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KOFC 53 - Dux vs Bylund PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marin Averescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Maldini (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marin Averescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Maldini catches Averescu right on the button with a cross.
Averescu avoids the head kick by Maldini.
Nice shot by Maldini.
Averescu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maldini is trying to defend but Averescu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Averescu in particular looking to stall.
Maldini has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at FORBIDDEN VIOLENCE WARRIORS. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Maldini is not content to let Averescu control the position.
Averescu content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu is pressing down on Maldini's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maldini is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Averescu trying to control the action but Maldini is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Averescu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maldini as he avoids it easily.
Averescu throws a front kick that sends Maldini stumbling back into the cage.
Maldini listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averescu ducks right into an uppercut from Maldini.
Maldini steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Averescu. That one must have hurt.
Enzo Maldini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldini throws a right and a left that Averescu avoids nicely.
Averescu looks to land a combination but Maldini avoids it well.
Maldini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Averescu manages to avoid it.
Averescu blocks the body kick.
Maldini takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Averescu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Averescu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maldini flicks out a counter leg kick but Averescu steps away.
Jab from Maldini.
Maldini keeps Averescu at a distance using the push kick.
Averescu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maldini defends well and Averescu ends up having to push Maldini into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maldini connects with a solid leg kick.
Averescu shoots in but Maldini avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marin Averescu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Averescu needs to keep his hands up - Maldini had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Averescu throws a big counter combination but Maldini scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Maldini misses with the combination.
Averescu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Averescu throws a head kick that misses.
Maldini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Averescu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy left from Maldini finds it's target.
Maldini missing with a left hand there. Averescu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maldini misses with an uppercut.
Averescu tries for a takedown but Maldini circles away easily
and Averescu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maldini fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Averescu.
Averescu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maldini. Maldini obviously looking to wear him down.
Averescu slips under a jab from Maldini.
Averescu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maldini is fending him off so far but Averescu persists. Nope, Maldini circles away and we're back to standing.
Averescu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maldini as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maldini lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Averescu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Maldini misses.
Averescu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maldini throws the left hand but Averescu avoids the punch easily.
Maldini throws a leg kick but Averescu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Averescu checks a low kick from Maldini.
Good exchange - Maldini coming out on top.
Good leg kick by Maldini there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Averescu throws a head kick that misses.
Maldini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Averescu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maldini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Averescu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Averescu blocks a head kick by Maldini.
Maldini looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Averescu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maldini to the ground. Averescu is now in Maldini's guard.
Maldini keeping full guard, as Averescu tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Maldini dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Averescu pushes Maldini away with a front kick.
Maldini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maldini clobbers Averescu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maldini keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maldini feints and then cracks Averescu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Averescu down.
Maldini misses with a hook.
Maldini checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maldini tries a head kick but it misses.
Averescu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maldini manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Averescu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maldini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maldini let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Averescu shoots in and gets a takedown into Maldini's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Averescu trying to control the position from guard on top but Maldini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Averescu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maldini wants to pass to mount but Averescu is defending the position.
Averescu wants to get back to full guard.
Maldini tries to pass the half guard into mount. Averescu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maldini passes to full mount!
Averescu has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Maldini looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Averescu taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Enzo Maldini!
During a confident post fight interview, Enzo Maldini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Strikey Wrestlerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titty McSwag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strikey Wrestlerman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Strikey Wrestlerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titty McSwag!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McSwag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wrestlerman.
Wrestlerman unloads a knee to the mid-section. McSwag lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wrestlerman connects with a knee to the head.
Wrestlerman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wrestlerman misses with a body punch.
Wrestlerman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wrestlerman taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Wrestlerman.
A knee to the head by Wrestlerman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrestlerman lands a knee to the head.
Wrestlerman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wrestlerman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestlerman lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wrestlerman.
McSwag changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wrestlerman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Strikey Wrestlerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wrestlerman throws a shot from downtown. McSwag moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wrestlerman.
