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RS 149 For All The Glory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Dux (ranked 7059 p4p, 678 weight class) and Ion Ciocan (ranked 24393 p4p, 799 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ion Ciocan!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux connects with a nice looking jab.
Dux slips a jab from Ciocan.
Dux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciocan circles away quickly and effectively.
Dux tries to move into range but Ciocan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ciocan to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Jean Dux has been cut.
Ciocan drops Dux with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dux looks back up at him and smiles so Ciocan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dux is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciocan finds Dux's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Dux flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Ciocan lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Dux will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ion Ciocan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaaki Mori (ranked 7242 p4p, 753 weight class) and Mickey Sapolu (ranked 7388 p4p, 765 weight class). Mori comes to the cage accompanied by りんだりんだ. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaaki Mori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Sapolu!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapolu moves into the clinch.
Mori breaks the clinch.
Sapolu closes the distance and pushes Mori back into the cage.
A knee to the head by Sapolu.
Sapolu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mori's efforts to push away.
Mori breaks from the clinch.
Mori takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Sapolu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sapolu throws out the jab.
Sapolu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sapolu rushes Mori and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sapolu scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Sapolu.
Mori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sapolu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapolu with a knee to the head.
Mori has had enough of the clinch but Sapolu keeps him there for the moment.
Mori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mori gets tackled into the cage by Sapolu. Sapolu maintains the clinch.
Mori is trying to break the clinch but Sapolu is controlling him.
Mori is trying to break the clinch but Sapolu has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sapolu.
Mori wants to break free but Sapolu has control.
Sapolu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mori blocks it with crossed arms.
Mori wants to get back to striking at distance but Sapolu won't allow it.
Sapolu lands a knee to the head.
Sapolu landing knees to the head.
Mori is rocked!
Sapolu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sapolu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mori tries to keep at a distance but Sapolu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sapolu looking to throw knees to the head but Mori is blocking nicely.
Sapolu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mori's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sapolu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sapolu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sapolu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mori blocks it with crossed arms.
Mori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sapolu has him pressed against the cage.
Sapolu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mori can't break the clinch.
Sapolu misses with a knee to the head.
Mori tries to circle away but Sapolu has him pinned against the cage.
Sapolu misses with a knee strike.
Mori blocks a body shot from Sapolu.
Mori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapolu looking to throw knees to the head but Mori is blocking nicely.
Sapolu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sapolu misses with a series of wild punches.
Sapolu closes the distance and pushes Mori back into the cage.
Sapolu scores with a knee to the head.
Sapolu misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sapolu.
Sapolu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mori's face.
Mori digs a right hand into Sapolu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sapolu's gas tank.
Sapolu misses with a knee strike.
Mori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sapolu looking to throw knees to the head but Mori is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapolu misses with a knee strike.
Sapolu tries to land a knee to the head but Mori blocks with his arms.
Sapolu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sapolu looking to throw knees to the head but Mori is blocking nicely.
Sapolu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sapolu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sapolu tries a knee to the head but Mori blocks it.
Mori prevents a body shot from Sapolu.
Sapolu tries a knee to the head but Mori blocks it.
Sapolu misses with a knee to the head.
Sapolu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mori blocks it with crossed arms.
Sapolu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Sapolu.
Mori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Sapolu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sapolu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mori.
Sapolu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sapolu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mori scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mori escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sapolu throws a big shot that misses.
Sapolu throws a sloppy head kick and Mori moves out of range easily.
Masaaki Mori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sapolu scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapolu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sapolu connects with a leg kick. Mori looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sapolu has closed the distance and engaged Mori in a clinch.
Mori working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori tries to break free but Sapolu pushes him back against the cage.
Sapolu connects with a knee to the head.
Sapolu tries to throw a body punch but Mori avoids it by throwing Sapolu back against the cage.
Sapolu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sapolu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sapolu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mori stalling against the cage.
Sapolu tries a body shot but Mori blocks it.
Mori tries to break free but Sapolu pushes him back against the cage.
Sapolu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mori's efforts to push away.
Sapolu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mori's face.
Sapolu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sapolu tries to work over Mori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapolu is trying to drag Mori to the mat but Mori just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mori working aggressively here.
