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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie McGordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie McGordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cliff Anderson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McGordon backs up against the cage.
McGordon tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McGordon is rocked!
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Oh McGordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGordon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
McGordon wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anderson manages to pass to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
McGordon seems to have got his legs back now.
McGordon tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
We've been hearing good reports from McGordon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Anderson is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Anderson extends the arm and McGordon is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cliff Anderson!
After winning the bout, Cliff Anderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ovaltine Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wulfgar Schwarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ovaltine Jenkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wulfgar Schwarz's chin.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ovaltine Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wulfgar Schwarz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a nice looking combination but Schwarz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenkins throws a looping overhand right but Schwarz ducks down to avoid it.
Schwarz tries to counter with a clinch but Jenkins shakes him off and moves away.
Jenkins swings for the body but Schwarz moves out of range.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Schwarz tries to counter with a clinch but Jenkins shakes him off and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Schwarz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jenkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schwarz doesn't seem bothered though.
Jenkins 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.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body. Schwarz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarz avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Schwarz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schwarz.
Schwarz is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins lands with a shot to the body.
Jenkins swings for the body but Schwarz moves out of range.
Jenkins misses with a jab to the body
and Schwarz counters by moving into the clinch.
Jenkins blocks an elbow strike from Schwarz.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schwarz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jenkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jenkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schwarz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jenkins prevents it.
Jenkins avoids the elbow strike from Schwarz, against the cage.
Schwarz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schwarz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jenkins wants to break free but Schwarz has control.
Jenkins tries to break free but Schwarz pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz throws an elbow that misses.
Jenkins is trying to break the clinch but Schwarz has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins dodges an elbow strike from Schwarz.
Schwarz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ovaltine Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wulfgar Schwarz.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schwarz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jenkins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jenkins avoids the elbow strike from Schwarz, against the cage.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schwarz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jenkins's efforts to push away.
Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Jenkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schwarz on the side of the head.
Schwarz shoots in for a double leg but Jenkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins is looking to wear down Schwarz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jenkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schwarz on the side of the head.
Schwarz shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a big uppercut and Schwarz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Schwarz looks OK. Jenkins waves Schwarz back to his feet!
Schwarz is rocked!
Jenkins fakes the body blow, causing Schwarz to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Schwarz goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ovaltine Jenkins!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ovaltine Jenkins made sure he mentioned Arcticus University: London, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Molovgomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Sweater Weather as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Molovgomedov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Penn!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries to bum rush Molovgomedov with a series of wild strikes but Molovgomedov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Molovgomedov slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Molovgomedov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Molovgomedov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Molovgomedov ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Molovgomedov clinches with his opponent.
Molovgomedov stalling against the cage.
Penn being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Molovgomedov has Penn pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molovgomedov tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
I was talking to Molovgomedov 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Molovgomedov avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henry Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Penn needs to keep his hands up - Molovgomedov had a free shot at his head there.
Molovgomedov fails to land with a series of punches.
Molovgomedov looks to clinch
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid body kick from Molovgomedov .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Molovgomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Molovgomedov does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molovgomedov tries to clinch
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molovgomedov looks to clinch
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Molovgomedov fakes the leg kick and cracks Penn in the body.
Molovgomedov misses with a body kick.
Molovgomedov misses with a straight right.
Penn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Molovgomedov misses with a kick to the body
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Molovgomedov throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Penn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Molovgomedov .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Molovgomedov closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
Molovgomedov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Molovgomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Molovgomedov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Molovgomedov 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Penn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Molovgomedov scrambles back to his feet.
Molovgomedov throws a body kick that misses.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Molovgomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Molovgomedov throws a front kick that sends Penn stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Molovgomedov tenderised Penn's leg. Penn is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with the combination.
Molovgomedov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Penn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Penn swings for the body but Molovgomedov moves out of range.
Molovgomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Molovgomedov closes the distance and clinches.
Molovgomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Molovgomedov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Molovgomedov .
