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CCF 235: Deck vs. Judah PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ostrowski's choice of entrance music: PC Park - Klatka. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Krzysztof Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bitch! tries to avoid it but Ostrowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bitch! to the ground. Bitch! escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bitch!'s corner calls for a 1-2. Bitch! obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bitch! connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ostrowski momentarily.
Bitch! scores with a jab to the body.
Ostrowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bitch! lands a jab to the nose.
Bitch! lands a nice hook to Ostrowski's body. Ostrowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ostrowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Bitch! counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ostrowski tries to clinch there but Bitch! circles away.
Bitch! was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bitch! jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bitch! connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ostrowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bitch! counters with a nice body shot.
Bitch! throws a jab when Ostrowski was well out of range.
Krzysztof Ostrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ostrowski throws a series of punches but Bitch! avoids them all with ease.
Ostrowski moves in looking to clinch but Bitch! pushes him off.
Bitch! keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rick James, Bitch! has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Ostrowski.
Bitch! listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bitch! as he jumps to the side.
Good exchange - Bitch! coming out on top.
Rick James, Bitch! is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ostrowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bitch! on the side of the head.
Ostrowski moves forwards but Bitch! connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ostrowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bitch! circles away.
Bitch! appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bitch! avoids the head kick by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski looks winded!
Bitch! lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ostrowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Bitch! manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ostrowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bitch! with a hook.
Bitch! keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ostrowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitch! staying out of range there.
Ostrowski takes a swing at Bitch!'s ribcage but misses.
Ostrowski throws a body punch but Bitch! moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ostrowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski throws a shot from downtown. Bitch! moves away and avoids it.
Ostrowski missing with a left hand there. Bitch! was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ostrowski fails to land the takedown.
Bitch! explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A jab lands there for Bitch!.
Nice straight punches there by Bitch!. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bitch!.
It looks like Krzysztof Ostrowski has been cut.
Ostrowski is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ostrowski walks into a jab.
Bitch! connects with a solid leg kick.
Bitch! lands with a hook. Ostrowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bitch! listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bitch!'s corner calls for a 1-2. Bitch! obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ostrowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bitch! avoids it really well and circles away.
Ostrowski takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ostrowski takes a swing at Bitch!'s ribcage but misses.
Bitch! is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ostrowski looks to land a right hand but Bitch! moved out of range.
Bitch! throws a good cross that connects.
Bitch! is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ostrowski looks to land a right hand but Bitch! moved out of range.
Bitch! lands with a shot to the body.
Ostrowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bitch! to score with a decent uppercut.
Ostrowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bitch! looks to land a combination. Ostrowski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ostrowski is rocked!
Bitch! uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Bitch! finish him?
Ostrowski gets tackled into the cage by Bitch!. Bitch! maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitch! unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ostrowski! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bitch! is unloading with more strikes now! Ostrowski drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick James, Bitch!!
Rick James, Bitch! seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Millard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Millard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shinji Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Millard.
Millard ducks right into an uppercut from Tanaka.
It looks like Bruce Millard has been cut.
A cross from Millard lands.
The fighters circle, before Millard throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Tanaka's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Millard lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Bruce Millard!
An out of breath Bruce Millard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Fittz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Fittz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fittz misses with a hook
and Corleone counters with a good, hard body kick but Fittz shrugs it off.
Fittz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corleone is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fittz blocks a head kick by Corleone .
Fittz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fittz is looking for a counter combo.
Fittz has closed the distance and engaged Corleone in a clinch.
Fittz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Corleone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fittz or not.
Corleone with a knee to the head.
It looks like Markus Fittz has been cut.
Corleone lands a knee to the body.
Fittz is breathing heavily.
Corleone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Fittz in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Corleone misses with a knee to the head.
Fittz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Fittz in his tracks for a moment.
Corleone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Corleone has Fittz pressed against the cage.
Corleone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corleone obliges.
Corleone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone lands a nice knee to the body.
Corleone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fittz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Corleone .
Corleone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Fittz in his tracks for a moment.
Corleone crunches a lovely knee into Fittz's ribcage.
Corleone lands a good knee to the midsection. Fittz won't want to take too many of those.
Corleone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corleone landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Corleone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fittz is trying to force a seperation but Corleone has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corleone obliges.
Corleone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Corleone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fittz's elbow.
Corleone lands a nice elbow.
Corleone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Corleone as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Corleone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Fittz in his tracks for a moment.
Fittz is rocked!
Corleone scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Fittz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corleone leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Corleone .
Corleone keeps control of Fittz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Corleone .
Corleone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Corleone .
Corleone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Fittz in his tracks for a moment.
Corleone jerks Fittz's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Fittz drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Corleone goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Corleone because Fittz was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Michael Corleone !
A relieved looking Michael Corleone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davor Langerholc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langerholc comes to the cage accompanied by Hypocrisy - Fractured Millennium. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Davor Langerholc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harris looking for a submission but Langerholc manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Langerholc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Langerholc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris wants to control from the top but Langerholc keeps moving.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris trying to control but Langerholc is working from the bottom.
