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RISE 21:BAD BLOOD PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jora Buhovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun McCann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jora Buhovsky!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buhovsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buhovsky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buhovsky wants it to stay on the feet.
Buhovsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buhovsky delivers a nice body kick.
Buhovsky throws a wild body kick that McCann sees coming a mile off.
McCann shoots and misses
letting Buhovsky counter with a right hand.
Buhovsky looking to score a takedown here. McCann is defending well but Buhovsky drives through and ends up in McCann's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McCann is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Buhovsky defends well.
Buhovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but McCann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCann on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCann tries to get out of the position.
Buhovsky gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhovsky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McCann to the mat! McCann manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCann pushes Buhovsky off and gets back to his feet.
Buhovsky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Buhovsky is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buhovsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buhovsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buhovsky stalling.
Buhovsky tries to pass to full mount but McCann defends it.
McCann wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jora Buhovsky has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Buhovsky feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Buhovsky slips nicely into half guard.
Buhovsky is trying to control the action in half guard but McCann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Buhovsky is controlling the pace.
Buhovsky wants to take a breather but McCann is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buhovsky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCann wants to get back to his feet.
Buhovsky tries to stand but can't do so whilst McCann controls his leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jora Buhovsky was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Buhovsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buhovsky is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed McCann to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jora Buhovsky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buhovsky!
Buhovsky feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McCann has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Buhovsky is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
McCann has picked Buhovsky up - he's going for a ride! McCann dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
McCann stands up from half guard.
Jora Buhovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buhovsky closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Buhovsky in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Buhovsky with the ground and pound but McCann regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhovsky sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Buhovsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Buhovsky is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McCann doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Buhovsky.
Buhovsky is keen to just control but McCann is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Buhovsky seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jora Buhovsky wasn't active enough on the ground.
Buhovsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McCann could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Buhovsky prevents a takedown attempt there.
McCann has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Buhovsky after a bit of a struggle.
Buhovsky tries to stall but McCann uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buhovsky prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun McCann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCann has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buhovsky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buhovsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buhovsky closes the distance and clinches.
Buhovsky gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, McCann regains guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buhovsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buhovsky landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buhovsky trying to control but McCann is working from the bottom.
Buhovsky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McCann keeping moving, preventing Buhovsky from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jora Buhovsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McCann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Buhovsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Buhovsky seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. McCann is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jora Buhovsky!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Bond!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hicks is defended easily by Bond.
Hicks looks to land a left hand but Bond moved out of range nicely.
Bond pushes Hicks up against the cage in a clinch.
Bond is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hicks is defending well.
Hicks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bond gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bond drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hicks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bond lands a body shot.
Hicks wants to take the fight to the mat but Bond manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bond tries for a takedown but Hicks manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks wants to take the fight to the mat but Bond manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bond has had enough of the clinch but Hicks keeps him there for the moment.
Bond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Bond.
Hicks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bond's waist but Bond gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hicks off to one side.
Hicks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
James Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond closes the distance but Hicks moves to the side
and Hicks counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bond's guard now.
Hicks is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bond is wriggling around but Hicks manages to pass to half guard.
Bond is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond is trying to maintain the position but Hicks is very close to passing his half guard.
Bond is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hicks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bond wants to get back to full guard.
Bond is looking to escape.
Hicks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond trying to hold on to Hicks's head to control him but Hicks postures up.
Bond is trying to control but Hicks passes into side control!
Bond really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hicks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bond struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bond is looking for a sweep.
Hicks moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hicks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond is looking to reverse the position.
Hicks is looking to take a break and control but Bond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bond tries to improve position but can't.
Hicks controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bond is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bond 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.
Bond darts in trying to clinch
and Hicks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bond wants to clinch
and Hicks counters with a takedown into side control.
Tony Hicks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hicks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bond, who protects the arm well.
Bond is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks controlling the position.
Bond tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hicks easily slips into full mount!
Hicks is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bond has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bond is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hicks is landing with some decent strikes but Bond is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks tries to control but Bond wriggling away.
Bond tries to hold on but Hicks pushes him away.
Hicks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bond tries to control Hicks's body but Hicks pushes him off. Bond squirms to his side and now Hicks has his back!
Bond has hold of Hicks's leg, trying to break free but it's let Hicks lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Bond is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Hicks throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Hicks!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Selson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Selson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward throws the left hand but Selson avoids the punch easily.
Selson shoots in and drives through. Ward sprawls well.