Sapolu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mori's efforts to push away.
Sapolu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sapolu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mori blocks it with crossed arms.
Sapolu misses with a punch to the body.
Sapolu with a knee to the head.
Mori throws an elbow but it misses.
Mori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sapolu misses with a knee strike.
Sapolu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapolu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mori is trying to force a seperation but Sapolu has the dominant position.
Sapolu struggles to land a body shot inside as Mori controls his hands.
Sapolu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mori's efforts to push away.
Mori can't break the clinch.
Mori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mori is looking to break free of the clinch but Sapolu has double underhooks.
Sapolu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mori working hard to break the clinch.
Sapolu is working Mori over against the cage.
Mickey Sapolu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sapolu wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapolu tries to clinch up.
As Sapolu looks to move away, Mori throws a big counter combo but Sapolu just gets out of the way.
Sapolu looks to score with a jab to the body but Mori is just out of range.
Mori lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good leg kick by Sapolu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sapolu wants to clinch up but Mori keeps it at a distance.
Sapolu misses with a hook. Mori ducked under it nicely.
Mori's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sapolu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mori scrambles back to his feet.
Mori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sapolu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mori seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sapolu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Sapolu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sapolu takes the fight into the clinch.
Sapolu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mori is trying to force a seperation but Sapolu has the dominant position.
Mori misses with a body punch.
Sapolu misses with a knee strike.
Mori manages to break the clinch.
Sapolu closes the distance and clinches.
Sapolu struggles to land a body shot inside as Mori controls his hands.
Sapolu landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mori is trying to push Sapolu away but Sapolu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mori blocks a body shot from Sapolu.
Good body shot from Mori.
Sapolu misses with a punch to the body.
Sapolu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapolu keeps control of Mori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mori has had enough of the clinch but Sapolu keeps him there for the moment.
Mori working hard to break the clinch.
Sapolu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mori looks to land a body kick but Sapolu moved away.
Sapolu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mori.
Sapolu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Sapolu.
Mori stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Mickey Sapolu has been cut.
Mori walks into a left hand.
Mickey Sapolu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sapolu closes the distance and pushes Mori back into the cage.
Mori tries to circle away but Sapolu has him pinned against the cage.
Sapolu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mori working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapolu tries a knee to the head but Mori blocks it.
Mori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sapolu has him pressed against the cage.
Sapolu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sapolu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sapolu cracks Mori with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sapolu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sapolu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mori's efforts to push away.
Sapolu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mori blocks it with crossed arms.
Sapolu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sapolu misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapolu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mori's face.
Sapolu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mori's face.
Sapolu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sapolu has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sapolu.
Mickey Sapolu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sapolu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sapolu darts in and clinches Mori up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapolu blocks the elbow strike.
Sapolu tries to work over Mori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mori wants to break free but Sapolu has control.
Mori is trying to break free.
Sapolu has Mori pressed against the cage, preventing Mori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sapolu lands a knee to the head.
Mori misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sapolu lands a body shot.
Masaaki Mori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mori tries to land a knee to the head but Sapolu blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Sapolu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sapolu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Sapolu!
In defeat, Masaaki Mori stepped up to the mic, saying 'ごめんなさい、もっと強いになりたいですよ ! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christobel Los Escos (ranked 4620 p4p, 161 weight class) and Kelthak Thunderwolf (ranked 7479 p4p, 259 weight class). Kelthak Thunderwolf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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268 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christobel Los Escos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelthak Thunderwolf!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Los Escos clinches.
Los Escos tries to score a body lock takedown but Thunderwolf shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thunderwolf trying to stall but Los Escos improves his position.
Los Escos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Los Escos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Los Escos is pulling down on Thunderwolf's head. It's preventing any offense from Thunderwolf, at least for the moment.
Los Escos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Los Escos has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Thunderwolf should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Los Escos has tightened it up now! Thunderwolf should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Christobel Los Escos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Jin Ipa (ranked 4564 p4p, 426 weight class) and Marshall Banks (ranked 3263 p4p, 321 weight class). Banks has chosen L.D Poppin as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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160 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Jin Ipa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marshall Banks!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ipa. Ipa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ipa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banks.
Banks misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Banks misses its intended target.