Langerholc avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harris won't allow Langerholc to sweep him here.
Harris throws an elbow that misses. Langerholc uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harris's guard. Nice move by Langerholc!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Langerholc ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Langerholc counters with a takedown into side control.
Langerholc working away.
Langerholc sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harris is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langerholc looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Langerholc grinds an elbow into Harris's temple.
Harris is trying to improve his position.
Harris struggling a bit here.
Harris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Langerholc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Langerholc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Langerholc knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Langerholc doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langerholc looking for submissions off his back.
Langerholc is not content to let Harris control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Langerholc's head but Langerholc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris wants to slow Langerholc down by chopping away at his legs.
Langerholc attempts a counter takedown but Harris avoids it well and moves away.
Harris throws a solid leg kick but Langerholc takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harris.
Langerholc drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harris sprawls and moves away.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Langerholc counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harris won't be happy with that.
Langerholc sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harris is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Langerholc lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Langerholc landing a few strikes.
Langerholc looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harris takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Langerholc working the ground and pound.
Langerholc working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davor Langerholc dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Langerholc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Langerholc changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harris misses with a body shot
and Langerholc counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Langerholc.
Harris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Langerholc postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Langerholc throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Langerholc is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Langerholc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langerholc in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Langerholc scoring with some ground and pound.
Langerholc throwing strikes but missing.
Langerholc postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris keeping full guard, as Langerholc tries to pass.
Langerholc is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Langerholc missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Langerholc has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Langerholc wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Langerholc stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Langerholc is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing that Langerholc has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Langerholc slips an elbow through the middle.
Langerholc throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davor Langerholc overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Langerholc working some strikes from top position.
Langerholc postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Langerholc wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Langerholc working some strikes from top position.
Langerholc throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Langerholc lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harris looking for a guillotine here but Langerholc defends easily.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langerholc stopping the sweep attempt from Harris.
Langerholc is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Harris is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Harris has escaped and now he's on top!
Harris throws an elbow that misses. Langerholc uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harris's guard. Nice move by Langerholc!
Langerholc throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Langerholc's guard. Nice move by Harris!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Langerholc walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Langerholc displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Langerholc changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A good leg kick by Harris.
Harris throws a lazy head kick
and Langerholc counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Langerholc.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Langerholc lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Langerholc wants to free his trapped foot but Harris is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harris tries to roll over but Langerholc keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davor Langerholc dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Langerholc blocks a head kick by Harris.
Langerholc changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Langerholc counters with a single leg into guard. Harris didn't expect that.
Langerholc scoring with punches to the head and body.
Langerholc works over Harris with some ground and pound from guard.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Langerholc makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Langerholc distracts Harris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Langerholc lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langerholc scoring with some ground and pound.
Langerholc stands up over Harris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harris is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Langerholc's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harris is still in real trouble! Can Langerholc finish him?
Langerholc lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Langerholc landing with the ground and pound.
Langerholc passes Harris's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langerholc scores with a big shot! Harris's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Harris! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davor Langerholc!
As Davor Langerholc got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: One more murder to my account.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Warfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Rimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rimes has chosen Sweet Dreams by Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Warfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Rimes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warfist lands a head kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rimes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rimes. Warfist shrugs it off though.
Warfist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Warfist misses with a hook to the body
and Rimes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Dragon Warfist has been cut.
Rimes misses with a low kick.
Warfist appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Warfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warfist feints and then cracks Rimes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rimes down.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warfist.
Rimes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Warfist fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rimes.
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!
Rimes throws a head kick but Warfist moves out of range.
Rimes throws a head kick that misses
and Warfist counters with a thumping low kick.
Rimes misses with a low kick.
Dragon Warfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rimes jabs Warfist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Warfist scores with a jab to the body.
Rimes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Warfist throwing a counter right hand but Rimes manages to avoid it.
Rimes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Warfist counters with a body kick that stops Rimes in his tracks momentarily.
Warfist scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Rimes misses.
Warfist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Warfist throws a body punch but Rimes moves out of range.
Rimes misses with a wild body shot.
Warfist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Warfist closes the distance and clinches.
Rimes tries a knee to the head but Warfist blocks it.
Rimes gets through Warfist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Warfist breaks the clinch.
Rimes takes one to the chin there.
Warfist throws a head kick that misses.
Warfist misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rimes. That's going to slow Warfist down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rimes throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist connects with a body shot that sends Rimes's belly button to the back.
Warfist has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rimes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Warfist at a distance.
Warfist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Rimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warfist moves away.
Warfist is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rimes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warfist throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rimes avoids it.
A shot to the body from Rimes misses
and Warfist counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Warfist throws a shot to the body.
Rimes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Warfist avoids the head kick by Rimes.
Warfist throws a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rimes. Warfist shrugs it off though.
Warfist connects with a body shot that sends Rimes's belly button to the back.
Warfist misses with a low kick.
A jab from Warfist finds it's way through Rimes's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Warfist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rimes manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Rimes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Warfist cracks a nice hook into Rimes's ribs.