Wrestlerman circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! McSwag drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Wrestlerman follows McSwag to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Strikey Wrestlerman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Lattimore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliott Alderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Lattimore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elliott Alderson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderson misses with a left hand
and Lattimore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lattimore.
Lattimore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Rick Lattimore has been cut.
Lattimore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Lattimore shrugs it off.
Alderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lattimore on the side of the head.
A jab from Alderson misses.
Alderson misses with a wild body shot.
Alderson connects with a body shot.
Lattimore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alderson counters with a straight right hand.
Alderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Alderson cracks a nice hook into Lattimore's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lattimore misses with a hook.
Alderson misses with a hook.
Lattimore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lattimore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alderson.
Lattimore wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alderson swings for the body but Lattimore moves out of range.
Alderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lattimore is able to avoid easily.
Lattimore rushes Alderson and presses him up against the cage.
Lattimore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alderson lands with a right to the head.
Alderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alderson stalling.
Alderson tries to work over Lattimore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lattimore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alderson blocking some punches.
Alderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore blocks a leg kick.
Alderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lattimore's head.
Lattimore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lattimore scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alderson throws a shot to the body.
Alderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lattimore blocks a jab.
Alderson misses with a hook
and Lattimore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alderson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lattimore.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lattimore.
Lattimore throws a head punch that misses.
Lattimore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alderson's face.
Alderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alderson manages to break the clinch.
Alderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lattimore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore throws out a loose jab but Alderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lattimore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alderson throws a body punch but Lattimore moves out of range.
Lattimore moves to clinch but Alderson breaks away
and Alderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rick Lattimore's cut is getting worse.
Lattimore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lattimore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lattimore.
Lattimore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alderson. Alderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Lattimore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alderson.
Lattimore misses with a looping right.
Alderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderson digs a good body shot into Lattimore's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alderson connects with a body shot.
Alderson misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Alderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lattimore doesn't seem phased though.
Lattimore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lattimore slips a straight right by Alderson.
Alderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alderson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lattimore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lattimore swinging wildly here.
Alderson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lattimore with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliott Alderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Lattimore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Elliott Alderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alderson. Lattimore shrugs it off though.
Lattimore dips to his left and cracks Alderson with an uppercut!
Lattimore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lattimore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Alderson.
Alderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lattimore has time to react.
Good work by Lattimore as he checks the leg kick.
Lattimore clobbers Alderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lattimore lands a slapping body shot.
It looks like Lattimore has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lattimore needs to keep his hands up - Alderson had a free shot at his head there.
Lattimore just misses with a punch to the body.
Lattimore throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderson throws a solid leg kick but Lattimore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alderson.
Alderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Lattimore appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lattimore. Alderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lattimore has time to react.
Rick Lattimore's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Alderson throws an overhand right that lands on Lattimore's shoulder, as Lattimore tries to avoid the shot.
Lattimore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lattimore momentarily.
Lattimore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alderson throws a looping overhand right but Lattimore ducks down to avoid it.
Lattimore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lattimore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alderson misses the jab.
Alderson avoids the body shot from Lattimore.
Alderson is trying to counter with his kicks.
A swing and a miss from Alderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Alderson finds it's way through Lattimore's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lattimore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alderson throws out a powerful jab.
Jeez, Rick Lattimore's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Decent striking displayed by Alderson there.
Lattimore blocks a jab.
Alderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lattimore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Lattimore tries to clinch up but Alderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lattimore misses with a body punch
enabling Alderson to counter with a crisp jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rick Lattimore's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elliott Alderson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duan Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donovan has chosen Comin Correct - Comin Correct 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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268 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Duan Daniels!
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, Tre Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan darts in and clinches Daniels up against the cage.
Daniels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donovan's elbow.
Daniels scores with a nice hook to the head.
Daniels tries a body shot but Donovan blocks it.
Donovan misses with some punches.
