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KOFC 30 - Diehard vs Rackham 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otavio Ikuhisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zezinho Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zezinho Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135 lbs
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134 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otavio Ikuhisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zezinho Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Ikuhisa or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad.
Ikuhisa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ikuhisa moves out of range.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ikuhisa avoids them all with ease.
Ikuhisa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ikuhisa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Ikuhisa ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otavio Ikuhisa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikuhisa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ikuhisa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ikuhisa shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Ikuhisa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Ikuhisa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ikuhisa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa passes into half guard.
Ikuhisa controlling the pace.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Ikuhisa in his half guard.
Ikuhisa 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.
Ikuhisa winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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!
Silva is trying to stand.
Ikuhisa 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.
Ikuhisa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ikuhisa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Ikuhisa is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ikuhisa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ikuhisa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ikuhisa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is trying to stand.
Ikuhisa moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Ikuhisa lands a heavy elbow.
Ikuhisa controlling from the full mount.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
BOOM! Ikuhisa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Ikuhisa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ikuhisa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ikuhisa lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ikuhisa lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ikuhisa controlling from the full mount.
Ikuhisa with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva really wants to buck Ikuhisa off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ikuhisa punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otavio Ikuhisa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ikuhisa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Ikuhisa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Silva punishes Ikuhisa's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ikuhisa misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otavio Ikuhisa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Ikuhisa attempts a counter takedown but Silva avoids it well and moves away.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Ikuhisa counters with a takedown into side control.
Ikuhisa stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ikuhisa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ikuhisa.
Ikuhisa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ikuhisa rather than just go for the knockout.
Ikuhisa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Ikuhisa avoids it well.
Ikuhisa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Otavio Ikuhisa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ikuhisa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Ikuhisa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa walks into a jab.
Zezinho Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ikuhisa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Ikuhisa is now in Silva's guard.
Ikuhisa stops Silva from standing up.
Ikuhisa landing with the ground and pound.
Ikuhisa cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Ikuhisa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ikuhisa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ikuhisa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Silva keeping full guard, as Ikuhisa tries to pass.
Ikuhisa trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zezinho Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva misses the jab.
Ikuhisa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ikuhisa off to one side.
Silva works over Ikuhisa's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva lunges at Ikuhisa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ikuhisa's hand.
Ikuhisa darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Ikuhisa into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ikuhisa misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otavio Ikuhisa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ikuhisa closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands a jab.
Ikuhisa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Ikuhisa backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Ikuhisa manages to avoid it all.
Ikuhisa shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ikuhisa fails with a takedown attempt.
Ikuhisa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ikuhisa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ikuhisa shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Ikuhisa seems unphased.
Ikuhisa closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Ikuhisa.
Ikuhisa is rocked!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva swings for the body but Ikuhisa moves out of range.
Ikuhisa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zezinho Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zezinho Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garegin Balayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Andreev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garegin Balayan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Garegin Balayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Andreev.
Balayan moves away from the strike by Andreev.
Balayan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Andreev.
A telegraphed right hand from Andreev misses the target.
Balayan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andreev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balayan.
Andreev fails to land the takedown.
Andreev has his takedown stuffed
enabling Balayan to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Alexey Andreev has been cut.
Balayan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andreev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andreev shoots in but Balayan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garegin Balayan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Andreev.
Andreev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balayan's head.
Andreev looks to throw the jab but Balayan is out of range.
Balayan is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andreev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balayan.
Andreev avoids the head kick by Balayan.
Andreev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Andreev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balayan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Balayan throws a good cross that connects.
Andreev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Balayan sprawls well initially but Andreev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Andreev seems to be working for a kimura but Balayan defends the submission attempt.
Andreev seems to be working for a kimura but Balayan defends the submission attempt.
Balayan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Andreev on the ground.
Andreev is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Balayan is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexey Andreev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Left Cheek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asparuh Tenev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Left Cheek has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Left Cheek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Asparuh Tenev!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Asparuh Tenev has been cut.
A jab from Cheek finds it's way through Tenev's defenses.
Tenev is rocked!
Cheek stuffs the takedown attempt from Tenev. Tenev gets slowly back to his feet.
Cheek connects with a crisp jab.
Tenev is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheek finish him?