Warfist rushes Rimes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Rimes.
A hook to the body from Warfist.
Rimes tries to land a knee to the head but Warfist blocks with his arms.
Rimes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warfist.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rimes.
Rimes trying to land knees to the body.
Rimes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warfist tries to work over Rimes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Warfist.
Rimes misses with a knee to the head.
Warfist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rimes scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Warfist. Beautiful body shot.
Rimes throws a head kick but Warfist moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warfist.
Warfist slips under a jab from Rimes.
Rimes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Warfist cracks the inside of Rimes's front leg.
Rimes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warfist. Warfist obviously looking to wear him down.
Warfist scores with a nice strike.
Warfist scores with a jab to the body.
Warfist throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warfist. Rimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warfist blocks a jab.
Warfist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warfist is looking to wear down Rimes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warfist fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rimes, pushing him back against the cage.
Rimes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warfist lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Rimes.
A head punch on the inside from Rimes fails to land.
Rimes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warfist.
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 Dragon Warfist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dragon Warfist's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Warfist checks a leg kick.
Warfist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rimes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rimes looks for the body kick but Warfist saw that one coming.
Rimes looks for the body kick but Warfist saw that one coming.
Warfist feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Warfist scores with a shot to the body.
Warfist pushes Rimes up against the cage in a clinch.
Warfist throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Warfist.
Warfist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rimes missing with knees to the body.
Warfist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warfist lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warfist lands a hook that snaps the head of Rimes backwards.
Warfist takes a knee right on the jaw!
Warfist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warfist lands an uppercut.
Rimes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warfist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Warfist.
Warfist lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rimes is rocked!
Rimes is breathing heavily.
Warfist lands a right hand.
Rimes is still on wobbly legs! Can Warfist finish him?
Warfist pushes Rimes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Warfist.
Warfist scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Warfist - that landed with a thud.
Warfist lands a right hand.
Warfist lands a big right hand that drops Rimes! The killer instinct kicks in and Warfist finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Warfist!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Warfist!
A very excited looking Dragon Warfist 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Larry Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Balls throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balls takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Balls misses with a hook.
Khan checks a leg kick nicely.
Khan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Balls misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Khan swings for the body but Balls moves out of range.
Balls staying out of range there.
Balls lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balls keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balls takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balls. That's going to slow Khan down.
Khan looks for a takedown but Balls sprawls well.
Balls feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a right hand that Balls ducks under and follows up with a left that Balls also avoids with ease.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balls getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Balls keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balls connects with a looping right hand.
Balls misses with a low kick as Khan jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balls.
Balls lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Balls lands a slapping body shot.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown but Balls manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Balls throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Khan slips a straight right by Balls.
Balls lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan punishes Balls's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan sizes up Balls with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a hook
and Balls counters with a thumping low kick.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balls throws out the jab.
Balls misses with a straight left.
Khan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Balls has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolf Training Lair in the buildup to the fight.
Khan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balls.
Balls throws a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan with the counter takedown but Balls avoids it easily.
Khan slips under a jab from Balls.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Balls. Balls obviously looking to wear him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balls.
Khan walks into a straight right hand from Balls.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balls.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balls.
Khan wants to counter the offense by Balls and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls scores with a jab.
Balls thuds his shin into the meat of Khan's side.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balls sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balls throws out a leg kick but Khan moves out of range and Balls only half commits.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balls misses the jab.
Balls stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Balls throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balls attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Balls counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Balls misses with a leg kick.
Crunch! Balls slams his shin into Khan's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Balls scores with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Balls goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larry Balls is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khan throws an off balance right hand
and Balls counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab by Khan.
Balls tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Balls sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Balls wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balls looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Balls.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Balls moves away from the strike by Khan.
Balls is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Balls ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan catches Balls with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Balls dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Khan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Balls has got the better of the exchanges.
Balls shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balls feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khan throws a hook to the side of Balls's head but Balls sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balls.
Khan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Balls.
Balls's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khan under the eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balls. That's going to slow Khan down.
Larry Balls is winning the standup battle so far.
Balls is looking to chop away at Khan's legs.
And Khan tries to counter it with a takedown but Balls pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Khan lands with an overhand left.
Balls gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan blocks a jab.
Balls has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Balls connects with a looping right hand.
Khan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Balls is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Balls walks into a left hand.
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Balls in his tracks.
Balls moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balls gets caught napping as Khan dives in and scores a takedown. Balls manages to retain guard.
Balls manages to escape and get back to his feet.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Balls here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balls. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balls counters with an inside leg kick.
Balls misses with a low kick.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balls is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balls showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balls.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Balls throws a leg kick but Khan moved away.
Khan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Balls takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan 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.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Khan throws a body punch but Balls moves out of range.
Balls uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan moves out of range of the leg kick from Balls.
Balls keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Balls throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balls misses with a looping left.
Khan with a nice cross.
Balls throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balls on the side of the head.
Balls throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Khan blocks the leg kick.