Ipa tries to counter with a takedown but Banks is quick to defend against it.
Ipa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Banks tests Ipa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ipa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banks throws out the jab.
Banks misses with a looping left.
Ipa takes one on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ipa or perhaps it was just good defense by Banks, which made it look bad.
Nice defenses there by Ipa.
Ipa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Banks looks to land a right hand but Ipa moved out of range.
Banks 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.
Ipa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Banks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ipa somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks loads up on a big right hand but Ipa slips the punch.
Ipa staying out of range there.
Ipa attempts a counter takedown but Banks avoids it well and moves away.
Banks lands a lovely overhand right.
Banks throws a hook but Ipa avoids it easily.
Ipa tries to counter with a takedown but Banks is quick to defend against it.
Ipa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ipa slips under a jab from Banks.
Ipa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Banks sprawls and moves away.
Ipa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ipa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ipa goes for a double leg but Banks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Banks continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Jin Ipa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Ipa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Banks looks to land a left hand but Ipa moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ipa takes one on the button.
Banks lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Banks finds it's way through Ipa's defenses.
Ipa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ipa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Banks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ipa.
Ipa moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks tries to improve position but can't.
Banks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ipa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ipa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Banks, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Banks has escaped the position, nice work there.
Banks is trying to get back to half guard.
Banks throws a punch from the bottom, which has left him a bit exposed here… Ipa has an arm triangle now. This could be big trouble for Banks. He's out! He's out cold! The ref pulls Ipa off and Ipa celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jin Jin Ipa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Browne (ranked 4156 p4p, 538 weight class) and Razbinos Udric (ranked 5313 p4p, 652 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Razbinos Udric enters the cage!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Razbinos Udric!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne throws a right hand that Udric ducks under and follows up with a left that Udric also avoids with ease.
Udric tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Browne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Udric shoots in and drives through. Browne sprawls well.
Browne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Browne - just one landing.
Udric pushes Browne up against the cage in a clinch.
Udric tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Browne smiles and moves away.
Browne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Udric moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Browne lunges at Udric with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Udric's hand.
Browne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Browne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Browne connects with a body shot that sends Udric's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Browne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udric fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Browne, pushing him back against the cage.
Browne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Udric's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Browne misses with a body punch.
Browne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Browne is leaning against Udric and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Browne.
Browne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Browne lands with a hook. Udric tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Browne lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Browne.
Udric tries to clinch but Browne moves out of range.
Browne connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Udric shoots in for a takedown but Browne shows good takedown defense.
Marcus Browne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razbinos Udric.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udric ducks under a wild hook from Browne.
Browne lands with a nice body punch.
Browne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Browne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcus Browne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Browne jabs Udric to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Browne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Udric's hands.
Browne lands a nice hook to Udric's body. Udric takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Udric has managed to clinch.
Browne misses with a body punch.
Udric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Browne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Udric's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Udric's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Browne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Browne throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Browne avoids the damage to the body.
Udric is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Udric tries to pull guard but Browne holds him up against the cage and eventually Udric drops back down to his feet.
Browne avoiding damage as Udric throws knees to the body.
Browne misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Udric.
Browne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Browne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Udric misses with an elbow over the top.
Browne misses with the head strike.
Browne tries to work over Udric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Browne lands a shoulder strike.
Browne presses Udric against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Browne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Udric or not.
Browne tries to work over Udric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Udric blocking some punches.
Udric trying to land knees to the body.
Browne is trying to break the clinch but Udric is controlling him.
A short right from Browne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Browne misses with some punches.
Browne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Browne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Udric tries to land a body kick
and Browne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Browne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Udric wants to counter with a clinch but Browne pushes him away.
Browne misses with a straight left.
Browne keeps the fight on the outside.
Browne throws a right and a left that Udric avoids nicely.
Udric instigates a clinch.
Udric drags the fight down to the ground.
Udric keeping moving, preventing Browne from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Udric wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Browne dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Browne. Those never looked like landing.
Udric takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Browne throws a body punch but Udric moves out of range.
Udric wants to counter the offense by Browne and move into the clinch position.
Udric darts in and clinches Browne up against the cage.
Browne manages to break the clinch.
Marcus Browne is winning the standup battle so far.