Donovan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donovan wants the takedown. Daniels is fighting it off but Donovan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Daniels's guard against the cage.
Daniels has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Daniels has his feet on Donovan's thighs here. He's pushed Donovan off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Donovan screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Duan Daniels!
Our winner, Duan Daniels, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson throws a head kick but Carr moves out of range.
Richardson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carr throws a big shot that misses.
Carr closes the distance and pushes Richardson back into the cage.
Carr breaks the clinch.
Richardson connects with a solid leg kick.
Richardson scores with a hook.
Carr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Richardson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richardson gets tackled into the cage by Carr. Carr maintains the clinch.
Come on Carr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A bit of stalling here from Carr.
Carr taking a breather.
Carr decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson wants to control from the top but Carr keeps moving.
Carr keeping full guard, as Richardson tries to pass.
Carr is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richardson lying in Carr's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Carr decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Richardson taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lance Carr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jabbar Omarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huffy Sanna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huffy Sanna has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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196 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jabbar Omarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huffy Sanna!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Omarov.
Omarov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanna throws out the jab.
Omarov lands a really nice looking cross but Sanna seems unphased.
It looks like Huffy Sanna has been cut.
Omarov misses with a body shot.
Omarov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Jabbar Omarov has been cut.
Sanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omarov moves away.
Omarov shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanna's guard.
Sanna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Omarov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Omarov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've been hearing good reports from Omarov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Omarov throwing strikes from guard but Sanna blocks nicely.
Sanna is adopting a defensive guard.
Omarov with a nice head shot there.
Sanna trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanna's head.
Omarov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Omarov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Omarov stands and throws Sanna's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Omarov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Omarov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanna tries to buck Omarov off but Omarov is having none of it.
Omarov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Omarov scores with punches from side control.
That has opened up Huffy Sanna's cut even more.
Omarov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanna keeps working.
Omarov scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Sanna is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Omarov can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jabbar Omarov!
Jabbar Omarov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chet Manley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foot Fungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chet Manley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Foot Fungus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley blocks a jab.
Fungus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manley just misses with a punch to the body.
Manley slips a straight right by Fungus.
Manley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manley scores with a jab to the body.
Fungus scores with a nice strike.
Manley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fungus moves away.
Fungus lands a jab.
Manley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fungus.
Manley looks to land a left hand but Fungus moved out of range nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manley gets a clinch.
Fungus blocks a body shot from Manley.
Manley works on Fungus's body with a couple of short punches.
Fungus working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fungus manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Fungus misses
and Manley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manley has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Manley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manley gets a clinch.
Manley tries a body shot but Fungus blocks it.
Manley blocking some punches.
Manley is working Fungus over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fungus swings wildly with an uppercut but Manley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manley misses with the head strike.
Manley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fungus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fungus scores with a shoulder strike.
Manley tries to throw a body punch but Fungus avoids it by throwing Manley back against the cage.
Fungus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Manley fails to land.
Fungus working aggressively here.
Fungus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manley.
Fungus lands an uppercut.
Manley looking to slow down the pace here.
Fungus wants to get back to striking at distance but Manley won't allow it.
Fungus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fungus slips under a jab from Manley.
Fungus ducks under a wild hook from Manley.
Manley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fungus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fungus.
Fungus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fungus. Manley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fungus misses with a body shot.
Manley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Manley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fungus manages to avoid it.
Manley throws a right and a left that Fungus avoids nicely.
Manley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fungus moves away.
Fungus clobbers Manley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fungus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fungus.
Fungus throws a jab when Manley was well out of range.
Fungus throws a shot from downtown. Manley moves away and avoids it.
Manley takes a swing at Fungus's ribcage but misses.
Fungus throws a hook to the side of Manley's head but Manley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manley lands with a hook. Fungus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fungus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manley throws a jab but it's blocked by Fungus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fungus misses with a straight right.
Manley slips a jab from Fungus.
