.
Matthew Murdock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murdock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aldo's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murdock.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but Murdock has the dominant position.
Murdock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Murdock won't allow it.
Murdock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murdock throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Murdock closes the distance and pushes Aldo back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
Murdock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murdock connects with a knee to the head.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Murdock keeps him there for the moment.
Murdock looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Aldo is trying to push Murdock away but Murdock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murdock keeps control of Aldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo is trying to push Murdock away but Murdock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldo blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
Murdock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Murdock has double underhooks.
Aldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Murdock has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murdock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Murdock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aldo throws out a loose jab but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murdock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matthew Murdock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aldo 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.
Murdock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Murdock.
A leg kick checked by Aldo.
Murdock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murdock tries a low kick but Aldo avoids it.
Aldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murdock on the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Murdock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aldo takes a swing at Murdock's ribcage but misses.
Aldo throws a body punch but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo loads up on a big right hand but Murdock slips the punch.
Murdock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murdock throws the kick towards the body but Aldo avoids it.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Murdock tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Murdock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murdock.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a hook to the side of Murdock's head but Murdock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murdock clinches up with Aldo and pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo tries to circle away but Murdock has him pinned against the cage.
Aldo blocks an uppercut.
Aldo tries to circle away but Murdock has him pinned against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo working hard to break the clinch.
Murdock tries a knee to the head but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo tries to break free but Murdock pushes him back against the cage.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the head but Aldo blocks with his arms.
Aldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Murdock has double underhooks.
Murdock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murdock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands a nice looking body kick.
Murdock defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Aldo lands a nice looking body shot.
Murdock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murdock throws a front kick that sends Aldo stumbling back into the cage.
Murdock throws a low kick but Aldo avoids it.
Murdock scores with a kick to the body.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Jab from Aldo.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Aldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aldo moves out of range as Murdock strikes.
Murdock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murdock.
Murdock slips a jab from Aldo.
Aldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murdock can pounce on him.
Murdock tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murdock.
Murdock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo misses with an uppercut.
Murdock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Murdock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Murdock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murdock 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Murdock!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukko Hamalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera -Slaughtered. Hamalainen has chosen the Finnish National Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266 lbs
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266 lbs
26 - 14 - 1 |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jukko Hamalainen!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamalainen manages to avoid it.
Duggan jabs Hamalainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hamalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Hamalainen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hamalainen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like Jim Duggan has been cut.
Duggan actively working from the bottom here.
Duggan wants to get back to full guard.
Duggan won't allow Hamalainen to pass to mount.
Duggan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hamalainen pulls his head out easily.
Hamalainen prevents Duggan from improving his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamalainen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hamalainen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hamalainen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hamalainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duggan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hamalainen slips a nice elbow through Duggan's hands, connecting with Duggan's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamalainen lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Hamalainen.
Duggan trying to hold on to Hamalainen's head to control him but Hamalainen postures up.
Hamalainen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Duggan is just riding it out for now. Hamalainen eventually gives up the hold.
Duggan is staying active underneath Hamalainen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hamalainen wants to work for an arm triangle but Duggan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hamalainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duggan's head.
Hamalainen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hamalainen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hamalainen wants to work for an arm triangle but Duggan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Duggan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hamalainen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Duggan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hamalainen lands with a punch from half guard.
Hamalainen is looking to take a break and control but Duggan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Hamalainen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hamalainen connects with a nice short shot to Duggan's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duggan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Duggan is looking to stand up but Hamalainen isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hamalainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hamalainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duggan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamalainen.
Duggan keeping moving, preventing Hamalainen from controlling successfully.
Hamalainen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen wants to control from the top but Duggan keeps moving.
Hamalainen scoring with some ground and pound.
Duggan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hamalainen!
Duggan looking to finish with strikes here!
Duggan avoids the attempt from Hamalainen to control.
Hamalainen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Duggan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hamalainen tries to improve his position but instead Duggan has taken his back!
Hamalainen has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Duggan.
Hamalainen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hamalainen is trying to reverse the position but instead Duggan has taken his back - oops!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamalainen rolls, trying to escape but Duggan keeps control of the position.
Duggan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Hamalainen wants to control his opponent's hands but Duggan gets his hands free.
Duggan is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Hamalainen with him. Hamalainen is trying to defend but Duggan has an arm under the chin now! Hamalainen grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jim Duggan!
Jim Duggan took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Will '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Flenderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kip Flenderson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyer thuds his right hand into Flenderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Kip Flenderson has been cut.
Blyer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blyer moves out of range of the body kick from Flenderson.