Browne catches Udric with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Udric shoots in but no luck this time.
Udric tries to score a power double leg takedown but Browne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Udric somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udric slips a jab from Browne.
Browne scores with the left hand. Udric knows he should have avoided that one.
Razbinos Udric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Browne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Browne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Udric takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Udric moves into the clinch successfully.
Udric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Browne avoids it.
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Browne avoids the damage to the body.
Udric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Udric pulls guard successfully.
Udric not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Browne wants to control from the top but Udric keeps moving.
Udric is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Udric, up you get!
Browne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Udric can do to turn this around?
Browne connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Browne misses with a body shot.
Udric takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Udric takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Udric avoids the body shot from Browne.
Udric moves away from the strike by Browne.
Udric wants to counter the offense by Browne and move into the clinch position.
Browne misses with an uppercut. Udric saw that one coming.
Browne throws the left hand but Udric avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udric keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Udric drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Browne defends it well.
Browne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Browne throws the left hand but Udric avoids the punch easily.
Browne's corner calls for a 1-2. Browne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Udric has Browne up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Udric obliges.
Browne struggles to land a body shot inside as Udric controls his hands.
Browne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Browne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Udric.
Browne throws a punch but it's blocked by Udric.
A short uppercut from Browne.
Udric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Browne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Udric's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne lands with a short shot to the head.
Browne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Udric backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udric lands an elbow just above Browne 's eye.
Browne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Browne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Udric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Browne is defending well for now.
Udric is trying to pull guard but Browne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marcus Browne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razbinos Udric.
Browne throws a punch but it's blocked by Udric.
Browne throws a head punch that misses.
Udric changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Browne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Udric is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Browne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Browne sizes up Udric with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Browne dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Browne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Browne throws a hook but Udric blocks it.
Browne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Browne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Udric moves in looking to clinch but Browne pushes him off.
Browne lands a jab to the nose.
Udric has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udric is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Browne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Udric tries to pull guard but Browne holds him up against the cage and eventually Udric drops back down to his feet.
Browne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Browne misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Udric obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Udric lands a body shot in the clinch.
Udric lands an elbow inside.
Udric trying to land knees to the body.
Udric crunches a lovely knee into Browne's ribcage.
Udric tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Browne smiles and moves away.
Udric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Udric doesn't manage to clinch there - Browne circles away.
Udric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Udric fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marcus Browne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razbinos Udric.
Nice takedown defense from Browne. No joy for Udric on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne connects with a body shot.
Browne swings for the body but Udric moves out of range.
Browne loads up on a big right hand but Udric slips the punch.
Udric steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Browne.
Browne throws a right hand that Udric ducks under and follows up with a left that Udric also avoids with ease.
Browne lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browne throws a one two combo.
Udric takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Udric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Browne.
Udric ducks under a wild hook from Browne.
Marcus Browne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne throws a combination that misses
and Udric holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Browne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Udric's elbow.
Udric fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Browne avoids it.
Udric tries to pull guard but Browne holds him up against the cage and eventually Udric drops back down to his feet.
Udric tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Browne just stands there and leans against the cage.
Browne lands a nice shot to the body.
Browne avoiding damage as Udric throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Browne.
Razbinos Udric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Udric has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Browne tries a body shot but Udric blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Browne.
Udric tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Browne just stands there and leans against the cage.
Browne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Browne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Browne there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne lands a slapping body shot.
Browne scores with a nice right hand.
Browne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Browne misses with the combination.
Marcus Browne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Browne throws a right hand that Udric ducks under and follows up with a left that Udric also avoids with ease.
Udric slips a jab from Browne.
Browne punishes Udric's body with a nice straight punch.
Udric's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Browne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Udric scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Browne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Browne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Browne!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marcus Browne thanked Aspire Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Razbinos Udric stepped up to the mic, saying 'Eh?? No doping control here?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Brown (ranked 3207 p4p, 389 weight class) and Joe Schilling (ranked 5617 p4p, 600 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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197 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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schilling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schilling ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Schilling misses with a body shot.
Schilling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schilling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown tries to clinch but Schilling is having none of it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Schilling's head back.