Ward misses the body punch
and Selson moves into the clinch.
Ward stalling in the clinch but Selson improves position.
Selson has hold of one of Ward's legs. Ward is fighting the takedown attempt but Selson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ward looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ward is looking to stand up but Selson isn't so interested in that idea.
Selson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ward is looking for a sweep.
Selson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ward is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Connor Selson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Miller will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Miller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson lands with a good body shot.
Ferguson tries for a takedown but Miller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ferguson looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
Miller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ferguson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ferguson trying to control but Miller postures up.
Ferguson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ferguson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Miller trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson controlling Miller's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.
Miller being controlled here, momentarily.
Ferguson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferguson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ferguson stands and throws Miller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Miller looks to move to half guard but instead Ferguson has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ferguson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Miller turns into him and now he's in Ferguson's guard.
Miller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ferguson is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Ferguson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ferguson trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miller defends it well.
Miller is looking to escape.
Ferguson is working for a submission of some sort.
Ferguson is trying to control. Miller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ferguson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson seems to be looking for submissions.
Miller trying to control but Ferguson postures up.
Miller is not content to let Ferguson control the position.
Ferguson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Ferguson dominated that round.
That's time! Ferguson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses.
Ferguson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferguson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferguson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Miller manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ferguson wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Ferguson is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ferguson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Ferguson is proving a slippery customer.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ferguson is one step ahead there.
Ferguson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joshua Ferguson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Ferguson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferguson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferguson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miller counters with a low kick, right behind Ferguson 's knee.
Miller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ferguson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Ferguson is trying to get back to half guard.
Miller in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson struggling a bit here.
Miller working the ground and pound.
Joshua Ferguson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferguson tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Ferguson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferguson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Miller's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Miller is thwarting Ferguson's attempts to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Miller working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Miller is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ferguson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ferguson controlling the position well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Joshua Ferguson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ferguson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miller swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson pushes Miller off looking to stand but Miller dives back in and keeps control.
Miller is trying to control. Ferguson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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 Joshua Ferguson 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!
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferguson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miller wants it to stay on the feet.
Miller is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ferguson's half guard.
Ferguson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ferguson trying to control but Miller postures up.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ferguson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Miller is working away from the top position though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Joshua Ferguson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a takedown but Miller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ferguson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Ferguson.
Joshua Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Ferguson. Those never looked like landing.
Miller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ferguson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ferguson is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
Ferguson prevents Miller from improving position.
Miller working away.
Ferguson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Miller's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is keen to just control but Ferguson is a slippery customer.
Miller looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller stops Ferguson from getting back to his feet.
Ferguson wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Ferguson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ferguson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miller trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Miller is defending well. Ferguson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Miller has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ferguson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshua Ferguson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reece Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bayden Wood Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reece Meyers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reece Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bayden Wood Jr !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Meyers misses.
Wood Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Meyers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wood Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wood Jr lands a left and a right that send Meyers crashing to the mat, dazed. Wood Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Meyers is rocked!
It looks like Reece Meyers has been cut.
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!
Wood Jr with a jab.
Oh Meyers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meyers throws a push kick but Wood Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Meyers shoots for a double leg takedown but Wood Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Meyers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wood Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meyers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meyers closes the distance but Wood Jr moves to the side
and Wood Jr counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Meyers off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Wood Jr follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Meyers was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bayden Wood Jr !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ty Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Rothstien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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Very quick |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Rothstien!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb has his takedown stuffed
and Rothstien counters by clinching up.
Rothstien is trying to drag Webb to the mat but Webb just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rothstien pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rothstien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Webb is one step ahead there.
Webb trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothstien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rothstien is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rothstien avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothstien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Webb is one step ahead there.
Webb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rothstien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Webb is one step ahead there.
Webb controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Webb fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstien shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Webb as he avoids it easily.
Webb shoots for a double leg takedown but Rothstien sprawls well. He's pushed Webb's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Webb looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webb throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rothstien's waist but Rothstien gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Webb off to one side.
Rothstien looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Webb darts in looking for a takedown but Rothstien gets double underhooks and turns Webb into the cage.
Rothstien will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Webb up against the cage.
Rothstien pulls guard.
Webb wants to stand but Rothstien is controlling his posture from full guard.
Webb decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstien misses with a double jab.
Rothstien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Webb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rothstien dives in and grabs Webb's left leg, looking for a takedown. Webb pushes down on Rothstien's head and hops out.