Fungus scores with a nice right hand.
Fungus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manley manages to avoid it.
Manley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fungus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fungus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fungus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manley finds it's way round the side to connect with Fungus's head.
Fungus blocks a jab.
Manley throws a body punch but Fungus moves out of range.
Fungus avoids the body shot from Manley.
Manley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fungus throws a jab but it's blocked by Manley.
Fungus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manley. Manley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fungus throws a jab when Manley was well out of range.
It looked like Manley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Manley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fungus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fungus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fungus misses with a double jab.
Manley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley scores with a hook to the body. Fungus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fungus slips under a jab from Manley.
Manley catches Fungus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Manley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Fungus misses.
Manley throws a lazy right hand but Fungus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fungus tests Manley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manley.
Fungus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manley misses with a wild body shot.
Manley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fungus moves out of range of the strikes.
Manley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fungus throws out a counter right but Manley avoids it with no problem.
Fungus misses with a hook. Manley ducked under it nicely.
Fungus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 Chet Manley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fungus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Manley.
Manley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fungus counters with a nice uppercut.
Manley tries to bum rush Fungus with a series of wild strikes but Fungus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manley misses with a low kick.
Fungus walks into a left hand.
Manley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chet Manley is winning the standup battle so far.
Fungus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manley moves away.
Chet Manley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fungus counters with a crisp one two that drops Manley! Fungus thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Manley to his feet! Manley is in big trouble!
Fungus misses with a straight left.
Manley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Manley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manley lands a really nice looking cross but Fungus seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manley lands with a nice body punch.
Fungus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fungus.
Fungus cracks Manley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manley connects with the punch.
Fungus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manley manages to avoid it.
Manley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Fungus misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fungus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manley.
Manley lands a nice looking body shot.
Fungus drops Manley with a beautiful combination! Manley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fungus is looking for the KO!
Manley is rocked!
Fungus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh Manley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fungus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Manley thuds his right hand into Fungus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fungus cracks Manley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fungus has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Manley to stand back up!
Fungus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manley.
Fungus throws the left hand but Manley avoids the punch easily.
Manley staying out of range there.
Manley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fungus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fungus 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.
Manley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fungus was well out of range. Poor timing from Manley.
Manley seems to have got his legs back now.
Manley cracks a nice hook into Fungus's ribs.
Manley throws out a loose jab but Fungus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Manley misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fungus. Manley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fungus blocks a jab.
Manley misses with a series of wild punches.
Manley avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fungus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manley throws a body shot but no joy.
Manley takes a swing at Fungus's ribcage but misses.
Fungus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fungus takes one to the chin there.
Manley looks to land a combination. Fungus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fungus lands with an overhand left.
Manley ducks under a wild hook from Fungus.
Fungus misses the jab.
Manley lands with a right hand.
Fungus looks to throw the jab but Manley is out of range.
Manley throws a hook but Fungus blocks it.
Manley looks to land a left hand but Fungus moved out of range nicely.
Manley misses with an uppercut. Fungus saw that one coming.
Fungus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fungus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fungus throws a looping overhand right but Manley ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fungus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Manley. Manley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Fungus misses the target.
Fungus throws a hook but Manley blocks it.
Fungus moves out of range of the strikes.
Manley lands with an uppercut that bounces Fungus off the cage and back into range.
Manley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fungus moves away.
Manley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fungus was well out of range. Poor timing from Manley.
Manley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Fungus misses.
Good exchange - Manley coming out on top.
Manley with a hook.
Manley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fungus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manley cracks Fungus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Fungus misses.
Manley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley moves out of range of the strikes.
Fungus lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manley misses with a wild body shot.
Fungus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Manley throws a big shot that misses.
Fungus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manley moves into range and clinches up with Fungus.
Manley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fungus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manley throws a push kick but Fungus slaps the foot to one side.
Nice straight punches there by Fungus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fungus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fungus steps in with a hook that catches Manley right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Fungus follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Manley looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Foot Fungus!