Cheek drops Tenev with a big left hand! Tenev is injured, injured bad! Cheek jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Left Cheek!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Left Cheek waved his t-shirt featuring MayheM sportswear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris has chosen Snak The Ripper - Vandalize Shit ft. Onyx as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
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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
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Coleman Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sub Norris!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris stalks Coleman Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Coleman Jr's face. Coleman Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Sub Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Norris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coleman Jr defends it easily.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Coleman Jr from controlling successfully.
Coleman Jr passes Norris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Norris keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Coleman Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coleman Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norris keeps working.
Norris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Norris is doing well to control the position and prevent Coleman Jr from advancing to side control.
Coleman Jr wants to control but Norris is keeping him busy.
Norris tries to get to full guard but Coleman Jr has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Norris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Coleman Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Norris's guard.
Norris trying to control but Coleman Jr postures up.
Ground and pound from Coleman Jr.
Norris tries to roll over but Coleman Jr keeps him under control.
Coleman Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coleman Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Norris taking some punishment here, with Coleman Jr in his half guard.
Norris has his hands clasped together around Coleman Jr's back. He's all about the action.
Norris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Norris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coleman Jr is looking to take a break and control but Norris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr is thwarting Norris's attempts to control the position.
Norris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Norris trying to control but Coleman Jr postures up.
Coleman Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
Coleman Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Norris tries to roll over but Coleman Jr keeps him under control.
Coleman Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coleman Jr prevents Norris from improving his position.
Coleman Jr wants to take a breather but Norris is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coleman Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Norris is trying to get back to full guard.
Coleman Jr working over Norris with some ground and pound. Norris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Norris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris is trying to get back to full guard.
Coleman Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norris keeps working.
Coleman Jr 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.
Coleman Jr working Norris over with strikes.
Coleman Jr prevents Norris from improving his position.
Coleman Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Norris is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Coleman Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Norris has hold of Coleman Jr's hands but Coleman Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
Norris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coleman Jr pulls his head out easily.
Coleman Jr wants to free his trapped foot but Norris is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Norris tries to get to full guard but Coleman Jr has control of the leg.
Norris has hold of Coleman Jr's hands but Coleman Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coleman Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris gets full guard.
Norris looking to control.
Norris wants to sweep but no luck.
Norris controls Coleman Jr momentarily but Coleman Jr frees himself.
Coleman Jr lands a couple of digs.
Coleman Jr with a nice head shot there.
Coleman Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Norris is rocked!
Coleman Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Norris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coleman Jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mark Coleman Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman Jr works over Norris with some ground and pound from guard.
Norris trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Norris is still in real trouble! Can Coleman Jr finish him?
Coleman Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coleman Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Norris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Norris seems to have recovered his senses.
Norris has his foot on Coleman Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coleman Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Coleman Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Norris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Norris wants to sweep here but Coleman Jr controlling him for the moment.
Coleman Jr pushes down on Norris's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Coleman Jr is looking to take a break and control but Norris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Norris tries to get to full guard but Coleman Jr has control of the leg.
Coleman Jr is thwarting Norris's attempts to control the position.
Coleman Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Coleman Jr working over Norris with some ground and pound. Norris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Coleman Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Norris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Norris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Norris trying to control from the bottom.
Norris is staying active underneath Coleman Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coleman Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Norris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coleman Jr pulls his head out easily.
Norris is defending against the submission attempts here by Coleman Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Norris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Norris is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Norris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Coleman Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Norris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coleman Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Norris's head.
Coleman Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Norris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Norris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Coleman Jr is working Norris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Coleman Jr trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Coleman Jr preventing the sweep.
Coleman Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris working a defensive guard but Coleman Jr manages to pass into side control anyway.
Coleman Jr lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Coleman Jr scores with punches from side control.
Norris is trying to improve his position.
Coleman Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norris can do to turn this around?
Coleman Jr cracks Norris with a big elbow.
Coleman Jr grinds an elbow into Norris's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris struggling a bit here.
Norris tries to bench press Coleman Jr off him but Coleman Jr keeps the position.
Coleman Jr lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Coleman Jr cracks Norris with a big right hand but Norris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Coleman Jr lands some shots froms side control.
Norris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Coleman Jr stalls from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Norris is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Norris stops Coleman Jr from passing to mount.
