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VCL Fight Night: 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DJ Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DJ Boom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Faber's chin.
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140 lbs
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152 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Faber!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber clinches up against the cage.
Boom struggles to land a body shot inside as Faber controls his hands.
Faber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boom 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.
Faber blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boom.
Faber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faber has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boom after a bit of a struggle.
Faber displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boom up against the cage.
Faber blocking some punches.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Faber.
Nice body punch from Faber.
Faber throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Faber fails to land.
Boom tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Boom throws a punch but it's blocked by Faber.
A short uppercut from Faber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber blocking some punches.
Boom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Faber tries to throw a body punch but Boom avoids it by throwing Faber back against the cage.
Boom throws a punch but it's blocked by Faber.
Faber working aggressively here.
Boom lands a shoulder strike.
Faber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boom.
A right hand to the body from Boom.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boom swings wildly with an uppercut but Faber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faber is trying to drag Boom to the mat but Boom just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Faber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom is trying to force a seperation but Faber has the dominant position.
Faber taking a breather.
Faber taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boom can't break the clinch.
Faber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boom is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
DJ Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Faber.
Faber displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boom up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Faber.
A frustrated look appears on Boom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boom is trying to stall.
Boom working aggressively here.
Boom lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boom has a couple of punches blocked by Faber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Faber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Booms head.
Faber misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Faber looking to slow down the pace here.
Boom misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Faber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boom digs a right hand into Faber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faber's gas tank.
Faber tries to work over Boom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faber looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Faber to work.
Faber blocking some punches.
Boom lands a nice uppercut.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faber slowing the pace effectively.
Faber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faber is trying to stall.
Boom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boom is trying to maintain a safe position but Faber gets an underhook and turns Boom into the cage.
Faber keeps control of Boom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boom dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Faber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boom is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Boom.
Boom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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 DJ Boom will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Faber slips a jab and a cross from Boom.
Boom throws a shot to the body.
Boom throws a shot from downtown. Faber moves away and avoids it.
Faber wants to counter the offense by Boom and move into the clinch position.
Faber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Faber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boom.
A slow jab from Boom misses its intended target.
Boom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faber can do to turn this around?
Faber forces Boom back against the cage and clinches.
Faber blocks an uppercut.
Boom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faber closes the distance and clinches up with Boom, looking for a takedown. Faber pushes Boom against the cage but Boom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Faber moves into the clinch.
Boom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Boom tries a body shot but Faber blocks it.
Faber wants a takedown but no success here.
Boom struggles to land a body shot inside as Faber controls his hands.
Faber throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom pushes Faber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Faber fails to land.
Faber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faber has him pressed against the cage.
Boom is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.
Boom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Boom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faber looking for a takedown.
DJ Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Faber.
Faber has Boom pressed against the cage, preventing Boom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Faber pressing his opponent against the cage.
Faber slows down the pace here.
Faber continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Faber misses with a punch on the inside.
Boom is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.
Boom manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom throws a hook but Faber blocks it.
Faber gets a clinch.
Boom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boom is working Faber over against the cage.
Faber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faber blocks a body shot from Boom.
Faber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boom tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Boom fails to land.
DJ Boom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faber swings wildly with an uppercut but Boom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber blocks a body shot from Boom.
Faber stalling in the clinch.
Boom is trying to force a seperation but Faber has the dominant position.
Boom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boom swings wildly with an uppercut but Faber uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber misses with some punches.
Faber taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Faber.
Faber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Boom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faber blocking some punches.
Faber blocking some punches.
Boom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faber's elbow.
Faber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boom tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber keeps control of Boom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faber blocks an uppercut.
Boom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boom struggles to land a body shot inside as Faber controls his hands.
Boom stops a takedown attempt from Faber.
Boom lands a shot to the body.
Faber is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom cracks Faber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Faber's head backwards.
Faber is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faber.
Faber is still on wobbly legs! Can Boom finish him?
Boom throws a shot from downtown. Faber moves away and avoids it.
Faber moves out of range of the strikes.
Faber ducks under a wild hook from Boom.
Faber seems to have recovered his senses.
Faber pushes Boom up against the cage in a clinch.
Boom breaks from the clinch.
Faber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Faber to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Faber looks to clinch but Boom throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Faber taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). DJ Boom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Dog Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mad Dog Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Houston!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston takes a swing at Dog Iii's ribcage but misses.
Houston lands with a shot to the body.
Houston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Houston misses the shot to the body.
Houston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii lands a nice shot that snaps Houston's head back.
Dog Iii wants to land a leg kick but Houston is out of range.
Houston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii is looking to counter punch.
Houston lands a jab-cross combination.
Houston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dog Iii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Houston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Houston misses with a left hand
and Dog Iii counters with a left to the body.
Houston scores with a shot to the body.
Dog Iii scores with a nice strike.
Dog Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Houston manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Houston's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Houston throws a leg kick but Dog Iii moved away.
Dog Iii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dog Iii.
Dog Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Houston tries to bum rush Dog Iii with a series of wild strikes but Dog Iii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog Iii throws a front kick that sends Houston stumbling back into the cage.
Dog Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Max Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
Dog Iii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dog Iii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dog Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Houston misses with a series of wild punches.
Houston misses with a straight left.
Dog Iii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Houston blocks a jab.
Houston works the jab nicely.
Nice cross by Dog Iii.
Houston throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Houston moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Houston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Houston blocks the body kick.
Houston misses with a wild combination.
It appears Dog Iii was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Houston.
Dog Iii thows a leg kick but Houston checks it
and Houston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dog Iii misses with a straight left.
Dog Iii missing with a left hand there. Houston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog Iii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Houston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houston. Dog Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog Iii stuns Houston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Houston, right into the meat.
Houston lands a nice shot to the body.
Houston thuds his right hand into Dog Iii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Houston avoids the body shot from Dog Iii.
Houston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dog Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Houston counters with a nice uppercut.
Houston slips under a jab.
Houston on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dog Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dog Iii.
