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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kaspov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Speed will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Kaspov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Speed!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaspov lands with a nice combination. Speed backs away looking to recover.
Speed looks to land a left hand but Kaspov moved out of range nicely.
Kaspov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Extreme Training in the buildup to the fight.
Kaspov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Speed tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kaspov is in Speed's guard.
Speed is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kaspov chips away with some ground and pound.
Speed can't keep his opponent in guard - Kaspov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaspov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kaspov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kaspov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Speed holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Speed tries to get to full guard but Kaspov has control of the leg.
Speed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kaspov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Speed tries to get to full guard but Kaspov has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaspov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kaspov working the head and body with strikes.
Kaspov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Speed sees it coming and defends easily.
Kaspov prevents Speed from improving his position.
Speed trying to control but Kaspov postures up.
Kaspov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kaspov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Speed to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Speed wants to get back to his feet but Kaspov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Speed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kaspov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kaspov throwing strikes from guard but Speed blocks nicely.
Speed seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Speed is on top in guard.
Speed tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaspov is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kaspov is on top in guard.
Speed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed keeping moving, preventing Kaspov from controlling successfully.
Kaspov lands a couple of digs.
Kaspov is looking to work some ground and pound but Speed has wrist control.
Speed keeping moving, preventing Kaspov from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaspov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaspov is pushing down on Speed's leg trying to pass to half guard. Speed is fighting to maintain full guard but Kaspov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Speed tries to roll over but Kaspov keeps him under control.
Kaspov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Speed keeps working.
Speed wants to get back to his feet.
Kaspov passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaspov landing shots from mount.
Speed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kaspov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Speed?
Speed is rocked!
Kaspov loads up with a big shot that hurts Speed! He's pulled Kaspov in close but Kaspov has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Speed survive? More strikes from Kaspov and Speed is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sergei Kaspov!
Our winner, Sergei Kaspov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sed El Bunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Bunt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rock The Casbah. Barnes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Frankie Barnes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sed El Bunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Bunt throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes drives through and clinches with El Bunt against the cage.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Bunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barnes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
El Bunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but El Bunt avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes tries to work over El Bunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
El Bunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but El Bunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but El Bunt avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnes tries to work over El Bunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sed El Bunt has been cut.
El Bunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Bunt avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes lands a left hand.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Bunt trying to control the position but instead, Barnes has worked for underhooks and has pushed El Bunt into the cage.
El Bunt misses with some punches.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as El Bunt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
El Bunt gets a clinch.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
El Bunt throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Barnes wants to clinch
and El Bunt counters with a two punch combo.
El Bunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
El Bunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sed El Bunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from El Bunt, right into the meat.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barnes. El Bunt shrugs it off though.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes cracks El Bunt with a good jab.
El Bunt throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Bunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
El Bunt moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
El Bunt looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes wants to clinch up but El Bunt keeps it at a distance.
El Bunt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
El Bunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
El Bunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
El Bunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
El Bunt jabs at Barnes's body.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Jab from Barnes.
El Bunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes flicks out a counter leg kick but El Bunt steps away.
Barnes lands with a nice combination. El Bunt backs away looking to recover.
El Bunt takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
El Bunt blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from El Bunt.
El Bunt lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Bunt.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. El Bunt moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Bunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
El Bunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
El Bunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
El Bunt has managed to clinch.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but El Bunt is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from El Bunt fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
El Bunt lands with a kick to the temple. Barnes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
El Bunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
El Bunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
El Bunt misses with a looping right.
El Bunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
El Bunt swinging wildly here.
Barnes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frankie Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sed El Bunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from El Bunt misses.
Barnes takes a swing at El Bunt's ribcage but misses.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by El Bunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
El Bunt misses with a looping left.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling El Bunt to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for El Bunt.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Bunt.
El Bunt throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Bunt misses with a low kick.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but El Bunt is out of range.
Barnes throws the left hand but El Bunt avoids the punch easily.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
El Bunt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
El Bunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and El Bunt moves out of range easily.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Bunt.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
El Bunt goes for a takedown attempt but Barnes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but El Bunt is just out of range.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from El Bunt.
Barnes instigates a clinch.
El Bunt misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
El Bunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for El Bunt to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Bunt avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
El Bunt has clasped his hands together around Barnes's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
El Bunt throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barnes sneaks back into half guard.
Barnes trying to hold on to El Bunt's head to control him but El Bunt postures up.
El Bunt stops Barnes from getting back to his feet.
El Bunt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt trying to control the pace.
Barnes tries to roll over but El Bunt keeps him under control.
El Bunt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes pushes El Bunt off looking to stand but El Bunt dives back in and keeps control.
El Bunt throwing shots but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Barnes tries to roll over but El Bunt keeps him under control.
El Bunt lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
El Bunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but El Bunt has control of the leg.
Barnes is trying to stand.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barnes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barnes trying to control the position.
El Bunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
El Bunt won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - El Bunt circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frankie Barnes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sed El Bunt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
El Bunt lands a head kick. Barnes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Frankie Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes tries to clinch up but El Bunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Bunt.
Nice uppercut lands for Barnes. That snapped El Bunt's head back.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
El Bunt throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Bunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
El Bunt wants to stall.
El Bunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Bunt managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Bunts head.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as El Bunt controls the action.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as El Bunt controls his hands.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but El Bunt blocks it.
El Bunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes pushes El Bunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes cracks El Bunt with a nice body shot.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
El Bunt avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt misses with the head strike.
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!
El Bunt wants to take the fight to the mat but Barnes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
El Bunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
El Bunt tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sed El Bunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Bunt tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Bunts head.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from El Bunt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sed El Bunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
El Bunt misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from El Bunt.
Barnes thuds a left hand into El Bunt's body.
El Bunt misses with a hook.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
El Bunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
El Bunt connects with a solid leg kick.
El Bunt cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barnes gets a clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes dodges an elbow strike from El Bunt.
El Bunt is working Barnes over against the cage.
El Bunt misses with an elbow over the top.
Barnes lands an elbow just above El Bunt 's eye.
El Bunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
El Bunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Bunt blocks an elbow strike from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but El Bunt is blocking nicely.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El Bunt blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Frankie Barnes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
El Bunt lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from El Bunt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Barnes!