Khan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Balls cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Balls throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
Balls throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Balls throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Khan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Khan as he checks the leg kick.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balls.
Balls checks a leg kick.
Khan tests Balls's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Balls should have avoided that one.
Balls connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balls moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan misses with a looping left.
As Khan backs away, Balls returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Balls cracks Khan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balls doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balls.
Balls steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
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 Larry Balls will probably get the nod.
That's time! Balls's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balls throws a low kick but Khan moves out of range easily.
Balls takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Balls fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khan checks it well.
Khan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Balls lands a jab to the nose.
Khan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balls counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt
and Balls counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Balls. Balls circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Balls does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A jab from Balls misses.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balls.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balls tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Balls's defenses.
Balls scores with a shot to the body.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Balls motions for Khan to come forward. Balls throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Balls misses with a wild body shot.
Khan tries to counter with a clinch but Balls shakes him off and moves away.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Balls wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balls.
Khan lands a jab to the nose.
Balls misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Balls.
Balls looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Balls lands with a shot to the body.
Khan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Genghis Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Balls missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Balls buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan wants to counter with a clinch but Balls pushes him away.
Balls thumps Khan with a low kick.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Balls lands with an overhand left.
Balls moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balls connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balls looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khan slips a straight right by Balls.
Balls sets himself, and Khan steps forward looking for the clinch! Balls avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khan's hands.
Balls on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Balls ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Balls was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ballss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Balls lands a glancing blow to the side of Khan's head.
Balls takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balls uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Balls tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balls.
Balls throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Balls tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balls slips a straight right by Khan.
Balls throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balls half committed to a counter leg kick.
Balls connects with a nice looking jab.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Balls moved out of range.
Balls throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Balls throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan ducks right into an uppercut from Balls.
Balls tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balls feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khan's calf.
Larry Balls is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balls lands a high kick!
Balls catches Khan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khan is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Balls showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balls 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Larry Balls!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Larry Balls!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Larry Balls!
Larry Balls wins by unanimous decision!
Larry Balls seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Genghis Khan stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am not your father!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corbin Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan McKay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corbin Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan McKay!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKay scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McKay tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
Dylan McKay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKay slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murphy jabs at McKay's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McKay 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 Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy moves out of range as McKay strikes.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McKay misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a three punch combo!
McKay is rocked!
It looks like Dylan McKay has been cut.
Murphy lands an uppercut out of nowhere! McKay falls backwards - clearly groggy! Murphy dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corbin Murphy!
Corbin Murphy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slim Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by Noah Gundersen - Oh Death. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slim Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crowe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryan.
Crowe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Die Reeperbahn in the buildup to the fight.
Crowe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ryan.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Crowe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ryan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Crowe backing away here, and Ryan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Crowe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryan moves out of range as Crowe throws a body kick.
Crowe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crowe's corner calls for a 1-2. Crowe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Crowe tenderised Ryan's leg. Ryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ryan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crowe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ryan.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crowe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Ryan misses
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crowe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Ryan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ryan blocks the body kick.
Ryan tries to land a front kick but Crowe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crowe moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
Crowe scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Crowe. That snapped Ryan's head back.
Crowe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryan.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crowe checks a low kick from Ryan.
Ryan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan blocks a head kick by Crowe.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan works Crowe's body with a nice hook.
Crowe lands with a cross.
Crowe scoring well with a low kick there.
Ryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ryan throws a leg kick that misses.
Ryan throws out a leg kick but Crowe moves out of range and Ryan only half commits.
Crowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Ryan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crowe takes one to the side of the head.
Crowe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ryan takes a swing at Crowe's ribcage but misses.
Crowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crowe, right into the meat.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crowe.
Crowe throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Crowe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ryan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crowe scrambles back to his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Crowe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ryan.
Crowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crowe misses with a hook.
Crowe misses with a straight left.
Crowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ryan can pounce on him.
Ryan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crowe misses with a head kick.
Crowe lands with a nice combination. Ryan backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryan.
Crowe throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Crowe.
Ryan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan walks into a jab.
Ryan staying out of range there.
Crowe misses the shot to the body.
Ryan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crowe misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ryan! But no joy.
Crowe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Crowe staying out of range there.
Ryan lands with a hook. Crowe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ryan misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Crowe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A solid body kick from Crowe.
Crowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crowe avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Crowe slips under a jab from Ryan.
Crowe misses the shot to the body.
Ryan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crowe misses with a straight left.
Ryan looks for the body kick but Crowe saw that one coming.
Crowe works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Crowe.
Ryan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Crowe scores with a body shot.
Ryan thumps Crowe with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ryan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crowe has got the better of the exchanges.
Crowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Crowe.
Crowe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ryan to score with a decent uppercut.
Crowe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryan.
Ryan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan dodges the punch combination from Crowe.
Ryan flicks out a counter leg kick but Crowe steps away.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
And Crowe counters with a quick kick to the body but Ryan blocks it.
Crowe moves out of range of the leg kick from Ryan.
Crowe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Crowe.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Ryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crowe.