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Molovgomedov prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Molovgomedov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Molovgomedov thumps Penn with a low kick.
Penn connects with a body shot that sends Molovgomedov 's belly button to the back.
Penn connects with the punch.
Molovgomedov tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Molovgomedov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Molovgomedov .
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Molovgomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jake Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Molovgomedov scores with a body shot.
Molovgomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn tried to score with a low kick but Molovgomedov checks it.
Penn blocks a head kick by Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molovgomedov drops his hands momentarily and Penn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Molovgomedov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Molovgomedov wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Penn avoids the head kick by Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov tries to clinch but Penn moves away
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jake Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molovgomedov scoring well with a low kick there.
Molovgomedov darts in and clinches Penn up against the cage.
Molovgomedov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Molovgomedov tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Molovgomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molovgomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Molovgomedov lands a left hand.
Molovgomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henry Molovgomedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Molovgomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Molovgomedov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Molovgomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Molovgomedov gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Molovgomedov has Penn pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Molovgomedov stalling.
Molovgomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Molovgomedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Molovgomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Molovgomedov controlling the action here for a moment.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Molovgomedov is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Molovgomedov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Molovgomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Molovgomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molovgomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molovgomedov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Molovgomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Molovgomedov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Molovgomedov looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
Molovgomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn! But no joy.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Penn throws a shot to the body.
Molovgomedov cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
Penn throws out a leg kick but Molovgomedov moves out of range and Penn only half commits.
Molovgomedov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Molovgomedov .
Penn moves out of range as Molovgomedov throws a body kick.
Molovgomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn moves out of range of the leg kick from Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn throws a leg kick that misses.
Molovgomedov tried to score with a low kick but Penn checks it.
Molovgomedov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Molovgomedov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molovgomedov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Molovgomedov is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
It seemed like Penn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Molovgomedov throws a body kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Molovgomedov fakes the leg kick and cracks Penn in the body.
Molovgomedov tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Molovgomedov takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Molovgomedov misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Penn defending well as Molovgomedov loads up on a big left hand.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Molovgomedov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Penn with a hook.
Molovgomedov moves forwards but Penn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn cracks Molovgomedov with a good 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!
Molovgomedov looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
Molovgomedov misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Molovgomedov is looking to wear down Penn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Molovgomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick there by Molovgomedov .
Penn checks a low kick from Molovgomedov .
Molovgomedov gets a clinch.
Molovgomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molovgomedov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Molovgomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molovgomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molovgomedov moves away.
Molovgomedov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Molovgomedov throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Penn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Molovgomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Penn tests Molovgomedov 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Molovgomedov manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Molovgomedov .
Penn lunges at Molovgomedov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Molovgomedov 's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Molovgomedov wants to clinch.
Jake Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry Molovgomedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Molovgomedov moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Molovgomedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Molovgomedov .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molovgomedov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Molovgomedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Molovgomedov has the dominant position.
Molovgomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Penn or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Molovgomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Molovgomedov , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Molovgomedov !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Desert Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Desert Storm !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carlos Soto!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm scores with a punch to the head.
Soto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice straight punches there by Storm . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Storm .
Soto scores with a hook.
It looks like Desert Storm has been cut.
Soto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Storm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Soto with a jab.
Carlos Soto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soto looks to throw the jab but Storm is out of range.
Soto checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soto! But no joy.
Soto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm .
Soto looks to throw the jab but Storm is out of range.
Soto lands a big right hand that sends Storm crashing to the mat! Soto stays standing though and waves Storm back to his feet!
Storm is rocked!
Soto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Storm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm looks up at the clock. Bad move! Soto lands a right hand from hell, dropping Storm . Soto pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Soto!
Carlos Soto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seleukos Molovgomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Korek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korek is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Touch me - Samantha Fox. Seleukos Molovgomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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Great low kicks
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seleukos Molovgomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Korek!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molovgomedov misses the body punch
and Korek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Molovgomedov scores with a jab.