Webb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rothstien fails with the takedown
and Webb counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Webb.
Rothstien tries to pull guard but Webb holds him up against the cage and eventually Rothstien drops back down to his feet.
Webb stalling in the clinch but Rothstien improves position.
Rothstien looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Webb wants to break free but Rothstien has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothstien is trying to drag Webb to the mat but Webb just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rothstien stops a takedown attempt from Webb.
Webb looking to slow down the pace here.
Webb has had enough of the clinch but Rothstien keeps him there for the moment.
Rothstien is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Webb to keep the fight standing.
Webb has Rothstien pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Webb lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothstien backwards.
Rothstien tries a knee to the head but Webb blocks it.
Webb tries to pull guard but Rothstien forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ty Webb will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Webb takes a swing at Rothstien's ribcage but misses.
Rothstien fails to land the takedown.
Webb will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rothstien shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rothstien was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rothstien decides to stand back up. Rothstien steps back and let's Webb get back to his feet.
Webb turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rothstien tries to clinch but Webb moves away
and Webb counters with a good low kick that Rothstien was not able to check.
Webb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Rothstien with that takedown attempt.
Webb shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rothstien as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb tries to clinch up.
Webb gets a double leg takedown into Rothstien's guard.
Rothstien pulls Webb in to control the position.
Rothstien trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Webb wants to control from the top but Rothstien keeps moving.
Webb is really struggling to control Rothstien but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ty Webb.
Nice sprawl there from Webb as Rothstien shoots in.
Ty Webb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rothstien.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstien has managed to clinch.
Webb is trying to break the clinch but Rothstien is controlling him.
Webb fails to pull guard.
Webb gets control of Rothstien's arms and successfully pulls guard. Webb will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rothstien postures up in Webb's guard and throws a big left but Webb blocks it.
Rothstien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Webb is keeping the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Webb working a defensive guard but Rothstien passes into half guard.
Webb avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rothstien.
Rothstien sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Webb defending well though.
Rothstien throwing shots but Webb is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstien maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Webb could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Rothstien has cracked it and Webb is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Rothstien!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Rothstien!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall Flagg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jon Snow's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Flagg!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flagg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snow manages to avoid it.
Snow throws a good cross that connects.
Flagg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flagg moves into the clinch.
Flagg throws a head punch that misses.
Snow has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Flagg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snow.
Flagg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Flagg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flagg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Flagg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flagg stalls.
Flagg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Flagg manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flagg loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
Flagg tries to clinch up.
Flagg throws a right hand that Snow ducks under and follows up with a left that Snow also avoids with ease.
Snow shoots in looking for a takedown. Flagg tries to sprawl out of it but Snow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flagg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Snow misses.
Snow moves out of range of the strikes.
Flagg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
Snow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Flagg throws a hook to the side of Snow's head but Snow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flagg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flagg wants to clinch up but Snow keeps it at a distance.
Flagg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flagg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flagg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snow slips under a jab from Flagg.
Flagg has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Flagg lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow moves out of range as Flagg strikes.
Snow lands a glancing blow to the side of Flagg's head.
Snow slips a straight right by Flagg.
Flagg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flagg misses with some punches.
Snow is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Flagg is defending well.
Snow blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg swings wildly with an uppercut but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flagg working aggressively here.
Flagg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow blocking some punches.
Snow is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flagg lands with a left to the head.
Flagg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Snow.
Flagg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Snow fails to land with a series of punches.
Flagg misses with a looping left.
Snow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses with a few strikes there.
Flagg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flagg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Flagg.
Snow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Flagg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snow closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Flagg's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flagg is adopting a defensive guard.
Snow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flagg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Flagg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flagg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Flagg.
Snow misses the jab.
Flagg cracks Snow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Snow is rocked!
Randall Flagg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snow walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Snow limp body while Flagg jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randall Flagg!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Holm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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186 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Holm!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Holm. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Holm has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holm.
Holm lands a jab to the head.
It looks like James Lee has been cut.
Lee blocks a head kick by Holm.
Holm throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Holm throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Holm misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee throws a head kick but Holm moves out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Holm moves out of range easily.
Holm connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee moves out of range as Holm throws a body kick.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Holm.
Holm checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm misses with a straight left.
Holm misses the jab.
Lee thows a leg kick but Holm checks it
and Holm counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee is rocked!
Holm misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee throws a low kick but Holm avoids it.