Blyer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flenderson.
Flenderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blyer will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circling - Blyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Blyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flenderson.
Flenderson dodges the punch combination from Blyer.
Blyer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Kip Flenderson's cut even more.
Flenderson staying out of range there.
Flenderson throws a sloppy head kick and Blyer moves out of range easily.
Blyer just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rocky Blyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blyer lands a head shot.
Flenderson drops Blyer with a beautiful combination! Blyer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Flenderson is looking for the KO!
Blyer is rocked!
It looks like Rocky Blyer has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flenderson counters with a leg kick.
Oh Blyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flenderson fakes the leg kick and cracks Blyer in the body.
Blyer is breathing heavily.
Flenderson looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Flenderson backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Blyer's temple! It sends Blyer violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Flenderson celebrates and the doctors try to help Blyer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Kip Flenderson!
Kip Flenderson took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Kharghai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharghai comes to the cage accompanied by Rähinä Records - Seitsemän veljestä . Vadim Kharghai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lorenzo Snow's chin.
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200 lbs
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193 lbs
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vadim Kharghai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Snow!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Kharghai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kharghai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
Kharghai looks for a takedown but Snow sprawls well.
Snow misses with a left hand
and Kharghai counters with a series of strikes. Snow will be more careful next time no doubt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kharghai.
Kharghai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snow.
Kharghai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kharghai tries to keep at a distance but Snow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Snow stops a takedown attempt from Kharghai.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Kharghai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kharghai is trying to pull guard but Snow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Snow scores with a shoulder strike.
Snow prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow gets underhooks to prevent Kharghai's takedown attempt.
Snow digs a right hand underneath Kharghai's ribcage. Kharghai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Snow breaks from the clinch.
Snow darts in and clinches Kharghai up against the cage.
Snow tries to work over Kharghai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snow has Kharghai pressed against the cage.
Snow gets through Kharghai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snow is trying to maintain a safe position but Kharghai gets an underhook and turns Snow into the cage.
Come on Snow - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharghai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharghai blocks a body shot from Snow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Snow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kharghai.
Snow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kharghai is defended easily by Snow.
Snow throws a head kick that misses.
Kharghai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Snow scores with a shoulder strike.
Kharghai ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kharghai no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kharghai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kharghai controls Snow momentarily but Snow frees himself.
Kharghai is pulling down on Snow's head to control his posture.
Kharghai wants to sweep but no luck.
Kharghai trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vadim Kharghai wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Snow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kharghai, pushing him back against the cage.
Snow lands a hook that snaps the head of Kharghai backwards.
Snow is looking to control Kharghai's arms but Kharghai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Snow has his back to the cage.
Snow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Snow stalling in the clinch.
Snow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kharghai is trying to pull guard but Snow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Come on Snow - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Snow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kharghai drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kharghai sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kharghai wants to control from the top but Snow keeps moving.
Snow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kharghai throws a strike but Snow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kharghai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kharghai has his foot on Snow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Snow works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharghai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kharghai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kharghai will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kharghai is trying to hold Snow in close to prevent damage but Snow has managed to pass into half guard.
Kharghai trying to control but Snow postures up.
Kharghai tries to get to full guard but Snow has control of the leg.
Snow keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow wants to take a breather but Kharghai is having none of it.
Kharghai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snow is working away from the top position though.
Kharghai keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vadim Kharghai just wasn't active enough.
Snow scores with a nice head shot.
Kharghai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Snow cracks a nice hook into Kharghai's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharghai looks for a takedown but Snow sprawls well.
Kharghai throws a low kick but Snow avoids it.
Kharghai throws a jab but it's blocked by Snow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Snow.
Kharghai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Snow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kharghai somewhat.
Snow staying out of range there.
Kharghai fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Kharghai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kharghai throws a hook to the side of Snow's head but Snow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snow swings for the body but Kharghai moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kharghai.
Vadim Kharghai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kharghai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kharghai wants to clinch.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharghai moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai blocks a jab.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kharghai.
Kharghai ducks under a wild hook from Snow.
A telegraphed right hand from Kharghai misses the target.
Snow looks to land a right hand but Kharghai moved out of range.
Snow lands a nice shot to the body.
Snow digs a good hook to Kharghai's body.
Kharghai fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Snow to the ground. Kharghai is now in Snow's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharghai landing some decent shots from guard.
Snow wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vadim Kharghai will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Snow lands a lovely overhand right.
Kharghai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Snow is fending him off so far but Kharghai persists. Nope, Snow circles away and we're back to standing.
Kharghai cracks Snow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Snow misses with the combination.