Houston drops his hands momentarily and Dog Iii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dog Iii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Houston checks it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dog Iii 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 Houston has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Houston and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Houston swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dog Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Houston takes one to the side of the head.
A cross from Dog Iii lands.
Dog Iii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dog Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dog Iii backing away here, and Houston unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Houston misses.
Houston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dog Iii wants to land a leg kick but Houston is out of range.
Houston defending well as Dog Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Houston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Houston looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog Iii is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog Iii swings for the body but Houston moves out of range.
Houston lands a nice shot that snaps Dog Iii's head back.
Dog Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Houston was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii throws a looping overhand right but Houston ducks down to avoid it.
Houston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut lands for Dog Iii. That snapped Houston's head back.
Dog Iii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dog Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dog Iii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Houston misses with a head kick.
Houston misses with a double jab.
Dog Iii is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Houston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dog Iii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston swings for the body but Dog Iii moves out of range.
Houston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Houston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dog Iii throws a looping overhand right but Houston ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Houston! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Houston will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Houston throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Houston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Houston throws a sloppy head kick and Dog Iii moves out of range easily.
Dog Iii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Houston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dog Iii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Houston's head.
Dog Iii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dog Iii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Houston avoids the head kick by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houston throws a body shot but no joy.
Dog Iii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dog Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dog Iii.
Dog Iii lands with an uppercut that bounces Houston off the cage and back into range.
Houston blocks a head kick by Dog Iii.
Mad Dog Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Houston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dog Iii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Houston.
Houston throws a lazy right hand but Dog Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Houston.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog Iii moves away.
Houston throws a head kick but Dog Iii moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dog Iii.
Houston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Houston finds it's way through Dog Iii's defenses.
A head kick misses from Houston.
It looked like Dog Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Houston jabs Dog Iii right on the nose. Dog Iii blinks but takes it well.
Dog Iii throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Houston is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Dog Iii. That snapped Houston's head back.
Houston tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dog Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Houston misses with a few strikes there.
Dog Iii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii lands a nice looking body kick.
Houston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Houston misses with a wild body shot.
Houston misses with a hook
and Dog Iii counters with a body kick that stops Houston in his tracks momentarily.
That kick from Dog Iii tenderised Houston's leg. Houston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dog Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Houston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dog Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Houston.
Nice body kick there by Dog Iii.
Houston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Houston doesn't seem bothered though.
Houston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dog Iii.
Houston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dog Iii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Houston takes a swing at Dog Iii's ribcage but misses.
Houston looks to land a combination but Dog Iii avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dog Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Houston.
Dog Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dog Iii scores with a nice head shot.
Houston drops his hands momentarily and Dog Iii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dog Iii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Houston. Houston obviously looking to wear him down.
Dog Iii connects with the punch.
Dog Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Houston can do to turn this around?
Dog Iii works the jab nicely.
Houston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dog Iii throws a lazy right hand but Houston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Houston looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Dog Iii connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dog Iii.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog Iii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog Iii slips a straight right by Houston.
Dog Iii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Houston.
Houston dips to his left and cracks Dog Iii with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston misses with a leg kick
letting Dog Iii counter with a right hand.
Dog Iii connects with a leg kick. Houston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dog Iii connects with a body shot that sends Houston's belly button to the back.
Houston throws a head kick but Dog Iii moves out of range.
Houston throws a hook but Dog Iii avoids it easily.
Houston takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dog Iii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Houston doesn't seem bothered though.
Dog Iii lands a nice looking kick to the body. Houston takes a step back to recover.
Houston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Houston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab lands there for Dog Iii.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Houston might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dog Iii has got the better of the exchanges.
Dog Iii scores with a hook to the body. Houston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog Iii's corner calls for a 1-2. Dog Iii obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Houston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dog Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Houston misses the body punch
and Dog Iii finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dog Iii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Dog Iii dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dog Iii scores with a decent looking hook.
Houston avoids the body shot from Dog Iii.
Houston walks into a jab.
Dog Iii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab by Dog Iii.
Houston takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Houston misses the jab.
Dog Iii lands a slapping body shot.
Dog Iii lands a jab to Houston's midsection.
Houston misses with a left hand
and Dog Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dog Iii lands an overhand right.
Houston is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houston just misses with a punch to the body.
Houston has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dog Iii.
Houston throws a hook to the side of Dog Iii's head but Dog Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Houston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheers as Dog Iii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Houston doesn't seem phased though.
Houston misses with a lunging right hand
and Dog Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Houston is still on wobbly legs! Can Dog Iii finish him?
Houston throws a right hand that misses
and Dog Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog Iii lands with a good body shot.
Houston seems to have recovered his senses.
Dog Iii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dog Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
Houston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dog Iii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dog Iii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Houston misses with a low kick.
Dog Iii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Dog Iii misses.
Houston throws a series of punches but Dog Iii moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Dog Iii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dog Iii throws a head kick that misses.
Houston throws the left hand but Dog Iii avoids the punch easily.
Houston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Houston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houston misses with a body punch
enabling Dog Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Dog Iii scores with a nice strike.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dog Iii.
Houston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dog Iii.
Houston throws a hook but Dog Iii avoids it easily.
Houston throws a lazy right hand but Dog Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
You can see that Houston has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Houston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii lands with a shot to the body.
Good work by Dog Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Houston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog Iii.
Houston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dog Iii with a nice cross.
Dog Iii cracks a nice hook into Houston's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston throws a series of punches but Dog Iii moves out of range.
Dog Iii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Houston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Houston takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Houston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dog Iii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dog Iii throws a head kick that half lands.
Dog Iii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Houston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dog Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Dog Iii lands a really nice looking cross but Houston seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dog Iii throwing a counter right hand but Houston manages to avoid it.
Dog Iii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Houston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dog Iii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Houston scrambles back to his feet.
Dog Iii with a hook.
Dog Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dog Iii finds it's way through Houston's defenses.
Houston swings widly with a right hand
and Dog Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Dog Iii misses.
Houston throws a sloppy head kick and Dog Iii moves out of range easily.