An out of breath and clearly excited Foot Fungus thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Sionis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brandao's choice of entrance music: Mama Said Knock You Out! - LL COOL J. 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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34
243 lbs
27 - 9 - 0 |
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37
166 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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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
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Sionis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao avoids a kick to the body.
Sionis throws a hook but Brandao avoids it easily.
Brandao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sionis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandao. Brandao obviously looking to wear him down.
Sionis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brandao moves into range and clinches up with Sionis.
Sionis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sionis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandao breaks from the clinch.
Sionis tests Brandao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao looks to land a combination but Sionis avoids it well.
Sionis gets a clinch.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Brandao breaks the clinch.
Sionis misses with a looping left.
A head kick from Brandao lands but Sionis takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sionis misses with a body kick.
Brandao takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao takes a shot to the head.
Sionis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sionis misses with a body punch.
Sionis struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandao controls his hands.
Sionis digs a right hand into Brandao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brandao's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Sionis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sionis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sionis lands with a left to the head.
Brandao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sionis lands with a right to the head.
Brandao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brandao can't break the clinch.
Sionis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sionis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brandao's efforts to push away.
Sionis throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Sionis.
Sionis pushes Brandao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brandao is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandao is still on wobbly legs! Can Sionis finish him?
Sionis creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brandao's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brandao drops to his knees and Sionis pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Sionis!
A less than humble Roman Sionis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Diego Brandao spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck you ref, audience, and everyone else. I hate everyone, you all suck'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
183 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Harris!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Harris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robert Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Harris.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harris.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harris in his tracks.
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!
Harris swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Harris misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy blocks a jab.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Harris misses with a body shot
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Harris. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harris defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Murphy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harris.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy 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.
Harris moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from Harris.
Murphy scores with a hook.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Mick Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harris misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Harris tries a quick counter leg kick but Murphy is wise to it.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Harris might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Murphy has got the better of the exchanges.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Harris's ribs.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Harris throws a lazy head kick
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Harris in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Harris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murphy under the eye.
Harris slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Harris misses.
Donk. Murphy catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Murphy tries to counter by clinching up but Harris breaks away and moves out of range.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris misses with a hook
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Harris thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harris tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
Harris misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Harris throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Harris feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Harris throws a front kick aimed at Murphy's knee but Murphy avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris misses with a hook
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris misses with a kick to the body
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Nice shot by Murphy.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris lands with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the body from Harris misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Harris slips under a jab.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Harris throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Harris misses with an uppercut
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy clearly takes that round.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harris slips a jab from Murphy.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a nice body kick.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murphy throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Murphy with a hook.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Harris throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Decent striking displayed by Murphy there.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a jab to the head.
Murphy cracks Harris with a good jab.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Murphy scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy had his way with Robert Harris in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Murphy lands a body shot.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Harris.
Murphy digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harris throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy tries to counter by clinching up but Harris breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a leg kick that misses.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robert Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris slips a straight right by Murphy.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris tries a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris misses with a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Mick Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
A cross from Murphy lands.
Murphy moves out of range as Harris throws a body kick.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Murphy!
Mick Murphy retains his middleweight title!
Mick Murphy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bylund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Bylund has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Bylund!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bylund ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bylund's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bylund's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dux misses with a looping left.
Bylund misses with a hook.
Dux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bylund lands a nice looking body shot.
Bylund scores with a jab to the body.
Bylund misses with a body shot.
Bylund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dux moves away.
Bylund is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dux rather than just go for the knockout.
Bylund misses with a hook. Dux ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bylund. Dux does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Dux misses.
Bylund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dux.
The fighters circling - Bylund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bylund throws a jab but it's blocked by Dux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bylund takes one to the side of the head.
Bylund moves away from the strike by Dux.