That kick from Brown tenderised Schilling's leg. Schilling is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schilling moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Schilling thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Brown cracks Schilling with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Schilling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schilling scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schilling throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schilling has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schilling and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Schilling saw that one coming.
Schilling flicks out a counter leg kick but Brown steps away.
Schilling takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown throws the left hand but Schilling avoids the punch easily.
Brown tries to clinch there but Schilling circles away.
Schilling loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Schilling missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schilling leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Schilling slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes for a double leg but Schilling avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schilling continues to drive forward.
Schilling appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown slips under a jab from Schilling.
Schilling finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schilling changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schilling moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schilling takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown 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.
Schilling throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Schilling's defenses.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schilling up against the cage.
Schilling working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown working aggressively here.
Schilling misses with a body punch.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schilling.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Schilling controls the action.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Schilling working aggressively here.
Schilling has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
A short right from Brown.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown blocking some punches.
Schilling gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
Schilling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Schilling avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Schilling lands with a right to the head.
Schilling has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Schilling's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schilling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown blocks a body shot from Schilling.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schilling stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Brown 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.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schilling can do to turn this around?
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Schilling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schilling trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Schilling wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Schilling is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schilling misses with a low kick.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schilling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Schilling.
Tyson Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schilling lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Schilling sprawls and moves away.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schilling.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schilling's waist but Schilling gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown shoots and misses
and Schilling counters with a straight right hand.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schilling is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Schilling into the cage.
Schilling letting Brown take a breather here.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Schilling can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Schilling stalling against the cage.
Schilling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schilling is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Schilling is working from the bottom.
Schilling looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown stays in close to Schilling's body and controls the position.
Brown pushing down on Schilling's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brown wants to take a breather but Schilling is having none of it.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Schilling is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown prevents Schilling from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown is trying to control. Schilling wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown is taking a breather. Schilling says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Schilling is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schilling avoid being mounted?
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schilling sprawls well. Schilling wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Schilling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Schilling connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Schilling back into the cage.
Schilling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Schilling lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schilling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schilling working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schilling tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Schilling fails to land.
Tyson Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schillings head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tyson Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schilling keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown postures up.
Schilling wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Schilling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brown pushing down on Schilling's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Schilling has one foot on Brown's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schilling. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Schilling avoids it well and moves away.
Schilling connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Brown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schilling fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schilling takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilling leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Schilling tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An inside leg kick from Schilling misses.
Schilling misses with a straight right.
Schilling connects with a looping right hand.
Good shot there by Schilling.
Joe Schilling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown slips a jab from Schilling.
That kick from Schilling tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schilling finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Brown swings for the body but Schilling moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schilling! But no joy.
Brown throws a hook but Schilling blocks it.
Schilling throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schilling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown tries to clinch but Schilling moves out of range.
Schilling is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
Schilling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown lands with a right hand.
Schilling misses with a series of wild punches.
Joe Schilling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schilling keeps the fight on the outside.
Schilling doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyson Brown.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Brown!
Post fight, Tyson Brown took to the microphone: 'A Morphological Examination of Sympatric Cisco Forms in Four Lakes with Specific Reference to the Occurrence of Shortjaw Cisco ( Coregonus Zenithicus) in Manitoba...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Jack (ranked 3482 p4p, 124 weight class) and Pillow Hands (ranked 3681 p4p, 61 weight class). Pillow Hands will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pillow Hands!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Jack gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hands counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack blocks a jab.
Jack attempts a counter takedown but Hands avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack shoots in looking for a takedown. Hands tries to sprawl out of it but Jack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hands manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jack scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hands, who protects the arm well.
Jack wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hands, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands can't do much from the bottom here.
Hands is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jack is staying active.
Jack has hold of Hands's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hands seems comfortable defending it but Jack has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hands is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hands is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jack couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Earl Jack!
Earl Jack really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Alpha-Male Nutrition Q160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Pillow Hands had this to say: 'I overtrained and paid the price. Went into the fight with no energy. I'll beat this fucker next time.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Karlsson (ranked 1850 p4p, 64 weight class) and Ivan Cox (ranked 5039 p4p, 181 weight class). Karlsson comes to the cage accompanied by Carolus Rex - Sabaton. Cox has chosen Sometimes as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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295 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Cox!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Ivan Cox has been cut.