After winning the bout, Frankie Barnes 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Le might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Untouchable . Johnson has chosen Can't Hold Us as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson 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.
Le takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Le.
A nice inside leg kick there by Le. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Le throws a big shot that misses.
Le lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Le tries to clinch up.
Le throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Le throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Le tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Le tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a head kick but Le moves out of range.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Le looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson's coach down at Team Finland was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Le under the eye.
Johnson cracks Le with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Bradley Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Le throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Le throws a shot to the body.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Le takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Bradley Johnson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Johnson square on the jaw! Damn, Johnson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cung Le!
After the big win, Cung Le made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Błaszczykowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Błaszczykowski comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac – Scared Straight . Muakbar has chosen That Punjabi Jay-Z song as his entrance music. Haji Muakbar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Błaszczykowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Haji Muakbar!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Błaszczykowski tries a low kick but Muakbar avoids it.
Błaszczykowski gets caught flat footed, as Muakbar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Błaszczykowski has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Muakbar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Muakbar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Błaszczykowski.
Błaszczykowski feints a jab promting Muakbar to slip. Błaszczykowski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Muakbar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Muakbar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Błaszczykowski but Błaszczykowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Błaszczykowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muakbar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muakbar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muakbar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Błaszczykowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Muakbar's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Błaszczykowski - that will leave a mark!
Muakbar misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar throws a body shot but no joy.
Błaszczykowski lands with a hook. Muakbar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Muakbar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Błaszczykowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muakbar's sensitive parts.
Błaszczykowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muakbar. Muakbar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Błaszczykowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Błaszczykowski throws a jab when Muakbar was well out of range.
Błaszczykowski tests Muakbar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Augustus Błaszczykowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muakbar moves out of range of the leg kick from Błaszczykowski.
Muakbar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Błaszczykowski tries a low kick but Muakbar avoids it.
Błaszczykowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Muakbar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muakbar wants to clinch up but Błaszczykowski keeps it at a distance.
Błaszczykowski appears to be looking for a big counter.
Błaszczykowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muakbar manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar wants to clinch up but Błaszczykowski keeps it at a distance.
Błaszczykowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Błaszczykowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Błaszczykowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Błaszczykowski lands a leg kick that knocks Muakbar off balance momentarily.
Błaszczykowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Błaszczykowski throws out a loose jab but Muakbar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Błaszczykowski scores with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muakbar.
Błaszczykowski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Błaszczykowski misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Muakbar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Błaszczykowski.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Błaszczykowski!
Muakbar takes one to the chin there.
Jab, jab by Błaszczykowski - just one landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Błaszczykowski.
Błaszczykowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Muakbar wants to counter with a clinch but Błaszczykowski pushes him away.
Błaszczykowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Błaszczykowski scores with a leg kick.
Muakbar rushes Błaszczykowski and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Błaszczykowski.
Błaszczykowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Błaszczykowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Błaszczykowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Błaszczykowski misses with a body punch.
Błaszczykowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar prevents a body shot from Błaszczykowski.
Muakbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Błaszczykowski's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Błaszczykowski.
Błaszczykowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Błaszczykowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muakbar misses with some punches.
Muakbar trying to stall but Błaszczykowski improves his position.
Błaszczykowski misses with an elbow strike.
Błaszczykowski is trying to push Muakbar away but Muakbar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Muakbar blocks a body shot from Błaszczykowski.
Muakbar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Błaszczykowski jabs at Muakbar's body.
Błaszczykowski tried to score with a low kick but Muakbar checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Błaszczykowski. That's going to slow Muakbar down.
Błaszczykowski lands with a cross.
Augustus Błaszczykowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Muakbar both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Błaszczykowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Błaszczykowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muakbar moves away.
Muakbar misses with a body shot.
Błaszczykowski missing with a left hand there. Muakbar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Muakbar does no damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Błaszczykowski, right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Błaszczykowski!
Augustus Błaszczykowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Muakbar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Błaszczykowski's half guard.
Błaszczykowski is in trouble now - Muakbar has advanced to mount!
Błaszczykowski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Błaszczykowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar working Błaszczykowski over with strikes.
Błaszczykowski pushes Muakbar off looking to stand but Muakbar dives back in and keeps control.
Błaszczykowski is concentrating on defense, preventing Muakbar from advancing position.
Muakbar working Błaszczykowski over with strikes.
Muakbar is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Błaszczykowski reverses the position - he's now on top in Muakbar's guard.
Muakbar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Muakbar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Błaszczykowski wants to get back to full guard.
Błaszczykowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muakbar can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muakbar.
Błaszczykowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muakbar.
Muakbar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Błaszczykowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Muakbar prevents Błaszczykowski from improving his position.
Błaszczykowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muakbar.
Muakbar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haji Muakbar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Muakbar is nestled in close to Błaszczykowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Muakbar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Muakbar lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Błaszczykowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Muakbar is looking to work some ground and pound but Błaszczykowski has wrist control.
Błaszczykowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muakbar manages to get himself to full guard.
Błaszczykowski has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Muakbar wants to improve his position but instead Błaszczykowski has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muakbar wants to control but Błaszczykowski is keeping busy.
Muakbar has his hands clasped together around Błaszczykowski's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski prevents Muakbar from improving his position.
Muakbar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Błaszczykowski stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haji Muakbar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Błaszczykowski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Muakbar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Błaszczykowski did well to prevent Muakbar getting side control.
Muakbar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Muakbar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Muakbar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Muakbar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Błaszczykowski tries to get to full guard but Muakbar has control of the leg.
Muakbar throwing shots but Błaszczykowski is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Błaszczykowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Muakbar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Błaszczykowski defending well though.
Błaszczykowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Muakbar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Błaszczykowski defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Muakbar.
Muakbar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Muakbar is keen to just control but Błaszczykowski is a slippery customer.
Muakbar winds up and cracks Błaszczykowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Muakbar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Błaszczykowski's head.
Muakbar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Muakbar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Muakbar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Muakbar connects with the punch.
Jab from Błaszczykowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Muakbar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Muakbar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Błaszczykowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muakbar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Muakbar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Błaszczykowski to regain full guard.