Korek throws a jab when Molovgomedov was well out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Molovgomedov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Korek misses with a hook. Molovgomedov ducked under it nicely.
Molovgomedov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Korek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Korek throws a jab when Molovgomedov was well out of range.
Molovgomedov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Molovgomedov blocks a jab.
Korek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Molovgomedov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Korek but Korek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Korek thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korek connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot lands for Korek.
Molovgomedov throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korek misses the jab.
Korek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Korek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Korek.
Korek 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.
Korek scores with a punch to the head.
Korek throws the left hand but Molovgomedov avoids the punch easily.
Korek 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.
Korek ducks under a wild hook from Molovgomedov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Korek! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Korek misses the target.
Korek blocks the body kick.
Molovgomedov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Molovgomedov looks for the body kick but Korek saw that one coming.
Molovgomedov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Korek lands a jab.
Molovgomedov throws a solid leg kick but Korek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Molovgomedov.
Korek lands a really nice looking cross but Molovgomedov seems unphased.
Korek needs to keep his hands up - Molovgomedov had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molovgomedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Korek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korek jabs at Molovgomedov's body.
Korek catches Molovgomedov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Molovgomedov blocks a jab.
Molovgomedov scores with a hook.
Korek throws the left hand but Molovgomedov avoids the punch easily.
Molovgomedov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Molovgomedov moves out of range as Korek strikes.
Korek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov moves out of range as Korek strikes.
Molovgomedov scores with a head kick.
A jab from Molovgomedov misses.
Korek looks to throw the jab but Molovgomedov is out of range.
Seleukos Molovgomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molovgomedov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Molovgomedov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Molovgomedov thows a body kick. Korek tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Korek misses.
Molovgomedov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Molovgomedov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Korek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Molovgomedov scrambles back to his feet.
Molovgomedov wants to clinch
and Korek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Molovgomedov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Molovgomedov jabs at Korek's body.
Molovgomedov blocks a jab.
Molovgomedov throws a head kick but Korek moves out of range.
Korek doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Korek looks to throw the jab but Molovgomedov is out of range.
Korek misses with an uppercut.
Korek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Korek throws the left hand but Molovgomedov avoids the punch easily.
Molovgomedov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Korek if he has to take too many more of those.
Molovgomedov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Korek throws out a loose jab but Molovgomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korek looks to land a right hand but Molovgomedov moved out of range.
Korek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Molovgomedov. Molovgomedov obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Molovgomedov misses the target.
Korek lands a head shot.
Molovgomedov throws a head kick that half lands.
Korek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Molovgomedov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Korek looks to land a combination but Molovgomedov avoids it well.
Korek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Molovgomedov.
Korek 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.
Molovgomedov attempts a counter takedown but Korek avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Korek throws a lazy right hand but Molovgomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Korek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Korek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Molovgomedov's head.
Korek throws an off balance right hand
and Molovgomedov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Korek!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michal Korek will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Korek blocks a leg kick.
Korek throws out a counter right but Molovgomedov avoids it with no problem.
Korek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Molovgomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molovgomedov looks to throw a body kick
and Korek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Molovgomedov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Korek has time to react.
Molovgomedov ducks right into an uppercut from Korek.
Good leg kick by Molovgomedov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Korek throws a jab but it's blocked by Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Molovgomedov dodges the punch combination from Korek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korek misses with an uppercut.
Korek misses with a straight left.
Korek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Korek moves out of range as Molovgomedov throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molovgomedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molovgomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Korek.
Korek looks to land a left hand but Molovgomedov moved out of range nicely.
Molovgomedov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big right from Korek misses.
Korek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Molovgomedov doesn't seem bothered though.
Molovgomedov slips a straight right by Korek.
Molovgomedov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Molovgomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korek throws out the jab.
Molovgomedov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov connects with a solid leg kick.
Korek misses with a wild body shot.