Dog Iii tries to land a leg kick but Houston saw it coming and moves away.
Houston throws a poor cross that misses
and Dog Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Houston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dog Iii.
Houston stalks Dog Iii and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dog Iii's face. Dog Iii staggers backwards, shaken.
Houston lands a nice looking body shot.
Dog Iii throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Houston.
Houston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dog Iii misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog Iii throws a leg kick
and Houston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Houston misses with an uppercut
and Dog Iii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Dog Iii misses.
Houston throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Dog Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Dog Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dog Iii 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Dog Iii!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baeddan MacAuliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Grunwaldzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MacAuliffe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Notorious by Duran Duran. Grunwaldzki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Within Temptation - Forsaken. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baeddan MacAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artur Grunwaldzki!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunwaldzki cracks MacAuliffe with a good jab.
Grunwaldzki throws the kick towards the body but MacAuliffe avoids it.
Grunwaldzki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grunwaldzki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grunwaldzki has a couple of punches blocked by MacAuliffe.
MacAuliffe tries to pull guard but Grunwaldzki won't allow it.
Grunwaldzki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grunwaldzki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grunwaldzki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grunwaldzki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grunwaldzki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grunwaldzki misses with some punches.
Grunwaldzki misses with some punches.
MacAuliffe is trying to pull guard but Grunwaldzki has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunwaldzki.
MacAuliffe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grunwaldzki walks away with a smile on his face. MacAuliffe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baeddan MacAuliffe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to MacAuliffe's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Grunwaldzki.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from MacAuliffe is defended easily by Grunwaldzki.
MacAuliffe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grunwaldzki as he jumps to the side.
Grunwaldzki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grunwaldzki moves away from the strike by MacAuliffe.
Grunwaldzki throws out a counter right but MacAuliffe avoids it with no problem.
Artur Grunwaldzki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grunwaldzki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Grunwaldzki.
MacAuliffe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grunwaldzki circles away quickly and effectively.
Grunwaldzki unleashes a big counter combination but MacAuliffe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grunwaldzki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Grunwaldzki pulls MacAuliffe in close to his closed guard and prevents MacAuliffe from doing any damage or advancing position.
MacAuliffe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grunwaldzki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
MacAuliffe wants to control from the top but Grunwaldzki keeps moving.
MacAuliffe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as MacAuliffe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MacAuliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Grunwaldzki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacAuliffe 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.
Grunwaldzki has control of MacAuliffe's left arm, preventing MacAuliffe from doing any damage.
MacAuliffe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
MacAuliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Grunwaldzki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grunwaldzki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MacAuliffe goes for a double leg but Grunwaldzki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Grunwaldzki continues to drive forward.
Grunwaldzki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grunwaldzki scores with a leg kick.
Grunwaldzki stuns MacAuliffe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacAuliffe shoots and misses
letting Grunwaldzki counter with a right hand.
MacAuliffe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MacAuliffe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacAuliffe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grunwaldzki connects with a body shot that sends MacAuliffe's belly button to the back.
MacAuliffe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Grunwaldzki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grunwaldzki, as that shot connected.
MacAuliffe misses with an uppercut. Grunwaldzki saw that one coming.
MacAuliffe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grunwaldzki.
MacAuliffe throws a series of punches but Grunwaldzki moves out of range.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Grunwaldzki.
MacAuliffe has been working on his balance at The Factory, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Grunwaldzki.
Baeddan MacAuliffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacAuliffe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grunwaldzki counters with a stiff right hand.
MacAuliffe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunwaldzki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAuliffe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacAuliffe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Grunwaldzki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacAuliffe is breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Grunwaldzki both land. Nice combination.
MacAuliffe is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from MacAuliffe.
Oh MacAuliffe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grunwaldzki drops MacAuliffe with a straight right hand, right on the button! Grunwaldzki follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Grunwaldzki!
An out of breath Artur Grunwaldzki 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennart Stahlhandske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer comes to the cage accompanied by Centuries. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Lennart Stahlhandske!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer has closed the distance and engaged Stahlhandske in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stahlhandske.
Archer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stahlhandske scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stahlhandske moves away.
Archer misses with a takedown attempt - Stahlhandske sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little jabbing left from Stahlhandske on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stahlhandske walks into a jab.
Stahlhandske lands a lovely overhand right.
Stahlhandske lands the left hand.
Stahlhandske will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stahlhandske is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Archer.
Archer lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Archer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stahlhandske has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stahlhandske misses with the combination.
Archer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stahlhandske sprawls and moves away.
Stahlhandske throws out a loose jab but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer misses with a hook. Stahlhandske ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Stahlhandske releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Archer has a takedown stuffed.
Archer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Archer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stahlhandske.
Archer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stahlhandske's calf.
Archer shoots in and bounces Stahlhandske off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahlhandske keeping full guard, as Archer tries to pass.
Archer landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Archer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Archer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Archer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahlhandske is controlling Archer's posture.
Archer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stahlhandske keeping full guard, as Archer tries to pass.
Archer working some strikes from top position.
Archer 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Archer won't allow Stahlhandske to get back to his feet.
Archer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Archer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stahlhandske tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Archer lands with a hook. Stahlhandske tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stahlhandske throws a combination that misses
and Archer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Archer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stahlhandske defending well as Archer loads up on a big left hand.
Archer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Archer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Archer closes the distance and clinches up with Stahlhandske, looking for a takedown. Archer pushes Stahlhandske against the cage but Stahlhandske circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stahlhandske scores with a jab to the head.
Archer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stahlhandske can do to turn this around?
Stahlhandske misses the shot to the body.
Stahlhandske takes a swing at Archer's ribcage but misses.
Stahlhandske gets caught napping as Archer dives in and scores a takedown. Stahlhandske manages to retain guard.
Stahlhandske tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer throws a big elbow that misses.
Archer wants to control from the top but Stahlhandske keeps moving.
Stahlhandske trying to keep a closed guard but Archer is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stahlhandske swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Archer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stahlhandske is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Archer is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Archer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stahlhandske's guard.