Snow swings for the body but Kharghai moves out of range.
Kharghai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
A jab from Kharghai misses.
Kharghai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snow was well out of range. Poor timing from Kharghai.
Snow walks into a jab.
Lorenzo Snow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snow misses with a hook.
Snow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kharghai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow lands with a good body shot.
Snow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kharghai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
Snow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snow stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Kharghai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kharghai tries to clinch but Snow moves out of range.
A jab from Kharghai misses.
Kharghai throws a lazy uppercut
and Snow counters with an inside leg kick.
Kharghai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Snow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kharghai scrambles back to his feet.
Kharghai throws a wild body kick that Snow sees coming a mile off.
Snow wants to clinch up but Kharghai keeps it at a distance.
Snow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kharghai.
Kharghai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Snow circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kharghai is predictable there
and Snow counters with a nice body shot.
Snow lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharghai moves in looking to clinch but Snow pushes him off.
Kharghai misses with the combination.
Snow throws a series of punches but Kharghai avoids them all with ease.
Kharghai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
Kharghai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Snow counters with a straight right hand.
Snow missing with a left hand there. Kharghai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lorenzo Snow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kharghai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kharghai lands with a hook. Snow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai shoots for a takedown but Snow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice defenses there by Snow.
Snow avoids the body shot from Kharghai.
Horrible takedown by Kharghai or perhaps it was just good defense by Snow which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snow scores with a shot to the side of Kharghai's head.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Kharghai avoids it by throwing Snow back against the cage.
Snow scores with a shot to the side of Kharghai's head.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Snow keeps control of Kharghai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snow taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries a body shot but Kharghai blocks it.
Kharghai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kharghai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kharghai jumps into guard, dragging Snow to the mat.
Snow is fighting to break Kharghai's control of his arms but Kharghai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kharghai throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharghai has his hands on Snow's head, controlling the position.
Kharghai is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Snow defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Snow 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Snow!
After the fight, Lorenzo Snow was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lei Wulong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Major Lazer - Pon De Floor. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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197 lbs
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lei Wulong!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wulong.
Wulong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
Wulong missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wulong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wulong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wulong moves away.
Wulong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wulong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wulong checks a leg kick nicely.
Wulong just misses with a punch to the body.
Lei Wulong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wulong wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Wulong misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Martinez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wulong.
Wulong throws a leg kick that misses.
Wulong misses the shot to the body.
Wulong cracks Martinez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wulong throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez counters with a series of strikes. Wulong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wulong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
Wulong misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulong tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wulong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wulong misses with an uppercut
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez cracks Wulong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Wulong.
Wulong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wulong misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez counters with an inside leg kick.
Wulong wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Wulong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wulong pushes Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wulong has picked Martinez up - he's going for a ride! Wulong dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Martinez tries to roll over but Wulong keeps him under control.
Martinez gets back to full guard.
Martinez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wulong controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulong wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wulong is looking to improve his position.
Wulong trying to control but Martinez postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lei Wulong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wulong swinging wildly here.
Wulong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martinez is able to avoid easily.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wulong.
Martinez dives in and grabs Wulong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wulong pushes down on Martinez's head and hops out.
Wulong shoots in and bounces Martinez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wulong pushes down on Martinez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Martinez actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Martinez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Martinez throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Wulong manages to pass to side control.
Martinez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wulong wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
Martinez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Martinez is refusing to be controlled, as Wulong sits in half guard.
Martinez trying to control but Wulong postures up.
Wulong performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulong trying to mount his opponent but Martinez defends it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wulong is looking for a kimura here.
Martinez is trying to maintain the position but Wulong is very close to passing his half guard.
Martinez is trying to control but Wulong passes into side control!
Lei Wulong has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard but Wulong has mounted him!
Martinez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wulong jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Martinez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wulong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Martinez but he's now mounted!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wulong trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Wulong.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Martinez wants to hold on but Wulong pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lei Wulong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Wulong feints and then cracks Martinez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martinez down.
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wulong but Wulong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martinez shoots for a double leg takedown but Wulong sprawls well. He's pushed Martinez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wulong misses the jab.
Santiago Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wulong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Wulong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martinez's calf.
Wulong wants to clinch.
Wulong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wulong. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wulong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martinez's waist but Martinez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wulong off to one side.
Wulong throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez counters with a right hand to the body.
A left and a right from Wulong both land. Nice combination.
Wulong thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wulong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Wulong finds it's way through Martinez's defenses.