Coleman Jr cracks Norris with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Coleman Jr immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Norris is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Coleman Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Coleman Jr!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mark Coleman Jr waved his t-shirt featuring Soul Supremacy Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harald Gormsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chet Manley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gormsson comes to the cage accompanied by Saor - Children of the Mist. On his way into the cage it seems that Harald Gormsson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Harald Gormsson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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214 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Gormsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chet Manley!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gormsson. Gormsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gormsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manley backs up against the cage.
Manley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gormsson.
Manley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gormsson throws a hook but Manley avoids it easily.
Gormsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manley moves away.
Gormsson connects with a looping right hand.
Gormsson drives through and clinches with Manley against the cage.
Gormsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gormsson lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manley blocking some punches.
Gormsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gormsson tries to throw a body punch but Manley avoids it by throwing Gormsson back against the cage.
Gormsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gormsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gormsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manley tries to work over Gormsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gormsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manley tries a body shot but Gormsson blocks it.
Gormsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manley or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gormsson.
I was talking to Gormsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gormsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gormsson lands a right hand.
Manley tries to throw a body punch but Gormsson avoids it by throwing Manley back against the cage.
Manley blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Manley fails to land.
Manley pushes Gormsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gormsson.
Manley misses with the head strike.
Manley misses with the head strike.
Manley prevents a body shot from Gormsson.
Manley lands a nice uppercut.
Manley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Gormsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gormsson.
Manley lands a shot to the body.
Gormsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gormsson.
Gormsson is working Manley over against the cage.
Gormsson gets through Manley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manley throws a punch but it's blocked by Gormsson.
Manley takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gormsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson scores with a shot to the side of Manley's head.
Manley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gormsson's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gormsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gormsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Gormsson.
Manley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gormsson blocking some punches.
Manley throws a punch but it's blocked by Gormsson.
A short right from Gormsson.
Gormsson lands with a light punch inside.
Manley has a couple of punches blocked by Gormsson.
Gormsson lands with a light punch inside.
Gormsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manley backwards.
Gormsson has a couple of punches blocked by Manley.
Manley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manley swings wildly with an uppercut but Gormsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gormsson blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gormsson.
Manley misses with some punches.
Manley misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gormsson pushes Manley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gormsson as Manley tries to tie him up.
Gormsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gormsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Manley.
Gormsson cracks Manley with a nice body shot.
Manley looks winded!
Manley swings wildly with an uppercut but Gormsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gormsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Gormsson.
Gormsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gormsson lands a left hand.
Gormsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Gormsson.
Gormsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manley swings wildly with an uppercut but Gormsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Gormsson.
Manley misses with a punch to the body.
Gormsson digs a right hand into Manley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manley's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Gormsson.
Gormsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manley or not.
Gormsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gormsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gormsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gormsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gormsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Gormsson.
Gormsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Gormsson.
Gormsson lands a body punch.
Gormsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manley backwards.
Gormsson scores with a hook to the body.
Gormsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gormsson pushes Manley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gormsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gormsson lands a left hand.
Gormsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Manley is rocked!
Gormsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manley is still on wobbly legs! Can Gormsson finish him?
Gormsson misses with a body punch.
Manley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Gormsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Manley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gormsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Manley seems to have recovered his senses.
Manley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Gormsson does no damage.
Manley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gormsson.
Manley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Manley misses with a hook
and Gormsson counters with a straight right hand.
Manley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gormsson connects with a crisp jab.
Manley tries to keep at a distance but Gormsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gormsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manley can do to turn this around?
Gormsson lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Gormsson on the inside.
Gormsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Manley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manley prevents a body shot from Gormsson.
Gormsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manley is breathing heavily.
Gormsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Gormsson.
A right hand to the body from Gormsson.
Gormsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gormsson lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Gormsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gormsson lands a nice uppercut.
Gormsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gormsson lands a shoulder strike.
Gormsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gormsson presses Manley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gormsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manleys head.
A shot in the inside from Gormsson.
A right hook to the body lands for Gormsson.
Gormsson lands a nice uppercut.
Gormsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gormsson.
Gormsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gormsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Gormsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gormsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manley backwards.
Manley swings wildly with an uppercut but Gormsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Gormsson.
Gormsson has Manley pressed against the cage. Manley drops his hands and Gormsson takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Manley tumbling to the canvas! Gormsson rains down with more punches but Manley was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Gormsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harald Gormsson!