Cox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karlsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karlsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karlsson drops Cox with a huge uppercut! Cox drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Karlsson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Karlsson!
Kalle Karlsson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Ivan Cox had this to say: 'I lost guys... But ill be in the sauna in 1 hour if some hot male fans wants to teabag me to a quick recovery.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Beefcake (ranked 2302 p4p, 83 weight class) and Elric Wolfsbruder (ranked 3898 p4p, 66 weight class). Wolfsbruder has chosen Cradel to the grave as his entrance music. Brutus Beefcake could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elric Wolfsbruder's chin.
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Beefcake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Elric Wolfsbruder!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfsbruder catches Beefcake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A chopping leg kick lands by Beefcake.
Beefcake shoots in for a takedown but Wolfsbruder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beefcake.
A lazy body kick from Beefcake
and Wolfsbruder counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wolfsbruder.
A short right from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder lands with a short shot to the head.
Beefcake has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wolfsbruder clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beefcake throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Beefcake is trying to stick to Wolfsbruder's back but Wolfsbruder is turning into Beefcake. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Beefcake's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wolfsbruder.
Beefcake has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wolfsbruder is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Beefcake.
Beefcake being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder advances nicely into full mount.
Wolfsbruder wants to control the pace but Beefcake is squirming around nicely.
Beefcake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolfsbruder sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wolfsbruder trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wolfsbruder might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Beefcake haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wolfsbruder gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Wolfsbruder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beefcake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutus Beefcake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolfsbruder scores with a hook.
Wolfsbruder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice shot by Wolfsbruder.
Brutus Beefcake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfsbruder connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake throws a low kick but Wolfsbruder avoids it.
Wolfsbruder now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Beefcake takes one on the button.
Beefcake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beefcake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beefcake has his takedown stuffed
and Wolfsbruder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beefcake fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beefcake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wolfsbruder.
Nice straight punches there by Wolfsbruder. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wolfsbruder.
Beefcake misses with a left hand
and Wolfsbruder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolfsbruder on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beefcake misses with the body kick
and Wolfsbruder counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beefcake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Elric Wolfsbruder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beefcake thumps Wolfsbruder with a low kick.
Wolfsbruder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolfsbruder digs a good hook to Beefcake's body.
Wolfsbruder lands a jab.
Beefcake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wolfsbruder pinned against the cage. Wolfsbruder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Beefcake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wolfsbruder lands a big uppercut and Beefcake crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Beefcake looks OK. Wolfsbruder waves Beefcake back to his feet!
Beefcake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wolfsbruder's waist but Wolfsbruder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beefcake off to one side.
Wolfsbruder throws a shot to the body.
Beefcake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wolfsbruder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolfsbruder feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Beefcake sprawling to the canvas! Beefcake rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wolfsbruder finish him?!
Beefcake is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elric Wolfsbruder dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crack! Wolfsbruder connects with the perfect overhand right and Beefcake falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Wolfsbruder!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elric Wolfsbruder!
After winning the bout, Elric Wolfsbruder thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mario Curran (ranked 254 p4p, 27 weight class) and Nathan Wallace (ranked 646 p4p, 74 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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27
145 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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26
146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Curran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Curran wants to land a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Curran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curran tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Curran looks to land a right hand but Wallace moved out of range.
Wallace scores with a push kick.
A good leg kick by Curran.
Wallace lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curran shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wallace manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Curran postures up and lands a big shot to Wallace's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Wallace keeping full guard, as Curran tries to pass.
Wallace wants to sweep but no luck.
Curran scoring with some ground and pound.
Wallace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Curran wants to pass the guard but Wallace is keeping the position.
Wallace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Curran stays in close to Wallace's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curran is one step ahead there.
Curran being controlled here momentarily.
Curran wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curran tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallace is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wallace walks into a straight right hand from Curran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran scores with a hook.
Wallace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left lands for Wallace.
Wallace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Curran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wallace scores with a hook to the body. Curran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A leg kick checked by Curran.
Curran does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wallace throws a leg kick
and Curran counters by moving into the clinch.
Wallace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curran lands with a left to the head.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curran's elbow.
Curran misses with some punches.