Molovgomedov throws a head kick but Korek moves out of range.
Molovgomedov shoots in for a double leg but Korek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Molovgomedov avoids the body shot from Korek.
Molovgomedov misses with a combination
and Korek counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Korek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Molovgomedov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Molovgomedov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Korek's waist but Korek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Molovgomedov off to one side.
Korek with a nice cross.
Korek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Molovgomedov. Molovgomedov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Korek misses with an uppercut.
Molovgomedov checks a low kick from Korek.
Korek misses with an uppercut. Molovgomedov saw that one coming.
Korek throws a hook but Molovgomedov avoids it easily.
Molovgomedov throws a hook but Korek avoids it easily.
Molovgomedov misses the body punch
and Korek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Molovgomedov lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Molovgomedov with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seleukos Molovgomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molovgomedov walks into a stiff left hand from Korek.
Korek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Molovgomedov lands with a cross.
Molovgomedov moves away from the strike by Korek.
Korek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Molovgomedov misses with a head kick.
Molovgomedov throws a jab when Korek was well out of range.
It seemed like Korek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Korek.
Korek stuffs the takedown attempt from Molovgomedov. Molovgomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Michal Korek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molovgomedov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Molovgomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Korek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korek lands with a hook. Molovgomedov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Korek lands with a big left! Molovgomedov is wobbled badly! Korek comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Molovgomedov to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michal Korek!
Michal Korek 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brain Buro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buro has chosen Brian Boro`s March as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brain Buro!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
Buro throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Burns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burns.
Nice body punch from Burns.
Burns misses with a hook.
Buro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and Buro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns misses with a leg kick
and Buro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns is rocked!
Burns gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Buro gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brain Buro!
Brain Buro really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AnonymouS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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158 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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22
140 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Williams!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chris Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin scores with a jab.
Griffin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Williams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Griffin defends well and Williams ends up having to push Griffin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A jab from Griffin finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
Griffin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griffin lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Griffin defends the submission attempt.
Griffin is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Griffin is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying for a kimura here. Griffin looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Williams wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rory Williams!
Rory Williams managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Arcticus University: London, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tourney Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence McGee (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tourney Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champ misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Champ misses its intended target.
McGee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Champ misses the jab.
McGee is looking to land body kicks.
Champ has been working on his boxing with his coaches at gym closing in the buildup to the fight.
Champ takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Champ misses with a straight left.
Champ throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
Champ lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Champ throws a big shot that misses.
McGee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGee 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.
It looked like Champ was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McGee.
Tourney Champ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champ with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Champ. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick from McGee lands but Champ takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Champ scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Champ throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGee counters with a good low kick that Champ was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ misses with a left hand
and McGee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Champ's knee momentarily.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Champ.
McGee slips under a jab from Champ.
Champ misses with a hook.
McGee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Champ.
Champ ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
McGee throws a head kick that misses.
McGee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGee slips under a jab.
Champ cracks McGee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Champ misses.
Champ misses the shot to the body.
McGee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGee. That's going to slow Champ down.
Champ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
Champ throws a lazy right hand but McGee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Champ jabs at McGee's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Champ connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGee scrambles back to his feet.
Champ on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Champ throws a lazy uppercut
and McGee counters with an inside leg kick.
Champ throws a hook but McGee blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Champ.
McGee thinks about the counter body kick.
McGee tries a head kick but it misses.
Champ feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGee slips under a jab from Champ.
Champ moves out of range of the body kick.
McGee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tourney Champ has been cut.
McGee moves into the clinch.
Champ misses with the head strike.
McGee misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGee.
McGee lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGee looking to throw knees to the head but Champ is blocking nicely.
Champ swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Champ misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McGee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Champ's brow.
Champ managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Champ can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
Champ is stalling here.
Champ avoids the elbow strike from McGee, against the cage.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Champ's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champ is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Champ managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
Champ on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Champ on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Champ on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Champ throws a punch but it's blocked by McGee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Champ.