Muakbar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Muakbar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Muakbar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Błaszczykowski has momentary wrist control but Muakbar slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muakbar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar stopping the sweep attempt from Błaszczykowski.
Muakbar lands a couple of elbows.
Muakbar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Muakbar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Błaszczykowski working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Muakbar throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Muakbar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muakbar throws a low kick but Błaszczykowski avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Błaszczykowski misses the target.
Błaszczykowski swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Muakbar to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Błaszczykowski takes a swing at Muakbar's ribcage but misses.
Muakbar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Błaszczykowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Błaszczykowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muakbar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Błaszczykowski scrambles back to his feet.
Błaszczykowski tries to work over Muakbar's front leg with a kick but Muakbar checks it.
Haji Muakbar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Błaszczykowski throws a right hand that misses
letting Muakbar counter with a right hand.
Błaszczykowski is rocked!
Muakbar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Błaszczykowski.
Oh Błaszczykowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muakbar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Błaszczykowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Błaszczykowski misses with a left hand
and Muakbar counters with a left right combination that sends Błaszczykowski crashing to the mat - Muakbar wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Błaszczykowski out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haji Muakbar!
Haji Muakbar took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alvaro Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Killing in the name of... kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Alvaro Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Jensen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jensen throws a big shot that misses.
Jensen misses with a shot to the body
and Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr misses with a body shot.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jensen throws a big shot that misses.
Jensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Jensen throws a body punch but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr moves out of range.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr slips a straight right by Jensen.
Jensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Jensen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jensen connects with a body shot.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jensen misses with a hook. Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jensen.
Jensen defending well as Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Jensen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
A big left from Jensen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr manages to avoid it.
Jensen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr's head backwards.
Jensen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Jensen is just out of range.
Jensen misses with an uppercut
and Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jensen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jensen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jensen swings for the body but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr moves out of range.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr defending well as Jensen loads up on a big left hand.
Jensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Jensen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jensen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
A decent looking cross lands there for Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr misses the shot to the body.
Jensen throws a hook but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jensen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr connects with a leg kick. Jensen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jensen.
Jensen looks to land a left hand but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr moved out of range nicely.
We've been informed that Jensen 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.
Martin Jensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jensen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jensen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jensen.
Jensen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr moves forwards but Jensen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jensen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jensen clinches up against the cage.
Jensen misses with a punch to the body.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Jensen controls his hands.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr controls his hands.
Jensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jensen or not.
Jensen misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Jensen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Nice body punch from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Jensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Jensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Jensen backwards.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Jensen.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr misses with a straight left.
Jensen takes a swing at Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr's ribcage but misses.
Jensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr takes a swing at Jensen's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr. That's going to slow Jensen down.
Good standup being displayed there by Jensen as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jensen moves out of range of the body kick.
Jensen lands with a good body shot.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jensen moves away.
Jensen misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jensen doesn't seem phased though.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr avoids the body shot from Jensen.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jensen takes a swing at Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr's ribcage but misses.
Jensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jensen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jensen's head backwards.
Jensen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
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 Jose Alvaro Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr will probably get the nod.
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.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jensen.
Jensen throws a big shot that misses.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr throws a leg kick which misses Jensen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jensen tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Jensen.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr stalks Jensen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jensen's face. Jensen staggers backwards, shaken.
An inside leg kick lands from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jensen. Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr is looking to slow Jensen down with leg kicks.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Jensen.
The fighters circling - Jensen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jensen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jensen throws out a loose jab but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr defending well as Jensen loads up on a big left hand.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr scores with a leg kick.
Jensen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen swings widly with a right hand
and Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jensen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr lands a jab to the head.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr swings for the body but Jensen moves out of range.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr misses the shot to the body.
Jensen takes a swing at Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr's ribcage but misses.
Jensen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jensen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jose Alvaro Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Jensen lands a nice hook to Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr's body. Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jensen misses with a hook. Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Jensen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jensen throws a jab but it's blocked by Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr throws a hook but Jensen blocks it.
Jensen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Jensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr misses the shot to the body.
Jensen misses the jab.
Jensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr moves away.
A big right from Jensen misses.
Jensen misses with a hook. Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr ducked under it nicely.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr misses the jab.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Jensen walks into a stiff left hand from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Jensen slips a jab from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Jensen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jensen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr counters with a left to the body.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr moves out of range as Jensen strikes.
Jensen throws a looping overhand right but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jensen in his tracks.
Jensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Jensen misses the shot to the body.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jensen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jensen throws a shot to the body.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr avoids the body shot from Jensen.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jensen lands a nice looking body shot.
Jensen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jensen's calf.
Jensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr defending well as Jensen loads up on a big left hand.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr lands a front kick.
Jensen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr has time to react.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jensen misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr avoids the body shot from Jensen.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Jensen.
Jensen misses with a looping right.
Jensen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jensen throws a sloppy body shot
and Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Jensen.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr slips under a jab.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr scores with a jab. Jensen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jensen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jensen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr counter with a right hand.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr digs a good hook to Jensen's body.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jensens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Alvaro Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Martin Jensen has been cut.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jensen manages to avoid it.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jensen.
Jensen walks into a straight right hand from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Jensen misses with an uppercut. Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr saw that one coming.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jensen.
It looked like Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jensen scores with a hook to the body. Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jensen tries to clinch but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr moves out of range.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jensen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jensen throws out a loose jab but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jensen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr moves away from the strike by Jensen.
Jensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr moves away.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jensen! But no joy.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr slips a straight right by Jensen.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr slips a jab from Jensen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Jensen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Jensen lands a lovely overhand right.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Jensen.
Jensen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Jensen misses its intended target.
Jensen misses the jab.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr throws a head kick but Jensen moves out of range.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr misses with a body shot.
Jensen throws a body punch but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr moves out of range.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr avoids the body shot from Jensen.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jensen misses with an uppercut. Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr saw that one coming.
Martin Jensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr misses with a left hand
and Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jensen.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr throws a hook to the side of Jensen's head but Jensen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jensen throws a body punch but Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr moves out of range.
Jensen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jensen misses with a right hand
and Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jensen misses with a straight right.
Jensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Jensen backs away, Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Jensen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jensen swings widly with a right hand
and Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr misses its target.
Jensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr, right into the meat.
Jensen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jensen in his tracks.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr is looking to counter punch.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jensen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Jensen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jensen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Jensen's head.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jensen.
Jensen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Jensen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr looks for the body kick but Jensen saw that one coming.
Jensen misses with an uppercut
and Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jensen can do to turn this around?
That kick from Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr tenderised Jensen's leg. Jensen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Jensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr throws a head kick but Jensen moves out of range.
Jensen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr.
Jose Alvaro Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jensen manages to avoid it.
Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr digs a good body shot into Jensen's ribs.
Jensen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr. Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Jensen throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jensen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jensen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Alvaro Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Alvaro Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Alvaro Osorio Morais Da Silva Jr 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Minority - Green Day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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191 lbs
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40
195 lbs
37 - 20 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Ting Yan Wang!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Wang misses.
Munalukko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Munalukko moves away and avoids it.
Munalukko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Munalukko connects with a leg kick. Wang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang throws a head kick that misses
and Munalukko counters with a good low kick that Wang was not able to check.
Munalukko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Munalukko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wang thuds his right hand into Munalukko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Munalukko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Make Munalukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Munalukko with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang misses with a low kick.
Munalukko throws a body punch but Wang moves out of range.
Munalukko misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Wang misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wang throws a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
Munalukko throws a good cross that connects.
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wang blocks the body kick.
Munalukko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Munalukko lands with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Munalukko. That's going to slow Wang down.
Munalukko misses the body punch
and Munalukko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wang avoids the body shot from Munalukko.
Wang throws a head kick that Munalukko semi-blocks.
Munalukko avoids the head kick by Wang.
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!
Munalukko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Wang misses.
Munalukko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Munalukko misses with a leg kick
and Wang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Munalukko blocks a head kick by Wang.
Wang misses the jab.
Jab by Munalukko.
Wang throws a low kick but Munalukko moves out of range easily.
Munalukko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Munalukko lands a jab to Wang's midsection.
Munalukko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Munalukko misses with a body shot.
Wang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munalukko. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wang tries to counter by closing the distance.
A low kick from Wang is predictable there
and Munalukko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Munalukko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wang.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Munalukko.
Wang throws a head kick but Munalukko moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Munalukko, right into the meat.
Munalukko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Munalukko misses.
Wang lands with a slapping head kick.
Wang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wang slips a jab from Munalukko.
Munalukko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wang tries to land a front kick but Munalukko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Munalukko tried to counter with a leg kick but Wang avoided it.
A big left from Munalukko misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wang.
Munalukko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wang is out of range and Munalukko settles back down.
Munalukko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Munalukko avoids the head kick by Wang.
Munalukko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Munalukko in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munalukko scores with a nice strike.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Wang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Munalukko is out of range and Wang settles back down.
Munalukko thinks about countering with a body kick.
Munalukko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Wang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Munalukko 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.
Wang appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Munalukko moves out of range as Wang strikes.
Wang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Munalukko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wang just misses with a punch to the body.
Wang wants to land a leg kick but Munalukko is out of range.
A punch combination from Wang misses.
That kick from Munalukko tenderised Wang's leg. Wang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Munalukko misses with an uppercut. Wang saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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 Make Munalukko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick from Munalukko.
Wang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Munalukko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Munalukko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wang doesn't seem phased though.
Munalukko looks for the body kick but Wang saw that one coming.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wang might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Munalukko has got the better of the exchanges.
Munalukko misses with a kick to the body
and Wang counters with a good low kick that Munalukko was not able to check.
Munalukko throws a body shot but no joy.
Munalukko checks a low kick from Wang.
Munalukko misses with a hook
and Wang counters with a nice uppercut.
Wang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Munalukko cracks Wang with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munalukko. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munalukko throws a hook but Wang blocks it.
Munalukko moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munalukko throws a hook but Wang avoids it easily.
Wang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Munalukko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wang can pounce on him.
Munalukko misses with a hook.
Munalukko thows a leg kick but Wang checks it
and Wang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Munalukko thinking.
Wang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wang checks a low kick from Munalukko.
Munalukko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang misses with a kick to the body
and Munalukko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Munalukko throws a hook but Wang avoids it easily.
Munalukko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Munalukko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munalukko lands with a nice body punch.
Munalukko throws out a leg kick but Wang moves out of range and Munalukko only half commits.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Munalukko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wang takes a swing at Munalukko's ribcage but misses.
Munalukko throws a hook to the side of Wang's head but Wang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munalukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Munalukko throws a sloppy body shot
and Wang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wang loads up on a big right hand but Munalukko slips the punch.
Make Munalukko is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wang, as that shot connected.
Munalukko misses with a kick to the body.
Munalukko moves out of range of the leg kick from Wang.
Wang misses with a low kick.
Munalukko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wang throws a body shot but no joy.
Munalukko misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands a high kick!
Munalukko walks into a jab.
Munalukko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munalukko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wang.
A clash of legs there as Wang blocks the low kick.
Wang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Munalukko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wang.
Munalukko misses with a hook. Wang ducked under it nicely.
Wang scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munalukko lands an overhand right.
Munalukko lands a nice shot to the body.
Munalukko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Munalukko with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Munalukko slams his shin into Wang's torso.
Munalukko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munalukko.
Munalukko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wang.
Munalukko throws a jab but it's blocked by Wang.
Wang raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wang avoids the body shot from Munalukko.
Wang checks the leg kick.
Munalukko misses with a head kick.
Munalukko lands a nice shot to the body.
Munalukko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wang's sensitive parts.
Munalukko moves out of range of the body kick from Wang.
Munalukko misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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 Make Munalukko will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Munalukko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wang on the side of the head.
Wang tries a low kick but Munalukko avoids it.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Munalukko moves out of range easily.
Munalukko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Munalukko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Munalukko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Munalukko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munalukko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wang 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.
Wang lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munalukko.
Munalukko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Munalukko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Wang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Munalukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munalukko lands a jab to Wang's midsection.
Wang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Munalukko. Munalukko obviously looking to wear him down.
Munalukko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Munalukko's knee momentarily.
Munalukko misses with a lunging right hand
and Wang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munalukko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wang's head backwards.