Holm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a head kick that Holm semi-blocks.
It looks like Jacob Holm has been cut.
A head kick misses from Holm.
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!
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holm checks a low kick from Lee.
Holm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A leg kick checked by Holm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holm scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Holm comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Holm counters with a straight that turns Lee's legs to rubber! Holm pushes forward with more strikes and Lee goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Holm!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Daughtry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Diaz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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19
195 lbs
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183 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Daughtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daughtry misses with a body kick.
Daughtry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Daughtry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daughtry counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz wants to clinch
and Daughtry counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daughtry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Daughtry throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Daughtry throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daughtry lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Diaz tries to circle away but Daughtry has him pinned against the cage.
Daughtry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daughtry.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daughtry takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Daughtry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daughtry blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Daughtry.
Diaz tries to circle away but Daughtry has him pinned against the cage.
Daughtry effectively controlling the action here.
Daughtry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Daughtry connects with an inside leg kick.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz tries to clinch
and Daughtry makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diaz really felt that one!
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daughtry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Daughtry closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daughtry or not.
Daughtry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daughtry tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daughtry has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daughtry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries a body shot but Daughtry blocks it.
Daughtry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz tries to break free but Daughtry pushes him back against the cage.
Daughtry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daughtry digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daughtry lands a shoulder strike.
Daughtry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daughtry crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Daughtry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daughtry loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz slips a jab from Daughtry.
Daughtry scores with a leg kick.
Diaz cracks Daughtry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daughtry clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtry wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz lands a jab.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daughtry. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daughtry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Daughtry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daughtry is looking to land body kicks.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Daughtry.
Daughtry keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Daughtry throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Daughtry counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daughtry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Daughtry.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diaz catches Daughtry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz closes the distance but Daughtry moves to the side
and Daughtry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Daughtry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daughtry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daughtry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Diaz trying to hold on to Daughtry's head to control him but Daughtry postures up.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Daughtry pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Daughtry pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Daughtry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daughtry throws out the jab.
Diaz scores with a one two! Daughtry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz moves to clinch but Daughtry breaks away
and Daughtry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daughtry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Daughtry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daughtry looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz cracks Daughtry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daughtry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daughtry throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Daughtry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Blake Daughtry is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Daughtry circles away.
Daughtry does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Daughtry misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Daughtry. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Daughtry should have avoided that one.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Daughtry pushes him off.
Daughtry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Daughtry keeps it at a distance.
Daughtry thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Daughtry circles away.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daughtry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daughtry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Daughtry circles away.
Daughtry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Daughtry is in Diaz's guard.
Daughtry looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daughtry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daughtry has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz working for a triangle but Daughtry defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Daughtry uses it to pass to side control.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Daughtry wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtry is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Diaz's shoulder. That is not cool.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Daughtry keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Diaz is looking to pass Daughtry's guard but actually Daughtry recovers to full guard.
Daughtry trying to control the position here.
Daughtry looking for a sweep. Not yet Daughtry, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Daughtry scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daughtry. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Daughtry misses its intended target.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Daughtry does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Daughtry circles away.
Daughtry gets a clinch.
Diaz tries to break free but Daughtry pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz avoiding damage as Daughtry throws knees to the body.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Daughtry.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daughtry throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz tries to circle away but Daughtry has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz tries a body shot but Daughtry blocks it.
Daughtry lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtry gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Daughtry manages to break the clinch.
Daughtry throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Daughtry circles away and keeps his distance.
Daughtry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Daughtry counters with a nice body kick.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daughtry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daughtry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz tries to clinch but Daughtry is having none of it.
Diaz darts in and clinches Daughtry up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtry trying to land knees to the body.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Daughtry is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Daughtry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Daughtry avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Daughtry lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz tries to circle away but Daughtry has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Daughtry avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Daughtry prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Daughtry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Daughtry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daughtry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daughtry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Daughtry is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Daughtry lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Daughtry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Daughtry won't allow it.
Daughtry prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Daughtry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Daughtry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daughtry lands with a light punch inside.
Daughtry pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Daughtry - that landed with a thud.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daughtry prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Daughtry keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daughtry stalling against the cage.
Daughtry lands a left hand.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Daughtry won't allow it.
Daughtry just leaning against Diaz, taking a breather.
Daughtry swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daughtry struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daughtry's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daughtry lands a damaging elbow.
Daughtry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Daughtry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daughtry effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daughtry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Daughtry controls his hands.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Daughtry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daughtry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Daughtry!