Champ takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee looking to throw knees to the head but Champ is blocking nicely.
McGee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Champ blocks it with crossed arms.
Champ blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Champ throws a head punch that misses.
McGee throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clarence McGee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tourney Champ's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McGee throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from McGee.
Champ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGee throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Champ ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Champ.
Champ cracks McGee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Champ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Champ throws a hook but McGee blocks it.
Champ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee throws a leg kick but Champ sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Champ checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circling - Champ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGee flicks out a counter leg kick but Champ steps away.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Champ.
McGee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
Champ missing with a left hand there. McGee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Champ missing with a left hand there. McGee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Champ loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Champ.
Champ thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Champ.
Champ is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McGee scores with a head kick.
Champ blocks a head kick by McGee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Champ. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Champ scores with a nice right hand.
McGee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Champ misses with a right hand
and McGee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McGee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Champ loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Champ.
A jab from Champ finds it's way through McGee's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee lands with a kick to the temple. Champ shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tourney Champ is winning the standup battle so far.
Champ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Champ.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGee.
Champ blocks a head kick by McGee.
A counter left hand to the body from Champ misses its target.
Champ cracks McGee with an open hand slap.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Champ swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from McGee.
Champ avoids a kick to the body.
Champ keeps the fight on the outside.
McGee rushes Champ and presses him up against the cage.
Champ wants to get back to striking at distance but McGee won't allow it.
McGee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Champ takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Champ.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Champ in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Champ's efforts to push away.
Champ misses with a hook from the clinch.
Champ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Champ looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
Champ throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.
Champ moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Champ throws out a loose jab but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Champ throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.
McGee counters with a body kick.
Champ missing with a left hand there. McGee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGee tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Champ.
Champ thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGee moves away from the strike by Champ.
McGee is looking to clinch.
McGee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Champ.
McGee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Champ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Champ throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
McGee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Champ blocks a head kick by McGee.
McGee throws a body kick that misses.
McGee lands a nice looking body kick.
McGee scores with a kick to the body.
Champ loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
McGee slips a straight right by Champ.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Clarence McGee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tourney Champ's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Champ fails to land with a series of punches.
McGee misses with a head kick.
McGee throws the kick towards the body but Champ avoids it.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Champ.
McGee tries to land a front kick but Champ steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Champ misses with an uppercut
and McGee counters with an outside leg kick.
McGee lands a front kick.
Champ with a nice cross.
McGee moves out of range as Champ strikes.
Champ throws a hook to the side of McGee's head but McGee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champ misses with a straight right.
Champ throws an overhand right that lands on McGee's shoulder, as McGee tries to avoid the shot.
Champ lands a glancing blow to the side of McGee's head.
McGee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Champ misses with a hook. McGee ducked under it nicely.
Champ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGee moves away from the strike by Champ.
McGee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Champ will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McGee wants to land a leg kick but Champ is out of range.
Nice defenses there by McGee.
McGee tries a quick counter leg kick but Champ is wise to it.
Champ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGee pushes Champ up against the cage in a clinch.
McGee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Champ working aggressively here.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
Champ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Champ lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ throws a lazy uppercut
and McGee counters with a good, hard body kick but Champ shrugs it off.
Champ misses with the combination.
McGee looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McGee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champ throws a lazy uppercut
and McGee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Champ just leaning against McGee, taking a breather.
McGee connects with a knee to the head.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Champ on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Champ throws a head punch that misses.
Champ is trying to break the clinch but McGee is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Champ pushes McGee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Champ avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
Champ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGee throws a nice head kick!
Champ throws a jab when McGee was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of McGee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Champ lands a slapping body shot.
McGee slips a straight right by Champ.
McGee throws the kick towards the body but Champ avoids it.
Champ with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Champ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGee.