Munalukko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Munalukko looks to land a left hand but Wang moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munalukko. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munalukko jabs at Wang's body.
Munalukko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Munalukko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang cracks a nice hook into Munalukko's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munalukko connects with a single shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Munalukko.
Munalukko tries to land a leg kick but Wang saw it coming and moves away.
Wang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Munalukko.
Munalukko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Munalukko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munalukko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Munalukko at a distance.
Wang throws a jab when Munalukko was well out of range.
A left lands for Munalukko.
Munalukko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wang can do to turn this around?
Munalukko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Munalukko.
Nice uppercut there from Munalukko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Munalukko.
Wang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Munalukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
A jab from Munalukko misses.
Wang follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wang misses the jab.
Munalukko throws a hook but Wang blocks it.
Munalukko misses with a body kick.
Munalukko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Munalukko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Munalukko scores with the left hand. Wang knows he should have avoided that one.
Wang is rocked!
Munalukko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wang is still on wobbly legs! Can Munalukko finish him?
Wang misses with a body punch
and Munalukko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Munalukko blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko misses with a hook.
Wang tried to score with a low kick but Munalukko checks it.
It looked like Munalukko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Munalukko moves away from the strike by Wang.
It looked like Munalukko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munalukko slips under a jab from Wang.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Munalukko checks a leg kick.
Wang seems to have recovered his senses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Munalukko, right into the meat.
Wang throws a head kick but Munalukko moves out of range.
Wang throws a front kick aimed at Munalukko's knee but Munalukko avoids it well.
Wang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Munalukko's sensitive parts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wang.
Wang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Munalukko. That did some damage!
Ting Yan Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Make Munalukko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Munalukko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Make Munalukko!
During a confident post fight interview, Make Munalukko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Kable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neely comes into the arena with Cracker - Low blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Neely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Kable!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neely throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Neely.
Kable tries to counter with a clinch but Neely shakes him off and moves away.
Neely moves out of range of the strikes.
Kable takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Neely scores with a takedown into Kable's guard.
Neely throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kable works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kable has Neely pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kable is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Neely presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Neely scores with a hook to the body.
Kable prevents a body shot from Neely.
Kable tries to land a knee to the head but Neely blocks with his arms.
Kable tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Kable.
It looks like Jack Neely has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neely.
Neely's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kable.
Neely will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Neely looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Neely looks for the body kick but Kable saw that one coming.
Kable ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neely moves away.
Neely swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kable.
Neo Kable is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kable fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oooooh!!! Kable has knocked Neely down with a huge combo! Kable steps away and waves a wobbly Neely back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Neely.
Kable throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab from Kable.
Jack Neely's cut is getting worse.
Neely throws a low kick but Kable avoids it.
Neely is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kable sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jack Neely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kable lands a leg kick that knocks Neely off balance momentarily.
Neely steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kable.
Kable looks to land a combination but Neely avoids it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Neely. Kable shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kable scores with the left hand. Neely knows he should have avoided that one.
Neely checks a leg kick.
Neely fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kable just manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kable lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Neely has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Neely and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kable throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kable tries a low kick but Neely avoids it.
A head kick misses from Neely.
Kable moves out of range of the strikes.
Neely scores with a jab.
Kable leaves Neely with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Neely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kable on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Neely misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kable counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kable prevents a body shot from Neely.
Neely cracks Kable with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kable as the two fighters clinch.
Neely tries to land knees in the clinch but Kable avoids the damage to the body.
Neely gets control of Kable's arms and successfully pulls guard. Neely will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Neely controls Kable momentarily but Kable frees himself.
Neely has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kable can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Neely looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Neely is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kable is aware though and is defending well.
Neely working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kable doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kable manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neely is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kable lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Neely is trying to control the position but Kable postures up.
Kable showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Neely is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kable defends well.
Kable is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Kable dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Neely's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Neely, right into the meat.
Neely stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kable.
Kable lands a jab to the head.
Neely moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Neely finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kable blocks a head kick by Neely.
Neely tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kable swivels and escapes.
Neely thuds his right hand into Kable's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Neely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kable manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neely throws a right hand that misses
and Kable counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jack Neely's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kable lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kable walks into a straight right hand from Neely.
Neely misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kable lands a big right hand that sends Neely crashing to the mat! Kable stays standing though and waves Neely back to his feet!
Neely is rocked!
Jeez, Jack Neely's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Neely's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Neo Kable!
A very excited looking Neo Kable made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Jack Neely spoke after the fight, saying 'Shame my mug's looking like Gerry Cheevers face mask, have to start considering sparring duties before calling it a day.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Murkula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murkula comes to the cage accompanied by Forever Angel. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taisto Murkula!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Harbor!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murkula blocks a jab.
Murkula throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harbor darts in looking for a takedown but Murkula gets double underhooks and turns Harbor into the cage.
Murkula is looking to counter with a body kick.
Harbor misses the jab.
Murkula on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harbor cracks Murkula with an open hand slap.
Murkula misses with a straight right.
Murkula throws a head kick that misses.
Harbor scores with a nice head shot.
Harbor darts in looking for a takedown but Murkula gets double underhooks and turns Harbor into the cage.
Harbor misses the jab.
Taisto Murkula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harbor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murkula lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harbor throws a combination. Murkula tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've been informed that Harbor 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.
Harbor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murkula attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkula throws a hook but Harbor avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murkula.
Harbor walks into a left hand.
Harbor looks to throw the jab but Murkula is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Harbor.
Harbor throws a series of punches but Murkula moves out of range.
Murkula tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Murkula misses.
A swing and a miss from Murkula.
A head kick misses from Murkula.
Harbor misses with a looping right.
As Harbor backs away, Murkula returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Murkula throws a hook but Harbor avoids it easily.
Harbor misses with a left hand
and Murkula counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harbor's knee momentarily.
Murkula tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Harbor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murkula tried to counter with a leg kick but Harbor avoided it.
Murkula moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like James Harbor has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harbor swings for the body but Murkula moves out of range.
Harbor throws a jab when Murkula was well out of range.
Harbor 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.
Murkula is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harbor.