Stahlhandske is wriggling around but Archer manages to pass to half guard.
Archer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stahlhandske doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Archer.
Archer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stahlhandske trying to control but Archer postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer not doing much here.
Archer throwing shots but Stahlhandske is blocking nicely.
Archer working over Stahlhandske with some ground and pound. Stahlhandske looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stahlhandske is trying to maintain the position but Archer is very close to passing his half guard.
Archer trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stahlhandske holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Archer trying to control from half guard but Stahlhandske is working away.
Stahlhandske trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Archer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stahlhandske misses with a few strikes there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Archer throws a head kick but Stahlhandske moves out of range.
Archer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stahlhandske keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Archer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Archer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stahlhandske to the ground. Archer is now in Stahlhandske's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stahlhandske manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Archer throws a body shot but no joy.
Archer loads up on a big right hand but Stahlhandske slips the punch.
Archer moves away from the strike by Stahlhandske.
Stahlhandske misses the body punch
and Archer counters with a good low kick that Stahlhandske was not able to check.
Stahlhandske connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Stahlhandske misses.
Stahlhandske throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Archer with a poor takedown
and Stahlhandske counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stahlhandske checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Stahlhandske misses.
Archer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Archer being controlled here momentarily.
Stahlhandske tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Archer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stahlhandske not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aaron Archer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Archer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stahlhandske is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahlhandske is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Archer is aware though and is defending well.
Stahlhandske is looking to stand up but Archer isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Archer throws a hook but Stahlhandske blocks it.
Stahlhandske throws an off balance right hand
and Archer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Archer clinches up with Stahlhandske and pushes him back against the cage.
Stahlhandske doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer effectively controlling the action here.
Archer keeps control of Stahlhandske as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stahlhandske blocks a body shot from Archer.
Lennart Stahlhandske has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Stahlhandske.
Stahlhandske is trying to break the clinch but Archer has him pressed against the cage.
Archer is trying to drag Stahlhandske to the mat but Stahlhandske just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stahlhandske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stahlhandske is trying to break the clinch but Archer is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lennart Stahlhandske.
Well Archer 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Archer!
Aaron Archer opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decker Dogwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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21
255 lbs
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279 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Decker Dogwood!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dogwood, as that shot connected.
Dogwood lands a high kick!
It looks like Jack Murdock has been cut.
Murdock staying out of range there.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Dogwood ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dogwood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Decker Dogwood has been cut.
A big left from Dogwood misses.
Murdock clinches up with Dogwood and pushes him back against the cage.
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Dogwood avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the cage.
Dogwood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murdock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murdock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dogwood with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dogwood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murdock has a couple of punches blocked by Dogwood.
Murdock throws a head punch that misses.
Dogwood misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogwood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murdocks head.
Dogwood lands a nice knee to the body.
Murdock is breathing heavily.
Dogwood blocking some punches.
Dogwood lands a good knee to the midsection. Murdock won't want to take too many of those.
Murdock pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murdock blocks the elbow strike.
Dogwood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dogwood lands a knee to the body.
Murdock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dogwood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murdock misses with the head strike.
Dogwood connects with a knee to the head.
Dogwood lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dogwood landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Dogwood.
Dogwood lands an elbow that stopped Murdock in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogwood lands a body shot.
Dogwood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dogwood cracks Murdock with a nice body shot.
Dogwood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dogwood digs a right hand into Murdock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murdock's gas tank.
Dogwood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dogwood lands a good knee to the midsection. Murdock won't want to take too many of those.
Dogwood lands a right hand.
Dogwood crunches a lovely knee into Murdock's ribcage.
Dogwood pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dogwood drops Murdock with a big knee straight up the middle! Murdock is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Murdock is rocked!
Dogwood cracks Murdock with a left hook right on the temple and Murdock goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Dogwood lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Murdock is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Decker Dogwood!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Rack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson has chosen Coming Home as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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207 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brandon Rack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rack closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rack lands in his opponent's guard.
Rack drops back looking for a leg! Simpson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Simpson manages to kick Rack off! Rack jumps back into Simpson's guard.
Simpson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Simpson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Simpson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rack defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rack stays in close to Simpson's body and controls the position.
Simpson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rack is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Simpson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rack defends it easily.
Simpson looking for a triangle here. Rack is fighting it but it looks tight! Simpson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rack is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bart Simpson!
A pretty intense looking Bart Simpson took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pantera - Mouth For War. On his way into the cage it seems that Kevin Mcdonald has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kevin Mcdonald seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kevin Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Kevin Mcdonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcdonald throws a front kick aimed at Taylor's knee but Taylor avoids it well.
A big right from Mcdonald misses.
Taylor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Mcdonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mcdonald stuns Taylor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mcdonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcdonald misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Mcdonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcdonald is looking to counter with a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taylor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor moves out of range as Mcdonald throws a body kick.
As Mcdonald backs off Taylor throws a huge counter combo but Mcdonald manages to avoid it all.
Mcdonald shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Taylor eats them both and turns towards Mcdonald to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
A jab from Taylor misses.
It looked like Mcdonald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcdonald tried to score with a low kick but Taylor checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcdonald.
A lazy body kick from Mcdonald
and Taylor counters with a thumping low kick.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Taylor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mcdonald defends it well.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taylor counters with a leg kick.
Mcdonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald gets caught napping as Taylor dives in and scores a takedown. Mcdonald manages to retain guard.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcdonald is keeping the position for now.
Mcdonald manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taylor manages to get himself to full guard.
Mcdonald content to stall in guard here.
Mcdonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Mcdonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Taylor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcdonald slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mcdonald passes Taylor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mcdonald content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mcdonald passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald staying calm.
Mcdonald's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mcdonald controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mcdonald advances nicely into full mount.
Mcdonald controlling from the full mount.
Taylor can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcdonald takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Mcdonald dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Mcdonald misses.
Mcdonald checks a leg kick.
Mcdonald swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mcdonald with a body shot.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mcdonald at a distance.
Mcdonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor throws a chopping leg kick but Mcdonald manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.
Mcdonald misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcdonald feints and then cracks Taylor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taylor down.
Mcdonald misses with a looping right.
Mcdonald misses with a kick to the body.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mcdonald rather than just go for the knockout.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Mcdonald.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Mcdonald misses its intended target.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mcdonald throws a leg kick but Taylor checks it.
Mcdonald takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mcdonald misses with a head kick.
Mcdonald throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Mcdonald. That snapped Taylor's head back.
Kevin Mcdonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcdonald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mcdonald's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taylor under the eye.
Mcdonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Mcdonald moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcdonald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taylor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Taylor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mcdonald.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Mcdonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Mcdonald throws a counter high kick but Taylor was just alert enough to avoid it.
A big right from Mcdonald misses.
Taylor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mcdonald defends it well.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcdonald is just out of range.
Mcdonald appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mcdonald connects with a body shot that sends Taylor's belly button to the back.
Mcdonald lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mcdonald, right into the meat.
Taylor stuns Mcdonald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taylor, as that shot connected.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mcdonald feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taylor's calf.
Mcdonald lands with a hook. Taylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taylor walks into a stiff left hand from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mcdonald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mcdonald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mcdonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcdonald.
A swing and a miss from Mcdonald.
A countering left hand to the body from Taylor misses.
Mcdonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcdonald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcdonald misses the shot to the body.
Mcdonald misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mcdonald counters with a solid body kick.
Taylor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mcdonald. That one must have hurt.
Mcdonald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taylor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mcdonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Taylor as he checks the leg kick.
Mcdonald tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mcdonald scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Mcdonald dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Taylor throws an off balance right hand
and Mcdonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcdonald manages to avoid it.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor looks for the body kick but Mcdonald saw that one coming.
Mcdonald half committed to a counter leg kick.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taylor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taylor avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throws the left hand but Mcdonald avoids the punch easily.
Mcdonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Mcdonald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mcdonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taylor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taylor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcdonald stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mcdonald wants it to stay on the feet.
Mcdonald throws a big shot that misses.
Kevin Mcdonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcdonald slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Mcdonald appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mcdonald tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Mcdonald there.
Taylor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mcdonald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mcdonald avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mcdonald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mcdonald looks to throw a body kick
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Mcdonald throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcdonald throws a head kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcdonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Taylor lands a nice shot that snaps Mcdonald's head back.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcdonald tried to counter with a leg kick but Taylor avoided it.
Mcdonald misses with a combination
and Taylor counters with a solid body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Mcdonald.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcdonald avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor throws a body punch but Mcdonald moves out of range.
Mcdonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor darts in looking for a takedown but Mcdonald gets double underhooks and turns Taylor into the cage.
Mcdonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Mcdonald missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Mcdonald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor defending well as Mcdonald loads up on a big left hand.
Phil Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcdonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
And Taylor tries to counter it with a takedown but Mcdonald pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Taylor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Mcdonald. That snapped Taylor's head back.
Mcdonald cracks Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kevin Mcdonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mcdonald connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Mcdonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcdonald 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Mcdonald!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Mcdonald thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lachlan Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2pac - Im A Souljah. Lachlan Cassidy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ken Miller's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lachlan Cassidy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Miller!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miller showed some decent athleticism there.
Cassidy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller is looking to pass Cassidy's guard but actually Cassidy recovers to full guard.
Cassidy keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Cassidy blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller passes Cassidy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Miller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to control from half guard but Cassidy is working away.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cassidy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miller scores with a couple of nice shots.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cassidy keeps working.
Miller passes the guard and advances to mount!
Miller looking to finish with strikes here!
Miller tries to control but Cassidy wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a head shot.
Miller throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Miller with good strikes from the mount here!
Miller looking to land elbow strikes but Cassidy uses the position to regain half guard.
Miller is trying to work for a kimura but Cassidy is defending well.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cassidy's head.
Miller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Cassidy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miller lands strikes from half guard.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cassidy defending well though.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cassidy is defending against the submission attempts here by Miller.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miller winds up and cracks Cassidy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Miller stops Cassidy from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Miller thows a huge punch but Cassidy dodges it nicely.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller controlling the pace.
Cassidy has hold of Miller's hands but Miller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Miller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Miller winds up and cracks Cassidy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cassidy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miller is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Miller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cassidy is out of range and Miller settles back down.
Cassidy misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a body kick that stops Cassidy in his tracks momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Miller - that will leave a mark!
Miller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Miller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cassidy checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller moves away from the strike by Cassidy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Cassidy blocks a head kick by Miller.
Cassidy misses with a hook.
A jab from Cassidy does it's job there.
Cassidy misses the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cassidy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Miller - the referee stops the clock and Cassidy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Miller. Cassidy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Cassidy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cassidy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice sprawl there from Cassidy as Miller shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller thumps Cassidy with a low kick.
Miller digs a good body shot into Cassidy's ribs.
Cassidy throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller tries to land a front kick but Cassidy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miller connects with a solid leg kick.
Cassidy looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Cassidy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ken Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cassidy throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Cassidy throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cassidy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cassidy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cassidy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.
Miller goes for a double leg but Cassidy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cassidy continues to drive forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy lands a lovely overhand right.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Miller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cassidy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cassidy pushes Miller off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Miller slips under a jab from Cassidy.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Cassidy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lachlan Cassidy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lachlan Cassidy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Miller.
Miller tries for a takedown but Cassidy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miller drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cassidy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Cassidy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Cassidy!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cassidy stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
Miller working for submissions but it's allowed Cassidy to get to half guard.
Miller tries to roll over but Cassidy keeps him under control.
Miller actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Cassidy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Miller missing with punches from the bottom.
Cassidy blocks the strikes from Miller.
Miller tries to roll over but Cassidy keeps him under control.
Ken Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ken Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miller lands a nice looking body shot.
Cassidy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Cassidy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cassidy throws a big shot that misses.