During a confident post fight interview, Blake Daughtry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chilli Parlma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Murray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chilli Parlma!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parlma lands with a straight right. Murray didn't see that one coming.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parlma.
Parlma throws a nice looking combination but Murray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murray scores with a one two! Parlma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murray looks to land a combination but Parlma avoids it well.
Parlma moves out of range as Murray strikes.
Murray throws a series of strikes that have Parlma backpedaling.
Murray connects with a crisp jab.
Murray scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murray.
Murray misses with a hook. Parlma ducked under it nicely.
Parlma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parlma throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Murray lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Parlma misses its intended target.
Parlma throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parlma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parlma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Murray misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray thuds his right hand into Parlma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murray slips under a jab.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parlma throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chilli Parlma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Parlma misses.
Parlma throws a lazy uppercut
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Murray does no damage.
Parlma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parlma.
Parlma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Parlma.
Murray throws a nice looking combination but Parlma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parlma shoots and misses
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Parlma.
Parlma swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parlma.
Parlma is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parlma throws out the jab.
Jab from Murray.
Murray throws a series of punches but Parlma moves out of range.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parlma misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray throws a right and a left that Parlma avoids nicely.
John Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murray cracks Parlma with an open hand slap.
Murray swings for the body but Parlma moves out of range.
Parlma moves away from the strike by Murray.
Parlma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murray but Murray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Parlma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parlma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Parlma throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parlma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murray throws a right hand that Parlma ducks under and follows up with a left that Parlma also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Murray.
Murray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Murray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murray slips under a jab.
Parlma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Parlma lands with a cross.
Parlma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Parlma moves away and avoids it.
Parlma throws a right hand that misses
and Murray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murray leaves Parlma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chilli Parlma.
Murray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parlma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murray is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Parlma defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parlma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parlma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
Parlma shoots in for a double leg but Murray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Parlma throws an overhand right that lands on Murray's shoulder, as Murray tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Parlma misses.
Parlma shoots in for a double leg but Murray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Murray finds it's way through Parlma's defenses.
Parlma throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parlma blocks a jab.
Parlma closes the distance and clinches up with Murray, looking for a takedown. Parlma pushes Murray against the cage but Murray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray moves away from the strike by Parlma.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parlma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Parlma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Parlma does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Murray 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.
Parlma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horrible takedown by Parlma or perhaps it was just good defense by Murray which made him look bad.
Murray connects with a body shot.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parlma.
Parlma blocks a jab.
Parlma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murray to score with a decent uppercut.
Murray lands with an uppercut that bounces Parlma off the cage and back into range.
Murray swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parlma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parlma dives in and grabs Murray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murray pushes down on Parlma's head and hops out.
Murray cracks a nice hook into Parlma's ribs.
John Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murray misses with the combination.
Murray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parlma shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray can't keep his opponent in guard - Parlma advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Parlma tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Parlma is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Murray sees it coming and defends easily.
Murray trying to control from the bottom.
Murray gets back to full guard.
Murray pulls Parlma in close to prevent any damage.
Parlma stopping the sweep attempt from Murray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parlma trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Parlma showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Parlma won't allow Murray to sweep him here.
Parlma looking to sit in guard and control but Murray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Parlma wants to sweep here but Murray controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murray takes a swing at Parlma's ribcage but misses.
Murray slips under a jab from Parlma.
Parlma moves out of range as Murray strikes.
Murray throws a right hand that Parlma ducks under and follows up with a left that Parlma also avoids with ease.
Parlma walks into a stiff left hand from Murray.
A jab from Parlma misses.
It looks like Murray has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice defenses there by Murray.
Murray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parlma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parlma misses with a lunging right hand
and Murray counters with a right hand to the body.
Parlma lands a slapping body shot.
Parlma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Parlma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murray jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Parlma shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
John Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chilli Parlma.
Murray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parlma looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Murray looks to land a combination but Parlma avoids it well.
Murray misses with a two punch combination.
Murray throws a combination. Parlma tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parlma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parlma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parlma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murray scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Murray dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murray thuds his right hand into Parlma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Parlma stuns Murray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parlma looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Parlma misses with a takedown attempt - Murray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Parlma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Parlma moved out of range nicely.
Murray swinging wildly here.
Parlma takes one to the side of the head.
Parlma misses with a two punch combination.