A big right from Crowe misses.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Ryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ryan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ryan. Ryan obviously looking to wear him down.
Ryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ryan tried to score with a low kick but Crowe checks it.
It looked like Crowe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ryan.
Ryan cracks a nice hook into Crowe's ribs.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Ryan throws a low kick, looking for Crowe's leg but Crowe calmly moves out of range.
Crowe throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan motions for Crowe to come forward. Ryan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slim Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Crowe throws a lazy head kick
and Ryan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crowe. That's going to slow Ryan down.
Crowe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ryan punishes Crowe's body with a nice straight punch.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Crowe misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe checks a leg kick.
It looked like Crowe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ryan.
Crowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crowe throws a body kick that misses.
Ryan misses with a leg kick.
Crowe connects with a solid leg kick.
Crowe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crowe checks a leg kick nicely.
Crowe half committed to a counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crowe.
Nice jab there from Crowe.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Ryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowe throws a low kick but Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That kick from Crowe tenderised Ryan's leg. Ryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Crowe sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ryan. That one must have hurt.
Crowe looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crowe moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Crowe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crowe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Ryan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crowe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crowe avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Crowe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crowe looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
Crowe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ryan. That one must have hurt.
Crowe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ryan misses with a left hand
and Crowe counters with a left and a right that stings Ryan.
Crowe slips a jab from Ryan.
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 Slim Crowe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crowe scores with a punch to the head.
Crowe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crowe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ryan scrambles back to his feet.
Crowe misses the jab.
Ryan thuds his shin into the meat of Crowe's side.
Ryan looks to land a body kick but Crowe moved away.
Crowe throws out a powerful jab.
Crowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
Ryan moves out of range as Crowe throws a body kick.
Crowe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crowe misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Crowe misses.
Ryan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan looks for the body kick but Crowe saw that one coming.
Crowe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crowe throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ryan wants to land a leg kick but Crowe is out of range.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses.
Crowe misses with a looping left.
Ryan throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Crowe counter with a right hand.
Crowe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe throws a low kick but Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Crowe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ryan lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crowe manages to avoid it.
Ryan throws a low kick but Crowe moves out of range easily.
Crowe misses the body punch
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Crowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crowe connects with a crisp jab.
Crowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crowe sizes up Ryan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ryan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Crowe. That one must have hurt.
Crowe misses with a straight left.
Crowe throws a low kick but Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ryan. That's going to slow Crowe down.
A solid body kick from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a body kick.
Crowe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tom Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Crowe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crowe throws a front kick that sends Ryan stumbling back into the cage.
Crowe moves out of range of the body kick.
Crowe throws a combination. Ryan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ryan connects with a right hand. Crowe shakes it off.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Crowe moves away and avoids it.
Crowe misses with a straight left.
Crowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan unleashes a big counter combination but Crowe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Crowe lands the left hand.
Crowe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Ryan swings for the body but Crowe moves out of range.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crowe.
Crowe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Crowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crowe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ryan counters with a crisp one two that drops Crowe! Ryan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Crowe to his feet! Crowe is in big trouble!
Slim Crowe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crowe is rocked!
Crowe missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Crowe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crowe misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Ryan defending well as Crowe loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan tries a quick counter leg kick but Crowe is wise to it.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Ryan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crowe doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ryan. That's going to slow Crowe down.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Crowe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Crowe checks it.
A jab from Crowe does it's job there.
Ryan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crowe seems to have got his legs back now.
A solid body kick from Crowe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crowe to score with a decent uppercut.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Crowe checks it.
Crowe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ryan to score with a decent uppercut.
Ryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Crowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crowe 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Slim Crowe!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Slim Crowe!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Slim Crowe!
Slim Crowe wins by unanimous decision!
Slim Crowe took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blackbeard The Pirate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blackbeard The Pirate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sly Randolph!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randolph takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Randolph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Pirate throws a shot to the body.
Randolph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Pirate moves away.
The Pirate looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Randolph with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Pirate to score with a decent uppercut.
Randolph tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Pirate counters with a nice body shot.
Randolph dives in for a single leg takedown but The Pirate sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The Pirate fires out a quick counter leg kick but Randolph just manages to avoid it.
Randolph moves into the clinch successfully.
The Pirate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The Pirate tries to throw a body punch but Randolph avoids it by throwing The Pirate back against the cage.
Randolph lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Pirate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The Pirate looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by The Pirate.
The Pirate has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The Pirate missing with knees to the body.
The Pirate stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Randolph swings wildly with an uppercut but The Pirate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randolph throws a head punch that misses.
Randolph is trying to drag The Pirate to the mat but The Pirate just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Pirate scores with a hook to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Pirate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Pirate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Randolph throws a punch but it's blocked by The Pirate.
A head punch on the inside from The Pirate fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Randolph.
The Pirate swings wildly with an uppercut but Randolph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randolph throws a punch but it's blocked by The Pirate.
Randolph tries to circle away but The Pirate has him pinned against the cage.
Randolph lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Pirate backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Pirate - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Randolph as The Pirate tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph throws a punch but it's blocked by The Pirate.