Wulong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martinez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wulong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Martinez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wulong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Martinez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Wulong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
Martinez manages to get to full guard.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martinez is trying to control the position but Wulong postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez 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.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lei Wulong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martinez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wulong is one step ahead there.
Wulong content to stall in guard here.
Wulong wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Santiago Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wulong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lei Wulong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wulong 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lei Wulong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manya Kizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kizz has chosen Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Yamada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manya Kizz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kizz tries to keep at a distance but Yamada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kizz blocks an uppercut.
Kizz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kizz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamada blocks it with crossed arms.
Kizz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kizz blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Kizz blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Kizz looking to throw knees to the head but Yamada is blocking nicely.
Kizz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kizz.
Kizz connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Kizz on the inside.
Yamada scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kizz misses with an elbow strike.
Kizz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamada tries a body shot but Kizz blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kizz.
Kizz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kizz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamada.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada managing to block the knees to the body from Kizz.
Kizz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamada avoids it.
Kizz throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamada blocks an elbow strike from Kizz.
Kizz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kizz lands an elbow inside that Yamada shrugs off.
Kizz lands a nice elbow.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Kizz controls the action.
Kizz working Yamada over with knees to the body.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kizz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kizz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
A short right from Yamada on the inside.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kizz tries a knee to the head but Yamada blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Yamada blocks a body shot from Kizz.
Kizz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kizz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamada working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kizz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kizz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamada.
Yamada lands a shot to the body.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Kizz controls his hands.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Yamada.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kizz backwards.
Yamada lands with a right to the head.
Kizz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kizz.
Kizz looks gassed!
Kizz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kizz.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamada.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamada.
Yamada digs a right hand underneath Kizz's ribcage. Kizz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamada lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kizz tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamada avoids the damage to the body.
Yamada scores with a shot to the side of Kizz's head.
Kizz throws an elbow that misses.
Yamada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kizz is rocked!
Kizz looking to throw knees to the head but Yamada is blocking nicely.
Kizz is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamada finish him?
A hook to the body from Yamada.
Kizz seems to have recovered his senses.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Kizz avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Kizz missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamada scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamada creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kizz's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kizz drops to his knees and Yamada pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Yamada!
Kane Yamada retains his welterweight title!
Kane Yamada spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage lands a right hook to the body.
Zoidberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up.
Zoidberg wants to clinch.
Rampage cracks Zoidberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zoidberg throws a body kick that misses.
Rampage jabs at Zoidberg's body.
Rampage throws a head kick that misses.
Zoidberg throws a solid leg kick but Rampage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zoidberg.
Zoidberg misses with a low kick.
Zoidberg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rampage throws a head kick but Zoidberg moves out of range.
Zoidberg throws a body kick that misses.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up.
Rampage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rampage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zoidberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rampage cracks Zoidberg with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rampage takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zoidberg misses with a low kick.
Zoidberg wants to land a leg kick but Rampage is out of range.
Rampage instigates a clinch.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the body.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rampage is defending well for now.
Rampage manages to break the clinch.
Zoidberg scores with a nice body kick.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up.
Rampage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zoidberg blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Rampage scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like John Zoidberg has been cut.
Rampage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rampage comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rampage lands an elbow inside that Zoidberg shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Rampage avoids the damage to the body.
Zoidberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zoidberg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rampage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rampage avoids it.
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Kyle Rampage has been cut.
Rampage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rampage breaks the clinch.
Rampage gets tackled into the cage by Zoidberg. Zoidberg maintains the clinch.
Rampage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rampage misses with some punches.
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Rampage avoids the damage to the body.
Rampage has a couple of punches blocked by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands an elbow that stopped Rampage in his tracks for a moment.
Zoidberg landing knees to the body.
Rampage scores with a shot to the side of Zoidberg's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rampage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rampage is defending well for now.
Rampage throws an elbow but it misses.
Rampage managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Rampage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rampage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up John Zoidberg's cut even more.
Rampage throws an elbow that misses.
Rampage avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoidberg.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rampage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zoidberg's brow.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but Rampage blocks with his arms.
Rampage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zoidberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zoidberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rampage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zoidberg's brow.
Rampage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoidberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rampage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zoidberg scores with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg misses with an elbow strike.
Rampage lands an elbow inside.
The cut above John Zoidberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A shot in the inside from Rampage.
Rampage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Zoidberg misses with an elbow over the top.
Rampage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rampage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rampage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zoidberg scores with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rampage is defending well for now.
Rampage is looking to break free of the clinch but Zoidberg has double underhooks.