Cassidy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cassidy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cassidy throws a big shot that misses.
Miller defending well as Cassidy loads up on a big left hand.
Cassidy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cassidy wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Cassidy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cassidy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller trying to control the position but Cassidy is working away.
Miller advances nicely into full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looking to land elbow strikes but Cassidy uses the position to regain half guard.
Miller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miller slips a nice elbow through Cassidy's hands, connecting with Cassidy's forehead.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Cassidy defends it.
Miller thows a huge punch but Cassidy dodges it nicely.
Cassidy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Miller there.
Miller drops an elbow to the side of Cassidy's head.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Miller is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cassidy!
Miller wants to control the pace but Cassidy is squirming around nicely.
Miller lands a nice shot to the head.
Miller trying to control but Cassidy is having none of it.
Miller with shots to the head and body - Cassidy looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to control the pace but Cassidy is squirming around nicely.
Cassidy taking shots to the head.
Miller looking to control but Cassidy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miller looking to finish Cassidy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cassidy!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Miller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Miller misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Miller raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cassidy blocking the ground and pound.
Miller punching from mount but Cassidy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Miller looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller cracks Cassidy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Miller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cassidy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Miller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cassidy is looking to escape.
Miller lands a big shot there that rocks Cassidy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Miller landing shots from mount.
Miller wants to control the pace but Cassidy is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cassidy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Miller really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miller scores with a leg kick.
A cross from Miller lands.
Miller sizes up Cassidy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cassidy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Miller.
Miller tries to land a front kick but Cassidy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A counter left hand to the body from Cassidy misses its target.
Cassidy missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Cassidy looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Cassidy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassidy stops Miller from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller cracks Cassidy with a big right hand but Cassidy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cassidy dodges the ground and pound from Miller.
Miller working the ground and pound.
Miller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Miller prevents Cassidy from escaping the position.
Miller wants to take a breather but Cassidy manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Miller.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller has gone for a leg lock! Cassidy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Miller's guard.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller working a defensive guard but Cassidy passes into half guard.
Cassidy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cassidy gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy clinches up against the cage.
Cassidy tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Cassidy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassidy tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Cassidy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cassidy misses with a wild body shot.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Cassidy throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Miller.
Miller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cassidy.
Cassidy misses with an uppercut.
Cassidy thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Cassidy misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cassidy misses with a looping right.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cassidy's waist but Cassidy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A little feinted left hand from Cassidy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lachlan Cassidy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Miller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cassidy is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Cassidy circles away and we're back to standing.
Cassidy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Cassidy misses its target.
A jab from Cassidy does it's job there.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Cassidy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lachlan Cassidy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cassidy misses with a hook.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cassidy misses with a straight right.
Miller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cassidy defends it well.
Cassidy misses with a looping left.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt
letting Cassidy counter with a right hand.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cassidy defends it nicely.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cassidy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller blocks a jab.
And Miller responds with a good body kick, but Cassidy manages to step out the way in time.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cassidy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
An attempted straight right counter from Cassidy misses the target.
Lachlan Cassidy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller digs a good hook to Cassidy's body.
Cassidy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cassidy wants it to stay on the feet.
Cassidy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Cassidy ducks down to avoid it.
Cassidy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miller avoids the body shot from Cassidy.
Cassidy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cassidy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Cassidy moves out of range easily.
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab from Cassidy.
Lachlan Cassidy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Cassidy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A swing and a miss from Cassidy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassidy scores with a shot to the body.
Cassidy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassidy.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cassidy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cassidy.
Cassidy jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Cassidy misses its intended target.
Cassidy misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller looking to score a takedown here. Cassidy is defending well but Miller drives through and ends up in Cassidy's guard.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller advances position into side control!
Miller creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cassidy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cassidy dodges the ground and pound from Miller.
Miller scoring with punches and elbows.
Miller throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cassidy is being controlled here.
Miller working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Miller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cassidy keeps working.
The ground and pound from Miller seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cassidy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Miller lands a decent elbow from side control.
Miller sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cassidy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Miller sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cassidy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Miller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cassidy keeps working.
Miller grinds an elbow into Cassidy's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ken Miller.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Miller!
Ken Miller is the new featherweight champion!
A less than humble Ken Miller misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Lachlan Cassidy was interviewed post fight and said 'Hey this isnt how this was supposed to go down'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karol Orlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atanase Teodor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teodor has chosen Oy to Ne Vecher as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karol Orlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Atanase Teodor!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Orlowski misses its intended target.
Teodor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Teodor throws a leg kick but Orlowski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Orlowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Teodor connects with a solid leg kick.
Orlowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orlowski tries to work over Teodor's front leg with a kick but Teodor checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Teodor, right into the meat.
Orlowski tries to bum rush Teodor with a series of wild strikes but Teodor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orlowski throws a shot to the body.
Orlowski throws a lazy right hand but Teodor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Teodor is trying to counter with his kicks.
Orlowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Teodor.
Teodor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Teodor.
Teodor is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teodor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlowski.
Orlowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Teodor tries to get set, Orlowski tries to push him back and clinch up but Teodor manages to avoid the attempt.
Teodor checks a low kick from Orlowski.
Orlowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Orlowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teodor throws out a loose jab but Orlowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teodor connects with a high kick.
Teodor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Orlowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Teodor. Teodor obviously looking to wear him down.
Teodor lands a nice looking body kick.
A clash of legs there as Teodor blocks the low kick.
Teodor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orlowski throws a looping overhand right but Teodor ducks down to avoid it.
Teodor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Orlowski will feel that in the morning.
Nice cross by Orlowski.
Orlowski misses with a hook. Teodor ducked under it nicely.
Orlowski lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teodor is looking to chop away at Orlowski's legs.
Teodor connects with a leg kick. Orlowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Teodor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orlowski throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teodor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Orlowski is able to avoid easily.
Orlowski wants to clinch up but Teodor keeps it at a distance.
Teodor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teodor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Teodor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlowski.
Orlowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orlowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Orlowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orlowski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Orlowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Teodor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Karol Orlowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlowski throws a head kick that misses.
And Teodor responds with a good body kick, but Orlowski manages to step out the way in time.
Orlowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Teodor.
Orlowski misses with a straight left.
Orlowski misses with an uppercut. Teodor saw that one coming.
Orlowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Orlowski misses with a leg kick
letting Teodor counter with a right hand.
Orlowski misses with a low kick.
Orlowski backing away here, and Teodor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teodor.
Nice body punch from Teodor.
Teodor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orlowski throws a leg kick
and Teodor counters with a nice leg kick.
Teodor misses with an uppercut.
Teodor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlowski moves away.
Teodor misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Orlowski misses the target.
Teodor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Orlowski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Teodor.
Orlowski lands a jab.
Orlowski checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Orlowski misses.
Teodor checks a leg kick nicely.
Teodor throws out a counter right but Orlowski avoids it with no problem.
Orlowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlowski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Teodor manages to circle out of the way.
Orlowski misses the shot to the body.
Orlowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Orlowski.
Orlowski takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teodor missing with a left hand there. Orlowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orlowski missing with a left hand there. Teodor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orlowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Teodor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Orlowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Teodor can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Teodor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orlowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Teodor. Teodor obviously looking to wear him down.
Teodor misses with a leg kick.
Teodor lands a leg kick that knocks Orlowski off balance momentarily.
Orlowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teodor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orlowski works over Teodor's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teodor scores with a leg kick.
Teodor lands a jab to the head.
Orlowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Teodor raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Orlowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Atanase Teodor will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orlowski checks a leg kick.
Orlowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Teodor.
Teodor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orlowski throws a big counter combination but Teodor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Teodor slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orlowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orlowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Teodor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orlowski moves in looking to clinch but Teodor pushes him off.
Teodor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Orlowski misses the shot to the body.
Orlowski misses with a straight left.
Orlowski backing away here, and Teodor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teodor appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Orlowski looks to land a left hand but Teodor moved out of range nicely.
Orlowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Teodor counters with a right hand to the body.
Orlowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Teodor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teodor connects with a leg kick. Orlowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Orlowski.
Orlowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Teodor stuns Orlowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Teodor scores with a nice strike.
Orlowski swings for the body but Teodor moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Teodor.
Teodor throws a low kick but Orlowski avoids it.
Orlowski tries to clinch up but Teodor circles away and keeps his distance.
Teodor 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.
Orlowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Teodor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teodor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teodor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Teodor misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Teodor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Teodor.
Teodor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Teodor doesn't seem bothered though.
Teodor avoids the body shot from Orlowski.
Teodor thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Orlowski if he has to take too many more of those.
Teodor scores with a jab to the body.
Orlowski misses with a wild body shot.
Orlowski 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.
Teodor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Teodor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orlowski scores with a nice head shot.
Teodor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Teodor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Teodor looks for the body kick but Orlowski saw that one coming.
Teodor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Teodor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Teodor throws a leg kick which misses Orlowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Orlowski tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Teodor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski with a nice cross.
Teodor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Teodor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Teodor misses with a head kick.
Teodor throws a leg kick that misses.
Orlowski wants to clinch.
Teodor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Orlowski. Orlowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Teodor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orlowski throws out a loose jab but Teodor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlowski moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teodor throws a hook but Orlowski avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Teodor.
Teodor staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orlowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Teodor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teodor throws a leg kick but Orlowski checks it.
Teodor defending well as Orlowski loads up on a big left hand.
Orlowski backing away here, and Teodor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Orlowski tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Teodor! But no joy.
Teodor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlowski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teodor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlowski.
Teodor lands with a cross.
Orlowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Teodor.
Teodor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A lazy left from Orlowski finds it's target.
Orlowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Orlowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atanase Teodor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Teodor - that will leave a mark!
Teodor throws a low kick, looking for Orlowski's leg but Orlowski calmly moves out of range.
Teodor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Teodor connects with a solid leg kick.
Teodor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Teodor misses with a body shot.
Teodor misses with a leg kick.
Orlowski looks to land a body kick but Teodor moved away.
Orlowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Teodor throws a big counter head kick but Orlowski avoids it with no problem.
Teodor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teodor tries to score with a low kick but Orlowski moves his leg out of the way.
Jab by Orlowski.
Teodor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Orlowski backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teodor throws a head kick but Orlowski moves out of range.
Orlowski avoids the head kick by Teodor.
Atanase Teodor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teodor fakes the leg kick and cracks Orlowski in the body.
Orlowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlowski misses with a head kick.
Teodor throws a leg kick which misses Orlowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Orlowski tries to avoid it.
Teodor slips a straight right by Orlowski.
Orlowski throws a low kick but Teodor avoids it.
Orlowski looks for the body kick but Teodor saw that one coming.
Orlowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlowski blocks a head kick by Teodor.
Teodor looks to land a left hand but Orlowski moved out of range nicely.
Orlowski misses with an uppercut
and Teodor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Orlowski with a nice cross.
Teodor moves out of range as Orlowski throws a body kick.
Orlowski throws out a loose jab but Teodor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlowski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Karol Orlowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Teodor lands a high kick!
Orlowski misses with a shot to the body
and Teodor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlowski misses with a low kick.
Teodor is looking to slow Orlowski down with leg kicks.
Orlowski blocks a head kick by Teodor.
Teodor just misses with a punch to the body.
Teodor checks a low kick from Orlowski.
Teodor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orlowski misses with the combination.
Teodor throws a front kick aimed at Orlowski's knee but Orlowski avoids it well.
Orlowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teodor slips under a jab from Orlowski.
Teodor throws out a counter right but Orlowski avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Teodor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Teodor throws out a powerful jab.
Teodor staying out of range there.
Teodor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Orlowski tries to bum rush Teodor with a series of wild strikes but Teodor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orlowski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Orlowski misses with an uppercut
and Teodor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Orlowski throws a looping overhand right but Teodor ducks down to avoid it.