Curran blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curran misses with the head strike.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curran's elbow.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curran manages to pull guard.
Curran not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curran working for a triangle but Wallace defends it easily.
Curran keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Curran dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Curran fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
A nice side step and Wallace releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Curran moves out of range of the strikes.
Wallace bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Curran's head.
Curran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Curran.
Wallace thuds his right hand into Curran's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wallace lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Curran throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace keeps Curran at a distance using the push kick.
Wallace connects with an inside leg kick.
Curran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curran swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wallace.
Wallace checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Wallace blocks the low kick.
Curran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curran.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace lands with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Curran. That's going to slow Wallace down.
Wallace lands the left hand.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curran cracks Wallace with a right hand to the side of the head.
Curran walks into a stiff left hand from Wallace.
Curran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace checks a leg kick nicely.
Wallace feints a counter leg kick.
Nathan Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wallace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Wallace is predictable there
letting Curran counter with a right hand.
Curran looks to land a right hand but Wallace moved out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wallace scores with a push kick.
Wallace catches Curran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wallace lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curran was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Curran tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wallace manages to circle out of the way.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curran.
Wallace is looking to chop away at Curran's legs.
Curran misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wallace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wallace has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Curran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wallace throws a series of strikes that have Curran backpedaling.
Wallace checks a leg kick.
Wallace connects with a solid leg kick.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Wallace.
Curran drops his hands momentarily and Wallace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Curran misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallace throws the kick towards the body but Curran avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Curran steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wallace. That one must have hurt.
Curran scores with a body shot.
Curran changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to avoid it but Curran manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wallace to the ground. Wallace escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wallace slips under a jab.
Wallace connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Wallace.
Curran doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallace circles away.
Nathan Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Curran.
Curran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Wallace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Curran slips under a jab.
Curran scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wallace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Curran backing away here, and Wallace unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curran swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Curran needs to keep his hands up - Wallace had a free shot at his head there.
Curran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wallace with a jab.
Curran pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Curran ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace is looking to chop away at Curran's legs.
Curran looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Wallace is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wallace lands a right hook to the body.
Wallace moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Curran is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallace.
Curran lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wallace has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wallace throws a leg kick but Curran moved away.
Curran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wallace. Wallace obviously looking to wear him down.
Curran blocks a head kick by Wallace.
As Wallace backs away, Curran returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wallace. That's going to slow Curran down.
Curran will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Curran drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Curran clinches up with Wallace and pushes him back against the cage.
Curran lands a body shot in the clinch.
Curran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wallace leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curran.
Curran prevents a body shot from Wallace.
A nice left hand lands by Wallace.
Wallace presses Curran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wallace cracks Curran with a nice body shot.
Curran prevents a body shot from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran pushes Wallace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Curran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curran misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Good body shot from Wallace.
Wallace tries a body shot but Curran blocks it.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Curran crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wallace - the referee stops the clock and Curran gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wallace. Curran manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some bone on bone action there as Wallace checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wallace connects with a jab.
Curran moves forwards but Wallace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wallace lunges at Curran with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Curran's hand.
Curran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Curran.
Wallace misses with a kick to the body.
Curran misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to slow Curran down with leg kicks.
Curran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curran misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Curran.
Curran takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wallace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Curran half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wallace jabs Curran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wallace connects with a leg kick. Curran looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wallace lands a right hook to the body.
Wallace bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Curran misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wallace checks a low kick from Curran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Curran's sensitive parts.
Wallace thuds his shin into the meat of Curran's side.
Curran walks into a stiff left hand from Wallace.
Wallace thumps Curran with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Wallace blocks the low kick.
Curran steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wallace. That one must have hurt.
Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wallace lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wallace dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Curran. That did some damage!
Wallace throws a leg kick but Curran sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Curran can pounce on him.
Curran checks a low kick from Wallace.
Curran with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Curran there.
Curran fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wallace checks it well.
Curran takes one to the side of the head.
Curran misses with a looping right.
Curran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wallace throws out a counter right but Curran avoids it with no problem.
Wallace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Wallace.
A clash of legs there as Wallace blocks the low kick.
Wallace flicks out a counter leg kick but Curran steps away.