The Pirate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Pirate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Randolph backwards.
Randolph gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The Pirate wants to stand back up but Randolph manages to pass into side control.
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!
Randolph is looking to take a break and control but The Pirate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Pirate tries to improve position but can't.
Randolph wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Pirate keeps working.
The Pirate is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate wants to get back to full guard but Randolph has mounted him!
Randolph can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Pirate is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Randolph is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, The Pirate has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Poor strikes thrown by Randolph there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The Pirate is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Pirate is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Randolph sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Randolph lands a couple of good shots and The Pirate has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The Pirate trying to control the hands but Randolph breaks the grip.
Randolph tries to get the hooks in deep but The Pirate pushed the leg off.
Well, with Randolph on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before The Pirate is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Randolph controlling well, preventing The Pirate from escaping the position.
The Pirate covering up well under a series of strikes from Randolph.
Randolph has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
What can The Pirate do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Randolph wants to control but The Pirate is keeping busy.
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 Blackbeard The Pirate will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Randolph lands a jab.
Randolph tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - The Pirate scores with a four punch combination!
Randolph gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Pirate throws a body punch but Randolph moves out of range.
Randolph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Pirate.
Randolph throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Randolph.
The Pirate throws a good cross that connects.
Randolph scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Randolph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Randolph tries to close the distance and clinch but The Pirate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Randolph on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Randolph takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Randolph circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph wants to clinch up but The Pirate keeps it at a distance.
The Pirate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Randolph, pushing him back against the cage.
The Pirate prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Pirate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from The Pirate.
A short body shot lands from The Pirate as the two fighters clinch.
The Pirate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackbeard The Pirate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Pirate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Randolph backwards.
The Pirate scores with a shoulder strike.
The Pirate with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from The Pirate as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from The Pirate.
Randolph is breathing heavily.
The Pirate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randolph tries to work over The Pirate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from The Pirate.
The Pirate scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randolph drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Pirate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sly Randolph.
The Pirate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Randolphs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Pirate is working Randolph over against the cage.
Randolph takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from The Pirate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Pirate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Pirate.
Randolph throws a head punch that misses.
Randolph drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Pirate stalls.
Randolph tries to work over The Pirate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Randolph as the two fighters clinch.
Randolph tries to work over The Pirate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Pirate can't find room to land a body shot as Randolph controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Pirate.
Randolph is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Pirate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Pirate tries to land a knee to the head but Randolph blocks with his arms.
The Pirate tries to throw a body punch but Randolph avoids it by throwing The Pirate back against the cage.
Randolph takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from The Pirate.
The Pirate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Randolph blocks it with crossed arms.
The Pirate pressing his opponent against the cage.
Randolph is trying to force a seperation but The Pirate has the dominant position.
Randolph has The Pirate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Pirate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Randolph is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Pirate is pushing Randolph up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Pirate stalling against the cage.
Randolph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Pirate lands an uppercut.
Randolph tries to break the clinch but The Pirate is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate lands with a light punch inside.
Randolph working hard to break the clinch.
Randolph tries to work over The Pirate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Randolph tries to throw a body punch but The Pirate avoids it by throwing Randolph back against the cage.
The Pirate blocks an uppercut.
The Pirate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Randolph backwards.
The Pirate throws a punch but it's blocked by Randolph.
The Pirate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Good body shot from The Pirate.
The Pirate blocks a body shot from Randolph.
The Pirate taking a breather.
The Pirate tries to throw a body punch but Randolph avoids it by throwing The Pirate back against the cage.
The Pirate blocks a body shot from Randolph.
Randolph goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Pirate prevents it.
The Pirate misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Pirate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Randolph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Pirate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackbeard The Pirate dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Pirate.
Randolph tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Pirate defends well and Randolph ends up having to push The Pirate into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The Pirate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Randolph.
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Randolph throws a leg kick but The Pirate sees it coming and moves out of range.
The Pirate appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The Pirate moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Randolph as The Pirate tries to tie him up.
Randolph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Pirate's elbow.
The Pirate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Randolph misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from The Pirate on the inside.
The Pirate lands a shoulder strike.
The Pirate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Pirate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randolph can do to turn this around?
Randolph misses with some punches.
Randolph swings wildly with an uppercut but The Pirate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randolph is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sly Randolph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Randolph's face.
Randolph takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Pirate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Randolph tries a body shot but The Pirate blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Pirate.
Still in the clinch, The Pirate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Randolph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from The Pirate - that landed with a thud.
The Pirate scores with a hook to the body.
Randolph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Randolph.
The Pirate presses Randolph against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from The Pirate.
The Pirate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Pirate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Randolph prevents a body shot from The Pirate.
The Pirate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Pirate leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Pirate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Randolph or not.
Randolph misses with a punch to the body.
Randolph misses with some punches.
The Pirate is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Pirate lands a nice uppercut.
The Pirate leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Pirate.
A body shot lands from The Pirate.
Randolph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Pirate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Randolph's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for The Pirate.