McGee throws a push kick but Champ slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Champ misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Champ.
The crowd cheers as Champ lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGee doesn't seem phased though.
Champ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGee.
McGee appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tourney Champ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Champ takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Champ looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
McGee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Champ throws a hook to the side of McGee's head but McGee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGee shapes to counter with a head kick.
Champ looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
McGee tries to counter by closing the distance.
McGee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Champ.
A telegraphed right hand from Champ misses the target.
Champ throws a hook to the side of McGee's head but McGee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGee slips a straight right by Champ.
McGee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Champ throws a hook to the side of McGee's head but McGee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tourney Champ showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGee 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tourney Champ!
A relieved looking Tourney Champ thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abel Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Ferguson (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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24
145 lbs
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abel Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Turd Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cruz moves to clinch but Ferguson breaks away
and Ferguson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Ferguson keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson swinging wildly here.
Ferguson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Ferguson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cruz thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ferguson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cruz scrambles back to his feet.
Ferguson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Ferguson slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ferguson throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Ferguson.
Ferguson slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
A countering left hand to the body from Ferguson misses.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cruz rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferguson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferguson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ferguson 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.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Ferguson swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferguson swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferguson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ferguson digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson scores with a decent looking hook.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turd Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz defending well as Ferguson loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Cruz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferguson jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ferguson throws a big shot that misses.
Ferguson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz feints and as Ferguson raises his hands in defense, Cruz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cruz pushes down on Ferguson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ferguson is trying to stand.
Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ferguson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the action but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
Cruz seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ferguson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cruz wants to clinch up but Ferguson keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ferguson both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Abel Cruz has been cut.
Ferguson takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferguson sprawls and moves away.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson avoids it really well and circles away.
Turd Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferguson stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from Ferguson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Ferguson, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abel Cruz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cruz throws a head kick that half lands.
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Ferguson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Ferguson lands a right hook to the body.
Ferguson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferguson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ferguson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ferguson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Ferguson lands a body shot.
Ferguson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruz at a distance.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ferguson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferguson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Ferguson sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A little jabbing left from Ferguson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ferguson just manages to avoid it.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ferguson. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Ferguson looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Ferguson lands with a right hand.
Ferguson connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Ferguson. Beautiful body shot.
Ferguson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferguson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice side step and Ferguson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferguson cracks Cruz with an open hand slap.
Cruz goes for a double leg but Ferguson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ferguson continues to drive forward.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Ferguson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ferguson lands a big right hand that sends Cruz crashing to the mat! Ferguson stays standing though and waves Cruz back to his feet!
Cruz is rocked!
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson lands with a nice body punch.
Turd Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferguson scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferguson connects with a nice cross there... Cruz is looking wobbly and Ferguson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Cruz to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ferguson jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Turd Ferguson!
Turd Ferguson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrow comes into the arena with Im Unforgiven blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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144 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Morrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neymar Junior!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior throws a leg kick
and Morrow counters with a nice kick to the body.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Junior drives through and clinches with Morrow against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Junior fails to land.
Junior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrow presses Junior against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morrow throws a head punch that misses.
Junior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Morrow.
Morrow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior blocking some punches.
Morrow leaning against his opponent.
Morrow working aggressively here.
A short left from Morrow.
Morrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Junior lands a body shot.
Junior lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morrow.
Junior misses with a punch to the body.
Junior blocking some punches.
Junior has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Morrow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Junior can turn it around.
Junior creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junior connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morrow.
Junior lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
Junior lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junior.
Junior displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morrow up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow taking a breather.
Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Junior.
Junior just leaning against Morrow, taking a breather.
Junior taking a breather.
Junior blocking some punches.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Morrow avoids it by throwing Junior back against the cage.
Junior lands a knee to the head.
Junior lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morrow is stalling here.
Morrow misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Junior takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Morrow pushes Junior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike.