Murray slips under a jab.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parlma was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Murray misses with a body punch
and Parlma counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parlma.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Parlma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parlma. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parlma misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Murray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Parlma misses with a left hand
and Murray counters with a left and a right that stings Parlma.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Parlma slips the punch.
Parlma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Parlma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parlma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Parlma throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Parlma misses.
Parlma misses with a double jab
and Murray counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parlma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parlma throws a big shot that misses.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parlma.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murray scores with a nice right hand.
Murray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Parlma scores with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
John Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Parlma throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Murray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murray works over Parlma's head and body with a nice combination.
A big left from Murray misses.
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murray scores with a jab.
Parlma throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parlma misses with the combination.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parlma closes the distance and clinches up with Murray, looking for a takedown. Parlma pushes Murray against the cage but Murray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parlma ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Parlma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murray swinging wildly here.
Parlma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray works the jab nicely.
Parlma throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murray scores with a shot to the body.
Parlma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parlma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray counters with a nice body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parlma.
Nice cross by Murray.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
Murray lands a jab to the nose.
Parlma looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Murray does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parlma misses with a looping right.
Parlma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Parlma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parlma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Parlma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Murray clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parlma.
Parlma throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murray connects with a right hand. Parlma shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Parlma misses the target.
Parlma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Murray misses with a series of wild punches.
Parlma takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.
Parlma throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray swings for the body but Parlma moves out of range.
Murray closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Parlma throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray clobbers Parlma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parlma fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Murray swinging wildly here.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Parlma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Parlma scores with a hook to the body. Murray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parlma slips under a jab.
Parlma cracks Murray with an open hand slap.
Parlma misses the shot to the body.
Parlma ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murray takes a swing at Parlma's ribcage but misses.
Parlma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murray throws a series of punches but Parlma moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parlma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murray fails to land with a series of punches.
Parlma misses with the combination.
Parlma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Murray misses.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parlma was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Parlma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Parlma shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parlma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murray but Murray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parlma is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Murray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Parlma misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray scores with the left hand. Parlma knows he should have avoided that one.
Murray works over Parlma's head and body with a nice combination.
Good shot there by Murray.
Parlma throws a lazy uppercut
letting Murray counter with a right hand.
Parlma lands with a hook. Murray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Parlma fails with a takedown attempt.
John Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chilli Parlma.
Nice uppercut lands for Murray. That snapped Parlma's head back.
Parlma takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Parlma cracks Murray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murray scores with a jab to the head.
Parlma takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from Parlma misses.
Murray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Parlma throws a sloppy body shot
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Parlma.
Murray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parlma throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Murray misses with a hook. Parlma ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Parlma.
Murray misses with a few strikes there.
Murray misses with a double jab.
Parlma misses with a straight right.
Murray slips a jab from Parlma.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parlma punishes Murray's body with a nice straight punch.
Murray swings for the body but Parlma moves out of range.
Murray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Murray had his way with Chilli Parlma in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Parlma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Murray scores with a body shot.
Parlma misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray lands a nice shot that snaps Parlma's head back.
Murray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murray throws a right hand that Parlma ducks under and follows up with a left that Parlma also avoids with ease.
Murray thuds a left hand into Parlma's body.
Parlma throws an off balance right hand
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parlma.
Murray takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Murray throws a body punch but Parlma moves out of range.
Murray moves out of range as Parlma strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray scores with a body shot.
Parlma misses the jab.
Parlma shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Murray's guard.
Parlma won't allow Murray to sweep him here.
Murray is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Parlma is controlling him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Murray wants to control but Parlma passes easily into half guard.
Parlma is thwarting Murray's attempts to control the position.
Parlma is looking to advance position but Murray won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray wants to improve his position but Parlma is controlling well.
Murray is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Parlma jumps into side control!
Parlma trying to control the action but Murray is working from the bottom.
Murray tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parlma wants to stand but Murray has his arm trapped.
Parlma trying to control the position but Murray is working away.
Murray is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murray struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Parlma off and has taken his back!
Parlma tries to escape but Murray has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Murray controls the position.
Murray tries to keep control of the position but Parlma is staying busy.
Murray is trying to stick to Parlma's back but Parlma is turning into Murray. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Murray's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Parlma.
Parlma trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray trying to control the position.
Chilli Parlma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Murray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chilli Parlma has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Parlma throwing strikes from guard but Murray blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Murray.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murray, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Murray!
John Murray retains his lightweight title!
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