The Pirate cracks Randolph with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for The Pirate.
The Pirate lands a knee to the head.
The Pirate leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for The Pirate.
The Pirate lands an uppercut.
The Pirate gets underhooks to prevent Randolph's takedown attempt.
Randolph breaks from the clinch.
The Pirate jabs Randolph to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A cross from The Pirate lands.
Nice body kick there by The Pirate.
The Pirate's corner calls for a 1-2. The Pirate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Pirate.
The Pirate scores with a hook to the body. Randolph takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Pirate avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Pirate has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Pirate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate cracks Randolph with a nice body shot.
The Pirate cracks Randolph with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from The Pirate - that landed with a thud.
The Pirate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Pirate lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Pirate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Pirate misses with a body punch.
Randolph takes a shot to the head.
The Pirate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Pirate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Pirate is pushing Randolph up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from The Pirate.
A short right from The Pirate on the inside.
Randolph is rocked!
Randolph takes a knee right on the jaw!
Randolph is still on wobbly legs! Can The Pirate finish him?
Randolph has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Pirate works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for The Pirate.
The Pirate lands a hook that snaps the head of Randolph backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackbeard The Pirate clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Pirate cracks Randolph with a right hand to the side of the head.
Randolph throws a head kick that misses.
The Pirate is looking to counter punch.
Blackbeard The Pirate is winning the standup battle so far.
The Pirate moves in looking to clinch but Randolph pushes him off.
The Pirate connects with a jab.
The Pirate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Pirate lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The Pirate darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Randolph misses with an uppercut.
Randolph moves forwards but The Pirate connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Pirate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Randolph. That did some damage!
Randolph fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Pirate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Randolph.
The Pirate doesn't manage to clinch there - Randolph circles away.
Randolph is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Randolph needs to keep his hands up - The Pirate had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Pirate scores with a body shot.
The Pirate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Randolph manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Randolph swats away the attempt to clinch by The Pirate.
Randolph drops down looking to force a counter takedown but The Pirate defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Pirate defending well as Randolph loads up on a big left hand.
Blackbeard The Pirate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randolph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Randolph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randolph seems to have recovered his senses.
The Pirate connects with a body shot that sends Randolph's belly button to the back.
The Pirate is looking to slow Randolph down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Pirate.
The Pirate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Randolph's hands.
Randolph chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Pirate can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Randolph.
The Pirate dodges the punch combination from Randolph.
Randolph tries to clinch but The Pirate is having none of it.
The Pirate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Pirate throws a front kick that sends Randolph stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for The Pirate.
The Pirate throws a head kick that Randolph semi-blocks.
The Pirate slips a jab and a cross from Randolph.
Randolph throws a right and a left that The Pirate avoids nicely.
Randolph misses with a hook
and Randolph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Pirate tries to clinch but Randolph moves out of range.
The Pirate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Randolph.
The Pirate lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by The Pirate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Pirate.
The Pirate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for The Pirate.
The Pirate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Randolph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Randolph fails to land.
The Pirate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Randolph.
A head punch on the inside from Randolph fails to land.
Randolph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Randolph's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Pirate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Randolph up against the cage.
The Pirate presses Randolph against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Pirate works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Randolph misses with the head strike.
Randolph is trying to push The Pirate away but The Pirate has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Randolph is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Pirate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sly Randolph.
Randolph lands a nice uppercut.
Randolph misses with the head strike.
Randolph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Randolph blocks a body shot from The Pirate.
A short uppercut from The Pirate.
The Pirate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Pirate has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Randolph goes down! The Pirate pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
It looks like Sly Randolph has been cut.
That's four 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!
A lull in the action here as The Pirate stalls from top position.
The Pirate stands up.
Good leg kick by The Pirate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Randolph throws the left hand but The Pirate avoids the punch easily.
The Pirate lands with an overhand left.
Randolph on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Randolph bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Pirate's head backwards.
Randolph clinches with his opponent.
The Pirate misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackbeard The Pirate had his way with Sly Randolph in that round.
The cut man is working on Sly Randolph's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The Pirate thumps Randolph with a low kick.
The Pirate cracks the inside of Randolph's front leg.
The Pirate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Randolph doesn't seem bothered though.
Randolph's corner calls for a 1-2. Randolph obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Pirate pushes Randolph up against the cage in a clinch.
Randolph goes for a takedown attempt but The Pirate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Randolph closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Pirate did well to prevent Randolph getting side control.
The Pirate kicks off Randolph and gets to his feet.
Randolph throws a leg kick but The Pirate moved away.
The Pirate ducks under a wild hook from Randolph.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Pirate throws a nice head kick!
Randolph takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Pirate throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sly Randolph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Randolph misses with a jab, cross combination.
Randolph is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Randolph takes a swing at The Pirate's ribcage but misses.
Randolph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Pirate.
The Pirate looks to land a right hand but Randolph moved out of range.
The Pirate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randolph misses with a wild body shot.
The Pirate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randolph.
The Pirate is looking to counter punch.
The Pirate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from The Pirate.
Randolph is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Pirate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Randolph blocks a body shot from The Pirate.