Teodor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Teodor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Teodor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlowski.
Orlowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teodor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teodor.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Teodor.
Orlowski blocks a head kick by Teodor.
Orlowski moves out of range as Teodor throws a body kick.
Teodor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Teodor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orlowski throws out the jab.
Teodor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlowski.
Atanase Teodor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Teodor feints and then cracks Orlowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Orlowski down.
Teodor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teodor connects with a leg kick. Orlowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Teodor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orlowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orlowski misses with a few strikes there.
Orlowski misses with a combination
and Teodor counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atanase Teodor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Teodor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atanase Teodor!
Atanase Teodor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Capuchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Not again - You all ready dropped?. 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Capuchin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capuchin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Harris gets a clinch.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Capuchin walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harris.
Capuchin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harris.
Harris scores with a jab to the body.
Capuchin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Capuchin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Capuchin scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Capuchin misses the target.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Capuchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Capuchin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris swings for the body but Capuchin moves out of range.
Capuchin tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Capuchin throws a one two combo.
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capuchin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harris slips a jab from Capuchin.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Capuchin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Capuchin scrambles back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Capuchin avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Capuchin circles away.
Harris tries to clinch up but Capuchin circles away and keeps his distance.
Capuchin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Capuchin connects with a body shot.
Harris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Harris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Capuchin if he has to take too many more of those.
Capuchin takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Capuchin missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Capuchin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Capuchin throws a big shot that misses.
Capuchin misses with a wild body shot.
Harris fires out a quick counter leg kick but Capuchin just manages to avoid it.
Capuchin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
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!
Capuchin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Capuchin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris moves out of range as Capuchin strikes.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Donk. Capuchin catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Capuchin tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Capuchin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Harris throws a body kick that misses.
Capuchin wants to counter with a clinch but Harris pushes him away.
Capuchin has managed to clinch.
Capuchin struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris tries to work over Capuchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Harris.
Capuchin pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Marcel Capuchin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris slips a jab from Capuchin.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Capuchin.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Capuchin wants to counter with a clinch but Harris pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Capuchin.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Capuchin circles away quickly and effectively.
Capuchin blocks a head kick by Harris.
Capuchin misses with a body shot.
Capuchin misses with a straight right.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Capuchin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Capuchin.
Capuchin throws an elbow that misses.
Capuchin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Capuchin lands a body shot.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Capuchin's head.
Harris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Capuchin avoids the damage to the body.
Capuchin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capuchin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Capuchin prevents a body shot from Harris.
Capuchin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Capuchin to keep the fight standing.
Capuchin digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Capuchin struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Capuchin throws a head punch that misses.
Capuchin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Capuchin misses with an elbow strike.
Capuchin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Capuchin prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Capuchin.
Harris pulls Capuchin into guard.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
Harris will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Capuchin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Capuchin there.
Capuchin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Capuchin throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harris postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Capuchin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Capuchin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Capuchin keeps working.
Capuchin dodges the ground and pound from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harris tries for a kimura but Capuchin is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capuchin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harris.
Harris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Capuchin defending against the ground and pound.
Harris throws an elbow but Capuchin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Capuchin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Capuchin defending against the ground and pound.
Harris 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.
Harris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Capuchin is avoiding damage well.
Harris trying to control the action but Capuchin is working from the bottom.
Capuchin parries the strikes from Harris easily there. Harris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Capuchin to escape.
Capuchin tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
Harris throws an elbow but Capuchin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Harris misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin parries the strikes from Harris easily there. Harris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Capuchin to escape.
Harris trying to control the action but Capuchin is working from the bottom.
Capuchin regains half guard there - taking advantage of Harris's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris trying to control the action but Capuchin is working from the bottom.
Harris is thwarting Capuchin's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harris throws a combination. Capuchin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Capuchin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Capuchin sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch lands to the side of Harris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Capuchin lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Harris misses the jab.
Capuchin throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Capuchin swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Capuchin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris lands with a straight right. Capuchin didn't see that one coming.
Harris misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Capuchin misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Harris tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris staying out of range there.
Capuchin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Capuchin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Capuchin.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Capuchin moved out of range nicely.
Harris works over Capuchin's head and body with a nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Capuchin. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Capuchin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Capuchin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Capuchin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Capuchin on the side of the head.
Harris moves out of range as Capuchin strikes.
Capuchin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Capuchin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Capuchin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capuchin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Capuchin connects with a body shot.
Capuchin is looking to clinch.
Harris slips under a jab from Capuchin.
Capuchin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Capuchin misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Capuchin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harris takes a swing at Capuchin's ribcage but misses.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Capuchin.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Capuchin throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Capuchin.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Capuchin with a jab.
Harris thows a body kick. Capuchin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris lets loose with a powerful body kick. Capuchin will feel that in the morning.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris slips under a jab from Capuchin.
Capuchin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Capuchin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Capuchin avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Capuchin throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Capuchin closes the distance and clinches.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Capuchin walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Capuchin avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capuchin moves away.
Capuchin throws out a powerful jab.
Capuchin clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Capuchin lands a damaging elbow.
Harris prevents a body shot from Capuchin.
Capuchin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Capuchin after a bit of a struggle.
Capuchin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Capuchin lands a body punch.
Capuchin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Capuchin lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Capuchin struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Capuchin lands a shoulder strike.
Harris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Capuchin misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris tries a body shot but Capuchin blocks it.
Capuchin misses with a punch to the body.
Capuchin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Capuchin.
Capuchin lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Capuchin tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris lands a body shot.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Capuchin has the dominant position.
Capuchin is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Capuchin lands a left hand.
Capuchin managing to block the knees to the body from Harris.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Capuchin misses with a body punch.
Capuchin scores with a shoulder strike.
Capuchin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Capuchin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harris blocks a body shot from Capuchin.
Capuchin misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Capuchin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Capuchin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Capuchin!
Marcel Capuchin got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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