Junior lands an elbow inside.
Junior gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrow's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Junior takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Junior lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Morrow fails to land.
Junior lands a knee to the body.
Junior throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morrow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Junior misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junior.
Junior throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow is leaning against Junior and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Junior.
Junior throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrow.
Morrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Junior or not.
Morrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Junior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior tries a body shot but Morrow blocks it.
Junior gets through Morrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrow's elbow.
Morrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Junior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neymar Junior dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morrow lands a lovely overhand right.
Junior instigates a clinch.
Junior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrow leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Junior fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Morrow.
Junior is pushing Morrow up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morrow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Junior is keeping busy.
Junior scores with a shoulder strike.
Junior landing knees to the head.
Morrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morrow.
Morrow tries to stall but Junior uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Junior lands with a right to the head.
Morrow tries to throw a body punch but Junior avoids it by throwing Morrow back against the cage.
Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Junior lands an elbow inside.
Junior blocking some punches.
Junior pushes off an throws an elbow but Morrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Junior lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Junior misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with some punches.
Junior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrow.
A short uppercut from Morrow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Junior.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junior.
Junior letting Morrow take a breather here.
Junior is working Morrow over against the cage.
Morrow misses with the head strike.
A short left from Junior.
Junior lands a hook to the side of the head.
Junior gets through Morrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrow has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Morrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrow throws a head punch that misses.
Morrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morrow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morrow is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Junior lands an elbow inside that Morrow shrugs off.
Oh Morrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Morrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Morrow cracks Junior with a nice body shot.
Morrow working aggressively here.
Junior throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Junior.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Morrow avoids it by throwing Junior back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Junior.
Junior creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrow's defenses.
Morrow pushes Junior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Junior.
Morrow lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Junior working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Morrow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Junior is pushing Morrow up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Junior blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Junior.
Junior lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Junior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neymar Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Junior scoring well with a low kick there.
Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morrow, right into the meat.
Junior moves into range and clinches up with Morrow.
Junior trying to land knees to the body.
Morrow lands an uppercut.
Morrow controlling the action here for a moment.
Junior connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Junior missing with knees to the body.
Morrow can't find room to land a body shot as Junior controls the action.
Junior tries to stall but Morrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Junior lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior blocks an uppercut.
Junior lands a damaging elbow.
Morrow taking a breather.
Junior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
A short right from Morrow.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Morrow avoids it by throwing Junior back against the cage.
Morrow lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Junior.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morrow.
Junior lands a nice elbow.
Morrow stalling in the clinch but Junior improves position.
Morrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
Morrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior throws an elbow but it misses.
Morrow managing to block the knees to the body from Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Morrow.
Morrow looking to slow down the pace here.
Junior throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Junior.
Morrow misses with some punches.
Morrow avoids the elbow strike from Junior, against the cage.
Junior lands a damaging elbow.
Morrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Morrow fails to land.
Junior throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Junior with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Morrow.
Morrow digs a right hand underneath Junior's ribcage. Junior let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Junior unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Junior lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Junior lands a body punch in the clinch.
Junior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morrow working aggressively here.
Morrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Morrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Junior misses with a body punch.
Morrow blocks an elbow strike.
Morrow has Junior pressed against the cage.
Junior misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Junior.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior wants to stall.
Morrow takes a shot to the head.
Junior lands an elbow just above Morrow 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrow controls his hands.
Morrow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Junior misses with an elbow strike.
Morrow presses Junior against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
Morrow blocking some punches.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neymar Junior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Junior looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neymar Junior really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Junior scores with a jab to the body.
Junior throws a combination. Morrow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Junior scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morrow in his tracks.
Morrow lands a leg kick that knocks Junior off balance momentarily.
Junior ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Morrow's jaw. Morrow's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Junior does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neymar Junior! Neymar Junior retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Neymar Junior thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Alex Morrow spoke after the fight, saying 'This fight was a fluke. I'll be back.'.
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