Harald Gormsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tata Khajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Hofman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khajo comes to the cage accompanied by Power by Kanye West. This should be fireworks!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tata Khajo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denis Hofman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khajo digs a good body shot into Hofman's ribs.
Hofman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Khajo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hofman looks up at the clock. Bad move! Khajo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hofman. Khajo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tata Khajo!
A less than humble Tata Khajo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Right Cheek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kovalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Kovalev will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
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260 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Right Cheek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kovalev!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalev moves in looking to clinch but Cheek pushes him off.
Cheek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cheek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kovalev struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheek controls his hands.
Kovalev lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Cheek.
Kovalev blocks a body shot from Cheek.
Cheek lands a body punch.
Cheek blocks a body shot from Kovalev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheek.
Cheek misses with some punches.
Cheek lands with a short shot to the head.
Cheek lands a body shot.
Kovalev looks winded!
Cheek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cheek tries to work over Kovalev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Cheek.
Kovalev is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalev has a couple of punches blocked by Cheek.
Cheek is working Kovalev over against the cage.
Cheek lands a nice shot to the body.
Cheek struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovalev controls his hands.
Cheek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheek drops Kovalev onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kovalev is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kovalev is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheek finish him?
A short body shot lands from Cheek as the two fighters clinch.
Cheek lands a big right hand that drops Kovalev! The killer instinct kicks in and Cheek finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cheek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Right Cheek!
Right Cheek really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MayheM sportswear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Leonitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Leonitis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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280 lbs
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254 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bradley Paul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Leonitis !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonitis cracks Paul with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paul tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leonitis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paul somewhat.
Paul tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leonitis swivels and escapes.
Leonitis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paul counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paul.
Leonitis working a defensive guard here.
Leonitis working a defensive guard but Paul passes into half guard.
Leonitis wants to control but Paul is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Paul seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Paul is working for a kimura but Leonitis is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonitis wants to get back to full guard.
Paul content to control rather than advance.
Leonitis scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Paul manages to mount him!
Paul lands a big elbow.
Paul content just to control the position here.
Leonitis is looking to improve his position but Paul isn't that keen on the idea.
Paul has isolated one of Leonitis 's arms. Leonitis looking to fight him off but Paul twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bradley Paul!
Bradley Paul retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Bean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean slips a jab from Murphy.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bean misses with a looping right.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Bean.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Bean moved out of range.
A big left from Bean misses.
Bean misses with a straight left.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bean takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bean keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bean looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Bean connects with a crisp jab.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
Bean digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bean swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy slips a straight right by Bean.
Bean misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murphy throws a hook but Bean blocks it.
A lazy left from Murphy finds it's target.
Murphy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean lands with a shot to the body.
Bean misses the body punch
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Bean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Bean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bean takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Bean does it's job there.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Bean swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
Bean needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Bean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
A jab lands there for Bean.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Bean walks into a jab.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bean.
Bean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bean needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Murphy.
Bean scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Bean misses.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bean throws out the jab.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Bean's ribs.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Bean tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Bean's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bean throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Bean scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bean had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Bean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Murphy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bean.
Bean throws a big shot that misses.
Bean looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Bean looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Bean takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Bean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bean misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Bean swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Bean with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bean.
Jab by Murphy.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
Murphy throws a jab when Bean was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bean blocks a jab.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Bean.
Bean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bean misses the target.
Bean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Bean is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Murphy throws a jab when Bean was well out of range.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bean misses with a body shot.
Murphy misses the body punch
letting Bean counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bean misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Bean takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Bean looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murphy lands the left hand.
Bean throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
Bean swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Bean swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy slips under a jab from Bean.
Bean throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean connects with a body shot.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
A jab from Bean misses.
Bean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bean might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Bean.
Nice jab there from Murphy.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bean misses the target.
A big left from Bean misses.
Bean on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bean misses with a hook to the body
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy misses with a hook. Bean ducked under it nicely.
Bean staying out of range there.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Bean is out of range.
Bean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy lands with a nice body punch.
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
Bean connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bean needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Bean's ribs.
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!
Bean moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean tries to move into range but Murphy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bean misses with a straight right.
Bean slips under a jab.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Bean misses with an uppercut.