Bylund throws a jab when Dux was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Bylund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dux doesn't seem phased though.
Bylund works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bylund misses with a body punch
and Dux holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bylund misses with a punch on the inside.
Dux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bylund's elbow.
Dux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bylund.
Bylund misses with the head strike.
Bylund misses with the head strike.
Dux blocks an uppercut.
Bylund presses Dux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bylund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dux.
Bylund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Bylund on the inside.
Dux tries a body shot but Bylund blocks it.
Dux working aggressively here.
Bylund doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dux working aggressively here.
Dux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bylund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dux looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bylund tries a body shot but Dux blocks it.
Dux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dux misses with a punch on the inside.
Bylund throws a head punch that misses.
Bylund tries a body shot but Dux blocks it.
Bylund blocks an uppercut.
Dux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bylund misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bylund working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bylund working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bylund blocks a body shot from Dux.
Dux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dux misses with a punch on the inside.
Dux tries to work over Bylund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bylund swings wildly with an uppercut but Dux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bylund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bylund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bylund tries to throw a body punch but Dux avoids it by throwing Bylund back against the cage.
Dux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bylund blocks a body shot from Dux.
Bylund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bylund scores with a shot to the side of Dux's head.
Dux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bylund misses with some punches.
Bylund presses Dux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bylund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dux misses with some punches.
Dux tries a body shot but Bylund blocks it.
Bylund blocks a body shot from Dux.
A head punch on the inside from Dux fails to land.
Dux takes a shot to the head.
Dux is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux blocking some punches.
Oh Dux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dux misses with a punch on the inside.
Bylund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bylund stalling the fight.
Bylund misses with the head strike.
Dux blocking some punches.
Bylund misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dux fails to land.
Bylund throws a punch but it's blocked by Dux.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bylund.
Bylund misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bylund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bylund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bylund misses with the head strike.
Bylund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dux has a couple of punches blocked by Bylund.
Dux seems to have got his legs back now.
Bylund prevents a body shot from Dux.
Dux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bylund's elbow.
Dux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bylund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bylund lands with a right to the head.
Bylund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dux.
A head punch on the inside from Bylund fails to land.
Bylund lands a nice shot to the body.
Dux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bylund dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dux misses with an uppercut. Bylund saw that one coming.
Dux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bylund.
Bylund misses with a straight right.
Bylund throws a hook but Dux avoids it easily.
Bylund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dux moves away.
Bylund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dux misses with a looping left.
Bylund takes one to the side of the head.
Dux cracks Bylund with a good jab.
Bylund lands with a straight right. Dux didn't see that one coming.
Dux takes a swing at Bylund's ribcage but misses.
Bylund scores with a nice head shot.
Dux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bylund moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bylund uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bylund misses with an uppercut. Dux saw that one coming.
Dux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bylund counters with a nice body shot.
Dux walks into a straight right hand from Bylund.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bylund scores with a hook to the body. Dux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bylund misses.
Bylund scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dux doesn't seem bothered though.
Dux avoids the body shot from Bylund.
Dux swings widly with a right hand
and Bylund counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dux misses with a wild body shot.
Dux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bylund.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dux. Bylund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dux misses the jab.
Bylund swings for the body but Dux moves out of range.
Dux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bylund missing with a left hand there. Dux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Bylund.
Dux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bylund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bylund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dux.
Bylund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bylund throws a counter combo.
Bylund misses with a jab to the body
and Dux counters with a straight right hand.
David Bylund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux swings for the body but Bylund moves out of range.
Bylund avoids the body shot from Dux.
Nice body punch from Bylund.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bylund looks to land a left hand but Dux moved out of range nicely.
Dux throws a jab but it's blocked by Bylund.
A cross from Dux lands.
Bylund misses the jab.
Dux is looking to counter the offense by Bylund and move into the clinch.
Bylund misses with a body shot.
Dux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dux has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bylund works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Dux misses.