Rampage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Zoidberg will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rampage moves out of range of the body kick from Zoidberg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rampage.
Zoidberg throws a chopping leg kick but Rampage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zoidberg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rampage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rampage.
Rampage clinches.
Rampage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zoidberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Rampage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zoidberg blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
Zoidberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rampage swings wildly with an uppercut but Zoidberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoidberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zoidberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rampage lands with a light punch inside.
Zoidberg blocks an elbow strike.
Rampage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rampage manages to break the clinch.
Kyle Rampage is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Zoidberg blocks the low kick.
Rampage has Zoidberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Rampage throws an elbow but it misses.
Rampage avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoidberg.
A nice left hand lands by Rampage.
Zoidberg blocking some punches.
Zoidberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zoidberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.
Rampage lands a damaging elbow.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rampage is defending well for now.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.
Kyle Rampage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rampage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rampage avoiding damage as Zoidberg throws knees to the body.
Rampage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zoidberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Rampage avoids the damage to the body.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but Rampage blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Rampage scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rampage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zoidberg lands a damaging elbow.
Rampage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zoidberg throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Rampage.
Rampage closes the distance and pushes Zoidberg back into the cage.
Rampage lands a hook that snaps the head of Zoidberg backwards.
Rampage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside that Rampage shrugs off.
Rampage managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zoidberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Rampage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Zoidberg scores with a knee to the head.
Rampage is rocked!
Rampage misses with an elbow strike.
Rampage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rampage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zoidberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zoidberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rampage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rampage wants to break free but Zoidberg has control.
Rampage breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Rampage.
A big right from Rampage misses.
Zoidberg throws a sloppy head kick and Rampage moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Rampage misses.
Zoidberg throws out a leg kick but Rampage moves out of range and Zoidberg only half commits.
Zoidberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zoidberg throws a leg kick but Rampage sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rampage has Zoidberg up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Zoidberg.
Rampage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rampage misses with some punches.
Rampage can't break the clinch.
Rampage managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands an elbow just above Rampage 's eye.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zoidberg.
Rampage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zoidberg backwards.
John Zoidberg's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Zoidberg avoids the elbow strike from Rampage, against the cage.
Rampage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rampage takes an elbow to the temple.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zoidberg throws an elbow that misses.
Rampage misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Rampage will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zoidberg thumps Rampage with a low kick.
Zoidberg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rampage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rampage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zoidberg takes a shot to the head.
Zoidberg blocks an uppercut.
Rampage takes an elbow to the temple.
Rampage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zoidberg is looking to slow Rampage down with leg kicks.
Rampage lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rampage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zoidberg. That did some damage!
Rampage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zoidberg throws a low kick, looking for Rampage's leg but Rampage calmly moves out of range.
Zoidberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Zoidberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rampage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoidberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rampage. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by Rampage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rampage, pushing him back against the cage.
Rampage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kyle Rampage's cut is getting worse.
Rampage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zoidberg backwards.
Zoidberg dodges an elbow strike from Rampage.
Zoidberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow.
Rampage pushes off an throws an elbow but Zoidberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rampage throws a punch but it's blocked by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg looking to throw knees to the head but Rampage is blocking nicely.
Rampage avoids the elbow strike from Zoidberg, against the cage.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rampage is defending well for now.
Rampage is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Rampage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoidberg dodges an elbow strike from Rampage.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rampage avoids it.
Rampage throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Rampage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rampage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.
Zoidberg dodges an elbow strike from Rampage.
Zoidberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoidberg blocks the elbow strike.
Rampage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zoidberg's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rampage throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage lands a damaging elbow.
Rampage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zoidberg missing with knees to the body.
Rampage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rampage avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg missing with knees to the body.
Rampage takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zoidberg backwards.
Rampage has a couple of punches blocked by Zoidberg.
Knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Rampage avoiding damage as Zoidberg throws knees to the body.
Zoidberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rampage working aggressively here.
Rampage managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Rampage takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rampage blocks an elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zoidberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zoidberg scores a nice knee to the body.
Zoidberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zoidberg.
Zoidberg crunches a lovely knee into Rampage's ribcage.
Zoidberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rampage's defenses.
Kyle Rampage's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zoidberg scores a nice knee to the body.
Rampage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Rampage won't want to take too many of those.
Zoidberg crunches a lovely knee into Rampage's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zoidberg.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zoidberg.
Rampage takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Rampage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zoidberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zoidberg landing knees to the body.
Rampage seems to have got his legs back now.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoidberg throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Zoidberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zoidberg 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Zoidberg!
John Zoidberg 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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