Bean misses with a straight left.
Murphy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bean.
Bean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Bean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Bean misses the target.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Bean moved out of range.
Bean throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bean lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
A left lands for Murphy.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bean misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bean doesn't seem phased though.
Bean looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy tries to move into range but Bean moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bean throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
Mick Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Bean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bean misses with a straight right.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Bean swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bean moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Bean on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Bean misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy walks into a left hand.
Bean takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Bean should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Bean misses the target.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean sets himself, and Murphy steps forward looking for the clinch! Bean avoids it this time.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
Murphy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bean.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Bean swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
It looked like Bean was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murphy.
Murphy jabs Bean to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy clinches.
Bean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bean can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Bean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Bean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Bean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Bean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bean blocking some punches.
Bean lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Bean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bean lands with a right to the head.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bean lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean lands with a short shot to the head.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bean.
Bean blocking some punches.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bean.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bean tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Bean back against the cage.
Mister Bean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bean or not.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy tries to work over Bean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Bean throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean lands an uppercut.
Murphy gets through Bean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bean - that landed with a thud.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mick Murphy just about did enough to take it.
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.
Bean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bean.
Good shot there by Murphy.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Bean is out of range.
Bean shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bean is rocked!
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Bean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Bean seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Bean's belly button to the back.
Murphy throws a jab when Bean was well out of range.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bean. Bean circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bean.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Bean slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Bean.
Bean slips a jab from Murphy.
Bean swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Bean is out of range.
Bean is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bean takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bean moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Bean moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
Murphy slips under a jab from Bean.
Bean takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bean looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Bean lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bean.
Bean takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean misses with a body shot.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bean with a body shot.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Bean's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Bean sets himself, and Murphy steps forward looking for the clinch! Bean avoids it this time.
Nice defenses there by Bean.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bean misses with a looping right.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Bean misses.
Bean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean scores with a decent looking hook.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bean misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bean gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
A jab from Bean misses.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bean.
Bean misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
Murphy throws a hook but Bean blocks it.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bean slips a straight right by Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Bean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a left hand
letting Bean counter with a right hand.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bean doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bean was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Bean staying out of range there.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bean moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Bean wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Bean lands a lovely overhand right.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bean swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Bean saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Bean counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy lands a head shot.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Murphy misses.
Bean takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily.
Bean wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Murphy tries to clinch but Bean is having none of it.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bean.
Bean takes one on the button.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy clobbers Bean with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bean connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean misses with a looping left.
Bean misses with a body shot.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
Bean is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bean throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Mister Bean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
Bean swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bean walks into a jab.
Bean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bean misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
Bean misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Mick Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Bean off the cage and back into range.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bean.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy lands with a hook. Bean tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bean's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a hook. Bean tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by Bean. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bean.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bean looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy tests Bean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bean takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Bean's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bean throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Bean.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Murphy!
Mick Murphy is the new welterweight champion!
Mick Murphy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Diehard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rackham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Diehard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Rackham!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rackham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rackham misses with a right hand
and Diehard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rackham rushes Diehard and presses him up against the cage.
Rackham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diehard.
We've been hearing reports that Diehard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Diehard digs a right hand underneath Rackham's ribcage. Rackham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diehard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rackham throws a punch but it's blocked by Diehard.
Rackham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rackham prevents a body shot from Diehard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rackham.
Diehard is working Rackham over against the cage.
Diehard digs a right hand underneath Rackham's ribcage. Rackham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rackham looks winded!
Diehard throws a punch but it's blocked by Rackham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rackham gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diehard lands with a light punch inside.
Diehard lands a shoulder strike.
Rackham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Diehard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard lands with a right to the head.
Diehard goes for a takedown attempt but Rackham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Diehard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diehard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rackham throws a big counter head kick but Diehard avoids it with no problem.
Rackham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rackham is looking to clinch but Diehard is avoiding it.
Diehard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rackham moves away.
Jack Rackham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rackham misses with an uppercut. Diehard saw that one coming.
Rackham moves out of range as Diehard strikes.
Diehard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Rackham.
Rackham misses with a wild body shot.
Diehard dives in and grabs Rackham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rackham pushes down on Diehard's head and hops out.