The Pirate lands a left hand.
Randolph tries to score a body lock takedown but The Pirate shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sly Randolph.
Randolph is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A head punch on the inside from The Pirate fails to land.
Sly Randolph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Randolph or not.
The Pirate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Randolph misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Pirate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Randolph can't find room to land a body shot as The Pirate controls the action.
Randolph has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Pirate after a bit of a struggle.
Randolph tries to work over The Pirate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Pirate presses Randolph against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Pirate.
The Pirate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Pirate works on Randolph's body with a couple of short punches.
The Pirate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Randolph backwards.
The Pirate lands a shoulder strike.
The Pirate misses with a body punch.
The Pirate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for The Pirate.
The Pirate lands a left hand.
The Pirate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Randolph's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Pirate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Pirate pushes Randolph against the cage. The Pirate is working some dirty boxing. The Pirate pushes off with a quick right hook! Randolph goes down! Randolph tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! The Pirate moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blackbeard The Pirate!
Blackbeard The Pirate retains his featherweight title!
After the fight, Blackbeard The Pirate was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspectah Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deck's entrance music is Raekwon feat. Inspectah Deck, GZA-Guillotine (Swordz). A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Inspectah Deck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Judah!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deck plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Judah moves out of range of the strikes.
Deck definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Deck misses with a looping right.
Judah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Deck loads up on a big right hand but Judah slips the punch.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch but Deck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Deck tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah's corner calls for a 1-2. Judah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Judah misses with a straight right.
Judah scores with a nice strike.
Deck closes the distance and clinches.
Judah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deck misses with a body punch.
Deck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Judah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Deck successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Judah slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Judah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Judah trying to control but Deck is working from the bottom.
Deck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Judah content to stall in guard here.
Judah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two 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.
Deck throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Judah escapes and throws Deck's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Judah content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Judah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deck.
Judah swings away with a body shot that misses
and Deck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deck clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deck backwards.
Deck holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Deck blocking some punches.
Deck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deck avoids the elbow strike from Judah, against the cage.
Deck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Deck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deck's elbow.
Deck throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Judah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Deck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deck avoiding damage.
Judah tries a body shot but Deck blocks it.
Judah throws an elbow that misses.
Judah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah lands a right hand.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Deck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah misses with an elbow over the top.
Judah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Judah prevents a body shot from Deck.
Deck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah blocks a body shot from Deck.
Deck is trying to pull guard but Judah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
Judah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deck backwards.
Deck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deck misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Judah will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A good leg kick by Deck.
Deck throws a body shot but no joy.
David Judah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deck looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Judah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Deck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deck throws a big shot that misses.
Judah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Deck under the eye.
Deck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Sloppy strikes from Judah. Those never looked like landing.
Judah digs a good body shot into Deck's ribs.
Judah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Deck 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 Judah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Judah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Judah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deck manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Judah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
David Judah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Judah misses with a body punch.
Deck lands with a right to the head.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Deck or not.
Judah tries a body shot but Deck blocks it.
Deck wants to stall.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah blocks a body shot from Deck.
Judah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deck misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deck.
Deck lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Judah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deck misses with a punch to the body.
Judah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deck avoids the elbow strike from Judah, against the cage.
Judah throws an elbow that misses.
Deck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deck stalling in the clinch.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deck's elbow.
Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Deck.
Good body shot from Judah.
Deck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Deck controls his hands.
Deck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Deck avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage.
Judah misses with a body punch.
Deck tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Deck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deck is trying to maintain a safe position but Judah gets an underhook and turns Deck into the cage.
Deck prevents a body shot from Judah.
Deck lands with a light punch inside.
Deck blocking some punches.
Judah misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah.
Deck prevents a body shot from Judah.
Judah lands an elbow just above Deck 's eye.
Deck lands with a left to the head.
Judah misses with some punches.
Deck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deck tries to stall but Judah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deck blocks an uppercut.
Judah lands an elbow inside.
A hook to the body from Judah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deck scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Deck controls the action.
Deck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Deck wants a takedown but no success here.
Judah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah.
Deck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deck's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Deck.
Deck wants to stall.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deck swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deck tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Judah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Judah scores with a jab to the body.
Judah wants to clinch up but Deck keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Judah misses the target.
Judah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deck misses with some punches.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Deck controls his hands.
Judah scores with a shoulder strike.
Judah misses with some punches.
Deck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Deck.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah tries to work over Deck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deck digs a right hand into Judah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judah's gas tank.
Deck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Deck.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deck.
Deck lands a body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Deck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Deck.
Judah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deck digs a right hand into Judah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judah's gas tank.
Deck presses Judah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deck is working for takedown but Judah is calmly controlling the position for now.
Judah misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deck.
Judah takes a shot to the head.
Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Judah is rocked!
Deck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Deck finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deck.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deck throws a big uppercut that drops Judah! More strikes from Deck and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Judah lies dazed against the cage as Deck celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inspectah Deck!
Inspectah Deck retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Inspectah Deck 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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