Harbor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harbor moves out of range as Murkula strikes.
Harbor lands a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Murkula. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murkula.
Murkula throws a head kick but Harbor moves out of range.
Harbor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murkula pinned against the cage. Murkula gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Taisto Murkula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Harbor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkula is looking to chop away at Harbor's legs.
Taisto Murkula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harbor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harbor slips under a jab from Murkula.
And Harbor tries to counter it with a takedown but Murkula pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed right hand from Harbor misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Harbor blocks the low kick.
Harbor takes a swing at Murkula's ribcage but misses.
Murkula throws a head kick but Harbor moves out of range.
Harbor throws a body shot but no joy.
Harbor misses with a right hand
and Murkula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harbor punishes Murkula's body with a nice straight punch.
Murkula misses with a low kick.
Harbor thuds his right hand into Murkula's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harbor with a jab.
A head kick misses from Murkula.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murkula slips under a jab from Harbor.
Harbor needs to keep his hands up - Murkula had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harbor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murkula's head backwards.
Harbor scores with a jab. Murkula acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harbor checks a low kick from Murkula.
Harbor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harbor misses the jab.
Murkula throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harbor throws a body punch but Murkula moves out of range.
Murkula has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murkula there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murkula throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harbor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harbor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murkula with a body shot.
Harbor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murkula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harbor unleashes a big counter combination but Murkula bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harbor checks the leg kick.
Harbor feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Harbor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Harbor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harbor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murkula.
Murkula closes the distance and clinches.
Harbor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murkula misses with a hook. Harbor ducked under it nicely.
Harbor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Murkula showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harbor.
Harbor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murkula.
Murkula scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Harbor finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Murkula.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murkula throws a sloppy head kick and Harbor moves out of range easily.
Harbor jabs Murkula to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harbor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harbor blocks a jab.
Harbor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murkula defends it well.
Murkula has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murkula.
Harbor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murkula backwards.
Murkula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murkula misses with the head strike.
Harbor jumps guard and drags Murkula to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Murkula passes into half guard.
Harbor holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Murkula trying to control the action but Harbor is working from the bottom.
Harbor wants to get back to full guard.
Murkula is looking to advance position but Harbor won't allow it.
Harbor has his hands clasped together around Murkula's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harbor looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murkula working Harbor over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harbor is concentrating on defense, preventing Murkula from advancing position.
We've been hearing that Murkula has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Murkula is thwarting Harbor's attempts to control the position.
Harbor has his hands clasped together around Murkula's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkula thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harbor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murkula not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murkula is thwarting Harbor's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murkula with a hook.
Harbor loads up on a big right hand but Murkula slips the punch.
Murkula tried to counter with a leg kick but Harbor avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murkula moves away.
Murkula swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murkula looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murkula tries to close the distance and clinch but Harbor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harbor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murkula looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murkula scores with the left hand. Harbor knows he should have avoided that one.
Murkula shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harbor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murkula attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murkula throws a solid leg kick but Harbor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murkula.
Murkula throws a leg kick but Harbor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taisto Murkula is winning the standup battle so far.
Harbor lands a nice hook to Murkula's body. Murkula takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murkula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harbor.
Harbor misses with an uppercut. Murkula saw that one coming.
Murkula feinted there with a counter leg kick.
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 Taisto Murkula will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Harbor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murkula turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murkula throws a big shot that misses.
Murkula connects with a leg kick. Harbor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murkula misses with an uppercut. Harbor saw that one coming.
Murkula tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harbor looks to throw the jab but Murkula is out of range.
Murkula tries a head kick but it misses.
Murkula buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harbor scores with a sloppy right hand. Murkula should have avoided that one.
Murkula takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murkula misses with an uppercut. Harbor saw that one coming.
Harbor misses with a hook
and Harbor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murkula scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harbor in his tracks.
Murkula turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor scores with a hook to the body. Murkula takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harbor 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.
Harbor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murkula misses with a straight right.
Harbor looks to land a combination but Murkula avoids it well.
Murkula avoids the body shot from Harbor.
Harbor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murkula has time to react.
Murkula misses with the combination.
Harbor digs a good hook to Murkula's body.
Jab from Murkula.
Harbor slips a straight right by Murkula.
Harbor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murkula. Murkula obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor lands a jab to Murkula's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harbor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murkula sprawls well. Murkula wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harbor gets slowly back to his feet.
Murkula connects with an inside leg kick.
Murkula uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harbor ducks under a wild hook from Murkula.
Harbor feints the counter takedown.
Murkula throws a jab when Harbor was well out of range.
Murkula throws a head kick that half lands.
Harbor blocks a head kick by Murkula.
Murkula 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkula takes one on the button.
Murkula misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from Harbor misses.
Murkula misses with a wild combination.
Murkula gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harbor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harbor loads up on a big right hand but Murkula slips the punch.
Harbor catches Murkula with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking cross lands there for Murkula.
Harbor 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.
Harbor scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murkula throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murkula misses with a lunging right hand
so Harbor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murkula is trying to hold Harbor in close to prevent damage but Harbor has managed to pass into half guard.
Murkula is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harbor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harbor's back!
Harbor is trying to break free.
Harbor prevents Murkula from getting a body triangle.
Harbor is in bad spot here.
Harbor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Murkula doesn't have the hooks in and Harbor manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Murkula clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on James Harbor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harbor fails to land with a series of punches.
Harbor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murkula sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murkula is looking to counter punch.
Murkula walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harbor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murkula tries a head kick but it misses.
Murkula throws a head kick that misses.
Harbor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murkula defends it well.
Harbor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murkula momentarily.
Murkula attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harbor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harbor checks a low kick from Murkula.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murkula moves out of range of the strikes.
Murkula is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Murkula lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harbor doesn't seem phased though.
Good leg kick by Murkula there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut lands for Harbor. That snapped Murkula's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor connects with a body shot that sends Murkula's belly button to the back.
Harbor moves out of range of the strikes.
Harbor moves out of range as Murkula strikes.
Harbor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murkula throws out a loose jab but Harbor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harbor avoids the head kick by Murkula.
A punch lands to the side of Murkula 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murkula.