Rackham is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rackham loads up on a big right hand but Diehard slips the punch.
Diehard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diehard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard throws out a loose jab but Rackham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diehard throws an overhand right that lands on Rackham's shoulder, as Rackham tries to avoid the shot.
Diehard throws a hook to the side of Rackham's head but Rackham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diehard misses with a straight left.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Rackham.
Diehard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Rackham.
Diehard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Diehard misses with a straight left.
Jack Rackham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diehard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rackham throws out the jab.
Rackham moves into the clinch.
Rackham has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diehard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rackham can turn it around.
Diehard pushes Rackham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rackham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rackham looking to throw knees to the head but Diehard is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diehard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rackham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rackham swings wildly with an uppercut but Diehard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rackham lands an uppercut.
Diehard lands a right hand.
Diehard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Diehard as the two fighters clinch.
Rackham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Diehard.
Rackham tries to land knees in the clinch but Diehard avoids the damage to the body.
Diehard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rackham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diehard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rackham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diehard is defending well for now.
Diehard tries to work over Rackham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diehard blocks the elbow strike.
Rackham tries to circle away but Diehard has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diehard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diehard throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diehard.
Rackham blocks a body shot from Diehard.
Rackham throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diehard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rackham gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diehard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rackham backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Diehard.
Diehard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rackham blocks an uppercut.
Rackham prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diehard wants a takedown but no success here.
Rackham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rackham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rackham lands an elbow inside.
Diehard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rackham or not.
Rackham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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 Bruce Diehard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rackham tries a head kick but it misses.
Diehard scores with a sloppy right hand. Rackham should have avoided that one.
Diehard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diehard throws a looping overhand right but Rackham ducks down to avoid it.
Diehard misses with a hook
and Rackham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diehard avoids a kick to the body.
Diehard throwing a counter right hand but Rackham manages to avoid it.
Rackham tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diehard is able to avoid easily.
Rackham misses with a low kick as Diehard jumps back.
Diehard scores with a nice right hand.
Rackham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diehard.
A quick step to the side and Diehard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Rackham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diehard tries to counter by clinching up but Rackham breaks away and moves out of range.
Rackham missing with a left hand there. Diehard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diehard is looking to counter punch.
Rackham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diehard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diehard moves out of range of the strikes.
Diehard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Diehard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rackham moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Rackham.
A jab from Diehard misses.
Diehard avoids the body shot from Rackham.
Rackham slips a straight right by Diehard.
Diehard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Rackham counter with a right hand.
Rackham takes the fight into the clinch.
Diehard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rackhams head.
Diehard misses with a body punch.
Rackham tries to land knees in the clinch but Diehard avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Diehard fails to land.
Diehard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rackham gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rackham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rackham missing with knees to the body.
Rackham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diehard lands with a light punch inside.
Rackham blocking some punches.
Diehard lands with a right to the head.
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!
Diehard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diehard has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rackham regains guard immediately.
Diehard advances to half guard.
Diehard is controlling the pace.
Diehard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rackham for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard continues to stall.
Rackham is defending against the submission attempts here by Diehard.
Diehard is trying to control the action in half guard but Rackham is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diehard works his foot free and advances to mount.
Diehard looking to control but Rackham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diehard has hold of Rackham's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rackham manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rackham tries to lock up and control but Diehard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rackham defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diehard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Diehard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rackham thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Rackham misses its intended target.
Diehard scores with a takedown into Rackham's guard.
Diehard tries to free his leg and advance position but Rackham is retaining full guard.
Diehard is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard is pushing down on Rackham's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rackham is fighting to maintain full guard but Diehard has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackham is refusing to be controlled, as Diehard sits in half guard.
Well, if Diehard is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rackham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diehard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diehard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rackham is defending against the submission attempts here by Diehard.
Jack Rackham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rackham trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diehard uses his free foot to push down on Rackham's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rackham.
Rackham is trying to escape the mount but Diehard keeps good control and instead manages to take Rackham's back.
Diehard patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Rackham is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Will Diehard go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rackham has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
I would not like to be Rackham right now.
Bruce Diehard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rackham is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Diehard off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Diehard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Diehard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rackham can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Diehard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diehard 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Diehard!
A relieved looking Bruce Diehard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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