Dux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bylund lands with an uppercut that bounces Dux off the cage and back into range.
Dux misses with a hook.
It seemed like Bylund was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bylund swings for the body but Dux moves out of range.
Dux lands a jab-cross combination.
Bylund misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bylund connects with a body shot.
Bylund connects with a right hand. Dux shakes it off.
Bylund looks to throw the jab but Dux is out of range.
Dux slips a straight right by Bylund.
As Bylund tries to get set, Dux tries to push him back and clinch up but Bylund manages to avoid the attempt.
Bylund misses with a hook.
Dux throwing a counter right hand but Bylund manages to avoid it.
Bylund throws a looping overhand right but Dux ducks down to avoid it.
Dux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bylund lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Dux misses.
Bylund scores with a body shot.
Bylund moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Bylund.
Dux takes a swing at Bylund's ribcage but misses.
Bylund avoids the body shot from Dux.
Bylund appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Bylund. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bylund.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux swings for the body but Bylund moves out of range.
Bylund lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux misses with a hook.
Bylund throws a looping overhand right but Dux ducks down to avoid it.
Dux ducks under a wild hook from Bylund.
Dux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bylund.
Bylund lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bylund misses with an uppercut.
Dux staying out of range there.
Dux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bylund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bylund digs a good body shot into Dux's ribs.
Bylund ducks under a wild hook from Dux.
Bylund misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Bylund.
A nice side step and Bylund releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dux throws a lazy right hand but Bylund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bylund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bylund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bylund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bylund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dux misses with an uppercut
and Bylund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bylund throws a nice looking combination but Dux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bylund counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bylund pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dux back to the cage. Bylund follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dux misses with a straight right.
Dux moves out of range as Bylund strikes.
Bylund misses with a hook.
Bylund moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bylund misses with a hook.
Dux misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Bylund.
A big right from Dux misses.
Dux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bylund.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dux misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bylund lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bylund.
Dux slips a jab from Bylund.
Dux shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dux throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bylund counters with a nice body shot.
Bylund sizes up Dux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Dux misses.
Dux moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dux's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bylund connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dux scrambles back to his feet.
Dux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Bylund misses.
Bylund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dux.
Dux is looking to counter punch.
Bylund connects with a jab.
Dux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bylund.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bylund misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bylund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dux.
Dux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bylund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bylund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dux. Bylund does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Dux.
Dux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bylund throws a shot from downtown. Dux moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dux. Bylund does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Dux misses its intended target.
Dux misses with a hook. Bylund ducked under it nicely.
Bylund throws a right and a left that Dux avoids nicely.
Dux scores with a body shot.
Dux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bylund looks to throw the jab but Dux is out of range.
Bylund connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bylund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bylund.
Dux looks to land a right hand but Bylund moved out of range.
Bylund swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bylund loads up on a big right hand but Dux slips the punch.
Bylund misses with a few strikes there.
Bylund throws a hook but Dux avoids it easily.
Bylund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dux throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Dux misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Bylund on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bylund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dux.
Bylund throws a jab when Dux was well out of range.
As Bylund tries to get set, Dux tries to push him back and clinch up but Bylund manages to avoid the attempt.
Dux just misses with a punch to the body.
Dux just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Bylund misses.
Bylund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dux looks to score with a jab to the body but Bylund is just out of range.
Bylund throws out a counter right but Dux avoids it with no problem.
Frank Dux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bylund thuds a left hand into Dux's body.
Bylund moves out of range as Dux strikes.
Bylund stuns Dux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bylund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bylund lands with a right hand.
Bylund slips a straight right by Dux.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bylund counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bylund lunges at Dux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dux's hand.
Dux misses with a hook. Bylund ducked under it nicely.
Bylund lands a head shot.
Dux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bylund swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bylund throws a lazy right hand but Dux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dux takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bylund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Bylund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bylund 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Bylund!
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