Harbor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harbor moves out of range as Murkula strikes.
Murkula looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murkula is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harbor.
Harbor takes a swing at Murkula's ribcage but misses.
Harbor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harbor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murkula slips a straight right by Harbor.
Murkula throws a right hand that misses
and Harbor counters with a straight right hand.
Harbor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Harbor tests Murkula's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harbor checks a leg kick.
Harbor moves forwards but Murkula connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harbor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Harbor misses.
Good exchange - Harbor coming out on top.
Murkula ducks under a wild hook from Harbor.
Murkula looks to land a left hand but Harbor moved out of range nicely.
Harbor with the counter takedown but Murkula avoids it easily.
Harbor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murkula jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkula tries a head kick but it misses.
Murkula misses with a kick to the body
and Harbor counters with a straight right hand.
Murkula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murkula jabs Harbor right on the nose. Harbor blinks but takes it well.
Murkula misses with a jab, cross combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Harbor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murkula momentarily.
Murkula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harbor connects with the punch.
Harbor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murkula.
Murkula thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harbor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Harbor misses.
Harbor takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murkula misses with a looping left.
Harbor feints the counter takedown.
Harbor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Murkula.
Harbor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Murkula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harbor feints the counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harbor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murkula gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harbor.
Harbor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murkula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Harbor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murkula throws a sloppy head kick and Harbor moves out of range easily.
Murkula moves in looking to clinch but Harbor pushes him off.
Harbor cracks Murkula with an open hand slap.
Harbor lands with a straight right. Murkula didn't see that one coming.
Harbor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harbor dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on James Harbor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Harbor feints a jab promting Murkula to slip. Harbor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Murkula slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harbor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murkula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murkula cracks the inside of Harbor's front leg.
Murkula lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harbor's sensitive parts.
Harbor misses with a body shot.
A big right from Murkula misses.
Murkula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harbor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murkula was well out of range. Poor timing from Harbor.
Harbor misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Murkula coming out on top.
Harbor punishes Murkula's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor connects with a body shot.
Harbor swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harbor. Murkula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harbor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murkula lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Harbor misses with a looping right.
Harbor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murkula scores with a jab. Harbor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murkula, right into the meat.
Harbor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murkula as he avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murkula.
Murkula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harbor throws a looping overhand right but Murkula ducks down to avoid it.
Murkula needs to keep his hands up - Harbor had a free shot at his head there.
Harbor misses with a wild body shot.
Murkula fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Harbor.
Murkula misses with an uppercut. Harbor saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Murkula.
Murkula throws a lazy right hand but Harbor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harbor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murkula.
Murkula takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harbor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor cracks Murkula with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Murkula.
Harbor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murkula stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harbor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murkula was well out of range. Poor timing from Harbor.
Murkula throws a head kick but Harbor moves out of range.
Harbor throws the left hand but Murkula avoids the punch easily.
Harbor throws a shot from downtown. Murkula moves away and avoids it.
Murkula throws a quick counter head kick but Harbor was just out of range.
Harbor dips to his left and cracks Murkula with an uppercut!
Murkula lands a really nice looking cross but Harbor seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Harbor misses the target.
Harbor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murkula.
Harbor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murkula.
Harbor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murkula to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor blocks a head kick by Murkula.
Harbor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murkula takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Murkula finds it's way through Harbor's defenses.
Murkula doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harbor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murkula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harbor is rocked!
Murkula misses with the combination.
Harbor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harbor misses with a straight right.
Harbor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murkula.
Murkula tried to counter with a leg kick but Harbor avoided it.
Harbor connects with a body shot that sends Murkula's belly button to the back.
Harbor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murkula.
Murkula uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harbor.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Harbor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harbor 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... James Harbor!
James Harbor is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking James Harbor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Police State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). State's entrance music is Die for Metal. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Police State!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with State but State pushes him off and we're back to square one.
State is looking for a counter combo.
Stroya walks into a left hand.
Police State seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
State lands a big head kick that sends Stroya tumbling to the mat! State takes a step backwards and waves Stroya back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stroya is rocked!
It looks like Dee Stroya has been cut.
Good leg kick by State there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
State dives in for a single leg takedown but Stroya sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
State moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromStroya.
Stroya connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
State throws a lazy right hand but Stroya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stroya slips a jab from State.
Stroya throws a lazy body kick
and State counters with an outside leg kick.
Stroya lands with a nice body punch.
Stroya throws a leg kick but State moved away.
Stroya ducks under a wild hook from State.
State throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stroya misses with a leg kick
and State counters with a lovely straight right hand!
State looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps State's head backwards.
Stroya 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.
State looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroya is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from State, right into the meat.
Stroya throws a wild body kick that State sees coming a mile off.
State fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stroya just manages to avoid it.
State just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
State throws a one two combo.
State lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
Stroya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but State was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroya.
State throws a lazy uppercut
and Stroya counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroya tries to score with a low kick but State moves his leg out of the way.
State throws a leg kick that misses.
Stroya swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and State cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
State will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stroya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from State misses.
State tries to sprawl but Stroya drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stroya slows the pace down in half guard.
State tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Stroya has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
State keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stroya lands a heavy elbow.
Stroya is landing with some decent strikes but State is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
State is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stroya lands a nice shot to the head.
Stroya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stroya cracks State with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
State is looking to improve his position but Stroya isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stroya tries to control but State wriggling away.
Stroya has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
State is trying to escape the mount.
Stroya has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of State's face.
Stroya tries to control but State wriggling away.
Stroya with a couple of short strikes.
Stroya landing shots from mount.
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 Police State will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dee Stroya's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stroya looks to land a body kick but State moved away.
State misses with a head kick.
State pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stroya now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stroya lands a leg kick that knocks State off balance momentarily.
State throws a sloppy head kick and Stroya moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for State.
Stroya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stroya. State does a little dance to reset his feet.
State misses with a looping right.
State turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
State lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
State chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stroya can pounce on him.
Stroya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
State scores with a leg kick.
State throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State looks to throw the jab but Stroya is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stroya.
State misses the jab.
State is looking to land body kicks.
Police State is winning the standup battle so far.
State tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stroya is able to avoid easily.
State chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stroya.
Stroya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
State misses with a straight right.
State throws a body shot but no joy.
Stroya tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stroya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for State.
Stroya looks to land a right hand but State moved out of range.
As Stroya looks to move away, State throws a big counter combo bu Stroya just gets out of the way.
Stroya closes the distance looking to clinch
and State counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya moves away from the strike by State.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroya avoids the body shot from State.
Stroya tries to counter by closing the distance.
State throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from State. Those never looked like landing.
Stroya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stroya throws the kick towards the body but State avoids it.
State misses with an uppercut
and Stroya counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid body kick from State.
State uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stroya.
State dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stroya. That did some damage!
Stroya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on State if he has to take too many more of those.
State throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
State jabs Stroya right on the nose. Stroya blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stroya tries a head kick but it misses.
State ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
State tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroya was well out of range. Poor timing from State.
Stroya feints and then cracks State's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow State down.
State moves away from the strike by Stroya.
Stroya throws a body shot but no joy.
State cracks the inside of Stroya's front leg.
Stroya lands a jab to State's midsection.
Stroya lands an overhand right.
Stroya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to State's calf.
Stroya walks into a stiff left hand from State.
A swing and a miss from State.
State thows a leg kick but Stroya checks it
and Stroya counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
State tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stroya! But no joy.
State misses with a looping left.
Stroya ducks under a wild hook from State.
State needs to keep his hands up - Stroya had a free shot at his head there.
Stroya throws a push kick but State slaps the foot to one side.
State misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for State.
Stroya throws a leg kick but State sees it coming and checks it nicely.
State throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
State connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stroya. Stroya circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
State throws a solid leg kick but Stroya takes the impact on his shin and smiles at State.
Stroya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
State avoids a kick to the body.
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 Police State will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dee Stroya's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
State takes a swing at Stroya's ribcage but misses.
Stroya throws a counter combo.
State blocks a head kick by Stroya.
Stroya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stroya throws a low kick but it's checked well by State.
Stroya lands a nice looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Stroya.
Stroya moves away from the strike by State.
Stroya connects with a body shot.
Stroya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? State is fending him off so far but Stroya persists. Nope, State circles away and we're back to standing.
Stroya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
State throws a lazy uppercut
and Stroya counters by moving into the clinch.
State tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
State misses with a body punch.
Stroya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Stroya.
State breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
State pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stroya tries to bum rush State with a series of wild strikes but State uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
State throws a leg kick
and Stroya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stroya 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.
Stroya throws a leg kick but State moved away.
State throws an overhand right that lands on Stroya's shoulder, as Stroya tries to avoid the shot.
Stroya throws a body shot but no joy.
Stroya lands a nice looking body shot.
Stroya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stroya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Stroya finds it's way through State's defenses.
Stroya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroya lands with an uppercut that bounces State off the cage and back into range.
Stroya takes one to the chin there.
State just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroya slips under a jab.
State scores with a nice strike.
Stroya connects with a solid leg kick.
State sizes up Stroya with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stroya stalks State and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into State's face. State staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Police State has been cut.
State swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stroya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
State throws a body punch but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya ducks under a wild hook from State.
State scores with a head kick. Stroya tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stroya is looking to slow State down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State misses with an uppercut. Stroya saw that one coming.
Stroya with a poor takedown
and State counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stroya scores with a three punch combo!
Stroya feints and then cracks State's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow State down.
Stroya staying out of range there.
State misses with a head kick.
Stroya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from State, right into the meat.
State misses the shot to the body.
State looks to land a right hand but Stroya moved out of range.
Stroya tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stroya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with State but State pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Police State has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dee Stroya.
State throws a lazy uppercut
and Stroya holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
State lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by State.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
State looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
State's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
State fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stroya throws a right hand that State ducks under and follows up with a left that State also avoids with ease.
State uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroya.
State takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stroya is looking to chop away at State's legs.
A jab from Stroya misses.
Stroya tries to score a power double leg takedown but State sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stroya somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dee Stroya just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
State avoids the body shot from Stroya.
Stroya moves out of range of the body kick.
State throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stroya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stroya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down State rather than just go for the knockout.
State just misses with a punch to the body.
State throws a head kick that half lands.
State dips to his left and cracks Stroya with an uppercut!
State throws a body punch but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya feints the counter takedown.
Stroya connects with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroya lands a slapping body shot.
Stroya lands with a thumping leg kick.
State turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
State displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stroya throws out the jab.
State lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya moves out of range as State strikes.
A clash of legs there as Stroya blocks the low kick.
State misses with a jab to the body
letting Stroya counter with a right hand.
State with a jab.
State throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stroya on the side of the head.
Stroya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
State's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stroya under the eye.
State checks a leg kick.
State looks to land a right hand but Stroya moved out of range.
No joy there for State, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stroya shoots in for a takedown but State shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
State throwing a counter right hand but Stroya manages to avoid it.
State with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stroya to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
State throws a combination that misses
and Stroya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroya throws a wild body kick that State sees coming a mile off.
Stroya looks to land a right hand but State moved out of range.
State tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stroya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stroya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stroya throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from State misses the target.
Stroya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stroya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stroya scores with a crisp jab that stopped State in his tracks.
Stroya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by State.
State lands with a right hand.
Stroya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and State counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stroya is still on wobbly legs! Can State finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya slips under a jab.
Stroya seems to have recovered his senses.
State throws a shot from downtown. Stroya moves away and avoids it.
State waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stroya.
Stroya throws a body shot but no joy.
Stroya lands a head kick!
Stroya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by State. State obviously looking to wear him down.
State waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stroya.
State on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stroya. Stroya obviously looking to wear him down.
Stroya defending well as State loads up on a big left hand.
State tries to score with a low kick but Stroya moves his leg out of the way.
Stroya stuns State with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stroya staying out of range there.
It seemed like Stroya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from State.
State shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stroya!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
State moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
State is rocked!
State misses the shot to the body.
Stroya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh State is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Stroya delivers a spinning backfist that drops State like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Dee Stroya!
Dee Stroya is the new light heavyweight champion!
Dee Stroya seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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