Wallace throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Curran swings widly with a right hand
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curran misses with a right hand
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace thows a leg kick but Curran checks it
and Curran counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wallace!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wallace really 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.
Wallace throws a solid leg kick but Curran takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wallace.
Curran tries a low kick but Wallace avoids it.
Wallace slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wallace, as that shot connected.
Wallace misses with a low kick as Curran jumps back.
Curran fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Curran is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Curran misses.
Curran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wallace at a distance.
Wallace takes a jab right on the kisser.
Curran looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Curran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wallace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wallace's sensitive parts.
Curran finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Curran tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace throws a wild body kick that Curran sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Curran avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Wallace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Curran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wallace counters with a nice body kick.
Curran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Curran blocks it well.
Wallace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wallace tries to land a leg kick but Curran saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Curran.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curran manages to avoid it.
Curran went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curran tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wallace manages to circle out of the way.
Curran thows a leg kick but Wallace checks it
and Wallace counters with a solid body kick.
Curran avoids a kick to the body.
It appears Curran was looking to counter with a kick there.
Curran lands with a nice body punch.
Curran moves out of range of the body kick from Wallace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Curran.
Curran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wallace scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wallace tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Curran is able to avoid easily.
Curran fails with a takedown attempt.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Curran checks it.
Wallace scores with a body shot.
Curran is looking to land body kicks.
Wallace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Curran.
Curran feints and then cracks Wallace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wallace down.
A big left from Curran misses.
Curran blocks a head kick by Wallace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wallace scores with a nice body kick.
Curran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wallace throws a jab but it's blocked by Curran.
Curran moves out of range of the strikes.
Curran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Curran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wallace has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Wallace.
Curran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curran misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wallace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Curran.
Curran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wallaces head.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curran throws a head punch that misses.
Curran is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wallace pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Curran tries to pull guard but Wallace won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Curran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace misses with a body punch.
Wallace tries to work over Curran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Wallace on the inside.
Wallace lands a right hand.
Wallace stalling in the clinch but Curran improves position.
Curran is trying to pull guard but Wallace turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Curran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curran tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wallace just stands there and leans against the cage.
Curran blocks a body shot from Wallace.
Curran swings wildly with an uppercut but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Wallace to work.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wallace dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Curran shoots in for a double leg but Wallace sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wallace throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wallace tries to land a front kick but Curran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Curran blocks the body kick.
Curran ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace clobbers Curran with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wallace walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Curran checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Curran doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallace circles away.
Curran throws a leg kick but Wallace moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace throws a predictable looking body shot
and Curran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Curran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Curran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Wallace backs away, Curran returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wallace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curran was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wallace misses the body punch
and Curran counters with a head kick. That will keep Wallace thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Curran fails to land the takedown.
Curran connects with an inside leg kick.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Curran slips a straight right by Wallace.
Curran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Curran.
Curran walks into a jab.
Curran walks into a stiff left hand from Wallace.
Mario Curran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathan Wallace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Curran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Wallace throws a low kick but Curran moves out of range easily.
Curran is looking to counter the offense by Wallace and move into the clinch.
Curran throws a jab when Wallace was well out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wallace throws a head kick but Curran moves out of range.
Wallace scores with a push kick.
Curran takes one to the chin there.
Wallace throws a poor cross that misses
and Curran counters with an outside leg kick.
Wallace scores with the left hand. Curran knows he should have avoided that one.
Wallace throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wallace throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Curran tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wallace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Curran throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran checks the leg kick nicely there.
Curran misses with a lunging right hand
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curran with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Curran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curran throws a combination that misses
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curran chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wallace can pounce on him.
Wallace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Wallace.
Curran doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallace circles away.
Wallace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wallace stuns Curran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wallace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Curran takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Curran takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by Wallace there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Curran closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wallace connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wallace lands a right hook to the body.
Wallace cracks the inside of Curran's front leg.
Curran throws a low kick but Wallace moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Wallace blocks the low kick.
Curran lands with a straight right. Wallace didn't see that one coming.
Curran walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wallace.
Wallace paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Curran throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wallace has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Wallace!
Nathan Wallace is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Nathan Wallace thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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